2016-17 College Football Playoff Payouts
Last Updated on February 7, 2022
Below is a summary of the College Football Playoff payouts made for 2016-17:
| American Athletic Conference | $20,301,176 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | $69,210,146 |
| Big Ten Conference | $70,959,528 |
| Big 12 Conference | $61,146,233 |
| Conference USA | $13,929,315 |
| Mid-American Conference | $21,522,280 |
| Mountain West Conference | $18,708,211 |
| Pac-12 Conference | $69,909,433 |
| Southeastern Conference | $71,670,649 |
| Sun Belt Conference | $17,115,246 |
| Big Sky Conference | $270,400 |
| Big South Conference | $270,400 |
| Colonial Conference | $270,400 |
| Mid-Eastern Conference | $270,400 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | $270,400 |
| Ohio Valley Conference | $270,400 |
| Southern Conference | $270,400 |
| Southland Conference | $270,400 |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | $270,400 |
| Brigham Young University | $310,469 |
| University of Massachusetts | $310,469 |
| University of Notre Dame | $2,917,289 |
| U.S. Military Academy | $310,469 |
Total College Football Playoff payouts: $440,754,513
These totals do not include payouts made by bowls directly to conferences under separate contracts. Additionally, each conferences handles distributions to member institutions differently.