The Cardinals beat out the Duke Blue Devils for the top spot.
The Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team has been wrecked with scandal recently, and even had to vacate its most recent title.
The good news for the Cardinals, however, is they are still the richest men's college basketball program in the country. Based on the most recent data, the Cardinals have the highest revenue of any program in the country, and it is not even that close.
But Louisville isn't the only scandal-ridden program raking in the money.
The Arizona Wildcats are also near the top. Their head coach, Sean Miller, was reportedly caught on an FBI wire tap discussing the $100,000 payment to secure the commitment from a top recruit.
Below is a closer look at the 25 richest programs in college basketball. Data comes courtesy of the Department of Education and USA Today.
25. University of Dayton — $14,031,059
3-year average men's basketball revenue: $13,171,557
1-year change: +4.1%
5-year change: +30.2%
Total athlete department donations: Not available
Athletics licensing/rights fees: Not available
2016 expenses: $1,861,323
2016 profit: $12,169,736
24. University of Minnesota — $14,172,048
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $13,216,981
1-year change: +12.6%
5-year change: -12.3%
Total athlete department donations: $15,250,676
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $51,849,920
2016 expenses: $2,048,303
2016 profit: $12,123,745
23. University of Florida — $14,200,425
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $12,632,784
1-year change: +6.8%
5-year change: +39.4%
Total athlete department donations: $43,146,263
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $62,151,216
2016 expenses: $1,917,690
2016 profit: $12,282,735
22. Northwestern University — $14,581,162
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $14,591,646
1-year change: +3.1%
5-year change: +24.3%
Total athlete department donations: Not available
Athletics licensing/rights fees: Not available
2016 expenses: $1,816,709
2016 profit: $12,764,453
21. North Carolina State University — $14,611,434
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $13,916,407
1-year change: +7.2%
5-year change: +14.5%
Total athlete department donations: $15,119,174
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $37,032,338
2016 expenses: $1,487,112
2016 profit: $13,124,322
20. University of Alabama — $15,003,656
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $14,076,857
1-year change: +3.9%
5-year change: +27.5%
Total athlete department donations: $29,651,491
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $66,253,910
2016 expenses: $1,831,200
2016 profit: $13,172,456
19. University of Illinois — $15,827,099
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $16,774,156
1-year change: -5.1%
5-year change: -0.1%
Total athlete department donations: $28,531,388
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $44,433,775
2016 expenses: $1,308,101
2016 profit: $14,518,998
18. University of Arkansas — $16,332,876
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $16,230,356
1-year change: 1.8%
5-year change: -1.8%
Total athlete department donations: $25,860,510
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $58,473,384
2016 expenses: $2,286,322
2016 profit: $14,046,554
17. University of Michigan — $16,913,194
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $15,960,646
1-year change: +0.8%
5-year change: 71.2%
Total athlete department donations: $37,581,954
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $62,697,349
2016 expenses: $1,658,202
2016 profit: $15,254,992
16. Michigan State University — $17,548,611
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $17,674,958
1-year change: -0.5%
5-year change: -8.7%
Total athlete department donations: $30,441,924
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $53,914,039
2016 expenses: $2,577,865
2016 profit: $14,970,746
15. University of Texas —$17,567,914
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $17,409,933
1-year change: -2.3%
5-year change: -4.9%
Total athlete department donations: $42,159,118
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $75,014,854
2016 expenses: $2,993,873
2016 profit: $14,574,041
14. Georgetown University — $17,702,377
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $13,134,412
1-year change: 56.1%
5-year change: 76.8%
Total athlete department donations: tk tk tk
Athletics licensing/rights fees: tk tk tk
2016 expenses: $2,559,739
2016 profit: $15,142,638
13. University of Maryland — $17,741,322
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $17,202,172
1-year change: 3.5%
5-year change: 41.6%
Total athlete department donations: $13,676,004
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $46,175,076
2016 expenses: $1,371,837
2016 profit: $16,369,485
12. Ohio State University — $18,250,063
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $20,727,836
1-year change: -8.2%
5-year change: -3.3%
Total athlete department donations: $33,138,103
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $60,429,212
2016 expenses: $1,835,458
2016 profit: $16,414,605
11. University of Kansas —$18,266,319
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $18,476,162
1-year change: 1.4%
5-year change: 11.1%
Total athlete department donations: $24,020,732
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $44,238,082
2016 expenses: $2,149,420
2016 profit: $16,116,899
10. University of Tennessee — $18,322,729
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $17,948,638
1-year change: -1.5%
5-year change: 26.2%
Total athlete department donations: $34,082,765
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $61,453,383
2016 expenses: $1,404,533
2016 profit: $16,918,196
9. Marquette University — $19,327,629
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $17,656,689
1-year change: 5.6%
5-year change: 34.3%
Total athlete department donations: tk tk tk
Athletics licensing/rights fees: tk tk tk
2016 expenses: $4,368,873
2016 profit: $14,958,756
8. University of North Carolina — $21,408,475
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $21,174,115
1-year change: 0.3%
5-year change: -10.8%
Total athlete department donations: $22,926,465
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $33,669,653
2016 expenses: $1,895,969
2016 profit: $19,512,506
7. University of Wisconsin — $23,168,473
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $2,383,494
1-year change: 1.6%
5-year change: 35.1%
Total athlete department donations: $21,499,693
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $59,086,137
2016 expenses: $2,383,494
2016 profit: $20,784,979
6. University of Arizona — $23,434,825
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $21,460,877
1-year change: 7.9%
5-year change: 15.2%
Total athlete department donations: $18,904,155
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $38,271,043
2016 expenses: $3,091,204
2016 profit: $20,343,621
5. Indiana University — $24,560,829
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $23,890,290
1-year change: 6.3%
5-year change: 36.9%
Total athlete department donations: $20,467,570
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $49,690,229
2016 expenses: $2,485,006
2016 profit: $22,075,823
4. University of Kentucky — $27,965,227
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $26,629,669
1-year change: 2.7%
5-year change: 29.5%
Total athlete department donations: $25,039,404
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $65,400,012
2016 expenses: $2,798,158
2016 profit: $25,167,069
3. Syracuse University — $29,322,084
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $28,521,803
1-year change: 9.0%
5-year change: 13.3%
Total athlete department donations: $ million
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $ million
2016 expenses: $2,110,527
2016 profit: $27,211,557
2. Duke University — $34,398,285
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $33,067,995
1-year change: 10.8%
5-year change: 34.0%
Total athlete department donations: $ million
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $ million
2016 expenses: $3,142,715
2016 profit: $31,255,570
1. University of Louisville —$43,960,492
3-year avg. men's basketball revenue: $45,143,036
1-year change: -3.7%
5-year change: 3.6%
Total athlete department donations: $30,391,706
Athletics licensing/rights fees: $38,148,302
2016 expenses: $2,289,807
2016 profit: $41,670,685
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