(05-26-2015 07:31 PM)DavidSt Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 06:31 PM)Wedge Wrote:  

(05-26-2015 05:25 PM)TerryD Wrote:  No private schools are on here, correct?

Right, from the article:

Quote:DATABASE: A look at every Division I public school's finances

Quote:By the NCAA's benchmark for self-sufficiency, just 24 of 230 public schools in Division I stand on their own, up from 20 a year earlier, according to an analysis of the 2013-14 school year by USA TODAY Sports, based on data gathered in conjunction with Indiana University's National Sports Journalism Center.

The question would be what if the conferences do not look like they are and are more geographical fitting like having some MAC schools in the Big 10, some Big 10, C-USA, MWC, SEC, AAC, PAC 12, MVFC schools in the Big 12. Some ACC schools, Sun Belt, AAC and C-USA schools in the SEC? Some C-USA, AAC, Sun Belt, Southern, Big South in the ACC? Some Big 10, CAA, MAC, ACC, C-USA, Big South, Patriot schools in the AAC? You might see more schools than 24 because the cost of travel is actually eating up the money. Going from Rutgers and Maryland to Nebraska is not really cheap.

The goal of these schools isn't to balance (for several reasons). That's why few do. Reducing traveling would reduce costs - sure, but those cost savings inevitably would be offset by increases in coach salaries, facilities, and/or additional sponsored sports.