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States with the most NCAA schools
Pennsylvania has 95 NCAA members; Pennsylvania fields the most teams (1,621).
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| # | State | Schools | Teams | Athletics spending | Per school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 95 | 1621 | $25B | $259M |
| 2 | New York | 93 | 1526 | $19B | $204M |
| 3 | California | 59 | 926 | $35B | $594M |
| 4 | Texas | 53 | 709 | $27B | $508M |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 50 | 831 | $13B | $255M |
| 6 | North Carolina | 46 | 676 | $21B | $450M |
| 7 | Ohio | 45 | 689 | $15B | $344M |
| 8 | Illinois | 40 | 636 | $11B | $284M |
| 9 | Virginia | 38 | 577 | $14B | $379M |
| 10 | Minnesota | 30 | 429 | $5.6B | $186M |
| 11 | Georgia | 29 | 367 | $9.4B | $326M |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 28 | 469 | $6.3B | $224M |
| 13 | Florida | 27 | 417 | $19B | $706M |
| 14 | South Carolina | 26 | 367 | $11B | $436M |
| 15 | New Jersey | 25 | 387 | $8.3B | $332M |
| 16 | Tennessee | 25 | 367 | $12B | $471M |
| 17 | Michigan | 24 | 389 | $13B | $550M |
| 18 | Indiana | 23 | 358 | $14B | $592M |
| 19 | Missouri | 22 | 325 | $6.6B | $300M |
| 20 | Connecticut | 20 | 337 | $7.6B | $382M |
| 21 | Maryland | 20 | 312 | $5.5B | $275M |
| 22 | Alabama | 18 | 252 | $11B | $604M |
| 23 | Kentucky | 16 | 246 | $8.4B | $523M |
| 24 | Colorado | 16 | 202 | $5.2B | $327M |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 15 | 179 | $7.8B | $517M |
| 26 | Iowa | 15 | 258 | $5.7B | $379M |
| 27 | Arkansas | 15 | 196 | $4.5B | $299M |
| 28 | West Virginia | 15 | 233 | $3.7B | $244M |
| 29 | Louisiana | 13 | 162 | $6.9B | $531M |
| 30 | Washington | 13 | 182 | $5.8B | $445M |
| 31 | Maine | 12 | 210 | $1.6B | $130M |
| 32 | Mississippi | 11 | 144 | $5.4B | $488M |
| 33 | Oregon | 10 | 149 | $5.2B | $521M |
| 34 | New Hampshire | 10 | 173 | $2.4B | $238M |
| 35 | Utah | 8 | 105 | $5.8B | $726M |
| 36 | Kansas | 8 | 100 | $4.5B | $560M |
| 37 | Rhode Island | 8 | 149 | $3.5B | $443M |
| 38 | Vermont | 7 | 115 | $965M | $138M |
| 39 | South Dakota | 7 | 88 | $1.3B | $188M |
| 40 | Nebraska | 7 | 97 | $4.7B | $673M |
| 41 | District of Columbia | 7 | 109 | $2.7B | $387M |
| 42 | New Mexico | 5 | 61 | $1.6B | $324M |
| 43 | North Dakota | 5 | 68 | $1.2B | $248M |
| 44 | Hawaii | 4 | 56 | $1.2B | $289M |
| 45 | Arizona | 4 | 66 | $6.3B | $1.6B |
| 46 | Delaware | 4 | 60 | $1.7B | $417M |
| 47 | Idaho | 4 | 48 | $1.6B | $391M |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 46 | $55M | $18M |
| 49 | Montana | 3 | 33 | $707M | $236M |
| 50 | Nevada | 2 | 29 | $1.9B | $933M |
| 51 | Alaska | 2 | 16 | $156M | $78M |
| 52 | BC | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 53 | Wyoming | 1 | 13 | $655M | $655M |