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MAC Revenue 2006-07
NCAA Grants-in-Aid Fund 5,486,900*
BCS Distribution 3,600,000
Bowl Game Payouts 3,000,000
NCAA Basketball Distribution 1,945,054
NCAA Student Athlete Opportunity Fund 1,368,808*
NCAA Sports Sponsorship Fund 1,366,940*
ESPN TV deal 750,000
NCAA Academic Enhancement Fund 699,605*
NCAA Special Assistance Fund 476,855*
NCAA m/w BB conference grant 221,600
Total: 18,915,762
Total per School: 1,576,313

Missouri Valley Revenue 2006-07
NCAA Basketball Distribution 4,244,736
NCAA Grants-in-Aid Fund 1,935,098*
NCAA Sports Sponsorship Fund 784,310*
NCAA Academic Enhancement Fund 583,300*
NCAA Student Athlete Opportunity Fund 543,102*
NCAA Special Assistance Fund 267,401*
NCAA m/w BB conference grant 221,600
Total: 8,579,547
Total per school: 857,954

Horizon Revenue 2006-07
NCAA Basketball Distribution 2,299,231
NCAA Sports Sponsorship Fund 694,676*
NCAA Grants-in-Aid Fund 693,696*
NCAA Academic Enhancement Fund 524,970*
NCAA Student Athlete Opportunity Fund 277,277*
NCAA m/w BB conference grant 221,600
NCAA Special Assistance Fund 213,649*
Total: 4,925,099
Total per School: 547,233

Mid-Continent Revenue 2006-07
NCAA Basketball Distribution 1,061,184
NCAA Sports Sponsorship Fund 560,223*
NCAA Grants-in-Aid Fund 494,359*
NCAA Academic Enhancement Fund 524,970*
NCAA Student Athlete Opportunity Fund 228,027*
NCAA m/w BB conference grant 221,600
NCAA Special Assistance Fund 249,387*
Total: 3,339,750
Total per School: 417,468

Imagine what the revenue would be like if the conference even pretended to promote basketball. The MVC b-ball revenue is impressive! Either way it's all peanuts compared to the big conferences.

The Flash Wrote:Imagine what the revenue would be like if the conference even pretended to promote basketball. The MVC b-ball revenue is impressive! Either way it's all peanuts compared to the big conferences.

The MVC brought in 4.3 mil from its NCAA distribution compared with the MAC's 1.9 mil.........it would be nice to see the MAC get up to the level of the MVC in NCAA basketball unit distribution.

My point was more along the lines as illustrating the additional money the MAC earns by virtue of being a 12 member all-sport conference vs. 8-10 team D1 basketball conferences.

The MVC is "working the system" effectively to get more bids to the NCAAs without any real top 15 teams. Regardless, what they make from the NCAA tourney will never surprass what the MAC earns all sports.