Men's Basketball Budgets

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A good chunk of that is facility rental for Allstate Arena and getting to and from there - the price of not having an on-campus facility or one near campus.

I think that $9M includes still paying off the rest of Oliver Purnell's contract, too, from when he was fired a couple of years ago.

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The State of the College Basketball Union:
Scheduling, Budget and Bids
Prepared by Mark Adams
Date: May 25, 2017
Executive Summary


The investment necessary to secure multiple at-large bids by a league below the P5/Big East level is trending toward a minimum of a $3M investment per team based on recent selection results. In 2015 both Davidson and Boise State received at-large bids and both spent just under $3M on men's basketball. Saint Mary's was the lowest budget team selected as an at large bid for the 2017 NCAA tournament. The Gaels invested nearly $3M on their men's basketball program as per the US Department of Education's most recent report for the 2015-16 academic year. In the 2016 NCAA tournament, all at-large bid recipients spent over $5M on their men's basketball budgets.

Beyond financial investment, scheduling is the next challenge to overcome as a non P5/BE member. During the 2016-17 season OOC schedule, the P5/BE played 88.6% of all their games either at home or on a neutral site. In the other 11.4% of their OOC games they typically played each other which resulted in low risk games. See scheduling evaluation results below:

2016-17 Season P5/BE OOC Scheduling information:
• ACC- 87.3% Home/Neutral, 63.5% at home
• Big Ten- 88.5% Home/Neutral, 68.2% Home
• Big 12- 90.3% Home/Neutral, 64.5% Home
• Big East- 86.9% Home/Neutral, 60.7% Home
• SEC- 89.3% Home/Neutral, 58.5% Home
• PAC 12- 89.7% Home/Neutral, 67.2% Home
A few other conferences by comparison:
• American- 80.7% Home/Neutral, 64.4% Home
• A-10- 76.2% Home/Neutral, 61.6% Home
• MAC- 63.4% Home/Neutral, 45.5% HOME
• C-USA- 60% Home/Neutral, 45.2% Home, 40% Away

Other conferences and typical % of home games during OOC schedule:
• MVC- 45%
• Horizon- 35%
• Sun Belt- 32%
• SWAC- 5.5%

P5/BE TOTAL: 88.6% HOME/NEUTRAL, 64.0% HOME AND ONLY 11.4% AWAY!!!

These facts should paint a clear picture that the scheduling status quo is not working for any other conference not called the P5/BE. These large team budgets from the top six spending conferences are literally buying home games and ultimately buying NCAA bids.

Outside the box thinking, investment and a willingness to explore other options are necessary to break this scheduling trend dominated by the scheduling collusion of the P5/BE. Here are some strategic ideas based on the research below:

SCHEDULING REQUIREMENTS FOR AN AT-LARGE BID:
• Minimum of 6 homes games
• This requires about a $500,000 investment in guarantee money if all are guaranteed games
• Minimum of a $3M investment in men's basketball program (for consistent at-large bid consideration a $5M investment is more reasonable)
• Avoid being bought for a P5/BE home game. If you must, schedule them very late in the process to get the best deal. (I know of one program that recently held out and got a H/H series with a P5 team because they waited until late May)
ALLIANCE STRATEGY:
• Investigate strategically aligning with conferences that invest on average a minimum of $2.5M/team and "typically" rank in the top 16 of the RPI:
o 1st Tier: American, A-10, MWC, WCC
o 2nd Tier: MVC, CAA, MAC, C-USA
Note- C-USA I believe will improve their collective conference RPI based on $2.8M average/team
• Play each conference multiple games either as challenge games or H/H series games
• Cherry pick best team/teams from all alliance partner conferences for exempt tournaments and/or one guaranteed game versus mid/low level power teams
• Multi-classics against each other that rotate sites creates an environment to protect everyone's RPI in OOC games
• The goal is to knock out the last bids given to the P5/BE by creating a scheduling consortium. If alliance partners follow this type of strategy the bottom 6 bids currently going to the P5/BE will be available to the alliance partners.

