The record $1.47 billion in revenue was a $540 million increase from fiscal year 2024, thanks to the escalating media revenue tied to the second season of a $7 billion television agreement with Fox, CBS and NBC.<\/p>\n
The SEC, unsurprisingly, recorded the second-highest revenue in the Power 4<\/p>\n
The SEC continued to keep up in the college football arms race, as the conference led by commissioner Greg Sankey also eclipsed the $1 billion mark, coming in at $1.11 billion. The league distributed at least $70.3 million to 14 of its 16 members. Much like the Big Ten, the SEC had two new members receive lower payouts, with Oklahoma receiving just $2.6 million, while Texas earned $12.1 million from the conference. Georgia recorded the highest distribution in the SEC, coming in at $74.5 million.<\/p>\n
The jump to $1.11 billion represented a $269 million increase from fiscal year 2024, driven by the conference\u2019s new $3 billion television deal with ESPN\/ABC that debuted last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How did the ACC and Big 12 fare? And what about the Pac-12?<\/p>\n
The ACC came in third in the financial arms race for fiscal year 2025, as the conference saw a record revenue of $826.5 million. This represented a $115.1 million revenue increase from fiscal year 2024, thanks in large part to the television revenue associated with broadcasting games for Cal, Stanford and SMU, the league\u2019s newest members. The television revenue alone accounted for nearly a 102 million increase in revenue for the ACC.<\/p>\n
Most ACC members received at least $42.8 million in distribution, with the exception of Notre Dame, Cal, Stanford and SMU. Those four schools received between $17 million and $23 million apiece. Clemson led the conference with a $55.1 million payout.<\/p>\n
Out of the Power 4 conferences, the Big 12 was last in revenue in 2025. The league earned $610.9 million, positioning it well behind the SEC\u2019s $1.47 billion. This really paints a picture of how wide the gap is among the four power leagues, with an even larger gap when considering the smaller Group of 6 conferences. Even still, the Big 12 increased its revenue by $117.9 million year-over-year, thanks to the television contract revenue associated with the additions of Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah from the Pac-12. Television revenue jumped about $42 million from FY24 to FY25, while postseason bowl revenue jumped nearly $82 million.<\/p>\n
The Big 12 distributed at least $37.9 million to most of its members, with newer schools BYU, Houston, UCF and Cincinnati receiving between $19 million and $23 million. Arizona State, thanks to its College Football Playoff appearance, received a league-best $43 million.<\/p>\n
As for the Pac-12, the league\u2019s revenue dropped $455 million from fiscal year 2024 thanks to being left with only Washington State and Oregon State following the latest round of conference realignment. Those two schools will spearhead a newly constructed Pac-12 moving forward, but don\u2019t expect this conference to compete on the same playing field as the Power Four from a revenue standpoint moving forward.<\/p>\n
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