Comparing CAA vs A10 basketball expenses

With the news officially being announced today that George Mason will be making the move to the Atlantic 10, let's look at the recent basketball spending between schools in both conferences. As it stands now, based on the most recent numbers from 2011, Mason would be ranked 11th in the A10 in basketball spending. That's taking both Butler and Temple out of the equation since they will be gone by the time Mason arrives. The move for the program obviously means that more spending will be necessary to compete in the league and certainly Mason has to be committed to the that by making this move.

Below is a breakdown from the bbstate.com of both the A10 and CAA's spending:

Pretty amazing the difference in spending between Richmond and Xavier, obviously money isn't everything when it comes to building a solid program but it's a factor.

Don't forget the A10 signed a pretty good TV deal last as well, so the school is getting more money in that area than they would have in the CAA.