Ann Arbor – Michigan’s athletic department projects an operating surplus of $2 million and will get a huge bump in funds from the Big Ten’s conference distribution, according to the 2018 operating budget presented Thursday at the University of Michigan Regents meeting.
Noticeable in the released budget is the projected increase in Big Ten conference distribution. Michigan is expected to receive $51.1 million in 2018, a substantial increase from $36.3 million during the 2017 fiscal year in large part because of the Big Ten’s new television contract.
The budget projects operating revenues of $182.4 million and operating expenses of $180.