Indianapolis Star: NCAA Athletic Department Financial Database
Use the pulldown menu to select by school, or topics such as ticket sales, concessions, advertisements and sponsorships and much more. You can also sort the data. This only covers public universities, as private institutions aren't required to disclose information via Freedom of Information Act filings. You can sort by football conference, basketball conference or see rankings by topics (ticket sales, etc.)
BCSFootball.org
Official web site for background and news on the Bowl Championship Series.
PlayoffPac.com
A political action committee that supports a playoff system.
PlayoffProblem.com
Started by BCS officials and former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer to oppose a playoff.
College BCS
Track the process for determining college football's national champion (not an official BCS site).
Heisman Pundit
Tracks the Heisman Trophy race throughout the college football season. Weighs in with voters and other experts.
College Football Data Warehouse
Facts, stats and anything of interest to college football.
NCAA Databases
A clearinghouse of college sports links.
CollegeFootballHistory.com
Another good football background site.
Chronicle of Higher Education
Resources page usually lists many college sports issues.
Sports Illustrated: Inside College Football
Stewart Mandel's college football blog.
Rivals.com Football Recruiting
Outstanding site for hard-to-find college recruiting info. and breaking news. A network of sports team and specialty sites.
Uwire.com/
Daily updates of national college sports.
PowerBasketball
Offers many articles for coaches and athletes.
InsideHoops.com
An in-depth site run by a professional sportswriter
MapGameday.com
Maps college football recruits by hometown. Sort by conference, school, etc. A very helpful tool.
CollegeRPI.com
College basketball rankings that influence NCAA tournament seeding.
College Insider
A great collection of news and interactive polls and contests.
Division III College Basketball
ESPN Football Recruiting
Expertise from Tom Lemming and others.
USA Today Football Recruiting
An archive of stories and columns from prep football recruiting guru Max Emfinger.
Super Prep
This magazine is the prep football recruiting bible.
College Hoops Insider
A great collection of news and interactive polls and contests.
Mhoops.com
Lists search engines regarding basketball recruiting.
College Sports Council
National coalition of coaches, athletes, parents and fans. Features research and articles on Title IX issues.
CollegeSportsScholarships.com
This is an information and resource site for high school athletes who want to apply for college athletic scholarships. Teaches students basic communication skills.
Chicago Sun-Times: YourSeason.com
A comprehensive high school sports site that incorporates many Web 2.0 features. Site has a lot of recruiting news.
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