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NIL Spending · Head-to-Head 2026

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

ACC · #7

$52M

VS
Alabama

Alabama

SEC · #9

$49M

51.5%Spending Split48.5%

Notre Dame spends approximately $3M more on NIL than Alabama — a 6% gap.

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2026 NIL Spend

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By the Numbers

Estimated NIL Spend
$52M
$49M
National Rank
#7
#9
Conference
ACC
SEC
Spending Gap
+$3M
-$3M

Notre Dame — by sport

  • Football$36M
  • Men's Basketball$7M
  • Women's Basketball$5M
  • Hockey$2M
  • Olympic Sports$2M

Alabama — by sport

  • Football$33M
  • Men's Basketball$9M
  • Baseball$4M
  • Gymnastics$2M
  • Olympic Sports$1M

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