The Alliance Strategy is designed to create a second scheduling group that can earn bids for lesser funded conferences by simply playing each other and strategically attacking historically weaker and lesser invested P5/BE opponents. If coordinated properly, the last bids going to the P5/BE can be wrestled away with this Alliance Strategy.

Budget, RPI and Bid Information by Conference: (Ranked by size of average budget)
Note: All average budgets listed are for the 2015-16 season and averaged from all individual conference member budgets as reported by US Department of Education. (2015-16 is the last year available)
website: https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search
Note- expenses listed are: 1) grants-in-aid 2) salaries 3) travel, 4) equipment and 5) supplies
Note- RPI ratings listed are for the 2016-17 season as per RealTimeRPI.
NCAA Spending Rank and Comparisons by Conference: (Note: Notice how the rank of average budget by conference and the corresponding RPI Ranks are basically aligned)

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1. ACC
2016-17 RPI- #1
Average Team Budget- $9,736,071 ($146,041,065)
NCAA Bids Last Season: (9)
1. Louisville $17,900,031
2. Duke $17,890,632
3. Syracuse $13,876,720
4. Florida State $11,730,040
5. Virginia Tech $9,478,661
6. Pittsburgh $8,799,110
7. North Carolina $8,667,111
8. Virginia $8,644,445
9. NC State $8,714,435
10. Wake Forest $7,647,068
11. Miami $7,118,296
12. Notre Dame $6,816,663
13. Georgia Tech $6,329,728
14. Clemson $6,403,541
15. Boston College $6,024,594

2. Big 12
2016-17 RPI- #2
Average Team Budget- $9,039,297 ($90,392,970)
NCAA Bids Last Season: (6)
1. Kansas $11,636,720
2. TCU $11,256,999
3. Oklahoma $10,582,714
4. Texas $10,271,419
5. West Virginia $9,322,717
6. Baylor $8,837,724
7. Oklahoma State $7,478,661
8. Texas Tech $7,348,405
9. Iowa State $6,885,453
10. Kansas State $6,772,157

3. SEC
2016-17 RPI- #5
Average Team Budget- $8,225,059 ($115,150,826)
NCAA Bids Last Season: (5)
1. Kentucky $18,910,412
2. Texas A&M $9,301,170
3. Auburn $8,821,985
4. Arkansas $8,702,745
5. Alabama $8,577,428
6. Vanderbilt $8,181,142
7. Ole Miss $7,127,529
8. South Carolina $7,080,820
9. Tennessee $6,989,935
10. Florida $6,718,902
11. Georgia $6,338,487
12. LSU $6,325,362
13. Mississippi State $6,111,629
14. Missouri $5,963,284

4. Big Ten
2016-17 RPI- #4
Average Team Budget- $8,139,166 ($113,948,324)
NCAA Bids Last Season: (7)
1. Indiana $12,129,479
2. Michigan State $10,432,557
3. Wisconsin $9,834,445
4. Ohio State $9,142,079
5. Michigan $8,920,109
6. Minnesota $8,156,541
7. Maryland $7,622,707
8. Illinois $7,341,910
9. Nebraska $7,329,386
10. Iowa $7,218,539
11. Purdue $7,243,691
12. Northwestern $6,771,619
13. Rutgers $6,147,089
14. Penn State $5,658,177

5. Big East
2016-17 RPI- #3
Average Team Budget- $7,881,565.50 ($ 78,815,655)
NCAA Bids Last Season: (7)
1. Georgetown $11,343,826
2. Marquette $11,308,266
3. Villanova $9,447,198
4. St. John's $9,167,279
5. Providence $7,907,240
6. Creighton $7,264,599
7. Seton Hall $6,264,583
8. Xavier $5,710,021
9. Butler $4,833,565
10. DePaul $5,569,062

