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Best Great Lakes Valley Conference Men's Basketball Programs, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 14 Great Lakes Valley Conference men's Basketball programs by investment score — a composite built from aid per athlete, operating budget, recruiting spend, coaching staff, and head coach salary relative to its peers.

Average aid across Great Lakes Valley Conference men's Basketball programs is $8,427 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $110,517, and rosters of about 18 athletes. Programs near the top tend to combine larger budgets with stronger per-athlete support.

Use this ranking to find programs that back their athletes with real resources, then read our guide on how to compare scholarship offers.

Programs
14
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$8,427
Avg. Op. Budget
$110,517

Top programs

Showing 14 of 14 programs.

1. Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
Aid/Athlete
$11,587
Op. Budget
$151,778
Recruiting
$3,179
Aid/Athlete
$6,991
Op. Budget
$147,671
Recruiting
$4,339
Aid/Athlete
$12,604
Op. Budget
$226,123
Recruiting
$2,969
Aid/Athlete
$8,233
Op. Budget
$89,801
Recruiting
$2,217
5. Drury University
Springfield, MO
Aid/Athlete
$11,006
Op. Budget
$122,401
Recruiting
$2,443
Aid/Athlete
$10,415
Op. Budget
$86,596
Recruiting
$2,492
Aid/Athlete
$9,802
Op. Budget
$81,230
Recruiting
$2,813
Aid/Athlete
$6,283
Op. Budget
$80,145
Recruiting
$4,017
Aid/Athlete
$7,868
Op. Budget
$99,914
Recruiting
$2,892
Aid/Athlete
$7,377
Op. Budget
$103,083
Recruiting
$2,124
Aid/Athlete
$7,723
Op. Budget
$68,781
Recruiting
$1,922
Aid/Athlete
$7,314
Op. Budget
$87,603
Recruiting
$980
Aid/Athlete
$4,581
Op. Budget
$118,238
Recruiting
$3,366
Aid/Athlete
$6,196
Op. Budget
$83,867
Recruiting
$1,772

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