Big Ten power rankings - what ACC and Big 12 schools are conference expansion targets? (2024)

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Is the Big Ten the richest conference? ›

The five leagues combined to generate $3.55 billion in the 2022-23 fiscal year, with the Big Ten reporting revenue of $879.9 million compared with $852.6 million for the SEC. The ACC saw the most significant increase, going from $617 million in 2021-22 to $707 million.

With the additions of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Oregon, University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Washington into the conference, 2024 will be the first season with 18 teams and no divisional format.

Clemson Tigers

Clemson makes a ton of sense in the Big 10. Its football program, even though the past few years have been “down,” would immediately challenge Ohio State and Michigan atop the leaderboard.

It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of 10 prominent universities, which accounts for its name. As of August 2024, it consists of 18 member institutions and 2 affiliate institutions.

Yet despite the record growth, the ACC remains behind the Big Ten (nearly $880 million) and SEC ($852.6 million). That gap will grow larger in the coming years with new television deals for both the Big Ten and SEC bringing in more revenue.

The top 3 biggest spenders are Ohio State, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Northwestern and the University of Michigan have the most selective acceptance rates among the fourteen schools. Moreover, Northwestern is also the smallest school on the list. Other schools are generally not as demanding.

UCLA and USC Join the Conference

Beginning in the 2024 season, the Big Ten Conference will feature 16 teams for the first time in conference history - adding both UCLA and USC into the mix.

The Ohio State University has the largest undergraduate enrollment in the Big Ten. Northwestern is the smallest. The University of Nebraska has the lowest 4-year and 6-year graduation rates in the conference. The University of Iowa provides the highest percentage of students with grant aid.

Clemson University is the second-largest university in South Carolina and has seen tremendous growth over the past decade. Currently, the school has 21,653 undergraduate students and 5,688 graduate students on campus, with over 80 majors and 90 minors, respectively.

Which conference would Clemson join? ›

The Big Ten is now the Big Twenty. ACC universities Clemson and Florida announced they will join the Big Ten following the conclusion of the 2024-2025 school year.

Clemson University is a large public university located on a suburban campus in Clemson, South Carolina. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 21,653, and admissions are very selective, with an acceptance rate of 49%.

The 2024 season will be the first with no divisions and will feature 18 teams across the conference. Because there will no longer be divisions, the Big Ten Championship game will feature the top two teams in the overall conference standings at the end of the regular season.

The 2024 season is the first season for the Big 12 to have 16 members, with the departure of Oklahoma and Texas, the return of Colorado after a 13-season absence, and the addition of Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah.

Each SEC team will play eight conference football games plus at least one required opponent from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12 or major independent, each team will have two open dates.. The 2024 season will be the first year the SEC will play a schedule without divisional competition since 1991.

The Big Ten Conference had nearly $880 million in total revenue and distributed about $60.5 million to each of its 12 longest-standing schools during its 2023 fiscal year, the conference's newly released federal tax records show.

Big Ten remains Power Five revenue leader with $880 million haul for 2023 fiscal year, per report.

The Southeastern Conference took in $852.5 million of revenue during its 2023 fiscal year, setting a college athletic conference record for earnings—at least for the time being— according to a copy of its latest tax return filed this week.

Northwestern's tuition and fees are consistently the highest in the Big Ten by a considerable margin compared to average in-state tuition rates and by a smaller margin compared to average out-of-state tuition rates.