College Football: Pac 12 vs. Big 12 Debate and Comparisons
By Ryan Kay
The second, match-up is Stanford vs. Iowa State and West Virginia.
Location of all three schools: West Virginia University is located in the north-central part of the state with a population of just over 30,000, while Stanford University is located in a city in Silicon Valley with a population of approximately 63,000 and Iowa State University is located in a college town in the Midwest with a population of just over 67,000.
Total Revenue/Endowment: $105,193,311 (USA Today), $19 million (Penn Live), and $213.8 million
Academics: No. 234 (U.S. News & World Report) and not an AAU member
TV/Streaming Market: No. 174 (Nielsen DMA Ranking)
Total Revenue/Endowment: $111,287,492 (USA Today) $52.1 million (Penn Live), $1,350,000,000
Academics: No. 127 (U.S. News & World Report) and is no longer an AAU member
TV/Streaming Market: No. 68 (Nielsen DMA Ranking)
Total Revenue/Endowment: N/A (USA Today) $52.1 million (Penn Live), $28,948,111,000
Academics: No. 3 (U.S. News & World Report) and is an AAU member
TV/Streaming Market: 10 (Nielsen DMA Ranking)
Winner: Stanford wins the second match-up for the Pac 12