The $116.1 million is the highest total ever distributed in SEC history and represents a 4.4 percent increase from the $110.7 million distributed to the schools in 2004-2005.
The revenue sharing plans include money generated by football television, bowls, the SEC Football Championship, basketball television, the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament and NCAA Championships.
Broken down by categories and rounded off, the $116.1 million was derived from $47.4 million from football television, $20.7 million from bowls, $13.2 million from the SEC Football Championship, $12.1 million from basketball television, $4.4 million from the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament and $18.3 million from NCAA Championships.
The average amount distributed to each school which participated in all revenue sharing was $9.68 million.
Not included in the $116.1 million was $7.3 million retained by the institutions participating in bowls and $696,000 divided among all 12 institutions by the NCAA for academic enhancement.
Other yearly money distributions, since 1980, are as follows: 1980 ($4.1 million); 1981 ($5.57 million); 1982 ($7.24 million); 1983 ($9.53 million); 1984 ($18.4 million); 1985 ($9.34 million); 1986 ($13.1 million); 1987 ($13.56 million); 1988 ($14.34 million); 1989 ($13.85 million); 1990 ($16.3 million); 1991 ($20.6 million); 1992 ($27.7 million); 1993 ($34.34 million); 1994 ($34.36 million); 1995 ($40.3 million); 1996 ($45.5 million); 1997 ($58.9 million); 1998 ($61.2 million); 1999 ($68.5 million); 2000 ($73.2 million); 2001 ($78.1 million); 2002 ($95.7 million); 2003 ($101.9 million); 2004 ($108.8 million); 2005 ($110.7 million) and 2006 ($116.1 million).-SEC-
SEC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR 2006-07 Dr. Andrew Sorensen, University of South Carolina - President E. Gordon Gee, Vanderbilt University - Vice President Robert Weems, University of Mississippi - Secretary Dr. Michael F. Adams, University of Georgia Larry Templeton, Mississippi State University Marcia Boosinger, Auburn University Judy Southard, Louisiana State University