Connecting Expenditures to Athletic and Academic Outcomes

Revenue, Expenditure, and ROI: Athletic and Academic Outcomes

Part Four of a four-part, fiscal efficiencies series: (Part One: Football Expenditures) (Part Two: Basketball Expenditures) (Part Three: Fiscal Trends and Measures) Rising athletic costs and increased media scrutiny of athletic expenditures has created an environment where athletic leaders are held ever more accountable…

Full StoryJune 3, 2013

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: This Year’s Unit Payouts

Cited in: The 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four is set, and there have been numerous announcements recently regarding conference changes. Now is a good time to explore how much money is going to be distributed and to whom. The…

Full StoryApril 1, 2013

NCAA Men’s Basketball: Student Athlete Transfer Trends

The issue of student-athlete transfers has garnered attention in recent months as the NCAA is reportedly considering changes to the rules governing these transfers. Student-athlete transfers from one school to another school occur fairly often. The reasons for these moves…

Full StoryMarch 4, 2013

Revenue Value in Belonging to a Power Conference: Chad McEvoy

Think Tank Thoughts Why do so many teams switch conferences? To find out, we measured the revenue gains of moving to a power conference. Membership in a BCS power conference is worth $24.4 million in revenue annually. The mean…

Full StoryFebruary 28, 2013

Chad McEvoy: Research Advisor for Winthrop Intelligence

Statistician Nate Silver first drew attention for his work in predicting statistical outcomes in Major League Baseball, before Moneyball made it fashionable to do so. More recently, Silver shifted his focus to politics, using data to predict recent election…

Full StoryFebruary 4, 2013

Football Bowl Association Media Guide Highlights

The Football Bowl Association has engaged Winthrop Intelligence to compile a statistical examination of the 2012-13 Bowl Season, and present a third-party look at the state of post-season football. The FBA Media Guide provides information about 35 bowls all in one place. Highlights for Winthrop Intelligence Readers: For…

Full StoryJanuary 7, 2013

What Athletic Directors Need to Know: A Title IX & Title VII Primer

By: Jennifer A. Harper, Esq. Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C. Win AD recently participated in a panel, in conjunction with Title IX and Title VII expert Jennifer Harper of Jackson Lewis LLP, at the second annual Collegiate Athletic Leadership Symposium in…

Full StoryOctober 29, 2012

Realignment Ratings Index Part II: Assessing NCAA Conference Realignment in the Mountain West & Big 12

By: G.K. Nwosu, Doctoral Student-University of Nevada Las Vegas Conference realignment has arguably been the talk of intercollegiate athletics over the last two to three years. With the topic as ubiquitous as it has been, we found it an appropriate…

Full StorySeptember 11, 2012

Coach Bonus Compensation – Insurance as a Tool to Manage Fiscal Risk, Retain Coaches & Motivate Performance

Head coaches’ salaries increased at a faster pace than total revenue in the 2012 fiscal year ending June 30th, a rate of 11.7% versus 5.7%. This presents a problem, in terms of revenues, for top-tier athletic departments when performance is…

Full StorySeptember 3, 2012

Measuring the Scope and Effectiveness of Outbound Ticket Sales Teams in NCAA Division I Athletic Departments

By: Chad McEvoy and Nels Popp Background Revenue generation is of paramount importance to Division I athletic administrators today, particularly in the external function areas of the athletic department. The need to generate revenue has become even more heightened in…

Full StoryJune 18, 2012

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