Men’s basketball and football generate the majority of revenue for college sports.
On the y-axis is combined wins for men’s basketball and football for the 2010-11 season, while athletics director salaries are on the x-axis.
The graph compares athletic performance in sports generating high revenues and athletic director pay for all teams in the ACC.
Sources: USA Today “Athletics director salary database for 2011” for AD salaries, and fbschedules.com for sports records.