It is no secret that college sports means big money for many universities. But a closer look at the programs with the largest revenues shows that it is a case of the rich getting richer.
According to data obtained by USAToday.com, of the 20 schools with the largest revenue during the 2011-12 school year, nine are from the Southeastern Conference and six are from the Big Ten.
The other four major conferences (Big 12, ACC, Pac-12, Big East) have five schools on the list, combined.
On the next few pages we will take a look at the schools with the athletic departments that make the most money and how that changed from the year before.
#20 Louisville — $87.8 million
Conference: Big East
2011 Revenue (rank): $87.7 million (15)
Change: +0.1%
#19 Kentucky — $88.4 million
Conference: SEC
2011 Revenue (rank): $84.9 million (18)
Change: +4.1%
#18 Georgia — $91.7 million
Conference: SEC
2011 Revenue (rank): $92.3 million (13)
Change: -0.7%
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