Forbes’ lists 20 most valuable college football teams

Forbes releases rankings of the 20 most profitable college football programs in the nation and for the seventh  year in a row the Texas Longhorns occupy the top spot.

Texas has disappointed on the football field in recent years and the transition to head coach Charlie Strong hasn’t resulted in the turnaround Longhorns fans had hoped when Mack Brown was shown the door.

Despite a second straight losing year under Strong, not recruiting at an elite level and not competing for Big 12 titles, let alone national titles, Texas tops the list of the most valuable college football teams, according to Forbes. Texas brought in revenues of $121 million last year but made a 16% boost this year and brought in a staggering $152 million. This makes four straight years Texas has topped $100 million and remain the only team in the nation to top that figure.

To offer up some perspective on the number, Alabama — perhaps the most popular team in the nation only had revenue of $97 million — while Texas had a $92 million profit.

The SEC is the dominant conference on the field and they are the dominant conference when it comes to money as Tennessee and LSU come in behind Texas, albeit a healthy distance from the top spot, and half of the top 20 programs are represented by the SEC. So 10 out of the 14 SEC programs are among the 20 most valuable programs in the nation, that’s how dominant the SEC is compared to the rest of the nation.

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You can see the full list Forbes’ 20 most valuable teams, courtesy of Forbes below.

1. Texas $92 million

2. Tennessee $70 million

3. LSU $58 million

4. Michigan $56 million

5. Notre Dame $54 million

6. Georgia $50 million

6. Ohio State $50 million

8. Oklahoma $48 million

9. Auburn $47 million

10. Alabama $46 million

11. Oregon $40 million

12. Florida State $39 million

13. Arkansas $38 million

13. Washington $38 million

15. Florida $37 million

15. Texas A&M $37 million

17. Penn State $36 million

18. Michigan State $32 million

19. Southern Cal $29 million

20. South Carolina $28 million