The CMU Men's Basketball team huddles before their game against Bowling Green at Quicken Loans Arena, Thursday, March 10, 2016. Monica Bradburn | Assistant Photo Editor
The Central Michigan men's basketball program ranked sixth of the 12 Mid-American Conference teams, valued at $9.4 million in 2015 according to the Wall Street Journal.
The program was valued at $6.7 million in 2015, equating to a 40.5 percent increase — the seventh largest increase of the 174 NCAA Division I teams studied.
Ryan Brewer, an assistant professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus, puts together the annual study.