# NILnomics > NILnomics is a research and analytics platform covering the business of college sports. We build original data infrastructure — drawing on public filings, financial disclosures, and athletic department records across hundreds of institutions — to power in-depth reporting, interactive dashboards, and financial models. Our work helps administrators, agents, and industry leaders understand how athletic departments raise, spend, and report money. Founded by a data analyst with a PhD in NCAA financial policy, NILnomics pairs academic rigor with decision-ready analysis. This file provides information about NILnomics to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [College Athletics Economics at 10,000 Feet. Visualized.](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/college-athletics-economics-at-10-000-feet-visualized): A quick review of the latest fiscal year 2025 data - [College Sports Wants Enforcement. Its Own Filings Suggest a Narrower Commitment](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/college-sports-wants-enforcement-its-own-filings-suggest-a-narrower-commitment): A new question in the FY25 NCAA financial reports measures the distance between supporting a regulator and supplying one - [NILnomics Does Journalism](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/nilnomics-does-journalism): I put on my investigative reporter hat and do shoe leather journalism - [The NIL Revenue Share Data No One Has Talked About.](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-nil-revenue-share-data-no-one-has-talked-about): This year's annual financial report had a new field explicitly related to NIL. Anyone look at that data? - [More Analytics on Attendance Data](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/more-analytics-on-attendance-data): Diving deeper on some data from FOIAball - [The War Chests: Reserve Funds, Investment Income, and the New Anatomy of Conference Power](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-war-chests-reserve-funds-investment-income-and-the-new-anatomy-of-conference-power): Part three of The Conference Ledger — a four-part NILnomics series built entirely from IRS Form 990 filings. - [The Lane Kiffin Rule Fixes Your Feelings, Not the Calendar](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-lane-kiffin-rule-fixes-your-feelings-not-the-calendar): The hiring vacuum is coming - [The 2025-26 Learfield Director's Cup Results. Visualized.](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-2025-26-learfield-director-s-cup-results-visualized): The scores are out. I focus on the finances that drive the standings. - [What Conferences Actually Keep: Member Distributions, Overhead, and the Intermediary Margin](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/what-conferences-actually-keep-member-distributions-overhead-and-the-intermediary-margin-74cc): Part II of The Conference Ledger — a four-part NILnomics series built entirely from IRS Form 990 filings. - [The Diamond Divide: Inside the Economics of College Baseball](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-diamond-divide-inside-the-economics-of-college-baseball): Every June, Omaha becomes the center of the college sports universe. Eight teams, one title, and a lot of money fueling it all. - [The Media Rights Flywheel: How One Revenue Stream Came to Define Everything](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-media-rights-flywheel-how-one-revenue-stream-came-to-define-everything): Part one of The Conference Ledger — a four-part NILnomics series built entirely from IRS Form 990 filings. - [The Thing About The SEC Breakaway Nobody Is Talking About: The Salary Cap](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-thing-about-the-sec-breakaway-nobody-is-talking-about-the-salary-cap): One chart can tell you just how far apart schools are - [Conference Revenue/Spending, Ranked](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/conference-revenue-spending-ranked): One chart can tell you just how far apart schools are - [NILnomics Saves Arkansas Tennis](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/nilnomics-saves-arkansas-tennis): I got scooped - [NILnomics Hits 1,000 Subscribers](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/nilnomics-hits-1-000-subscribers): Thank you to all our readers! - [Men vs. Womens Basketball, Visualized](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/men-vs-womens-basketball-visualized): Does winning get you whatever you want? - [Why I've Been Gone for a Month](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/why-i-ve-been-gone-for-a-month): Updating you on where I am and where I'm going - [Men's March Madness Economics, Visualized](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/men-s-march-madness-economics-visualized): Breaking down the finances of the most popular tournament in sports - [The Learfield Director's Cup, Visualized](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-learfield-director-s-cup-visualized): College Sports' Most Expensive Participation Trophy - [The Business of College Athletics, Visualized](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-business-of-college-athletics-visualized): An overview of how your school operates as a non-profit/business - [No One Else Has Shown You Indiana's Historical Run Like This](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/no-one-else-has-shown-you-indiana-s-historical-run-like-this): A NILnomics look at Indiana's financial run to the top - [College Football's 2025 TV Ratings, Explained](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/college-football-s-2025-tv-ratings-explained): TV ratings and what they mean for the bottom line - [The Reason For JMU's Success No One Has Noticed](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-reason-for-jmu-s-success-no-one-has-noticed): I hate myself for having to point this out - [The Top 10 Data Guides We Published in 2025](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/the-top-10-data-guides-we-published-in-2025): Highlighting the best insights we published last year - [Happy Holidays from NILnomics!](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/happy-holidays-from-nilnomics): Some holiday hangover thoughts - [Athletics Student Fees - Visualized](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/athletics-student-fees-visualized): Trying to make sense of a complicated financial scheme - [FCS Football Staff Size - Visualized](https://www.nilnomics.com/p/fcs-football-staff-size-visualized): Examining how the other half of the country staffs football.