Kansas-based attorney MIKE GLAZIER topped a list of the most influential figures in Oregon sports after he was hired by the Univ. of Oregon as its "legal point man during the NCAA investigation into the Ducks football program," according to John Canzano of the Portland OREGONIAN. Glazier's firm "billed Oregon more than $200,000," and while UO "faced serious penalties, it avoided a bowl ban, further damage to the brand, and a loss of millions of dollars in revenue for itself and the Pac-12." Glazier is "known in college circles as 'The Cleaner' for his work helping universities work through dicey NCAA investigations." He has an "impeccable reputation," so hiring him "while the brand program was teetering was a brilliant tactic." Without Glazier's "credibility, guidance and influence, Oregon might not have skipped away from its NCAA troubles with little more than probation." It is why Glazier "commands $330 an hour" (Portland OREGONIAN, 7/14).
| RANK | NAME | TITLE |
| 1) | Mike Glazier | Oregon attorney for NCAA investigation |
| 2) | Merritt Paulson | MLS Timbers Owner |
| 3) | Phil Knight | Nike co-Founder & Chair |
| 4) | Paul Allen | Trail Blazers Owner |
| 5) | Larry Scott | Pac-12 Commissioner |
| 6) | Mark Helfrich | Oregon football coach |
| 7) | Neil Olshey | Trail Blazers GM |
| 8) | Mike Riley | Oregon State football coach |
| 9) | Rob Mullens | Oregon AD |
| 10) | Bob De Carolis | Oregon State AD |
| 11) | Terry Stotts | Trail Blazers coach |
| 12) | Dana Altman | Oregon men's basketball coach |
| 13) | LaMarcus Aldridge | Trail Blazers F |
| 14) | Pat Casey | Oregon State baseball coach |
| 15) | Chris McGowan | Trail Blazers President & CEO |
| 16) | Vin Lananna | Oregon Associate AD |
| 17) | Caleb Porter | Timbers coach |
| 18) | Mike Golub | Timbers COO |
| 19) | Damian Lillard | Trail Blazers G |
| 20) | Alberto Salazar | Nike Oregon project coach |
| 21) | George Horton | Oregon baseball coach |
| 22) | Ashton Eaton | Olympic champion decathlete |
| 23) | Craig Robinson | Oregon State men's basketball coach |
| 24) | English Gardner | NCAA women's 100-meter champion |
| 25) | Scott Brosius | Linfield College baseball coach |
