NCAA football coaches pay rankings, per USA Today

1 (4). Jim Harbaugh, Michigan, $8.04

2 (8). James Franklin, Penn State, $6.7*

3 (13). Ryan Day, Ohio State, $5.65

4 (14). Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, $5.22

5 (15). Mel Tucker, Michigan State, $5.06

6 (18). Scott Frost, Nebraska, $4.83

7 (18). Jeff Brohm, Purdue, $4.8*

9 (26). P.J. Fleck, Gophers, $4.28

10 (30). Paul Chryst, Wisconsin, $3.93

11 (34). Lovie Smith, Illinois, $3.8

12 (35). Tom Allen, Indiana, $3.77

13 (37). Greg Schiano, Rutgers, $3.76

* The compensation and rankings of Franklin and Brohm are based on scheduled school pay rather than total pay. Complete contract terms for both were not supplied to USA Today.

1. Dabo Swinney, Clemson, $1.25 million

2. Mike Norvell, Florida State, $968,750

3. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan, $554,548

4. P.J. Fleck, Gophers, $548,320

6. Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma, $515,000

7. Matt Campbell, Iowa State, $497,124

8. Will Muschamp, South Carolina, $470,000

9. Kevin Sumlin, Arizona, $455,000

10. Dave Doreen, N.C. State, $446,875

2. Ed Orgeron, LSU, $8.92

3. Dabo Swinney, Clemson, $8.32

4. Jim Harbaugh, Michigan, $8.04

5. Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M, $7.5

6. Kirby Smart, Georgia, $6.93

8. James Franklin, Penn State, $6.7 *

9. Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma, $6.2