Steven A Moderator No. 1 Share Posted December 6 Each conference will receive different payouts based on the number of teams in the conference that make the College Football Playoff. But those teams will be eligible to earn even more money for their conference the further they advance. For the 2024-2025 College Football Playoff: 1. A conference will receive $300,000 for each of its teams in the College Football Playoff that meets the NCAA Academic Progress Rate, which is essentially a team-based metric to hold colleges accountable for their student-athletes' academics. 2. A conference will receive $4 million for each team that makes the 12-team CFP and an additional $4 million for each team to advance to the quarterfinals (eight schools). 3. A conference will receive $6 million for each team that advances to the semifinal (four schools) and an additional $6 million for each team that advances to the national championship game (two schools). 4. Each team that participates in the College Football Playoff will receive $3 million to cover expenses each round. So, the question is, and it is a Hell of a lot more than a $64,000 question, how much of the conference $$$ does the participating teams get beyond the $3Mil for expenses? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Sousa No. 2 Share Posted December 6 (edited) So, according to #2 above, the conference champion of the B1G would earn the conference $4M + $4M just for winning the conference and going to its first game win or lose = $8M. If they win the quarter and the semi to end up in the NCG, it's another $12M for a total of $20M. Said team would also get a direct payment of $3M for each game played = $9M to play in the NCG. If the B1G puts 4 teams in the playoffs, it is a minimum of $20M even if they all lose their first game ($8M for the conference champ and 3 x $4M for the rest). Depending on seeding, if the 4 teams win every game until they would have to play each other in the semi's, ending with 2 B1G teams in the NCG, the maximum payout to the B1G would be $68M ($16M + $16M + $24M + $12M). Edited December 6 by Jon Sousa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
