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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/ncaa-finances.htm
http://www2.indystar.com/NCAA_financial_reports/

We were to choose 3 universities and look at their NCAA financial report. The three schools that I chose to look at were Nevada, Connecticut, and Ohio. I looked at the 2009-10 seasons. We were then to find out which 3 schools spent the most on women's basketball on coaches salary, recruiting, and the teams that generated the most revenue.

The Nevada athletic department made $23,157,140 and spent $23,988,811. They lost $831,671. Their top 3 revenue sources were from 1) direct state or other government with $5,850,604 2) contributions with $4,686,526 and 3) ticket sales $3,126,851. Their expenses were spent on 1) athletic student aid $4,665,206 2) coaching salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $4,484,570 and 3) direct facilities, maintenance, and rental $4,146,957.

The Connecticut athletic department made $58,505,719 and spent $58,379,090. They gained $126,629. Their top 3 revenue sources were from 1) Royalties, licensing, advertisements, and sponsorships $11,620,594 2) Ticket sales $11,469,043 3) NCAA/conference distributions including all tournament revenue $9,928,481.  Their expenses were on 1) coaching salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $12,479,566 2) athletic student aid $9,972,360 3) support staff/entities $9,966,967.

The Ohio athletic department made $23,905,953 and spent $22,875,238 and gained $1,030,715. The top 3 revenue sources were from 1) student fees 416,460,250 2) indirect facilities and administrative support $2,253,715 3) NCAA/conference distributions including all tournament revenues $1,180,974. Their expenses were on 1) athletic student aid $6,569,858 2) coaching salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $4,274,001 3) support staff/administrative salaries, benefits, and bonuses paid by the university and related entities $2,325,337.

The 3 schools that spent the most on women's basketball coaches salaries were the 1) University of Connecticut with $1,558,398 2) University of Tennessee with $1,504,297 and 3) Ohio State University with $1,357,009.

The top 3 schools that spent the most on women's basketball recruiting were 1) University of Kansas with $156,547 2) West Virginia University with $149,566, and 3) Auburn University with $147,158.

The top 3 women's basketball teams that generated the most revenue were 1) University of Virginia  with $5,923,235 2) University of Connecticut with $5,555,758 and 3) Texas Tech University with $4,139,664.