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Who spends the most on team travel

Every figure is read from the school's own NCAA financial report — the annual filing each Division I athletics department submits to the NCAA. Ranked by reported dollars, not by results.
149Schools ranked
FY2025Fiscal year
$612.82MCombined team travel
831Reports parsed

Air and ground transportation, lodging, and meals for competition — the line charter flights are paid from.

Rank / schoolReported team travelChange
01

Texas

$15.01M · $15,010,961

+3% YoY
02

UCLA

$14.52M · $14,519,436

+53% YoY
03

Michigan

$13.74M · $13,741,922

−11% YoY
04

Rutgers

$13.48M · $13,482,718

+4% YoY
05

Michigan State

$11.97M · $11,971,848

flat
06

Texas A&M

$11.88M · $11,876,964

−24% YoY
07

UConn

$11.79M · $11,790,991

−13% YoY
08

Indiana

$11.76M · $11,760,441

−7% YoY
09

Nebraska

$11.53M · $11,526,960

+5% YoY
10

Florida

$11.11M · $11,112,290

−21% YoY
11

Oklahoma

$10.94M · $10,941,880

no prior year
12

South Florida

$10.91M · $10,908,945

+24% YoY
13

Kansas

$10.80M · $10,796,459

no prior year
14

Clemson

$10.53M · $10,534,294

−6% YoY
15

Iowa

$10.07M · $10,067,427

−25% YoY
16

Florida State

$9.68M · $9,680,946

no prior year
17

Georgia

$9.67M · $9,665,155

−3% YoY
18

Auburn

$9.66M · $9,655,461

−10% YoY
19

Oklahoma State

$9.61M · $9,612,102

−2% YoY
20

Arizona State

$9.55M · $9,550,429

+23% YoY
21

Alabama

$9.44M · $9,443,129

−9% YoY
22

Texas Tech

$9.22M · $9,220,140

−2% YoY
23

Mississippi State

$9.09M · $9,087,542

+27% YoY
24

Virginia

$9.03M · $9,025,493

no prior year
25

Louisville

$8.91M · $8,905,723

+9% YoY
26

Arizona

$8.45M · $8,446,508

−22% YoY
27

Purdue

$8.09M · $8,085,561

no prior year
28

Georgia Tech

$7.21M · $7,206,113

−11% YoY
29

NC State

$7.07M · $7,070,192

−28% YoY
30

Arkansas State

$6.73M · $6,725,339

+44% YoY
31

Memphis

$6.49M · $6,487,529

+2% YoY
32

Boise State

$6.18M · $6,177,873

+10% YoY
33

Oregon State

$5.91M · $5,905,166

−15% YoY
34

Army

$5.75M · $5,754,515

−5% YoY
35

Nevada

$5.59M · $5,594,434

+9% YoY
36

University of Hawaii, Manoa

$5.51M · $5,509,731

−15% YoY
37

East Carolina

$5.46M · $5,463,328

no prior year
38

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

$5.35M · $5,352,989

flat
39

UNLV

$5.08M · $5,084,080

+9% YoY
40

San Diego State

$5.04M · $5,043,318

−6% YoY
41

Charlotte

$4.76M · $4,763,389

+3% YoY
42

Buffalo

$4.71M · $4,706,715

+16% YoY
43

Florida Atlantic

$4.68M · $4,679,980

+3% YoY
44

Middle Tennessee

$4.61M · $4,607,610

no prior year
45

Kennesaw State

$4.14M · $4,139,990

+38% YoY
46

Fresno State

$4.14M · $4,137,860

−9% YoY
47

California Polytechnic State University

$4.08M · $4,083,211

+13% YoY
48

Ball State

$4.01M · $4,014,223

+42% YoY
49

North Dakota

$4.01M · $4,010,828

+12% YoY
50

Georgia Southern

$3.94M · $3,937,660

+21% YoY
51

Missouri State

$3.91M · $3,914,666

+19% YoY
52

Wyoming

$3.77M · $3,774,921

−14% YoY
53

Colorado State

$3.74M · $3,738,947

no prior year
54

Texas State

$3.67M · $3,671,441

+13% YoY
55

George Mason University

$3.62M · $3,619,852

+4% YoY
56

San José State

$3.60M · $3,596,057

−22% YoY
57

Sam Houston

$3.47M · $3,469,208

+41% YoY
58

University of California, Davis

$3.45M · $3,445,458

no prior year
59

Maine

$3.32M · $3,320,860

−1% YoY
60

Stony Brook

$3.32M · $3,317,848

+10% YoY
61

Prairie View A&M

$3.25M · $3,248,558

no prior year
62

Sacramento State

$3.21M · $3,209,942

no prior year
63

North Dakota State

$3.21M · $3,207,381

+496% YoY
64

Eastern Michigan

$3.04M · $3,040,798

+6% YoY
65

South Dakota State

$3.01M · $3,014,864

−17% YoY
66

VCU

$3.01M · $3,008,082

−26% YoY
67

Illinois State University

$2.97M · $2,974,173

no prior year
68

Morgan State

$2.96M · $2,962,685

+14% YoY
69

University of Northern Iowa

$2.96M · $2,958,631

+22% YoY
70

Florida International

$2.92M · $2,920,960

−12% YoY
71

Western Michigan

$2.91M · $2,909,578

−11% YoY
72

Tarleton State University

$2.87M · $2,865,586

−8% YoY
73

Montana State

$2.86M · $2,863,706

+3% YoY
74

University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff

$2.79M · $2,792,105

no prior year
75

Austin Peay State University

$2.78M · $2,780,652

−16% YoY
76

UC Santa Barbara

$2.75M · $2,751,768

no prior year
77

Vermont

