Last week, BusinessofCollegeSports.com showed readers just how much schools spend on recruiting. The following is a list of the top-50 spenders in terms of total recruiting expenses for both men’s and women’s sports. We’ll list numbers 50-100 tomorrow!
School |
Conference |
Total Recruitment Expenses |
Men’s Recruitment Expenses |
Women’s Recruitment Expenses |
1. Tennessee |
SEC |
$2,296,023 |
$1,878,771 |
$417,252 |
2. Auburn |
SEC |
$2,117,645 |
$1,530,917 |
$586,728 |
3. Notre Dame |
Big East |
$2,070,316 |
$1,612,608 |
$457,708 |
4. Alabama |
SEC |
$1,694,202 |
$1,339,537 |
$354,665 |
5. Georgia |
SEC |
$1,540,743 |
$1,039,220 |
$501,523 |
6. Florida |
SEC |
$1,501,899 |
$1,065,716 |
$436,183 |
7. Georgia Tech |
ACC |
$1,489,599 |
$1,173,904 |
$315,695 |
8. Arkansas |
SEC |
$1,480,557 |
$1,060,500 |
$420,057 |
9. Michigan |
Big Ten |
$1,480,357 |
$1,039,948 |
$440,409 |
10. Texas |
Big 12 |
$1,470,389 |
$989,370 |
$481,019 |
11. Marquette |
Big East |
$1,461,373 |
$1,289,560 |
$171,813 |
12. Kansas |
Big 12 |
$1,454,154 |
$1,033,618 |
$420,536 |
13. North Carolina |
ACC |
$1,337,338 |
$949,396 |
$387,942 |
14. Illinois |
Big Ten |
$1,328,931 |
$962,345 |
$366,586 |
15. Duke |
ACC |
$1,313,378 |
$967,282 |
$346,096 |
16. Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
$1,263,567 |
$837,890 |
$425,677 |
17. Kentucky |
SEC |
$1,260,065 |
$865,254 |
$394,811 |
18. Oregon |
Pac-12 |
$1,235,968 |
$922,653 |
$313,315 |
19. Nebraska |
Big Ten |
$1,234,097 |
$888,165 |
$345,932 |
20. Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
$1,184,799 |
$892,436 |
$292,363 |
21. Florida State |
ACC |
$1,156,982 |
$749,499 |
$407,483 |
22. Baylor |
Big 12 |
$1,138,946 |
$755,226 |
$383,720 |
23. Ohio State |
Big Ten |
$1,134,013 |
$782,735 |
$351,278 |
24. Minnesota |
Big Ten |
$1,130,963 |
$741,471 |
$389,492 |
25. Louisville |
Big East |
$1,128,645 |
$786,574 |
$342,071 |
26. Penn State |
Big Ten |
$1,128,129 |
$681,284 |
$446,845 |
27. Washington |
Pac-12 |
$1,089,582 |
$776,098 |
$313,484 |
28. Arizona |
Pac-12 |
$1,080,250 |
$733,394 |
$346,856 |
29. Stanford |
Pac-12 |
$1,079,437 |
$771,567 |
$307,870 |
30. Clemson |
ACC |
$1,069,565 |
$796,648 |
$272,917 |
31. North Carolina State |
ACC |
$1,069,192 |
$722,995 |
$346,197 |
32. Vanderbilt |
SEC |
$1,068,482 |
$792,574 |
$275,908 |
33. Virginia |
ACC |
$1,045,893 |
$730,358 |
$315,535 |
34. Syracuse |
Big East |
$1,045,212 |
$655,055 |
$390,157 |
35. Iowa State |
Big 12 |
$1,022,016 |
$769,272 |
$252,744 |
36. UCLA |
Pac-12 |
$993,663 |
$711,415 |
$282,248 |
37. USC |
Pac-12 |
$992,414 |
$680,645 |
$311,769 |
38. Ole Miss |
SEC |
$982,959 |
$694,038 |
$288,921 |
39. Virginia Tech |
ACC |
$981,067 |
$650,651 |
$330,416 |
40. Memphis |
Conference USA |
$961,150 |
$759,844 |
$201,306 |
41. Purdue |
Big Ten |
$954,543 |
$684,920 |
$269,623 |
42. Michigan State |
Big Ten |
$941,157 |
$653,640 |
$287,517 |
43. Iowa |
Big Ten |
$931,989 |
$592,776 |
$339,213 |
44. LSU |
SEC |
$927,990 |
$574,182 |
$353,808 |
45. California |
Pac-12 |
$919,410 |
$630,158 |
$289,252 |
46. Indiana |
Big Ten |
$899,047 |
$558,442 |
$340,605 |
47. Miami |
ACC |
$897,271 |
$591,872 |
$305,399 |
48. Colorado |
Pac-12 |
$885,421 |
$633,190 |
$252,231 |
49. Kansas State |
Big 12 |
$882,902 |
$648,599 |
$234,303 |
50. Missouri |
Big 12 |
$861,859 |
$621,949 |
$239,910 |
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