2015-16 College Football Playoff Payouts
Last Updated on February 7, 2022
Below is a summary of the College Football Playoff payouts made for 2015-16:
| American Athletic Conference | $25,093,728 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | $70,884,454 |
| Big Ten Conference | $66,553,837 |
| Big 12 Conference | $64,986,942 |
| Conference USA | $14,645,709 |
| Mid-American Conference | $17,611,055 |
| Mountain West Conference | $16,128,382 |
| Pac-12 Conference | $57,506,942 |
| Southeastern Conference | $66,782,000 |
| Sun Belt Conference | $13,163,036 |
| Big Sky Conference | $260,000 |
| Big South Conference | $260,000 |
| Colonial Conference | $260,000 |
| Mid-Eastern Conference | $260,000 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | $260,000 |
| Ohio Valley Conference | $260,000 |
| Southern Conference | $260,000 |
| Southland Conference | $260,000 |
| Southwestern Conference | $260,000 |
| Brigham Young University | $309,396 |
| University of Notre Dame | $8,728,980 |
| U.S. Military Academy | $309,396 |
Total College Football Playoff payouts: $425,043,857
These totals do not include payouts made by bowls directly to conferences under separate contracts. Additionally, each conferences handles distributions to member institutions differently.