Forbes: Most Valuable Teams

[ScriptOhio]

Both on the floor and off, this has been a very good year for Louisville. The team's success this year led to a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament, which Louisville hasn't missed since 2006. And, once again, Louisville is college basketball's most valuable team, now worth $38.5 million, up from $36.1 million last year. The team's financial success is largely tied to the KFC Yum! Center, the waterfront arena that opened in 2010. The new arena had an immediate impact, driving ticket sales up 28% to $14.2 million and generating over $20 million in contributions to the team, an 84% increase from the prior year. Income from program sales, concessions, parking and other sources also increased by more than $2 million.

Coming in at #5: Ohio State Buckeyes

Current Value: $23.1 million
Basketball Profit: $13.6 million
One-Year Change in Value: -3%
Conference: Big Ten
Head Coach: Thad Matta

Matta has an extra year tacked onto his contract every time the Buckeyes win the Big Ten regular season championship; it's not a bad deal for the coach who has accomplished the feat five times over the last seven seasons. Ohio State's athletic department provided $4.3 million to academic endeavors last year, the most of any Big Ten school.

Entire article: http://www.forbes.com/pictures/emdm45mkld/5-ohio-state-buckeyes-2/

 

[LitlBuck]

save other guys some|time

There was very little turnover in the top ranks of college basketball’s most valuable teams. Just like last year, Kansas (now worth $32.9 million), North Carolina ($32.8 million) and Kentucky ($32.1 million) sit just behind Louisville. Kansas jumped North Carolina for the No. 2 spot and Kentucky is up from No. 5 last year, but the three teams are in an incredibly tight race and blowing away the rest of the field. In fact, the three basketball teams each had a profit of $19.9 million last season; only five other schools generated as much in basketball revenue.

more
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissm...t-of-college-basketballs-most-valuable-teams/

 

[Dryden]

Louisville, Kansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio State.

Not too bad for a basketball coach at a football factory.

 

[ScriptOhio]

1. Lousiville
2. Kansas
3. North Carolina
4. Kentucky
5. Ohio State
6. Indiana
7. Wisconsin
8. Arizona
9. Syracuse
10. Michigan State
11. Duke
12. Texas
13. Minnesota
14. Tennessee
15. UCLA
16. Maryland
17. Illinois
18. Xavier
19. Kansas State
20. North Carolina State

OK be honest now. who would have guessed....Bucky is that high, Duke is that low, Xavier is even on the list, scUM is not on the list, and (for 2013) there are 6 B1G teams vs 4 ACC teams (and one, Maryland will be moving to the B1G).

Yeah I know Syracuse and Louisville are moving the ACC.

 

[LitlBuck]

Dookie fell to 11th because of increasing expenses or accounting principles. I have to go with the latter.

Also, these rankings are sort of crazy because the more home games you have the more revenue you are going to generate. Just wait until we increase our ticket prices next year:(