As part of the upcoming NCAA game, EA Sports used a tier system in terms of compensating programs, and the system was based on AP poll finishes in the past 10 years.
For the Big 12:
1. Tier 1 - Oklahoma State and Utah
2. Tier 2 - Cincinnati, TCU, Baylor, UCF, Kansas State, Arizona, WVU, Houston, and BYU
3. Tier 3 - Kansas, Colorado, Iowa State, and Arizona State
4. Tier 4 - Texas Tech
On3 on X: "EA Sports is paying colleges for CFB25 based on a tier system using AP Poll finishes from the past 10 years Tier 1: $99,875.16 Tier 2: $59,925.09 Tier 3: $39,950.06 Tier 4: $9,987.52 (via @cllctMedia) https://t.co/tFYOO4In3n" / X
For the Big 12:
1. Tier 1 - Oklahoma State and Utah
2. Tier 2 - Cincinnati, TCU, Baylor, UCF, Kansas State, Arizona, WVU, Houston, and BYU
3. Tier 3 - Kansas, Colorado, Iowa State, and Arizona State
4. Tier 4 - Texas Tech
On3 on X: "EA Sports is paying colleges for CFB25 based on a tier system using AP Poll finishes from the past 10 years Tier 1: $99,875.16 Tier 2: $59,925.09 Tier 3: $39,950.06 Tier 4: $9,987.52 (via @cllctMedia) https://t.co/tFYOO4In3n" / X