6. PAC 12
2016-17 RPI- #6
Average Team Budget- $7,141,128 ($85,693,536)
NCAA Bids Last Season: (4)
1. Arizona $11,761,006
2. UCLA $9,032,540
3. California $8,658,628
4. Utah $8,053,466
5. Oregon $7,785,909
6. Arizona State $6,199,000
7. Colorado $6,138,058
8. Stanford $5,727,840
9. USC $5,266,779
10. Washington State $5,118,153
11. Washington $6,453,983
12. Oregon State $5,498,174
P5/BE Total $$$ Spent 2015-16: $630,042,376
AVERAGE P5/BE Men's Basketball Budget 2015-16: $8,400,565
NOTE: 3X the average C-USA budget! ($8.4M/$2.77M)

7. AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #7
Average Budget: $6,278,593 (w/Wichita State)
NCAA Bids Last Season: (2)
1. Memphis $11,226,419
2. Connecticut $9,516,308
3. Cincinnati $7,421,986
4. SMU $7,086,547
5. Tulsa $6,174,244
6. Houston $6,023,125
7. Temple $5,920,903
8. South Florida $4,711,026
9. Tulane $3,987,379
10. East Carolina $3,187,963
11. UCF $3,166,282
12. Wichita State $6,920,933

8. ATLANTIC 10
2016-17 RPI- #8
Average Budget: $4,126,925
NCAA Bids Last Season: (3)
1. Saint Louis $6,414,061
2. VCU $5,676,415
3. Dayton $5,000,454
4. Richmond $4,849,596
5. URI $4,286,329
6. Duquesne $4,229,922
7. Saint Joseph's $4,208,092
8. Fordham $4,126,729
9. UMASS $4,064,482
10. George Mason $3,342,681
11. LaSalle $2,946,555
12. Saint Bonaventure $2,917,071
13. George Washington $2,915,197
14. Davidson $2,799,370

9. WEST COAST CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #9
Average Budget: $3,858,831
NCAA Bids Last Season: (2)
1. Gonzaga $7,261,657
2. BYU $6,081,807
3. San Francisco $4,205,606
4. Portland $3,570,559
5. LMU $3,533,468
6. Santa Clara $3,345,588
7. Saint Mary's $2,956,340
8. Pepperdine $2,561,072
9. Pacific $2,558,711
10. San Diego $2,513,504

10. MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #10
Average Budget: $3,606,644
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. San Diego State $5,734,713
2. UNLV $5,386,263
3. Colorado State $4,264,867
4. New Mexico $3,736,179
5. Wyoming $3,702,699
6. Utah State $3,363,296
7. Fresno State $3,234,934
8. Boise State $2,503,447
9. Nevada $ 2,288,942
10. San Jose State $1,851,101
11. Air Force NOT AVAILABLE

11. CONFERENCE USA
2016-17 RPI- #23
Average Budget: $2,769,458
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. UAB $4,189,826
2. UTEP $3,623,777
3. Old Dominion $3,583,117
4. Rice $3,427,660
5. Charlotte $3,280,507
6. Western Kentucky $2,759,058
7. Middle Tennessee State $2,726,526
8. Florida Atlantic $2,598,852
9. North Texas $2,433,472
10. Louisiana Tech $2,443,159
11. Marshall $2,333,564
12. Southern Miss $1,808,186
13. UTSA $1,791,403
14. Florida International $1,773,317

12. MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE (W/O Wichita State)
2016-17 RPI- #12
Average Budget: $2,561,900
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Bradley $3,128,419
2. Northern Iowa $2,899,699
3. Evansville $ 2,899,667
4. Loyola $ 2,745,553
5. Valpo $2,666,213
6. Drake $2,472,212
7. Illinois State $2,452,961
8. Missouri State $2,279,917
9. Southern Ill $2,241,413
10. Indiana State $1,832,975[/b]

13. COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
2016-17 RPI- #11
Average Budget: $2,357,762
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. James Madison $3,483,621
2. Northeastern $2,913,795
3. Drexel $2,618,412
4. Hofstra $2,545,499
5. UNCW $2,257,718
6. Charleston $2,180,876
7. Elon $2,099,972
8. Towson $2,016,322
9. W&M $1,939,344
10. Delaware $1,521,971

