(03-18-2020 03:48 PM)quo vadis Wrote: I think Frank's post covers the bases pretty well.
Yep.
I'd add this: the American conference is probably slightly ahead of the Big 12, on average.
US News Ranking:
17 - Navy (American)
39 - Tulane (American)
48 - Texas
56 - SMU (American)
79 - Baylor
86 - Tulsa (American)
97 - TCU
118 - Temple (American)
121 - Iowa State
130 - Kansas
132 - Oklahoma
135 - Cincinnati (American)
159 - USF (American)
162 - Kansas State
176 - UCF (American)
192 - Oklahoma State
194 - Houston (American)
210 - ECU (American)
218 - Texas Tech
228 - WVU
272 - Memphis (American)
293 - Wichita (American)
Research Funding (millions of $ 2017)
652,187 - University of Texas at Austin, The - ranked 35
557,889 - University of South Florida, Tampa (American) - ranked 42
455,250 - University of Cincinnati (American) - ranked 54
323,584 - Iowa State University - ranked 73
300,319 - University of Kansas - ranked 78
272,239 - University of Oklahoma, The - ranked 84
268,385 - Temple University (American) - ranked 85
233,702 - University of Central Florida (American) - ranked 98
196,478 - Kansas State University - ranked 109
191,482 - Texas Tech University - ranked 113
191,478 - Oklahoma State University - ranked 114
185,606 - West Virginia University - ranked 117
180,993 - Tulane University (American) - ranked 121
169,431 - University of Houston (American) - ranked 125
78,514 - Wichita State University (American) - ranked 165
49,695 - University of Memphis, The (American) - ranked 195
29,879 - Southern Methodist University (American) - ranked 233
29,400 - Baylor University - ranked 237
26,117 - East Carolina University (American) - ranked 243
20,879 - University of Tulsa (American) - ranked 263
13,541 - United States Naval Academy (American) - ranked 307
7,255 - Texas Christian University - ranked 363