Who spends the most on men's basketball recruiting
Transportation, lodging, and meals for prospective student-athletes and for staff on official and unofficial visits. These figures are the amounts each school allocated to men's basketball.
Texas
$1.12M · $1,123,168
Missouri
$791K · $791,463
Michigan
$776K · $775,811
Georgia
$768K · $768,101
Oklahoma
$767K · $767,207
UConn
$745K · $744,942
Iowa
$614K · $613,639
Rutgers
$573K · $572,587
Michigan State
$518K · $517,512
Indiana
$483K · $483,407
NC State
$462K · $461,550
Nebraska
$414K · $413,572
Alabama
$375K · $375,453
Purdue
$359K · $359,304
Maryland
$343K · $343,322
Mississippi State
$310K · $309,699
Rhode Island
$228K · $227,604
Oklahoma State
$221K · $221,277
Clemson
$212K · $211,865
Florida State
$208K · $207,742
Central Michigan
$184K · $184,231
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
$176K · $176,081
UCLA
$175K · $174,524
George Mason University
$173K · $173,411
North Carolina
$169K · $169,096
Utah State
$169K · $168,621
VCU
$163K · $163,196
Georgia Tech
$162K · $161,584
Missouri State
$160K · $159,813
College of Charleston (South Carolina)
$145K · $144,756
Boise State
$140K · $139,663
California Polytechnic State University
$132K · $132,480
South Florida
$131K · $130,581
Nevada
$126K · $126,103
Charlotte
$126K · $125,764
UIC
$121K · $120,970
Arizona State
$119K · $118,943
Indiana State
$118K · $117,532
Texas State
$116K · $116,313
Towson
$108K · $107,654
Maine
$107K · $106,964
Purdue Fort Wayne
$104K · $104,397
William & Mary
$103K · $103,305
UC Santa Barbara
$103K · $103,299
Buffalo
$103K · $103,060
University of Hawaii, Manoa
$103K · $102,998
Stephen F. Austin State University
$102K · $101,601
Fresno State
$102K · $101,586
Arkansas State
$98K · $98,483
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$97K · $97,361
San Diego State
$97K · $96,845
California State University, Bakersfield
$95K · $94,959
New Mexico State
$93K · $92,614
UAB
$91K · $90,946
Northern Illinois
$90K · $90,177
East Carolina
$89K · $89,251
Weber State University
$89K · $89,219
The University of North Carolina at
$89K · $89,167
Stony Brook
$89K · $88,824
Milwaukee
$88K · $87,926
Longwood
$86K · $86,426
Marshall
$83K · $83,315
Illinois State University
$83K · $83,188
Murray State University
$83K · $82,574
University of North Carolina Wilmington
$82K · $82,409
UAlbany
$82K · $82,247
Montana
$81K · $81,282
Eastern Michigan
$80K · $80,377
Florida Gulf Coast University
$80K · $79,591
Northern Kentucky University
$79K · $79,484
Vermont
$78K · $77,918
UC Irvine
$78K · $77,530
Sam Houston
$72K · $71,937
Southern Utah University
$71K · $70,972
California State University, Fullerton
$70K · $70,328
University of Missouri-Kansas City
$69K · $69,294
South Dakota State
$69K · $68,691
Oakland
$68K · $68,424
Binghamton
$68K · $67,581
Western Michigan
$65K · $65,049
NJIT
$63K · $63,328
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$63K · $63,157
Austin Peay State University
$63K · $62,544
Idaho
$62K · $62,093
North Dakota State
$62K · $61,735
UC Riverside
$60K · $59,668
Georgia State
$59K · $59,352
Morehead State
$58K · $57,944
Ball State
$57K · $57,373
Florida Atlantic
$56K · $56,059
Middle Tennessee
$55K · $54,714
Lamar
$54K · $53,648
California State University, Northridge
$52K · $52,372
University of Nebraska Omaha
$52K · $51,692
Tarleton State University
$48K · $48,381
Florida International
$47K · $46,941
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
$42K · $42,359
Winthrop
$41K · $41,416
Western Carolina
$41K · $41,025
Portland State University
$41K · $40,900
Kennesaw State
$38K · $38,210
Eastern Kentucky
$36K · $36,087
North Carolina A&T State University
$33K · $33,218
University of Central Missouri
$30K · $29,558
Western Illinois
$25K · $24,727
South Carolina State University
$25K · $24,665
Grand Valley State University
$22K · $22,175
St. Cloud State University
$22K · $21,707
Western Washington University
$21K · $21,468
