ADU: Over 100 sitting Athletic Directors and executive-level administrators who currently are or could soon be a Pac-12 AD were invited to share feedback on each AD job in the league. The data was used to provide detailed insights about the potential for success at each school.
The nine variables utilized to determine the rankings include:
- Athletics facilities relative to Pac-12 peers
- Perceptions about the ability to generate donor & corporate support for the athletics program
- Perceptions about institutional leadership (e.g. President, Trustees, C-Suite) in support of the athletic program
- Perceptions about the quality of the institution’s brand
- Perceptions about the potential for serious compliance & NCAA rules violations
- Potential for Football success relative to Pac-12 peers
- Potential for Men’s Basketball success relative to Pac-12 peers
- Potential for success in non-revenue sports relative to Pac-12 peers
- Quality of Life (cost of living, schools, culture, geography) if all other factors were equal
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