
Last Updated on November 1, 2022
Based on calculations from the 2020-21 season, the College Football Playoff payouts for 2020-21 were made in the spring of 2021 (the strikeout amount is the amount that was originally projected for 2020-21 in the CFP’s media guide before adjustments following the season):
Each of the 10 conferences received a base amount. For conferences that have contracts for their champions to participate in the Orange, Rose, or Sugar bowls, the base combined with the full academic performance pool was approximately $66 $57 million for each conference. The five conferences that do not have contacts for their champions to participate in the Orange, Rose or Sugar bowls received approximately $90 $83 million in aggregate (full academic pool plus base). The conferences distribute these funds as they choose. Notre Dame received a payment of $3.19 $2.5 million by meeting the APR standard; the other three independents shared $1.56 $1.85 million.
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