In Reply to: Cronin asking for $5 million dollars more ...... posted by bluebellknoll on March 23, 2026 at 10:37:37
match up to the current Sweet 16 teams?
ChatGPT:
Q: Pretend you are the UCLA athletic director evaluating the remaining men's college basketball teams left in the sweet 16, what is the estimated NIL for each team. Please produce a chart from high to low, so from #1 highest NIL to #16, the lowest and where does UCLA fit into the chart?
A. Estimated NIL War Chest Ranking (Sweet 16 + UCLA)
(Highest → Lowest)
Rank Team Estimated Team NIL Pool
#1 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball ~$18–22M
#2 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball ~$16–20M
#3 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball ~$15–19M
#4 UConn Huskies men's basketball ~$14–18M
#5 Houston Cougars men's basketball ~$13–17M
#6 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball ~$12–16M
#7 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball ~$11–15M
#8 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball ~$10–14M
#9 UCLA Bruins men's basketball ~$10–14M
#10 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball~$9–13M
#11 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball ~$8–12M
#12 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball ~$7–10M
#13 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball ~$6–9M
#14 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball ~$5–8M
#15 Texas Longhorns men's basketball ~$5–8M
#16 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball ~$4–7M
#17 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball ~$3–6M