By: John Taylor (NBCSports.com) -

A lot has been made over the fact that it cost UConn a whopping $1.8 million to travel to Arizona and get their backsides spanked by Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. Additionally, he had been previously reported that both Auburn and Oregon “lost” money at or near mid-six figures for their appearance in the BcS title game.

However, not all schools took a financial bath on their postseason trip. Just most of them.

In a very detailed report by Stanford’s student newspaper, it was revealed that Ohio State netted $288,876 for their Sugar Bowl win over Arkansas, which the Stanford Daily reports earned a $5,525 “profit” from the game after expenses — mainly consisting of unsold tickets and travel, lodging, etc. — are deducted from the conference payout.

Fellow Big Ten member Wisconsin was the only other school to clear even a remotely significant profit, pulling in just a shade over $79,000 according to open-record requests made by the paper. Here’s a graphic the paper provided to show how well financially each BcS participant made out — or, in most cases, didn’t make out — this past year…..

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