14. MID AMERICAN CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #14
Average Budget: $2,258,727
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Ohio $3,101,150
2. Akron $3,088,920
3. Bowling Green $2,389,470
4. Toledo $2,340,047
5. Miami (OH) $2,329,719
6. Western Mich $2,183,818
7. Kent State $2,152,644
8. Buffalo $2,054,470
9. Eastern Mich $2,031,759
10. Ball State $1,905,730
11. Northern Ill $1,880,733
12. Central Mich $1,646,267

15. Big West
2016-17 RPI- #29
Average Budget: $2,221,047
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. UC Irvine $2,825,452
2. Hawaii $2,813,078
3. Long Beach State $2,717,429
4. UC Santa Barbara $2,453,112
5. Cal Poly $2,095,472
6. CS Northridge $2,060,900
7. UC Davis $1,862,783
8. UC Riverside $1,680,520
9. CS Fullerton $1,480,600

16. Western Athletic
2016-17 RPI- #18
Average Budget: $2,179,776
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Grand Canyon $4,306,041
2. Seattle $3,413,715
3. New Mexico State $3,003,045
4. UMKC $1,815,762
5. CSU Bakersfield $1,697,054
6. UT Rio Grande Valley $1,404,530
7. Utah Valley $1,116,338
8. Chicago State $681,728

17. Horizon League
2016-17 RPI- #19
Average Budget: $2,117,054
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Milwaukee $2,877,237
2. Detroit Mercy $2,467,735
3. Oakland $2,111,833
4. Wright State $2,445,427
5. UIC $2,231,609
6. Cleveland State $2,172,463
7. Green Bay $1,776,757
8. Northern Kentucky $1,623,294
9. Youngstown State $1,347,141

18. Metro Atlantic Athletic
2016-17 RPI- #16
Average Budget: $2,024,631
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Fairfield $2,590,915
2. Quinnipiac $2,516,824
3. Iona $2,308,176
4. Manhattan $2,097,510
5. Monmouth $2,054,441
6. Canisius $2,027,506
7. Marist $1,865,144
8. Rider $1,774,910
9. Niagara $1,622,963
10. Saint Peter's $1,387,927

19. Patriot League
2016-17 RPI- #22
Average Budget: $1,971,590
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Holy Cross $2,403,572
2. Bucknell $2,172,546
3. Boston University $2,093,165
4. Loyola (MD) $2,048,853
5. American $1,934,639
6. Colgate $1,821,178
7. Lafayette $1,816,334
8. Lehigh $1,482,439
9. Navy N/A
10. Army N/A

20. SUN BELT CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #13
Average Budget: $1,728,555
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. UL Lafayette $ 2,332,684
2. Little Rock $2,283,345
3. Georgia State $2,261,334
4. C Carolina $1,882,982
5. Texas State $1,824,046
6. South Alabama $1,754,970
7. App State $1,588,454
8. UT Arlington $1,549,654
9. Arkansas State $1,389,844
10. Ga Southern $1,361,765
11. Troy $1,355,678
12. UL Monroe $1,157,908

21. Summit
2016-17 RPI- #17
Average Budget: $1.719,995
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Denver $3,361,111
2. Oral Roberts $2,741,483
3. UPUI $1,564,479
4. South Dakota State $1,443,001
5. North Dakota State $1,417,450
6. Omaha $1,288,481
7. Fort Wayne $1,269,206
8. Western Illinois $1,238,197
9. South Dakota $1,156,551

22. America East
2016-17 RPI- #21
Average Budget: $1,704,362
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Stony Brook $2,435,574
2. Hartford $2,257,904
3. Albany $1,621,247
4. Vermont $1,579,502
5. New Hampshire $1,534,596
6. UMass Lowell $1,506,032
7. UMBC $1,485,381
8. Binghamton $1,590,639
9. Maine $1,328,389

23. Northeast Conference
2016-17 RPI- 30
Average Budget $1,642,828
NCAA Bids last season (1)
1. Robert Morris $1,962,797
2. LIU Brooklyn $1,805,546
3. Bryant $1,796,753
4. FDU $1,695,086
5. Mount Saint Mary's $1,687,798
6. Wagner $1,597,445
7. Saint Francis NY $1,529,048
8. CCSU $1,511,666
9. Sacred Heart $1,431,536
10. Saint Francis PA $1,410,698

