SEC says it distributed over $1 billion to its 16 members in 2024-25 fiscal year

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The SEC’s revenue distribution eclipsed $1 billion in 2024-25.

The conference announced Thursday that $1.03 billion had been given out to its 16 teams over the fiscal year that ended on Aug. 31. Fourteen of the league’s 16 members received $72.4 million each, while Texas and Oklahoma — who played their first seasons in the SEC in 2024-25, each got just under $15 million combined from the College Football Playoff and bowl revenue alongside money from the NCAA.

The latest revenue distribution is a near-$19 million increase from the full member payouts in 2023-24.

“The SEC’s annual revenue sharing allows member universities to support elite athletics programs, including sustained and meaningful investment in women’s and Olympic sports that enhances opportunities and strengthens resources, while advancing the academic and athletic aspirations of thousands of student-athletes,” SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement.

“As college athletics continues to undergo significant change, SEC universities are well positioned to deliver new financial benefits for student-athletes while continuing to offer a transformative, life-changing college experience, including debt-free education and comprehensive support in coaching, training, academics, healthcare, mental wellness, nutrition, life skills, and post-eligibility medical coverage.”

While the SEC is the first conference to announce that it has shared $1 billion with its members, the Big Ten will assuredly join that group when it releases its 2024-25 financial numbers. The Big Ten announced last spring that it had distributed over $900 million to its members.

The stark revenue increase for the SEC — and the likely large increase for the Big Ten as well — is largely a product of the conference’s media rights deal with ESPN. ESPN and ABC took over the entirety of the SEC’s football and basketball telecasts in 2024-25 after the conference’s key football game of the week had been on CBS for decades. With the SEC on ESPN and ABC, the Big Ten has TV contracts with Fox, NBC and CBS.

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