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Not many public universities are Michigan (call it UVA, UCLA & Cal, maybe UNC, Wisconsin, Texas). That said, UConn is not at Indiana’s level (yet), even if US News ranks UConn higher (#63) than Indiana (#83).
· US News - IU: #83, UConn: #63
· AAU - IU: Yes (1909), UConn: No
· Students - IU: 42,000, UConn: 22,000
· Endowment - IU: $1.5 Billion, UConn: $300 Million
· Research - IU: $500 Million, $200 Million
· DMA – IU: Indianapolis #26, UConn: Hartford/New Haven #30
· Football Stadium – IU: 52,000 on-campus, UConn: 40,000 off-campus
· NCAA Titles, men’s basketball – IU: 5, UConn: 3
· NCAA Titles, women’s basketball – IU: 0, UConn: 8
· NCAA Titles, men’s soccer – IU: 8, UConn: 2
· NCAA D1 Hockey – IU: No, UConn: Yes
Really, the only advantages UConn has over Indiana is: women’s basketball, a D1 Hockey program, and UConn is a closer (140 miles) to its secondary TV market (NYC #1) than Indiana (230 miles) is to its (Chicago #3) and UConn also has a secondary TV market (Boston #7, 80 miles). UConn does have its immediate TV DMA to itself though as Indiana does have to compete with the Colts, Pacers and Purdue.
UConn competes with the Giants, Pats, Jets, Knicks, Nets, Celtics, Bruins, Rangers, Islanders and whatever out of market NFL team people may like for whatever reason for eyeballs, wallets, and attention during football/basketball season.