Adam Tirapelle, former NCAA Champ and a current hs wrestling coach in California, posted this to themat.com forums today, and I thought it was interesting. Note: Pitt expenses were 22nd most in the country. Pitt's finish at Nationals was also 22. Thought that was interesting.
Here's the post:
"I don't think many people realize how crucial 2 things are to success at the college level: (1) opportunities and (2) funding. So I looked at expenses per school in each conference and here's how it breaks down. Not surprising that the # of All-American's per school follows very closely to the average spending per school in each conference. The conferences are ranked by # of All-Americans per school.
Conference # of Schools Avg Expense/School All-Americans All-Americans/School
BIG 10 12 $1,082,274 34 2.83
BIG 12 4 $1,274,200 11 2.75
ACC 7 $811,535 9 1.29
MAC 9 $672,867 9 1.00
EIWA 18 $620,337 10 0.56
EWL 7 $502,282 3 0.43
PAC 12 6 $648,939 2 0.33
WWC 6 $488,031 1 0.17
SO CON 8 $467,954 1 0.13
Then you have opportunities. Pennsylvania has 11 Division 1 programs in their state. The states of Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona have 10 combined.
WEST - 10 programs
MIDWEST - 23 programs
EAST - 29 programs
SOUTH - 15 programs
The numbers next to each school shows where they rank amonst the 77 D1 programs in terms of money spent per year. The only ones not listed were the military academies, which I guess wouldn't be relevant anyway since they don't have tuition costs and substitute military service.
WEST
12 Arizona State University AZ $1,045,074 PAC 12
41 Stanford University CA $583,975 PAC 12
58 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA $445,942 PAC 12
70 California State University-Bakersfield CA $296,998 PAC 12
55 Boise State University ID $486,511 PAC 12
14 Oregon State University OR $1,035,136 PAC 12
65 University of Northern Colorado CO $373,600 WWC
75 Air Force CO WWC
57 Utah Valley University UT $453,969 WWC
36 University of Wyoming WY $679,603 WWC
EAST
25 University of Maryland-College Park MD $811,829 ACC
22 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA $915,262 ACC
9 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA $1,139,168 BIG 10
74 Sacred Heart University CT $154,875 EIWA
23 American University DC $849,013 EIWA
20 Boston University MA $926,805 EIWA
68 Harvard University MA $324,039 EIWA
77 Navy MD EIWA
37 Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ $670,851 EIWA
60 Princeton University NJ $416,299 EIWA
19 Hofstra University NY $931,543 EIWA
35 Cornell University NY $713,595 EIWA
52 Columbia University in the City of New York NY $524,388 EIWA
54 SUNY at Binghamton NY $490,839 EIWA
76 Army NY EIWA
5 Lehigh University PA $1,339,028 EIWA
26 Drexel University PA $765,843 EIWA
31 Bucknell University PA $749,703 EIWA
56 University of Pennsylvania PA $480,485 EIWA
69 Franklin and Marshall College PA $299,802 EIWA
71 Brown University RI $288,282 EIWA
18 Rider University NJ $941,663 EWL
46 Lock Haven University PA $545,246 EWL
51 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania PA $525,848 EWL
64 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania PA $375,674 EWL
66 Clarion University of Pennsylvania PA $351,331 EWL
48 University at Buffalo NY $538,576 MAC
49 North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND $529,390 WWC
61 South Dakota State University SD $403,594 WWC
MIDWEST
2 University of Iowa IA $1,652,195 BIG 10
11 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL $1,055,936 BIG 10
16 Northwestern University IL $979,397 BIG 10
30 Indiana University-Bloomington IN $753,691 BIG 10
32 Purdue University-Main Campus IN $748,937 BIG 10
10 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI $1,114,298 BIG 10
29 Michigan State University MI $756,238 BIG 10
17 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN $944,870 BIG 10
8 University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE $1,156,542 BIG 10
3 Ohio State University-Main Campus OH $1,647,027 BIG 10
13 University of Wisconsin-Madison WI $1,038,987 BIG 10
1 Iowa State University IA $1,708,695 BIG 12
4 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK $1,413,618 BIG 12
6 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus OK $1,215,585 BIG 12
63 Cleveland State University OH $382,421 EWL
39 University of Northern Iowa IA $630,201 MAC
45 Northern Illinois University IL $567,917 MAC
38 Central Michigan University MI $657,762 MAC
59 Eastern Michigan University MI $417,305 MAC
7 University of Missouri-Columbia MO $1,212,903 MAC
33 Ohio University-Main Campus OH $745,450 MAC
50 Kent State University at Kent OH $526,762 MAC
72 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL $285,963 SO CON
SOUTH
24 North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC $824,514 ACC
34 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC $714,676 ACC
53 Duke University NC $502,549 ACC
15 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA $989,956 ACC
21 University of Virginia-Main Campus VA $921,959 ACC
28 West Virginia University WV $758,903 BIG 12
62 George Mason University VA $393,788 EWL
27 Old Dominion University VA $758,923 MAC
40 Gardner-Webb University NC $593,382 SO CON
43 Campbell University NC $569,982 SO CON
47 Appalachian State University NC $540,562 SO CON
73 Davidson College NC $269,658 SO CON
42 Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC $575,663 SO CON
44 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga TN $569,789 SO CON
67 Virginia Military Institute VA $338,629 SO CON
In the entire Western United States, we have only 2 that are above the average for all 77:
12 Arizona State University AZ $1,045,074 PAC 12
14 Oregon State University OR $1,035,136 PAC 12
Average spend per school in NCAA D1 = $720,803
It's hard to expect excellence with most of the schools in the West spending less than the average, which by definition would make you AVERAGE.