24. Big South
2016-17 RPI- #27
Average Budget: $1,626,189
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Liberty $3,720,371
2. High Point $1,747,761
3. Campbell $1,581,464
4. Gardner Webb $1,505,676
5. Longwood $1,466,648
6. Charleston Southern $1,458,792
7. Winthrop $1,303,194
8. Radford $1,327,458
9. Presbyterian $1,215,955
10. UNC Asheville $934,569

25. Atlantic Sun
2016-17 RPI- #25
Average Budget: $1,567,633
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. NJIT $1,823,046
2. Jacksonville $1,653,294
3. Stetson $1,623,909
4. FGCU $1,723,011
5. Lipscomb $ 1,756,611
6. North Florida $1,538,518
7. Kennesaw State $1,435,160
8. South Carolina Upstate $987,517

26. Big Sky
2016-17 RPI- 29
Average Budget $1,528,844
NCAA Bids last season (1)
1. Idaho $1,821,491
2. Weber State $1,799,880
3. Montana State $1,679,625
4. Montana $1,678,354
5. Northern Arizona $1,611,995
6. North Dakota $1,579,108
7. Eastern Washington $1,564,917
8. Northern Colorado $1,490,726
9. Sacramento State $1,433,424
10. Idaho State $1,290,851
11. Portland State $1,284,182
12. Southern Utah $1,111,575

27. SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
2016-17 RPI- #15
Average Budget: $1,508,532
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Furman $2,179,662
2. Mercer $1,883,578
3. Samford $1,821,098
4. East Tennessee State $1,818,542
5. Chattanooga $1,793,638
6. The Citadel $1,527,117
7. UNC Greensboro $1,506,556
8. Wofford $1,506,228
9. VMI $1,322,136
10. Western Carolina $1,082,372

28. OVC
2016-17 RPI- 26
Average Budget $1.499M
NCAA Bids last season (1)
1. UTM $1.34
2. SEMO $1.2
3. Murray $2.2
4. APSU $1.3
5. EIU $1.0
6. SIUE $1.0
7. Morehead $1.5
8. Belmont $2.95
9. JSU $1.1
10. EKU $1.9
11. TSU $1.3
12. TTU $1.2

29. Ivy League
2016-17 RPI- #20
Average Budget: $1,238,572
NCAA Bids Last Season: (1)
1. Pennsylvania $1,546,923
2. Columbia $1,494,045
3. Dartmouth $1,386,651
4. Harvard $1,296,186
5. Yale $1,229,771
6. Princeton $1,117,914
7. Brown $1,044,289
8. Cornell $792,795

30. Mid-Eastern
2016-17 RPI- 32
Average Budget $1,208,068
NCAA Bids last season (1)
1. North Carolina Central $1,752,803
2. Howard $1,682,347
3. Delaware State $1,521,971
4. Morgan State $1,363,395
5. North Carolina A&T $1,355,182
6. Bethune-Cookman $1,203,595
7. Norfolk State $1,170,179
8. Hampton $1,154,030
9. Maryland- Eastern Shore $1,135,732
10. Florida A&M $1,068,173
11. South Carolina State $806,005
12. Savannah State $752,761
13. Coppin State $738,712

31. Southland
2016-17 RPI- 28
Average Budget $1,190,460
NCAA Bids last season (1)
1. SFA $2,188,109
2. TX AMCC $1,680,402
3. Lamar $1,377,911
4. Houston Baptist $1,273,000
5. Abilene Christian $1,109,152
6. Central Arkansas $1,095,560
7. Sam Houston State $1,087,458
8. Northwestern State $1,023,827
9. SE Louisiana $978,939
10. New Orleans $954,002
11. McNeese $819,396
12. Nicholls $697,767
13. Incarnate Word (not available)

32. Southwestern Athletic
2016-17 RPI- 31
Average Budget $770,015
NCAA Bids last season (1)
1. Texas Southern $1,400,553
2. Prairie View A&M $910,637
3. Alabama State $859,867
4. Alabama A&M $817,868
5. Grambling $678,446
6. Alcorn State $629,683
7. Jackson State $619,321
8. Arkansas Pine Bluff $507,962
9. Mississippi Valley State $505,795
10. Baton Rouge- Not available

