For a day of fun in the Florida sun, the University scored more than $1 million -- money received from playing in the CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl against Tennessee.

The University receives an estimated $2.5 million for that bowl, but it must split the payment with the other Big Ten schools. The first million automatically goes to the school that played and the rest is divided.

"Basically, all the bowl money for all the schools go to the Big Ten. The Big Ten has a revenue-sharing policy," said Jeff Nelson, sports information director. "They divide the money and disperse the money."

Athletic Director Tim Curley said the money the University should get is figured into the athletic department's operating budget for this year. The University should have the money by June 30.

The University uses the bowl money to help pay for some scholarships, salaries and travel money, as well as other expenses, Curley said. Because the amount of bowl money is undetermined from year to year, less money than projected could mean reductions in one of those areas.

"Certainly we'd have to do something about it," Curley said. "Hopefully, our projections will be accurate."

Each Big Ten school collects a share of money from all the bowls the Big Ten participates in, said Mark Rudner, an assistant commissioner of the Big Ten.

Of the $6.5 million the University of Wisconsin receives for playing in the Rose Bowl, Wisconsin will receive $1.1 million and the remainder will be divided into 12 equal shares, with the Big Ten conference receiving a part, Rudner said.

"It's one of the ways in which we fund our operation," he said.

Before joining the Big Ten and participating in the revenue-sharing plan, the University kept all the bowl money it received. Last year, the University got $1.5 million from the Blockbuster Bowl. Of that, the athletic department donated $150,000 to the Campaign for the Library.