The Diff: Round One, Day Two

As is annual NCAA tradition, we're displaying the overall athletic and men's basketball budget numbers in the mid-vs.-major games. Just like money can buy you a better car or house, it can also buy you a better basketball team. Having large resources allows a program to keep its coaches, recruit a 15-man roster with no weaknesses, and build giant arenas. Schools without money need to find other ways to counter these things, like intelligence and pluck and a never-say-die attitude. If those intangible things weren't effective, then you wouldn't be seeing all these upsets, would you? There is hope for all of us. All figures from the U.S. Department of Education.

[15] Morgan State vs. [2] West Virginia - 12:15 pm

East (Syracuse) Region - Buffalo, NY
Athletic MORG: $7,497,661 WVU: $49,052,708 ($42m diff/14% of WVU's)
Men's Basketball MORG: $771,768 WVU: $5,183,423 ($4.4m diff/15% of WVU's)

[6] Xavier vs. [11] Minnesota - 12:25 pm

West (Salt Lake City) Region - Milwaukee, WI
Athletic MINN: $58,799,568 XU: $12,815,704 ($46m diff/21% of MINN's)
Men's Basketball MINN: $4,681,298 XU: $3,826,711 ($1m diff/78% of MINN's)

[13] Siena vs. [4] Purdue - 2:30 pm

South (Houston) Region - Spokane, WA
Athletic SIE: $8,970,217 PUR: $57,057,000 ($49m diff/14% of PUR's)
Men's Basketball SIE: $1,835,834 PUR: $3,990,578 ($2m diff/33% of PUR's)

[14] Oakland vs. [3] Pittsburgh - 2:45 pm

West (Salt Lake City) Region - Milwaukee, WI
Athletic OAK: $8,398,651 PITT: $39,741,620 ($31m diff/21% of PITT's)
Men's Basketball OAK: $1,011,479 PITT: $4,407,549 ($3m diff/25% of PITT's)

[13] Wofford vs. [4] Wisconsin - 2:50 pm

East (Syracuse) Region - Jacksonville, FL
Athletic WOFF: $11,181,633 WISC: $91,342,336 ($80m diff/12% of WISC's)
Men's Basketball WOFF: $692,117 WISC: $5,982,027 ($687m diff/11% of WISC's)

[12] Utah State vs. [5] Texas A&M - 4:45 pm

South (Houston) Region - Spokane, WA
Athletic USU: $13,205,337 TAM: $72,449,296 ($59m diff/18% of TAM's)
Men's Basketball USU: $1,988,664 TAM: $6,412,715 ($5m diff/16.67% of TAM's)

[8] Gonzaga vs. [9] Florida State - 7:10 pm

West (Salt Lake City) Region - San Jose, CA
Athletic FSU: $45,125,448 GONZ: $11,009,859 ($34m diff/24% of FSU's)
Men's Basketball FSU: $3,290,857 GONZ: $2,585,784 ($1m diff/75% of FSU's)

[12] New Mexico State vs. [5] Michigan State - 7:20 pm

Midwest (St. Louis) Region - Spokane, WA
Athletic NMSU: $25,065,502 MSU: $62,397,816 ($37m diff/40% of MSU's)
Men's Basketball NMSU: $3,064,460 MSU: $6,872,700 ($3m diff/50% of MSU's)

[16] Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. [1] Duke - 7:25 pm

South (Houston) Region - Jacksonville, FL
Athletic UAPB: $5,127,337 DUKE: $67,820,336 ($62m diff/7% of DUKE's)
Men's Basketball UAPB: $419,388 DUKE: $15,047,984 ($14.5m diff/3% of DUKE's)

[16] Vermont vs. [1] Syracuse - 9:30 pm

West (Salt Lake City) Region - Buffalo, NY
Athletic UVM: $13,718,549 SYR: $44,702,832 ($31m diff/30% of SYR's)
Men's Basketball UVM: $1,201,773 SYR: $6,861,369 ($5m diff/17% of SYR's)

[15] California-Santa Barbara vs. [2] Ohio State - 9:35 pm

Midwest (St. Louis) Region - Indianapolis, IN
Athletic UCSB: $12,965,694 OHST: $98,981,208 ($86m diff/12% of OHST's)
Men's Basketball UCSB: $1,560,826 OHST: $4,363,889 ($3m diff/25% of OHST's)

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