Here in California, we have:
41 Stanford University CA $583,975 PAC 12
58 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA $445,942 PAC 12
70 California State University-Bakersfield CA $296,998 PAC 12
Here's the post:
"I don't think many people realize how crucial 2 things are to success at the college level: (1) opportunities and (2) funding. So I looked at expenses per school in each conference and here's how it breaks down. Not surprising that the # of All-American's per school follows very closely to the average spending per school in each conference. The conferences are ranked by # of All-Americans per school.
Conference # of Schools Avg Expense/School All-Americans All-Americans/School
BIG 10 12 $1,082,274 34 2.83
BIG 12 4 $1,274,200 11 2.75
ACC 7 $811,535 9 1.29
MAC 9 $672,867 9 1.00
EIWA 18 $620,337 10 0.56
EWL 7 $502,282 3 0.43
PAC 12 6 $648,939 2 0.33
WWC 6 $488,031 1 0.17
SO CON 8 $467,954 1 0.13
Then you have opportunities. Pennsylvania has 11 Division 1 programs in their state. The states of Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona have 10 combined.
WEST - 10 programs
MIDWEST - 23 programs
EAST - 29 programs
SOUTH - 15 programs
The numbers next to each school shows where they rank amonst the 77 D1 programs in terms of money spent per year. The only ones not listed were the military academies, which I guess wouldn't be relevant anyway since they don't have tuition costs and substitute military service.
WEST
12 Arizona State University AZ $1,045,074 PAC 12
41 Stanford University CA $583,975 PAC 12
58 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA $445,942 PAC 12
70 California State University-Bakersfield CA $296,998 PAC 12
55 Boise State University ID $486,511 PAC 12
14 Oregon State University OR $1,035,136 PAC 12
65 University of Northern Colorado CO $373,600 WWC
75 Air Force CO WWC
57 Utah Valley University UT $453,969 WWC
36 University of Wyoming WY $679,603 WWC
EAST
25 University of Maryland-College Park MD $811,829 ACC
22 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA $915,262 ACC
9 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA $1,139,168 BIG 10
74 Sacred Heart University CT $154,875 EIWA
23 American University DC $849,013 EIWA
20 Boston University MA $926,805 EIWA
68 Harvard University MA $324,039 EIWA
77 Navy MD EIWA
37 Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ $670,851 EIWA
60 Princeton University NJ $416,299 EIWA
19 Hofstra University NY $931,543 EIWA
35 Cornell University NY $713,595 EIWA
52 Columbia University in the City of New York NY $524,388 EIWA
54 SUNY at Binghamton NY $490,839 EIWA
76 Army NY EIWA
5 Lehigh University PA $1,339,028 EIWA
26 Drexel University PA $765,843 EIWA
31 Bucknell University PA $749,703 EIWA
56 University of Pennsylvania PA $480,485 EIWA
69 Franklin and Marshall College PA $299,802 EIWA
71 Brown University RI $288,282 EIWA
18 Rider University NJ $941,663 EWL
46 Lock Haven University PA $545,246 EWL
51 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania PA $525,848 EWL
64 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania PA $375,674 EWL
66 Clarion University of Pennsylvania PA $351,331 EWL
48 University at Buffalo NY $538,576 MAC
49 North Dakota State University-Main Campus ND $529,390 WWC
61 South Dakota State University SD $403,594 WWC
MIDWEST
2 University of Iowa IA $1,652,195 BIG 10
11 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign IL $1,055,936 BIG 10
16 Northwestern University IL $979,397 BIG 10
30 Indiana University-Bloomington IN $753,691 BIG 10
32 Purdue University-Main Campus IN $748,937 BIG 10
10 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI $1,114,298 BIG 10
29 Michigan State University MI $756,238 BIG 10
17 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN $944,870 BIG 10
8 University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE $1,156,542 BIG 10
3 Ohio State University-Main Campus OH $1,647,027 BIG 10
13 University of Wisconsin-Madison WI $1,038,987 BIG 10
1 Iowa State University IA $1,708,695 BIG 12
4 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK $1,413,618 BIG 12
6 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus OK $1,215,585 BIG 12
63 Cleveland State University OH $382,421 EWL
39 University of Northern Iowa IA $630,201 MAC
45 Northern Illinois University IL $567,917 MAC
38 Central Michigan University MI $657,762 MAC
59 Eastern Michigan University MI $417,305 MAC
7 University of Missouri-Columbia MO $1,212,903 MAC
33 Ohio University-Main Campus OH $745,450 MAC
50 Kent State University at Kent OH $526,762 MAC
72 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL $285,963 SO CON
SOUTH
24 North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC $824,514 ACC
34 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC $714,676 ACC
53 Duke University NC $502,549 ACC
15 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VA $989,956 ACC
21 University of Virginia-Main Campus VA $921,959 ACC
28 West Virginia University WV $758,903 BIG 12
62 George Mason University VA $393,788 EWL
27 Old Dominion University VA $758,923 MAC
40 Gardner-Webb University NC $593,382 SO CON
43 Campbell University NC $569,982 SO CON
47 Appalachian State University NC $540,562 SO CON
73 Davidson College NC $269,658 SO CON
42 Citadel Military College of South Carolina SC $575,663 SO CON
44 The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga TN $569,789 SO CON
67 Virginia Military Institute VA $338,629 SO CON
In the entire Western United States, we have only 2 that are above the average for all 77:
12 Arizona State University AZ $1,045,074 PAC 12
14 Oregon State University OR $1,035,136 PAC 12
Average spend per school in NCAA D1 = $720,803
It's hard to expect excellence with most of the schools in the West spending less than the average, which by definition would make you AVERAGE.
Here in California, we have:
41 Stanford University CA $583,975 PAC 12
58 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA $445,942 PAC 12
70 California State University-Bakersfield CA $296,998 PAC 12
