Yahoo! Sports report: IU athletics ranks 41 of 65 power five schools in overall success

  • 07/07/2017 9:35 am in

According to a study published Thursday by Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports, Indiana’s overall athletic success over the last five years ranks 41st nationally.

Using Learfield Directors Cup standings, which rank athletic departments each year based on their overall success across all sports, Indiana came in ninth among Big Ten schools over the last five years.

The complete order of Big Ten schools, according to Yahoo’s study:

7. Michigan
8. Penn State
9. Ohio State
21. Wisconsin
24. Minnesota
27. Nebraska
37. Michigan State
38. Illinois
41. Indiana
43. Maryland
44. Northwestern
47. Purdue
54. Iowa
65. Rutgers

The report also lists IU’s trajectory as “down,” even though IU was at No. 61 in the Learfield Directors Cup Standings in 2014-15.

Trajectory: Down. Hoosiers haven’t cracked the top 40 since 2013-14, although they’re better off than the bottom-out of 2014-15 (61st).

Additionally, USA Today released athletic department revenues and expenses for 2015-16 on Thursday and Indiana ranked 32nd nationally with total revenues of $95,216,762 and expenses of $94,190,256.

In terms of total revenue, here’s how USA Today’s numbers ranked the Big Ten schools nationally:

3. Ohio State – $170,789,765
5. Michigan – $163,850,616
11. Wisconsin – $132,788,726
12. Penn State – $132,248,076
16. Michigan State – $123,034,495
19. Minnesota – $113,506,279
20. Iowa – $113,249,020
22. Nebraska – $112,142,961
31. Illinois – $96,249,500
32. Indiana – $95,216,762
36. Maryland – $94,101,697
40. Rutgers – $83,974,159
47. Purdue – $78,699,976

Northwestern, a private institution, was not included in USA Today’s figures.

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