The Orlando Sentinel is doing a six-part series “Tough times: College sports and the economy”. Yesterday the newspaper released the ranking of all Football Bowl Subdivision schools based on the revenue they took in during the 2007-2008 reporting year.

“These revenues include generated revenue (such as proceeds from ticket sales and sponsorships) and allocated revenue (such as tuition waivers, money from student fees and direct institutional support.)”

The Terps came in the list at No. 41, bringing in more than $54 million. Maryland ranked seventh overall in the ACC, which was led by Duke surprisingly. The Blue Devils brought in more than $67 million, which ranks No. 23 among college football teams.

Here is the breakdown of the ACC with overall rank in parentheses:
1.) Duke (23) – $67,820,335
2.) Virginia (26) – $65,400,485
3.) North Carolina (31) – $61,263,269
4.) Boston College (32) – $61,203,340
5.) Clemson (34) – $59,126,212
6.) Virginia Tech (37) – $56,029,172
7.) Maryland (41) – $54,171,741
8.) Georgia Tech (49) – $47,126,247
9.) Miami (51) – $46,849,990
10.) Florida State (53) – $45,414,953
11.) North Carolina State (55) – $44,553,795
12.) Wake Forest (60) – $39,961,624

It would be interesting to compare this list with how much money each school is funneling into their football program. That could be the main reason why Duke ranks so high on this list.

Chris Eckard is a staff writer for The Diamondback. He can be reached at eckarddbk@gmail.com