NCAA Men's Basketball Spending Tiers:
Top Spending Tier:
1. ACC $9.7M
2. Big 12 $9.0M
3. SEC $8.2M
4. Big Ten $8.1M
5. Big East $7.9M
6. PAC 12 $7.1M
7. American $6.3M

2nd Spending Tier:
8. A-10 $4.1M
9. WCC $3.86M
10. MWC $3.6M

3rd Spending Tier:
11. C-USA $2.8M
12. MVC $2.56M

4th Spending Tier:
13. CAA $2.36
14. MAC $2.26M
15. Big West $2.2M
16. WAC $2.2M
17. Horizon $2.1M
18. MAAC $2.0M
19. Patriot $1.97M

5th Spending Tier:
20. Sun Belt $1.7M
21. Summit $1.7M
22. America East $1.7M
23. NEC $1.6M
24. Big South $1.6M
25. Atlantic Sun $1.56M
26. Big Sky $1.5M
27. SOCON $1.5M
28. OVC $1.5M

6th Spending Tier:
29. Ivy $1.2M
30. MEAC $1.2M
31. Southland $1.2M
32. SWAC $770K

NCAA RPI and Bid Information:
Only conferences w/multi bids 4 straight seasons:
1. ACC: 28 total bids (9, 7, 6, 6) Average Team Budget- $9,736,071
2. Big 12: 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Average Team Budget- $9,039,297
3. Big Ten: 27 (7, 7, 7, 6) Average Team Budget- $8,139,166
4. Big East: 22 (7, 5, 6, 4) Average Team Budget- $7,881,565.50
5. Pac-12: 21 (4, 7, 4, 6) Average Team Budget- $7,141,128
6. SEC: 16 (5, 3, 5, 3) Average Team Budget- $8,225,059
7. A-10: 15 (3, 3, 3, 6) Average Budget: $4,126,925
8. AAC: 12 (2, 4, 2, 4) Average Budget: $6,278,593

TOP 12 RPI CONFERENCES BY RPI AVERAGE LAST 4 SEASONS (2014-17
1. Big 12: 2, 1, 1, 1 = (1.25) Average Team Budget- $9,039,297
2. ACC: 1, 3, 3, 5= (3.0) Average Team Budget- $9,736,071
3. Big East: 3, 4, 2, 3= (3.0) Average Team Budget- $7,881,565.50
4. Big Ten: 4, 5, 4, 2= (3.75) Average Team Budget- $8,139,166
5. PAC 12: 6, 2, 5, 3= (4.0) Average Team Budget- $7,141,128
6. SEC: 5, 6, 6, 7= (6.0) Average Team Budget- $8,225,059
7. A-10: 8, 7, 7, 6= (7.0) Average Budget: $4,126,925
8. AAC: 7, 8, 8, 8= (7.75) Average Budget: $6,278,593
9. WCC: 9, 14, 9, 9= (10.25) Average Budget: $3,858,831
10. MWC: 10, 12, 11, 10= (10.75) Average Budget: $3,606,644
11. MAC: 14, 10, 10, 12= (11.5) Average Budget: $2,258,727
12. MVC: 12, 13, 12, 11= (12.0) Average Budget: $2,561,900

KEY!!! 2017 NCAA At Large Bids outside P5/BE Results: (LOOK AT WHO THEY BEAT OOC!!! This aligns with the scheduling strategy listed in the executive summary)
• Saint Mary's- Won vs VCU, Lost 2nd round to Arizona
o OOC Wins: #29 Nevada, #30 Dayton, #45 UTA (LOSS), #94 USF
• Cincinnati- Won vs K State, Lost 2nd round to UCLA
o OOC Wins: #21 Iowa State, (Lost to #15 Butler), #37 Xavier
• Dayton- Lost 1st round to Wichita State
o OOC Wins: @ #78 Alabama, #86 New Mexico, #70 Winthrop, #55 E Tenn St, #38 Vandy
• VCU- Lost 1st round to SMC
o OOC Wins: #73 UNC-Asheville, #37 Princeton, #35 MTSU

