UC Davis is a Big West program that recently completed FBS transition.
The Sacramento market and Davis's UC system affiliation give athletes solid commercial NIL access.
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The Sideline Staff·NIL DeskUC Davis NIL Spending — $4M Est. 2026
Estimated NIL Spend
$4M
2025–26 est.
Top Sport
Football
$2M
UC Davis is a Big West program that recently completed FBS transition.
The Sacramento market and Davis's UC system affiliation give athletes solid commercial NIL access.
The $4M figure above combines two sources permitted under the House v. NCAA settlement: UC Davis's direct revenue-share allocation and third-party collective deals funded by boosters, alumni, and corporate sponsors. We compile it from publicly disclosed contracts, collective funding announcements, athletic department reporting, and cross-referenced industry valuations, with Football the largest single-sport allocation at $2M.
UC Davis is estimated to spend $4M on NIL in the 2025–26 athletic year, including revenue-sharing allocations and third-party collective deals. This ranks #167 nationally among Division I programs.
UC Davis competes in the Big West at the Lower-Tier level.
Football is UC Davis's top NIL-funded sport with approximately $2M in estimated 2026 spending.
UC Davis's $4M NIL budget can be compared against every Big West program and all 357 Division I schools on The Sideline's NIL Tracker.
UC Davis'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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