Forbes ranks the most valuable college basketball programs: The Top 5:
2 from The ACC, 1 from The SEC, 1 from The Big 10 and 1 from The Big 12

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrissmith/...045dbd3225

Even more impressive when you consider our TV money is behind the other conferences.

I would have thought Carolina would have been higher than #11

(03-15-2019 09:17 AM)TexanMark Wrote:  Even more impressive when you consider our TV money is behind the other conferences.

I would have thought Carolina would have been higher than #11

I wonder where the author got his contributions total, seeing that he omits that in his article.

(03-15-2019 02:57 PM)Statefan Wrote:  I wonder where the author got his contributions total, seeing that he omits that in his article.

The last two paragraphs:

Methodology

Our ranking of college basketball’s most-valuable teams is based on three-year average revenues across the 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons (ties in revenue were broken using average profits). To determine team revenues and expenses, we relied on annual filings made by each school’s athletic department to the NCAA and the Department of Education. We also made adjustments to individual line items like contributions, media rights and sponsorships to adjust for differences in accounting practices among athletic departments. (The three private schools on our list—Duke, Syracuse and Marquette—declined to share financial details beyond those published by the Department of Education.)

Each team’s conference earns a tournament unit for every game played, excluding the championship and any first-round games played by conference champions. Those units have a six-year shelf life, and they’re currently worth around $275,000 per year (the value increases slightly each year).

(03-15-2019 07:54 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  

(03-15-2019 02:57 PM)Statefan Wrote:  I wonder where the author got his contributions total, seeing that he omits that in his article.

The last two paragraphs:

Methodology

Our ranking of college basketball’s most-valuable teams is based on three-year average revenues across the 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons (ties in revenue were broken using average profits). To determine team revenues and expenses, we relied on annual filings made by each school’s athletic department to the NCAA and the Department of Education. We also made adjustments to individual line items like contributions, media rights and sponsorships to adjust for differences in accounting practices among athletic departments. (The three private schools on our list—Duke, Syracuse and Marquette—declined to share financial details beyond those published by the Department of Education.)

Each team’s conference earns a tournament unit for every game played, excluding the championship and any first-round games played by conference champions. Those units have a six-year shelf life, and they’re currently worth around $275,000 per year (the value increases slightly each year).

Forbes is bad for opaqueness. Again they credit a source that is ill defined or not a source at all. That's why I asked the question.