According to the NCAA’s 2021-22 season report, there were over 520,000 active college athletes in the United States.

Source: https://collegian.com/articles/sports/2023/11/category-sports-debating-fairness-laws-restricting-transgender-athletes/

Additionally, there are eight Pac-12 teams in the top 30 of the NCAA’s NET metric, headed by Stanford (2), Utah (4), UCLA (6) and USC (12).

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/12/30/alexander-ucla-usc-womens-basketball-was-the-best-show-in-town/

He coached current Buffalo Bills quarterback Case Keenum at Houston, where he set what still stands as the NCAA’s all-time records for career passing yards (19,217) and passing touchdowns (155).

Source: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/02/10/kliff-kingsbury-in-houston-to-interview-for-texans-staff/

In April 2021, the NCAA’s one-time transfer rule took effect, which allowed student-athletes to transfer without having to sit out a season.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/2/20/23607365/byu-coach-mark-pope-must-borrow-page-from-kalani-sitake-playbook-before-big-12-play-begins

“I think one athletic director said that the only truth about NIL is that everybody lies,” the NCAA’s new president, Charlie Baker, said in a brief interview at the Final Four.

Source: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2023/04/02/march-madness-final-four-closes/

The NCAA’s active leader in career goals has added 59 goals and 11 assists in 17 starts this season, compiling the 10th most goals in collegiate history with 286 scores.

Source: https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/05/27/lateststories/lacrosse-it-means-everything-hailey-rhatigan-eyes-storybook-sendoff/

Women’s basketball, volleyball and softball lead viewership trends, and if leveraged as detailed in the Kaplan, Hecker & Fink reportcould bring $1.2 billion over 10 years into the NCAA’s coffers.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/karenweaver/2023/03/12/as-march-madness-begins-its-time-for-women-to-play-for-the-money/