SEC announces over $1 billion revenue share among 16 member schools

The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday it distributed $1.03 billion in revenue share to its 16 member universities for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31, 2025.

The total marks an increase of more than $200 million from last year’s SEC-wide distribution of $808.4 million. This is due to a continued growth in television, postseason and championship revenues, according to On3. 

This year’s distribution, which includes bowl revenue for participating programs, averaged approximately $72.4 million for the 14 schools with full-year financial participation. That figure is nearly $19 million higher than last year’s average distribution of $53.8 million for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

New conference members Oklahoma and Texas, which joined the SEC in July 2024, received $2.6 million and $12.1 million, respectively, from bowl participation and designated NCAA funds following their first full fiscal year as SEC members.

“The SEC’s annual revenue sharing allows member universities to support elite athletics programs, including sustained and meaningful investment in women’s and Olympic sports,” commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement. He added that the conference remains well positioned to deliver new financial benefits for student-athletes while providing comprehensive academic, medical and wellness support.

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The $1.03 billion total includes $37.4 million retained by the 13 SEC programs that participated in the College Football Playoff and bowl games.

Oklahoma and Texas previously received $27.5 million each in partial transition distributions last year. Both athletic departments recently reported operating deficits, attributed in part to not receiving the conference’s full financial distribution during the transition period.

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