Leaderboard
Severance Payments · 80 schools · Latest available year
Rank by
| # | School | Conf | Severance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas A&M | SEC | $27,507,057 |
| 2 |  Oklahoma State | Big 12 | $6,268,862 |
| 3 |  Houston | Big 12 | $5,257,160 |
| 4 |  LSU | SEC | $5,201,818 |
| 5 |  South Florida | American | $4,911,139 |
| 6 |  UCLA | Big Ten | $4,281,307 |
| 7 |  North Carolina | ACC | $3,978,201 |
| 8 |  West Virginia | Big 12 | $3,860,162 |
| 9 |  Florida State | ACC | $3,373,502 |
| 10 |  Nebraska | Big Ten | $2,952,083 |
| 11 |  Louisville | ACC | $2,762,735 |
| 12 |  Missouri | SEC | $2,699,200 |
| 13 |  Rutgers | Big Ten | $2,485,921 |
| 14 |  Colorado | Big 12 | $2,411,156 |
| 15 |  Purdue | Big Ten | $2,253,799 |
| 16 |  Utah | Big 12 | $1,990,894 |
| 17 |  Texas Tech | Big 12 | $1,784,975 |
| 18 |  NC State | ACC | $1,761,826 |
| 19 |  Penn State | Big Ten | $1,746,632 |
| 20 |  Texas | SEC | $1,634,721 |
| 21 |  Kentucky | SEC | $1,593,064 |
| 22 |  Wisconsin | Big Ten | $1,590,446 |
| 23 |  Oklahoma | SEC | $1,585,214 |
| 24 |  Michigan State | Big Ten | $1,421,891 |
| 25 |  Arkansas | SEC | $1,095,892 |
| 26 |  Charlotte | American | $1,084,681 |
| 27 |  Ball State | MAC | $976,994 |
| 28 |  Minnesota | Big Ten | $911,372 |
| 29 |  Ole Miss | SEC | $909,829 |
| 30 |  Virginia Tech | ACC | $880,416 |
| 31 |  Cal | ACC | $879,593 |
| 32 |  Appalachian State | Sun Belt | $870,572 |
| 33 |  Cincinnati | Big 12 | $756,020 |
| 34 |  San Diego State | Pac-12 | $703,985 |
| 35 |  Maryland | Big Ten | $661,024 |
| 36 |  Utah State | Pac-12 | $634,738 |
| 37 |  UMass | MAC | $609,633 |
| 38 |  Michigan | Big Ten | $586,081 |
| 39 |  Illinois | Big Ten | $546,909 |
| 40 |  Iowa | Big Ten | $492,563 |
| 41 |  South Carolina | SEC | $463,203 |
| 42 |  UCF | Big 12 | $398,973 |
| 43 |  Oregon State | Pac-12 | $366,797 |
| 44 |  Central Michigan | MAC | $353,573 |
| 45 |  Kennesaw State | C-USA | $330,783 |
| 46 |  San José State | Mountain West | $308,251 |
| 47 |  Buffalo | MAC | $225,888 |
| 48 |  Miami (OH) | MAC | $211,104 |
| 49 |  Kansas | Big 12 | $176,695 |
| 50 |  UNLV | Mountain West | $107,757 |
| 51 |  Northern Illinois | Mountain West | $100,828 |
| 52 |  Kansas State | Big 12 | $82,758 |
| 53 |  Oregon | Big Ten | $53,333 |
| 54 |  James Madison | Sun Belt | $14,305 |
| 55 |  Ohio State | Big Ten | $11,732 |
| 56 |  Akron | MAC | $0 |
| 57 |  Bowling Green | MAC | $0 |
| 58 |  Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | $0 |
| 59 |  Colorado State | Pac-12 | $0 |
| 60 |  Eastern Michigan | MAC | $0 |
| 61 |  Florida Atlantic | American | $0 |
| 62 |  FIU | C-USA | $0 |
| 63 |  Georgia | SEC | $0 |
| 64 |  Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | $0 |
| 65 |  Iowa State | Big 12 | $0 |
| 66 |  Kent State | MAC | $0 |
| 67 |  New Mexico | Mountain West | $0 |
| 68 |  NM State | C-USA | $0 |
| 69 |  Ohio | MAC | $0 |
| 70 |  Old Dominion | Sun Belt | $0 |
| 71 |  Sam Houston State | C-USA | $0 |
| 72 |  Tennessee | SEC | $0 |
| 73 |  Texas State | Pac-12 | $0 |
| 74 |  Toledo | MAC | $0 |
| 75 |  UConn | Big East | $0 |
| 76 |  Western Kentucky | C-USA | $0 |
| 77 |  Washington | Big Ten | $0 |
| 78 |  Washington State | Pac-12 | $0 |
| 79 |  Western Michigan | MAC | $0 |
| 80 |  Wyoming | Mountain West | $0 |