The SEC's revenue "began leveling out" during its FY '17 -- albeit at $650M -- after "two consecutive years of dramatic increases," according to Steve Berkowitz of USA TODAY. Distributions to the SEC’s 14 member schools ranged from $42.8M for Georgia to $39.9M for four other schools. The average per school is about $41M. The new revenue total is "almost exactly double the amount" the conference took in during FY '14. Since then, revenues have been "driven by the start-ups" of SEC Network and the CFP. While it is "likely that its total revenue and per-school distributions will be well ahead of other conferences’, change in that regard is coming." The Detroit Free Press reported in June that it was "projecting revenue" for Michigan from the Big Ten of $51.1M for FY '18, up from $36.3M for '17. Meanwhile, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey was credited with nearly $1.9M in "total compensation" for the '16 calendar year, including $1.8M in base compensation. Sankey replaced Mike Slive as commissioner on June 1, 2015 (USATODAY.com, 2/1).
