Central Connecticut is a NEC program with FCS football.
Football is estimated at $0.3-0.5M for 2025-26. The New Britain market benefits from Hartford and NYC area proximity.
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The Sideline Staff·NIL Desk
Estimated NIL Spend
$700K
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Football
$400K
Central Connecticut is a NEC program with FCS football.
Football is estimated at $0.3-0.5M for 2025-26. The New Britain market benefits from Hartford and NYC area proximity.
NEC FCS level NIL
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Central Connecticut ranks #347 nationally in estimated NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) spending for the 2025–26 athletic year, with a combined budget of $700K across all sports. As a FCS program in the NEC, Central Connecticutcompetes with the nation's top revenue-sharing and collective-funded programs to attract and retain top recruits, transfer-portal talent, and returning starters.
The Sideline's NIL Tracker compiles Central Connecticut's reported NIL figures from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry sources. Numbers reflect estimates of Central Connecticut's 2026 NIL budget allocations including football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, and Olympic sports where applicable. Football represents the largest single-sport allocation at $400K.
NIL spending at Central Connecticut continues to evolve following the House v. NCAA settlement, which permits direct revenue sharing with student-athletes starting in the 2025–26 academic year. Central Connecticut's figures include both the school's revenue-share allocation and third-party collective deals from boosters and alumni networks. For broader context, view our complete NIL Tracker rankings or compare Central Connecticut directly to other programs on the NIL Compare tool.
Central Connecticut is estimated to spend $700K on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #347 nationally among Division I programs.
Central Connecticut competes in the NEC at the FCS level.
Football is Central Connecticut's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $400K in estimated 2026 spending.
Central Connecticut's $700K NIL budget can be compared against every NEC program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Central Connecticut's NIL budget combines two sources: the school's direct revenue-share allocation (capped at roughly $20.5M industry-wide following the House settlement) and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors.
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