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TOP TIER UTES' WEEK THREE WHAT EVERY RANKED ROSTER COSTS

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The content leverages high-interest sports data and a controversial premise ('money buys a ceiling, not a record') to drive engagement and debate among college football fans.

Summary

This post presents a data visualization ranking the top 25 college football teams by their estimated 2026 roster value. It highlights the correlation between spending and team success.

Structure

1Title slide introducing the cost of ranked rosters
2List of teams 1-13 with their respective spending and rank
3List of teams 14-25 with their respective spending and rank
4Footer attribution and concluding commentary on the relationship between money and performance

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thenilstandard.com (appears as a source citation at the bottom of the slide; removing it would not change the content of the data presented).

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TOP TIER UTES' WEEK THREE WHAT EVERY RANKED ROSTER COSTS AP TOP 25 - 2026 PRICED ROSTER VALUE - RED = $35M OR MORE 1 TEXAS SPEND RANK: 1 $49.2M 2 GEORGIA SPEND RANK: 16 $30.1M 3 NOTRE DAME SPEND RANK: 9 $35.1M 4 INDIANA SPEND RANK: 11 $33.1M 5 MIAMI SPEND RANK: 5 $37.9M 6 OHIO STATE SPEND RANK: 4 $38.0M 7 LSU SPEND RANK: 2 $42.9M 8 OLE MISS SPEND RANK: 7 $35.5M 9 TEXAS A&M SPEND RANK: 10 $33.1M 10 ALABAMA SPEND RANK: 13 $31.0M 11 BYU SPEND RANK: 40 $21.4M 12 USC SPEND RANK: 8 $35.2M 13 TEXAS TECH SPEND RANK: 6 $35.9M 14 PENN STATE SPEND RANK: 21 $26.6M 15 TENNESSEE SPEND RANK: 12 $31.3M 16 SMU SPEND RANK: 44 $20.9M 17 UTAH SPEND RANK: 35 $22.0M 18 IOWA SPEND RANK: 62 $18.9M 19 MICHIGAN SPEND RANK: 14 $30.8M 20 MISSOURI SPEND RANK: 19 $27.3M 21 OREGON SPEND RANK: 3 $42.4M 22 HOUSTON SPEND RANK: 20 $27.1M 23 LOUISVILLE SPEND RANK: 38 $21.6M 24 OKLAHOMA SPEND RANK: 15 $30.6M 25 VIRGINIA SPEND RANK: 36 $21.8M SOURCE: THENILSTANDARD.COM - ESTIMATES, NOT REPORTED PAYROLL @TOPTIERUTES - MONEY BUYS A CEILING, NOT A RECORD

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#NIL is the new era, but it doesn't always translate to wins, just ask OSU and Oregon 🤷🏾‍♂️ #CFB #football #texas #oregon