2017 NCAA Tournament- Biggest Budget Upsets
• #12 Middle Tennessee 81 ($2.7M) #5 Minnesota 72 ($8.15M) $5.45M discrepancy
• #11 Rhode Island 84 ($4.3M) #6 Creighton 72 ($7.3M) $3M discrepancy

2017 NCAA At Large Bids outside P5/BE Results:
• Saint Mary's ($3M)- Won vs VCU, Lost 2nd round to Arizona
• Cincinnati ($7.4M)- Won vs K State, Lost 2nd round to UCLA
• Dayton ($5M)- Lost 1st round to Wichita State
• VCU ($5.4M)- Lost 1st round to SMC
Note: ALL SPEND OVER $3M ON MEN'S BASKETBALL as per numbers in parentheses)

Spending and At Large Bids
2017 NCAA At Large Bids outside P5/BE:
• Saint Mary's ($3M)
• Cincinnati ($7.4M)
• Dayton ($5M)
• VCU ($5.4M)

2016 NCAA At Large Bids outside P5/BE :
• Temple ($5.9M)
• Wichita State ($6.9M)
• Cincinnati ($7.4M)
• VCU ($5.4M)
• Tulsa ($6.2M)
• Dayton ($5M)

2015 NCAA At Large Bids outside P5/BE:
• Boise State (2.5M)
• Dayton ($5M)
• Wichita State ($6.9M)
• Cincinnati ($7.4M)
• San Diego State ($5.7M)
• Davidson (2.8M)
• BYU ($6.1M)

Spending and At Large Bids Conclusions
What do the at large bids outside P5/BE have in common?
• All 17 bids from AAC, A-10, MWC, MVC, WCC
• All spend over $2.5M (Boise State at minimum, 2015)
• All conferences averaged over $2.9M/team (Note: C-USA $2.8M)
• ALL OTHERS PLAYED MINIMUM of 6 HOME GAMES (Except BSU as noted below)
• Worst Schedule: Boise State played 13 OOC games 2014-15: 4 neutral games, 5 home (2 non-D1), 4 away games, OOC SOS #114, Best OOC win over #68 Saint Mary's, Beat #29 CSU and #26 SDSU 2X in conference
• MWC was #11 RPI Conference but received two at large bids, three total

A Little more NCAA Bid History...2012-17 NCAA Basketball Tournament Total-Bids by Conference:
1. Big Ten: 40
2. Big 12: 38
3. Big East: 39
4. ACC: 37
5. Pac-12: 28
6. A-10: 24
7. SEC: 23
8. MWC: 16
9. WCC: 12
10. AAC: 11 (note- not in existence 2012-13)
11. MVC: 10

Budget/RPI Facts
• Top 50 RPI: 34 P5/BE teams
• Top 50 RPI: 41 spend over $4M (9 others spend between $2.9M-$1.1M)
• Top 100 RPI: 76 programs spend over $2.9M
• Top 100 RPI: MWC/A-10/AAC/WCC combined had 19 teams in top 100:
o MWC (6), A-10 (5), AAC (4), WCC (4)
• 55% (55-100) of all top 100 RPI teams are from P5-BE. (Lowest budget? Butler: $4.8M #91 Budget Rank/#15 RPI Rank, best value team)
• 55 of 75 (73.3%) P5/BE members in top 100 RPI and 66 of 75 (88%) in top 150 RPI
• P5/BE represent 21.4% of NCAA college basketball D1 members but 55% of RPI top 100
• Top 100 RPI: 80 programs spend over $2.5M
• Multi Top 100 Teams by RPI by Conference: ACC: (12), Big Ten (11), SEC (10), PAC 12 (8), Big 12: (7), Big East (7), MWC (6), A-10 (5), AAC (4), WCC (4), CAA (3), SOCON (3), MVC (2), MAAC (2), WAC (2), Patriot (2), HL (2), Big South (2)

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