Some schools - Alabama, Texas, Nebraska, Auburn - are football schools through and through. Others - Kentucky, Kansas, Indiana - lean toward basketball for every one of the 365 days a year. The others, though, could go either way, depending on how each program is performing. People want to go where the party is.
One way to determine where a school's priorities lie is to follow the money. Who do they pay more, the football coach or the basketball coach? USA Today, the experts on all things coaching salaries, has published their list of coaching salaries for the field of 68 participants in this year's NCAA Tournament. We decided to compare those numbers against their football counterparts on campus.
First, a disclaimer. This is far from a representative sample. By its very nature, it's going to lean toward basketball. There are also extenuating circumstances - tenure, market demands, negotiating skills of a given agent - that play into the results. That being said, we found that the biggest basketball names tended to draw the highest salaries (led by Coach K raking in nearly $10 million) but the further you look down the list, the more likely a school is to pay its football coach more than its basketball coach.
Of the 68 teams selected for the 2014 NCAA Tournament, 41 hailed from FBS. Among those 41, we uncovered salary information for 34 of them. Of those 34, 20 leaned toward the gridiron.
Basketball (14)
Duke
Basketball: Mike Krzyzewski - $9,682,032
Football: David Cutcliffe - $1,792,285
Louisville
Basketball: Rick Pitino - $5,758,338
Football: Bobby Petrino - $3,000,000
Kentucky
Basketball: John Calipari - $5,511,381
Football: Mark Stoops - $2,001,250
Kansas
Basketball: Bill Self - $4,960,763
Football: Charlie Weis - $2,503,727
Florida
Basketball: Billy Donovan - $3,905,964
Football: Will Muschamp - $2,734,500
Michigan State
Basketball: Tom Izzo - $3,893,954
Football: Mark Dantonio - $3,640,000
UCLA
Basketball: Steve Alford - $3,473,973
Football: Jim Mora - $2,300,000
Memphis
Basketball: Josh Pastner - $2,650,000
Football: Justin Fuente - $956,779
Arizona
Basketball: Sean Miller - $2,627,806
Football: Rich Rodriguez - $2,150,000
Virginia
Basketball: Tony Bennett - $2,291,100
Football: Mike London - $2,189,703
Wisconsin
Basketball: Bo Ryan - $2,288,500
Football: Gary Andersen - $2,200,000
Oregon
Basketball: Dana Altman - $2,000,000
Football: Mark Helfrich - $1,800,000
North Carolina
Basketball: Roy Williams - $1,827,945
Football: Larry Fedora - $1,730,000
San Diego State
Basketball: Steve Fisher - $909,250
Football: Rocky Long - $800,000
Football (20)
Texas
Football: Charlie Strong - $5,000,000
Basketball: Rick Barnes - $2,550,000
Ohio State
Football: Urban Meyer - $4,608,000
Basketball: Thad Matta - $3,282,000
Michigan
Football: Brady Hoke - $4,154,000
Basketball: John Beilein - $2,498,242
Oklahoma State
Football: Mike Gundy - $3,450,000
Basketball:Travis Ford - $2,450,000
Oklahoma
Football: Bob Stoops - $4,773,167
Basketball: Lon Kruger - $2,200,000
Baylor
Football: Art Briles - $4,000,000*
Basketball: Scott Drew - $2,133,120
N.C. State
Football: Dave Doeren - $2,555,000
Basketball: Mark Gottfried - $2,009,000
Arizona State
Football: Todd Graham - $2,303,020
Basketball: Herb Sendek - $1,804,050
Kansas State
Football: Bill Snyder - $2,803,000
Basketball: Bruce Weber - $1,754,050
Iowa State
Football: Paul Rhoads - $1,712,282
Basketball: Fred Hoiberg - $1,618,750
Cincinnati
Football: Tommy Tuberville - $3,143,000
Basketball: Mick Cronin - $1,552,205
Nebraska
Football: Bo Pelini - $2,975,000
Basketball: Tim Miles - $1,525,000
Iowa
Football: Kirk Ferentz - $3,985,000
Basketball: Fran McCaffery - $1,501,250
Colorado
Football: Mike MacIntyre - $2,403,500
Basketball: Tad Boyle - $1,427,500
Tennessee
Football: Butch Jones - $2,950,000
Basketball: Cuonzo Martin - $1,350,000
Connecticut
Football: Bob Diaco - $1,500,000
Basketball: Kevin Ollie - $1,250,000
Tulsa
Football: Bill Blankenship - $619,549
Basketball: Danny Manning - $480,606
Louisiana-Lafayette
Football: Mark Hudspeth - $803,000
Basketball: Bob Marlin - $400,000
New Mexico
Football: Bob Davie - $760,000
Basketball: Craig Neal - $750,000
Western Michigan
Football: P.J. Fleck - $392,500
Basketball: Steve Hawkins - $312,000