Sideline Data Desk · Softball rankings
Top Softball NIL Schools 2026
- Softball market
- $69.0M
- Programs ranked
- 67
- Top program
- Oklahoma · $4.80M
- Tracked total
- $69.0M
- Programs
- 67
- Leader
- Oklahoma
Oklahoma
$4.8M
Softball value
Texas Tech
$3.8M
Softball value
Arizona State
$1.7M
Softball value
NC State
$1.6M
Softball value
California
$1.6M
Softball value
Miami (FL)
$1.4M
Softball value
West Virginia
$1.4M
Softball value
Virginia Tech
$1.4M
Softball value
Georgia Tech
$1.4M
Softball value
Duke
$1.4M
Softball value
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Softball NIL spending by school
Each figure is The Sideline's best current estimate for the active softballroster market. It combines available public benchmarks with roster, conference and player-level inputs. It is not a school payroll, a single collective's budget or a list of verified contracts.
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