Emporia State University
$21K · $20,715
Central Connecticut
$19K · $19,367
Northern Michigan University
$19K · $19,355
California State University, East Bay
$19K · $19,247
West Texas A&M University
$19K · $18,812
Eastern Illinois
$18K · $18,139
Texas A&M International University
$17K · $17,283
Minnesota Duluth
$17K · $16,658
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$15K · $15,268
Angelo State
$15K · $14,644
California State Polytechnic University,
$14K · $14,400
California State University, Monterey Bay
$14K · $14,141
Morgan State
$14K · $13,752
Lake Superior State University
$13K · $13,478
Central Washington
$13K · $13,416
Truman State
$13K · $13,101
New Hampshire
$13K · $12,705
California State University, Chico
$12K · $12,046
Michigan Tech
$10K · $10,436
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
$10K · $10,269
Northwestern State
$10K · $9,951
University of West Florida
$10K · $9,819
University of Texas Permian Basin
$10K · $9,634
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
$9K · $9,475
Nebraska-Kearney
$9K · $9,014
Northwest Missouri State
$9K · $8,952
Minnesota State Moorhead
$9K · $8,731
Purdue University Northwest
$8K · $8,461
Columbus State University
$8K · $8,120
Montana State University Billings
$8K · $7,974
Sonoma State University
$8K · $7,905
Western Colorado University
$8K · $7,855
New Mexico Highlands University
$8K · $7,533
Eastern New Mexico University
$7K · $7,408
University of Minnesota, Crookston
$7K · $6,986
East Stroudsburg University of
$7K · $6,825
University of West Georgia
$7K · $6,628
Alabama A&M
$7K · $6,500
California State University, Los Angeles
$6K · $6,390
Texas A&M-Kingsville
$6K · $6,337
Texas Woman's University
$6K · $5,676
Midwestern State University
$6K · $5,505
West Virginia State University
$5K · $5,486
Missouri Western State University
$5K · $5,425
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
$5K · $5,043
Augusta University
$5K · $5,000
Fort Lewis College
$5K · $4,956
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
$5K · $4,561
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
$4K · $4,083
Georgia College
$4K · $3,903
Jackson State
$4K · $3,859
Albany State University (Georgia)
$4K · $3,666
Cameron University
$4K · $3,588
University of North Georgia
$3K · $3,084
Southeastern Oklahoma State
$2K · $2,151
College of Staten Island
$2K · $2,000
West Liberty University
$2K · $1,833
Northeastern State University
$2K · $1,770
Ferris State
$2K · $1,700
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
$2K · $1,555
Frostburg State
$1K · $1,250
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
$1K · $1,130
Fort Valley State
$910 · $910
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
$875 · $875
California State University San Marcos
$677 · $677
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
$516 · $516
Chicago State University
$448 · $448
Winston-Salem State University
$444 · $444
Queens College (New York)
$300 · $300
Coppin State University
$0 · $0
How to read these rankings
These figures come from filed NCAA financial reports collected in our document corpus and parsed from the report text. 831 reports parsed cleanly; 56 could not be read and are absent from these rankings, so a school missing from a year has not necessarily reported nothing.
Football and basketball views come from the report's per-sport allocation tables. They cover recruiting and team travel, not aviation alone: commercial airfare, buses, hotels, meals, and other eligible costs share the same lines. A school can also leave some expenses unallocated.
Private universities have no public-disclosure obligation and generally do not appear. Fiscal years are not uniform — most close June 30, but some schools close on a different date, so a single “FY” column compares slightly different periods. Schools also categorize inconsistently between reports, so treat cross-school gaps of a few percent as noise rather than signal.