The Big Ten just redefined what it means to be a power conference, and the money now reflects that.

The league announced Friday it generated nearly $1.47 billion in the 2024-25 fiscal year , distributing $1.37 billion to its 18 member schools.

That is a $490 million jump over the prior year's $883 million distribution and, by a wide margin, the largest in conference history.

To put that in national perspective: the Big Ten's payout topped the SEC's $1.03 billion distribution by $340 million, while the entire Big 12 reported just $460 million in overall revenue in its most recently available tax filing.

Ohio State's national title translated directly to dollars

No school benefited more from the Big Ten's revenue boom than Ohio State.…