It is no secret that college sports means big money for many universities. But a closer look at the programs with the largest revenues shows that it is a case of the rich getting richer.
According to data obtained by USAToday.com, of the 20 schools with the largest revenue during the 2011-12 school year, nine are from the Southeastern Conference and six are from the Big 10.
The other four major conferences (Big 12, ACC, Pac-12, Big East) have five schools on the list, combined.
On the next few pages we will take a look at the schools with the athletic departments that make the most money and how that changed from the year before.

Conference: Big East
2011 Revenue (rank): $87.7 million (15)
Change: +0.1%

Conference: Big 10
2011 Revenue (rank): $84.5 million (19)
Change: +11.1%

Conference: Pac-12
2011 Revenue (rank): $85.8 million (17)
Change: +10.3%

Conference: ACC
2011 Revenue (rank): $78.6 million (24)
Change: +27.2%

Conference: SEC
2011 Revenue (rank): $104.4 million (8)
Change: -1.4%

Conference: Big 10
2011 Revenue (rank): $96.3 million (11)
Change: +7.8%

Conference: Big 12
2011 Revenue (rank): $104.3 million (9)
Change: +2.1%

Conference: Big 10
2011 Revenue (rank): $116.1 million (6)
Change: -6.7%

Conference: SEC
2011 Revenue (rank): $87.3 million (16)
Change: +37.1%

Conference: Big 10
2011 Revenue (rank): $122.7 million (5)
Change: +14.2%

Conference: Big 10
2011 Revenue (rank): $131.8 million (2)
Change: +7.7%
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