Below is a summary of the College Football Playoff payouts made for 2017-18:
| American Athletic Conference | $25,623,896 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | $67,153,097 |
| Big Ten Conference | $68,871,187 |
| Big 12 Conference | $69,847,925 |
| Conference USA | $15,411,101 |
| Mid-American Conference | $16,815,366 |
| Mountain West Conference | $18,219,631 |
| Pac-12 Conference | $74,697,653 |
| Southeastern Conference | $88,144,099 |
| Sun Belt Conference | $14,006,835 |
| Big Sky Conference | $281,216 |
| Big South Conference | $281,216 |
| Colonial Conference | $281,216 |
| Mid-Eastern Conference | $281,216 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | $281,216 |
| Ohio Valley Conference | $281,216 |
| Southern Conference | $281,216 |
| Southland Conference | $281,216 |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | $281,216 |
| Brigham Young University | $310,053 |
| University of Massachusetts | $310,053 |
| Notre Dame University | $2,813,182 |
| U.S. Military Academy | $310,053 |
Total College Football Playoff payouts: $465,065,074
These totals do not include payouts made by bowls directly to conferences under separate contracts. Additionally, each conferences handles distributions to member institutions differently.
