Below is a summary of the College Football Playoff payouts made for 2018-19:
American Athletic Conference
$24,554,753
Atlantic Coast Conference
$71,472,879
Big Ten Conference
$64,601,524
Big 12 Conference
$71,827,990
Conference USA
$15,604,838
Mid-American Conference
$14,129,881
Mountain West Conference
$20,029,711
Pac-12 Conference
$64,088,273
Southeastern Conference
$83,620,675
Sun Belt Conference
$17,079,796
Big Sky Conference
$263,218
Big South Conference
$263,218
Colonial Conference
$263,218
Mid-Eastern Conference
$263,218
Missouri Valley Conference
$263,218
Ohio Valley Conference
$263,218
Southern Conference
$263,218
Southland Conference
$263,218
Southwestern Conference
$263,218
Patriot League
$263,218
Brigham Young University
$310,396
University of Massachusetts
$310,396
Notre Dame University
$11,238,625
U.S. Military Academy
$310,396
U.S. Naval Academy
n/a
Liberty University
$310,396
New Mexico State University
$310,396
Total College Football Playoff payouts: $462,433,105
These totals do not include payouts made by bowls directly to conferences under separate contracts. Additionally, each conferences handles distributions to member institutions differently.
Kristi A. Dosh is the founder of BusinessofCollegeSports.com and has served as a sports business analyst and contributor for outlets such as Forbes, ESPN, SportsBusiness Journal, Bleacher Report, SB Nation and more. She is also the author of a book on the business of college football, Saturday Millionaires. Kristi is a sought-after consultant and speaker on topics related to the business of college sports and a former practicing attorney.
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