Oklahoma blew other state universities away during National Giving Day

The rich get richer, and Oklahoma is obviously the richest university in the state of Oklahoma.

Schools around the country, including in the state of Oklahoma, held massive 24-hour fundraising events on Tuesday for National Giving Day. The Sooners hosted OU Giving Day for the eighth year in a row for their fundraising efforts.

With numbers now out from National Giving Day, it's clear no other university in the state is supported the way Sooner Nation does OU, especially financially.

Sooners raise astronomically more money than Oklahoma State, Tulsa

OU announced that it raised a record $30,167,996 during the 24-hour period. That amount was amassed thanks to almost 7,000 separate gifts from all 50 states and 21 countries.

It's worth noting, though, OU Giving Day is not just for the athletic department, but the university as a whole. That means not that entire $30 million will benefit OU athletics, nor do we know yet exactly how much will go to the athletic department.

On the OU Giving Day webpage, there's a "Find A Fund" tab, where donors can choose where they specifically want to send their money. There are 31 options under "Athletics," including at least one option for every sport in some capacity.

While the Sooners had their OU Giving Day, Oklahoma State and Tulsa also had fundraising efforts down the road. And Tulsa, with an enrollment of about 3,769 students compared to OSU's 26,805, was closer to OU's number than anyone else.

Tulsa announced it raised $5,253,894. OSU raised $1,024,914. For OU, the SEC must just mean more money. The Sooners raised almost 30 times more than their Bedlam rival and over five times as much as Tulsa.

During a time when college sports are more about the money than ever before, it's clear why the Sooners are superior to other universities in the state and competing at a national level more frequently.