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Ohio State beats LSU... in sales. But LSU reported a bigger profit than Ohio State. Both schools are among the top money makers in college football and the rich teams keep getting richer.

There has never been a better year for upsets in college football than 2007. But there's one place where the traditional powerhouses still dominate -- in the rankings of revenue and profits.

Financial results filed by almost every college with the Department of Education show that the rich are getting richer while the poor college football programs and schools are continuing to struggle.

The top team, based on both sales and profits, was the University of Texas, the 2005 national champion. Last year, Texas was number two in sales. And during the 2005 academic year, Texas reported the most revenue and profits of any big college football program that went to a bowl game.

Texas didn't have as great a year on the field in 2007 as it has in recent years. The Longhorns missed out on making it to the higher profile Bowl Championship Series games, finishing with a a 10-3 record that was topped off by a win over Arizona State in the second-tier Holiday Bowl over Arizona State.

And big money doesn't necessarily guarantee lots of wins on the field. Notre Dame, after all, pocketed $63.7 million in revenue and $45.8 million in profits during the 2006-2007 academic year.

That made Notre Dame number two in sales and profits but it wasn't enough to keep the storied football team from having one of its worst years ever -- the Golden Domers finished with 3 wins and 9 losses.

But many of the other schools going to the BCS games are, not surprisingly, as successful on the financial field as they are on the gridiron.

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