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Best New England Small College Athletic Conference Men's Football Programs, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 10 New England Small College Athletic Conference men's Football 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.

with an average operating budget of $144,547, and rosters of about 92 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
10
Avg. Op. Budget
$144,547

Top programs

Showing 10 of 10 programs.

1. Tufts University
Medford, MA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$267,105
Recruiting
$45,308
2. Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$195,419
Recruiting
$19,643
3. Colby College
Waterville, ME
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$183,542
Recruiting
$19,935
4. Trinity College
Hartford, CT
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$151,295
Recruiting
$10,071
5. Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$219,764
Recruiting
$11,345
6. Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$86,694
Recruiting
$12,747
7. Amherst College
Amherst, MA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$79,301
Recruiting
$22,633
8. Bates College
Lewiston, ME
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$72,265
Recruiting
$19,322
9. Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$104,527
Recruiting
$30,944
10. Williams College
Williamstown, MA
Aid/Athlete
N/A
Op. Budget
$85,557
Recruiting
$12,849

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