Look into D.1 bball budgets

A few things people should know about this government report:

1. All else being equal, state schools will have lower budgets since a major factor in the expenses is tuition, room, and board. Obviously that number is much higher for most private schools x 13.

2. Teams that travel a lot will have a high expense - even if all of those expenses are reimbursed by TV networks or by a tournament. If a reimbursed trip costs $75,000, that number will go into the expense bucket - and the reimbursement will go into the revenue bucket.

3. A team that gets into a postseason tournament will have higher expenses - a few days of hotels and meals, plus the cost of a charter, etc. It is reimbursed, but that doesn't help on the expense side.

4. Several factors involving coaches' reimbursement can affect the number dramatically. For example, if a prior coach is still collecting a paycheck, that is an expense. A buyout in the current year can be a major expense. Some coaches get dramatic payments into a retirement plan (e.g. Ralph Willard in his later years).

5. Teams that play in a big arena they don't own will have higher expenses since they usually pay a significant fee to rent the arena.

6. Almost all midmajors and some majors will show expenses and revenue that are identical. That means that the program lost money and that there was a university reimbursement to balance the budget.

7. Teams that had a number of late transfers who weren't replaced will have lower expenses.

One factor for Fordham is heavy travel expenses in most years.   Fordham had a long trip to the Virgin Islands - plus trips to Richmond, St. Louis, Olean, Pittsburgh, Dayton, Charlotte, D.C., and a few others.   Also the pay scale for coaches is high, of course, in NYC.

Looking further, it appears that the most current Equity in Athletics report is from the 2018-19 season.    Bucknell that year had a trip that went first to Columbus OH, then to S.F. (St. Mary's), then five days in Honolulu for the Diamond Head Classic.   All of that was reimbursed by Ohio State and by the tournament - but it really ran up the expense side of the ledger.

Just guessing, but H-Y-P being pretty low on the list (and well below HC and other PL teams) suggests that salaries of endowed coaches aren’t calculated into expenses.