Illinois State is a Missouri Valley program with FCS football.
Football under Brock Spack is estimated at $1.5M for 2025-26. The Normal/Bloomington market benefits from Chicago area proximity.
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The Sideline Staff·NIL Desk
Estimated NIL Spend
$3.1M
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Football
$2M
Illinois State is a Missouri Valley program with FCS football.
Football under Brock Spack is estimated at $1.5M for 2025-26. The Normal/Bloomington market benefits from Chicago area proximity.
MVC FCS level NIL
MVC CBB level NIL
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Illinois State ranks #195 nationally in estimated NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) spending for the 2025–26 athletic year, with a combined budget of $3.1M across all sports. As a Basketball program in the Missouri Valley, Illinois Statecompetes 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 Illinois State's reported NIL figures from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry sources. Numbers reflect estimates of Illinois State'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 $2M.
NIL spending at Illinois State continues to evolve following the House v. NCAA settlement, which permits direct revenue sharing with student-athletes starting in the 2025–26 academic year. Illinois State'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 Illinois State directly to other programs on the NIL Compare tool.
Illinois State is estimated to spend $3.1M on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #195 nationally among Division I programs.
Illinois State competes in the Missouri Valley at the Basketball level.
Football is Illinois State's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $2M in estimated 2026 spending.
Illinois State's $3.1M NIL budget can be compared against every Missouri Valley program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Illinois State'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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