$2.75M · $2,748,077

−6% YoY
78

South Alabama

$2.69M · $2,693,192

no prior year
79

Indiana State

$2.66M · $2,658,623

flat
80

University of Nebraska at Omaha

$2.61M · $2,611,020

no prior year
81

Georgia State

$2.59M · $2,594,369

−12% YoY
82

Northern Illinois

$2.57M · $2,568,952

no prior year
83

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

$2.56M · $2,560,565

−22% YoY
84

William & Mary

$2.52M · $2,523,624

+2% YoY
85

Montana

$2.52M · $2,517,875

−19% YoY
86

Portland State University

$2.51M · $2,507,333

+10% YoY
87

Jackson State

$2.47M · $2,474,499

+2% YoY
88

South Dakota

$2.41M · $2,414,112

−7% YoY
89

Murray State University

$2.32M · $2,320,145

+8% YoY
90

Eastern Washington

$2.29M · $2,294,960

+4% YoY
91

Central Michigan

$2.29M · $2,285,056

−6% YoY
92

Eastern Kentucky

$2.25M · $2,245,624

−1% YoY
93

California State University, Northridge

$2.21M · $2,208,325

+3% YoY
94

UAlbany

$2.20M · $2,196,392

flat
95

Norfolk State

$2.18M · $2,178,281

+53% YoY
96

Towson

$2.16M · $2,164,879

−14% YoY
97

Alabama A&M

$2.14M · $2,136,362

+7% YoY
98

Texas Southern University

$2.07M · $2,074,499

no prior year
99

Stephen F. Austin State University

$2.07M · $2,072,564

−46% YoY
100

Northern Michigan University

$2.05M · $2,049,187

+2% YoY
101

Florida A&M University

$2.03M · $2,026,211

no prior year
102

Florida Gulf Coast University

$1.90M · $1,900,965

−15% YoY
103

Long Beach State

$1.90M · $1,899,560

−18% YoY
104

California State University, Fullerton

$1.84M · $1,836,841

−4% YoY
105

UC Riverside

$1.83M · $1,834,113

+170% YoY
106

North Alabama

$1.81M · $1,812,236

+12% YoY
107

Lamar

$1.74M · $1,740,364

+50% YoY
108

South Carolina State University

$1.73M · $1,726,224

no prior year
109

Jacksonville State

$1.71M · $1,713,921

no prior year
110

Morehead State

$1.69M · $1,689,444

+8% YoY
111

University of Missouri-Kansas City

$1.67M · $1,666,243

−11% YoY
112

Western Illinois

$1.66M · $1,659,544

−15% YoY
113

Chattanooga

$1.64M · $1,643,078

+14% YoY
114

North Carolina Central

$1.59M · $1,591,938

+2% YoY
115

Binghamton

$1.57M · $1,572,319

−3% YoY
116

Oakland

$1.53M · $1,528,613

−26% YoY
117

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

$1.50M · $1,498,136

+10% YoY
118

Eastern Illinois

$1.43M · $1,426,407

+10% YoY
119

Western Carolina

$1.40M · $1,400,963

+12% YoY
120

VMI

$1.36M · $1,360,802

no prior year
121

California State Polytechnic University,

$1.35M · $1,350,786

−2% YoY
122

California State University, East Bay

$1.32M · $1,322,087

+43% YoY
123

St. Cloud State University

$1.28M · $1,277,107

−19% YoY
124

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

$1.24M · $1,235,670

−17% YoY
125

Northern Kentucky University

$1.23M · $1,226,632

−17% YoY
126

Winthrop

$1.21M · $1,207,254

−4% YoY
127

California State University, Monterey Bay

$1.20M · $1,195,232

+8% YoY
128

University of West Florida

$1.18M · $1,179,343

−10% YoY
129

UAB

$1.16M · $1,155,624

−72% YoY
130

Chicago State University

$1.14M · $1,136,110

+17% YoY
131

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

$1.13M · $1,128,864

+58% YoY
132

The Citadel

$1.12M · $1,124,108

+3% YoY
133

Longwood

$1.12M · $1,119,287

−33% YoY
134

Alcorn State University

$1.12M · $1,118,422

−7% YoY
135

Western Washington University

$1.07M · $1,072,479

−11% YoY
136

Montana State University Billings

$1.04M · $1,038,125

+5% YoY
137

University of South Carolina Upstate

$1.01M · $1,005,769

no prior year
138

Radford

$1.01M · $1,005,106

no prior year
139

California State University San Marcos

$913K · $912,697

−3% YoY
140

California State University, Los Angeles

$788K · $788,406

−26% YoY
141

Missouri Western State University

$787K · $787,186

+9% YoY
142

Mississippi Valley State University

$787K · $786,578

no prior year
143

Sonoma State University

$771K · $771,225

+11% YoY
144

University of North Georgia

$735K · $734,926

+13% YoY
145

South Dakota School of Mines &

$512K · $511,780

no prior year
146

Coppin State University

$497K · $496,681

−32% YoY
147

Augusta University

$454K · $454,359

−21% YoY
148

Bowie State University

$439K · $438,966

no prior year
149

University of the District of Columbia

$352K · $352,118

−51% YoY
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.