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Best D1 Men's Basketball Programs in Louisiana, Ranked by Resources

Not every program invests equally in its athletes. Below, we've ranked all 12 D1 men's Basketball programs in Louisiana 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 D1 men's Basketball programs in Louisiana is $19,599 per athlete, with an average operating budget of $632,680, and rosters of about 16 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
12
Avg. Aid/Athlete
$19,599
Avg. Op. Budget
$632,680

Top programs

Showing 12 of 12 programs.

1. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA
Aid/Athlete
$28,208
Op. Budget
$2,307,273
Recruiting
$290,835
2. Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Aid/Athlete
$51,666
Op. Budget
$1,551,293
Recruiting
$82,667
3. Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA
Aid/Athlete
$21,289
Op. Budget
$672,298
Recruiting
$38,809
4. University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
Aid/Athlete
$23,166
Op. Budget
$629,057
Recruiting
$37,278
5. McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
Aid/Athlete
$14,720
Op. Budget
$600,259
Recruiting
$22,901
6. University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA
Aid/Athlete
$18,349
Op. Budget
$305,284
Recruiting
$14,450
7. Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA
Aid/Athlete
$16,677
Op. Budget
$282,479
Recruiting
$12,835
8. Grambling State University
Grambling, LA
Aid/Athlete
$11,296
Op. Budget
$327,309
Recruiting
$12,058
9. Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
Aid/Athlete
$15,149
Op. Budget
$283,528
Recruiting
$5,850
10. Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
Aid/Athlete
$8,746
Op. Budget
$270,501
Recruiting
$3,896
11. Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA
Aid/Athlete
$10,078
Op. Budget
$325,733
Recruiting
$5,926
12. University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Aid/Athlete
$15,850
Op. Budget
$37,150
Recruiting
$8,194

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