What Every HBCU D1 Women’s Basketball Program Spent in 2024-25
Women’s basketball at the HBCU D1 level has produced NBA lottery picks, Olympians, and coaches who have gone on to…
What Every HBCU D1 Men’s Basketball Program Spent in 2024-25
HBCU basketball has its own culture, its own history, and its own audiences that show up because they always have.…
What Every Division 1 HBCU Football Program Spent in 2024-25
Every HBCU football program has a story. The Bayou Classic. The Magic City Classic. The Celebration Bowl. The rivalries that…
What Does the Protect College Sports Act Mean for Division I HBCUs?
Two weeks ago, four HBCU conference commissioners wrote Congress endorsing a House bill called the SCORE Act. That bill is…
Four HBCU Conferences Wrote Congress But Their Student-Athletes Weren’t in the Room
On May 11, 2026, the commissioners of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southern Intercollegiate Athletic…
The NCAA’s 76-Team Tournament Expansion Creates a New Opening Round Reality for HBCU Programs
The NCAA’s announcement earlier this month landed with the fanfare you would expect. Beginning in 2027, the Division I Men’s…
Florida A&M, Mississippi Valley State Football Barred From 2026 Postseason as Five HBCU Programs Receive NCAA APR Penalties
“These penalties reflect a failure of institutional infrastructure, not a failure of our student-athletes. We are committed to building…
One Game at a Time: How the MEAC & SWAC Earn Revenue from March Madness
The NCAA Tournament pays conferences for every game their teams play. For the MEAC and SWAC, those payments trickle down…
What the SWAC’s Conference Revenue Doesn’t Tell You About HBCU Athletics Finance
Conference Finance · Analysis & Commentary · April 2026 The SWAC’s position as the top-revenue FCS conference is real…
20 Years of HBCU Athletics Finances, Decoded
“We don’t have to match dollar for dollar. But we can’t be no dollar.” — Willie A. Deese Willie…