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NIL Spending · Head-to-Head 2026

Notre Dame

Notre Dame

ACC · #7

$52M

VS
Tennessee

Tennessee

SEC · #8

$50M

51%Spending Split49%

Notre Dame spends approximately $2M more on NIL than Tennessee — a 4% gap.

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2026 NIL Spend

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By the Numbers

Estimated NIL Spend
$52M
$50M
National Rank
#7
#8
Conference
ACC
SEC
Spending Gap
+$2M
-$2M

Notre Dame — by sport

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

Tennessee — by sport

  • Football$33M
  • Men's Basketball$13M
  • Baseball$3M
  • Olympic Sports$1M

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