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NCAA College Athletic Statistics

Total number of NCAA student athletes

420,000

Number of NCAA member institutions

1,000

Number of NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivisions

120

Number of NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivisions

125

Number of Division II Divisions

149

Number of Division III Divisions

236

Number of people who attended NCAA football games each year

47.9 million

NCAA Revenue Statistics

Total annual NCAA College revenue

$10.6 billion

NCAA revenue generated from ticket sales

$5.6 billion

NCAA Revenue annual revenue from rights agreements

$433 million

Amount spent by NCAA college athletics programs annually

$10.5 billion

Annual NCAA expenses

$707.2 million

NCAA Revenue Distribution

Percent distributed to Division I schools

53 %

Percent distributed to Division II schools

4 %

Percent distributed to Division III schools

3 %

Percent distributed to Championships

13 %

Percent distributed to programs and national office services

19 %

Central services (building operations and salaries)

4 %

Other services such as the Eligibility Center

4 %

Average Division I School Revenue

College Men's Football

$15.8 million / school

College Men's Basketball

$10.1 million / school

Most Profitable College Football Teams Revenue Profit

Texas

$93,942,815

$68,830,484

Georgia

$70,838,539

$52,529,885

Penn State

$70,208,584

$50,427,645

Michigan

$63,189,417

$44,861,184

Florida

$68,715,750

$44,258,193

Most Profitable College Basketball Conferences Men's Basketball Revenue

Big East

$154,122,296

Big Ten

$138,054,933

ACC

$133,479,911

SEC

$124,636,534

Big 12

$105,706,308

Pac-10

$80,129,005

A-10

$54,582,759

Total Number of Allowable Sports Scholarships

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Content Author: Statistic Brain
NCAA College Athletics Statistics
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College athletes are being educated, not exploited

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College athletes are being educated, not exploited

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This opinion based article is full of good points on why college athletes shouldn't get a salary along with a scholarship. In this article, they use the point that these athletes get a lot of benefits, such as when they are looking for a job, the employer likes seeing athlete on their resume because they make good employees. Also, they get a free education and get to play their sport at a high level. This website is reliable because CNN is a popular source for information.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/30/opinions/college-athletes-not-exploited-ackerman-scott/

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This article is pointing out that the main difference in college and professional sports is pay, besides getting an education also. They are using the argument that there needs to be a fine line between amateur, college sports, and professional sports. That line is created by pay. College athletes get nothing and pros get as much as they deserve for their play. This site has good information that is reliable.
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-college-athletes-should-not-paid

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College athletes already have advantages and shouldn't be paid

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College athletes already have advantages and shouldn't be paid

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This article is arguing why college athletes shouldn't get paid. The article has a lot of good examples from someone inside the life of a college student and now someone who works for a college. The author used his regular students as an example about working late and not sleeping, but these athletes are having fun, it's a privelage and they shouldnt get a free education with money in the end. Sports Illustrated is a reliable source because it is a very well-known sports site.
https://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/01/20/no-pay

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This is a very reliable source because it is the NCAA website which will have all the correct statistics. It shows how much schools spend on scholarships, the benefits that the athletes get, and how many actually get a scholarship. I will use this information to back up opinions with facts and numbers.  https://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/Recruiting%20Fact%20Sheet%20WEB.pdf

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8 things you should know about sports scholarships

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8 things you should know about sports scholarships

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This website is giving information on what is important about scholarships. I will use this site when talking about how little a scholarship can really be and how likely it is to receive a scholarship. This is a reliable source because it is by cbs news, which is a well-known credible source.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/8-things-you-should-know-about-sports-scholarships/

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This website is breaking down the statistics about college athletes, revenue, revenue distribution, and scholarships. This website will be very helpful when I need statistics from different categories to back up an argument. This is a reliable source because it is a statistics website.
http://www.statisticbrain.com/ncaa-college-athletics-statistics/

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This website provides all of the different types of scholarships and what benefits the athletes get with each scholarship, or without a scholarship. I will use this information when talking about the argument that they shouldn't be paid. This is a reliable source because it is bh the ncaa.
http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/finances/student-athlete-benefits

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Pay for Play Isn't The Answer For College Athletics: The Myth of Parity

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Pay for Play Isn't The Answer For College Athletics: The Myth of Parity

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This article argues against student-athletes being paid for their play on the athletic field. They use the argument that these are students first and this isn't a business. This website is reliable because ESPN is the most popular and reliable sports new source.
http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/9666004/pay-play-answer-college-athletics

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Here’s Why We Shouldn’t Pay College Athletes

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Here’s Why We Shouldn’t Pay College Athletes

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This is the first site that is arguing against college athletes being paid. The article uses little arguments such as a salary versus having a scholarship. A scholarship is untouchable, but a salary can be spent and taxed. This website is reliable because it has good information and reliable facts.
http://time.com/money/4241077/why-we-shouldnt-pay-college-athletes/

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This article is arguing why student-athletes deserve to be paid. The first couple sentences throws out the argument that they get free room and board, tuition, etc. but only a select few get all of that for free, and that is what this article is using to back up there argument.This is a reliable source because it is the most relied on sports network for everything-sports.
http://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/6778847/college-athletes-deserve-paid

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This article is explaining and making a strong case for why student-athletes deserve to be paid for their actions of the sports field. This article will be beneficial to my research because it has different point of views and interviews. This site is reliable because it is by USA Today: College.
http://college.usatoday.com/2016/10/20/should-athletes-be-paid-to-play/

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This article is very reliable because it is by the institute of sports law and has edu in the URL. This article backs up the argument that college athletes should be paid by giving 9 very reasonable points that make a valid argument in favor of collegiate athletes being paid.
http://law.scu.edu/sports-law/should-college-athletes-be-paid/

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The 25 schools that make the most money in college sports

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The 25 schools that make the most money in college sports

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This is a great and very helpful article because it has the rankings of the top 25 schools that bring in the most revenue due to athletics. This is very useful because of facts and numbers to use as evidence. Also, I can use multiple schools to show consistency. The site is reliable because of the information and numbers that are listed under the top 25 schools are consistent with other sites.
http://www.businessinsider.com/schools-most-revenue-college-sports-2016-10/#22-louisville--1043-million-4

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This website is talking about the revenue that Alabama brings in each year because of sports. This article has a lot of helpful information because facts and numbers can be very good when needing evidence to back up arguments. This is a reliable source because it is the a news site that covers the University of Alabama's news.
http://www.cw.ua.edu/article/2016/09/student-athletes-should-be-paid

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This video is from Netflix and it is a documentary about the billion-dollar industry, that is college athletics, and these athletes don't earn a dime of it. This is a good source because it contains interviews from all sides. Also, it will help me understand the point of views to explain it better. Though Netflix isn't the most reliable, this documentary has facts and interviews which is very important when researching this topic.

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My inquiry topic has been a question in the back of my head for a few years now. I've looked into it as my sister played college soccer and dedicated her life to that school for the past 4 years. Also, as I watch these big basketball and football games, I wonder why these college athletes being paid for the publicity and money they are bringing into these schools?