TOP NCAA DIVISION I COACHES' SALARIES

Salaries, listed in millions of dollars, are estimates:

Head coach, school 2007 salary

Nick Saban, Alabama $4.0

Bob Stoops, Oklahoma $3.620

Urban Meyer, Florida $3.380

Pete Carroll, Southern California $3.30

Bobby Petrino, Arkansas $2.85

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa $2.840

Les Miles, LSU $2.80

Mack Brown, Texas $2.751

Tommy Tuberville, Auburn $2.625

Jim Tressel, Ohio State $2.450

Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech $2.1

Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee $2.05

Mark Richt, Georgia $2.025

Dennis Franchione, Texas A&M $2.012

Al Groh, Virginia $1.9

June Jones, Southern Methodist $1.85-$2.0

Rich Rodriguez, Michigan $1.8

Tom Bowden, Clemson $1.750

Bobby Bowden, Florida State $1.692

Ralph Friedgen, Maryland $1.692

Bill Callahan, Nebraska $1.690

Mike Leach, Texas Tech $1.6

Mark Mangino, Kansas $1.52

Jeff Tedford, California $1.51

Tyrone Willingham, Washington $1.41

Bret Bielema, Wisconsin $1.395

Gary Pinkel, Missouri $1.32

Steve Spurrier, South Carolina $1.3

Dennis Erickson, Arizona State $1.275

Ron Zook, Illinois $1.25

Mike Bellotti, Oregon $1.256

Pat Hill, Fresno State $1.254

Source: USA Today, Internet research