Estimated NIL Spend
$1M
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Men's Basketball
$600K
Sacred Heart is a MAAC program with FCS football.
Men's basketball receives primary NIL investment. The Fairfield, Connecticut market gives Sacred Heart athletes strong commercial NIL access from Connecticut's wealthy Fairfield County and NYC metro proximity.
Fairfield County wealth creates strong commercial NIL
NEC FCS level NIL
Baseball, soccer, track, volleyball, lacrosse, swimming, hockey, rowing
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Sacred Heart ranks #308 nationally in estimated NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) spending for the 2025–26 athletic year, with a combined budget of $1M across all sports. As a Basketball program in the MAAC, Sacred Heartcompetes 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 Sacred Heart's reported NIL figures from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry sources. Numbers reflect estimates of Sacred Heart's 2026 NIL budget allocations including football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball, and Olympic sports where applicable. Men's Basketball represents the largest single-sport allocation at $600K.
NIL spending at Sacred Heart continues to evolve following the House v. NCAA settlement, which permits direct revenue sharing with student-athletes starting in the 2025–26 academic year. Sacred Heart'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 Sacred Heart directly to other programs on the NIL Compare tool.
Sacred Heart is estimated to spend $1M on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #308 nationally among Division I programs.
Sacred Heart competes in the MAAC at the Basketball level.
Men's Basketball is Sacred Heart's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $600K in estimated 2026 spending.
Sacred Heart's $1M NIL budget can be compared against every MAAC program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
Sacred Heart'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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