Professor at one of the Indiana-Purdue branches, teaches "sports business" valued 171 of the 351 Division I men's basketball programs as if they were private businesses you could buy and sell on the free market, based on "revenue and expenses, cash-flow, risk and growth projection". (the ones he did not rank are the one-bid small colleges kidding themselves by being Div I schools, which can be assumed to have no real value).
The fair price for Herd men's basketball is $11,515,000, tied with Middle Tennessee State as the 121st most valuable team.
Most valuable team in the country, of course, is Big Blue, worth $342M. Most valuable team in CUSA is UAB at 72nd, $31M, with WKU and Rice, also ahead of us. Least valuable team in CUSA is FAU at $4.6M. Least valuable team overall is Georgia Southern at $2.8M.
Among some locals, Outlaw State is 7th at $177M, the Spamies are 65th at $34M, and OU is 116th at $12M. Morehead was not ranked. AAC darling Cincinnati is 70th at $32M. Oft discussed Wichita State is 49th at $39M.
Complete list is (behind a pay wall) in today's Wall Street Journal.
The fair price for Herd men's basketball is $11,515,000, tied with Middle Tennessee State as the 121st most valuable team.
Most valuable team in the country, of course, is Big Blue, worth $342M. Most valuable team in CUSA is UAB at 72nd, $31M, with WKU and Rice, also ahead of us. Least valuable team in CUSA is FAU at $4.6M. Least valuable team overall is Georgia Southern at $2.8M.
Among some locals, Outlaw State is 7th at $177M, the Spamies are 65th at $34M, and OU is 116th at $12M. Morehead was not ranked. AAC darling Cincinnati is 70th at $32M. Oft discussed Wichita State is 49th at $39M.
Complete list is (behind a pay wall) in today's Wall Street Journal.