Set your cap tier and per-sport split. See dollars per sport, per-athlete averages, and a 10-year projection under the House settlement — in seconds. Free, no account needed.
What it does
Turn the House cap into a per-sport plan.
Pick your cap tier (Power 4 full cap, high-major, mid-major, or a custom pool), set how you'd split it across football, men's and women's basketball, and Olympic sports, and enter roster sizes. The calculator returns dollars per sport, average dollars per athlete, and a 10-year projection at the ~4% interim escalator.
The cap basis
Grounded in the House v. NCAA settlement.
The 2025-26 per-school revenue-share pool is estimated at $20.5M from public settlement summaries, escalating roughly 4% per year in interim years and recalculated on a multi-year cadence. Every figure is a planning estimate, not legal or financial advice.
For athletic departments
From a budget model to a defensible roster.
HDBND standardizes commercial value across your whole roster, keeps every deal inside NCAA and conference rules, and turns earning data into a recruiting and retention advantage. Model your budget here, then book a walkthrough.
Frequently asked questions
What is the House settlement revenue-share cap?
Under the House v. NCAA settlement, each school can share athletics revenue directly with athletes up to a per-school annual cap — about $20.5 million for 2025-26, escalating over the 10-year term.
How fast does the cap grow?
The cap rises roughly 4% per year in interim years and is recalculated on a multi-year cadence tied to actual athletics revenue, so the effective growth can run higher than 4%.
What's a typical football allocation?
Many Power 4 schools model roughly 75% of the pool to football, 15% to men's basketball, and the remainder across women's basketball and Olympic sports — but the split is a school-by-school decision.
Is this legal or financial advice?
No. This is a free modeling tool for planning. Cap figures are estimates from public House-settlement summaries and are not legal, financial, or compliance advice.