sidebar - keyur | Extra Points

Division I Baseball Financial Intelligence Report

Oct 8, 2026

•

5 min read

Division I Baseball Financial Intelligence Report

Our comprehensive analysis of Division I baseball program finances, performance and competitive landscape across FY2024-25 and the 2025 season

Matt Brown

FEATURED

Boots on the ground for the first UTRGV football game ... ever

What I learned from a 66-0 beatdown was about more than just football

Matt Brown

Introducing Extra Points Classroom

Here's the best way to bring Extra Points to your class

Matt Brown

Four things we learned from sponsoring our first bowl game

The 2024 Extra Points Bowl is in the books. Here are a few of my immediate takeaways

Matt Brown

The College Sports Industry Data You Need!

Extra Points Library is a growing collection of 5,000 documents from over 200 college athletic departments, organized to save your time and money

Get Access Today

REALIGNMENT

A Louisiana regent suggested a few FBS schools drop to FCS. I'm less convinced.

Is this about saving money ... or something else?

Matt Brown

What I'm hearing and thinking about conference realignment right now

From the MAC to the artist formally known as a MAAC

Matt Brown

The changing math of college sports and TV markets

Bigger isn't always better. But being big certainly can help.

Matt Brown

Gannon, Ursuline, the GMAC, and the realignment lawsuit that could reshape small college sports

A conference realignment battle after a college merger could have massive implications for DII and DIII

Matt Brown

Teresa Gould and the rebirth of the Pac-12

We chatted with the Pac-12 commissioner about where she and the league are going next.

Matt Brown, +1

MAILBAG! What's up with jersey patch sales, realignment, the World Cup and more

Behold! Something to read before your long weekend!

Matt Brown

FOIA FUN

We now know exactly how much a few Louisiana schools spent on athlete payroll

An administrative whoopsie means everybody gets to look at something truly rare: verified payroll data.

Matt Brown

Let's grade Jordon Hudson's UNC FOIA requests

We love to see more folks getting interested in open records requests. But could she be doing it ... even better?

Matt Brown

How much does a halftime show cost? Well, let's look at some contracts

TO THE FOIAMOBILE

Matt Brown

Finally, here are all the FY25 operating budgets for men's hockey

Our spreadsheet series draws to a close with a look at hockey.

Matt Brown

Here are (almost) all of the public school football operating budgets for FY25

Want to know what your favorite school reported spending on football? Here's the data:

Matt Brown

Inside West Florida's plan to reclassify to D1

What emails and interviews can tell us about UWF's strategy, which nearly looked very different.

Matt Brown

LATEST

What I'm hearing and thinking about conference realignment right now

From the MAC to the artist formally known as a MAAC

Matt Brown

Division I Softball Financial Intelligence Report

Our comprehensive analysis of Division I softball program finances, performance and competitive landscape across FY2024-25 and the 2025 season

Matt Brown

What's the deal with insurance in the PCSA?

... and a few other parts of the bill most people aren't talking about as often.

Matt Brown

We now know exactly how much a few Louisiana schools spent on athlete payroll

An administrative whoopsie means everybody gets to look at something truly rare: verified payroll data.

Matt Brown

TV ratings, explained

Here are a few things to know before you freak out, or go to the moon, over the next TV PR email blast.

Matt Brown

The Protect College Sports Act is a bad bill, and I hope it doesn't become law

In my professional judgement, this legislation will not do the things its advocates say it will.

Matt Brown

Dink Pate is in limbo

The 20-year-old former G Leaguer signed with Providence and is on campus this fall as a student, waiting for permission to be an athlete.

Matt Brown

What to think about the "How much did your college football team spend this year?" story

The Athletic's reporting is a meaningful achievement. What does it really tell us, though?

Matt Brown

Of course the SEC tried to stop Lane Kiffin. Ever heard of Wally Butts?

A look back to World War II and another instance of coach facing off against his conference over player (in)eligibility.

Matt Brown

What, EXACTLY, are college Olympic sports supposed to be?

Without a clearly defined mission statement, the rest of college sports is doomed to be a bad-faith political football.

Matt Brown

Does the Group of 6 REALLY want to be minor league baseball?

"OC for A Day" promotions and leaning into superheroes and video games — they really do bring attention and money. But at what long-term cost?

Matt Brown

Could MLB expansion actually hurt college sports?

Here's my potential concern ... especially for the University of Utah.

Matt Brown

Division I Baseball Financial Intelligence Report

Who’d benefit most from the PCSA as written? Who'd lose?

Mailbag! P4 flag football, economic breaking points, FOIA fun and more:

A Louisiana regent suggested a few FBS schools drop to FCS. I'm less convinced.

FEATURED