This is the list of schools that finished the year #1 in the above sports. For football, the #1 ranking is based on the writers poll (AP, starting in 1936) and the coaches poll (UPI, starting in 1950 or CNN, starting in 1991). It's possible to have two teams #1 for a given year. Basketball #1 comes from the NCAA tournament (starting in 1939) and one year from the NIT tournament (1938). Baseball #1 comes from the College World Series (starting in 1947). This page states the number of times in each sport a school finished with the #1 ranking.
OPPONENT FOOTBALL BASKETBALL BASEBALL TOTAL
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 7 12 19
UCLA 1 11 12
TEXAS 4 6 10
OKLAHOMA 7 2 9
MIAMI 5 4 9
NOTRE DAME 8 8
LOUISIANA STATE 3 5 8
MINNESOTA 4 3 7
OHIO STATE 5 1 1 7
ALABAMA 7 7
KENTUCKY 7 7
MICHIGAN 2 1 2 5
NEBRASKA 5 5
FLORIDA 3 2 5
INDIANA 5 5
ARIZONA STATE 5 5
MICHIGAN STATE 2 2 4
NORTH CAROLINA 4 4
ARIZONA 1 3 4
CAL ST-FULLERTON 4 4
STANFORD 1 2 3
OKLAHOMA STATE 2 1 3
KANSAS 3 3
CALIFORNIA 1 2 3
DUKE 3 3
PITTSBURGH 2 2
ARMY 2 2
TENNESSEE 2 2
MARYLAND 1 1 2
SYRACUSE 1 1 2
GEORGIA 1 1 2
PENN STATE 2 2
FLORIDA STATE 2 2
HOLY CROSS 1 1 2
SAN FRANCISCO 2 2
CINCINNATI 2 2
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 2 2
LOUISVILLE 2 2
CONNECTICUT 2 2
OREGON STATE 2 2
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 1 1
TEXAS A&M 1 1
AUBURN 1 1
CLEMSON 1 1
BRIGHAM YOUNG 1 1
COLORADO 1 1
GEORGIA TECH 1 1
WASHINGTON 1 1
TEMPLE 1 1
OREGON 1 1
WISCONSIN 1 1
WYOMING 1 1
UTAH 1 1
CITY COLLEGE OF NY 1 1
LA SALLE 1 1
LOYOLA-CHICAGO 1 1
TEXAS-EL PASO 1 1
MARQUETTE 1 1
GEORGETOWN 1 1
VILLANOVA 1 1
NEVADA-LAS VEGAS 1 1
ARKANSAS 1 1
MISSOURI 1 1
WAKE FOREST 1 1
WICHITA STATE 1 1
PEPPERDINE 1 1
RICE 1 1
FRESNO STATE 1 1
This is the list of schools that finished the year in the top 4 in the above sports. For football, the rankings are based on the writers poll (AP, starting in 1936) and the coaches poll (UPI, starting in 1950 or CNN, starting in 1991). The team's highest ranking is recorded for a given year. Basketball comes from the NCAA tournament (starting in 1939) and one year from the NIT tournament (1938). If there was no consolation game, there are two teams that finished the year at number three. Baseball comes from the College World Series (starting in 1947). There are two third place teams unless they played each other. If they did play each other, the team that won is the third place team.
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OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 TOTAL
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TEXAS 4 2 4 5 3 6 5 9 4 42
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 7 6 2 3 1 1 12 2 3 1 38
OHIO STATE 5 7 2 6 1 4 5 1 1 32
OKLAHOMA 7 4 9 4 2 2 2 1 31
UCLA 1 4 11 2 4 1 23
NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 4 4 7 2 2 2 23
MIAMI 5 4 2 4 2 5 1 23
NOTRE DAME 8 5 3 4 1 1 22
MICHIGAN 2 2 4 4 1 4 1 2 1 21
FLORIDA STATE 2 3 4 5 1 3 2 1 21
ALABAMA 7 4 2 4 2 1 20
LOUISIANA STATE 3 1 3 2 2 5 2 2 20
ARIZONA STATE 1 2 5 5 5 1 19
OKLAHOMA STATE 2 1 3 1 1 5 2 4 19
DUKE 1 1 3 6 5 16
PENN STATE 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 16
TENNESSEE 2 5 1 4 1 2 15
FLORIDA 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 15
STANFORD 1 1 1 2 3 6 14
MICHIGAN STATE 2 3 2 2 3 1 1 14
GEORGIA 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 13
NEBRASKA 5 2 4 2 13
ARIZONA 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 13
KANSAS 3 5 3 2 13
KENTUCKY 7 3 3 13
ARKANSAS 2 2 1 1 4 1 1 12
CALIFORNIA 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 10
INDIANA 2 5 1 2 10
CAL ST-FULLERTON 4 1 5 10
MINNESOTA 4 1 3 1 9
COLORADO 1 2 2 1 2 8
LOUISVILLE 2 4 2 8
PITTSBURGH 2 2 2 1 7
ILLINOIS 2 1 4 7
SYRACUSE 1 1 1 2 1 1 7
MISSOURI 2 1 3 1 7
HOUSTON 1 2 2 1 1 7
UTAH 1 1 1 1 2 1 7
WISCONSIN 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
ARMY 2 2 1 1 6
GEORGIA TECH 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
IOWA 2 1 1 2 6
AUBURN 1 1 1 2 1 6
CINCINNATI 2 1 3 6
WICHITA STATE 1 1 3 1 6
NAVY 1 1 3 5
MARYLAND 1 2 1 1 5
OREGON STATE 1 2 2 5
GEORGETOWN 1 3 1 5
ST. JOHN'S 1 1 1 2 5
SOUTH CAROLINA 3 1 1 5
MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 4
WASHINGTON 1 1 1 1 4
TEMPLE 1 2 1 4
NEW YORK 1 2 1 4
HOLY CROSS 1 1 1 1 4
KANSAS STATE 1 3 4
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 2 1 1 4
NEVADA-LAS VEGAS 1 3 4
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2 2 4
TULSA 1 1 1 3
SOUTHERN METHODIST 1 1 1 3
CLEMSON 1 2 3
BOSTON COLLEGE 1 1 1 3
VILLANOVA 1 1 1 3
WASHINGTON STATE 1 1 1 3
BAYLOR 1 1 1 3
BRADLEY 2 1 3
SAN FRANCISCO 2 1 3
WAKE FOREST 1 1 1 3
MEMPHIS 2 1 3
MARQUETTE 1 1 1 3
WESTERN MICHIGAN 1 2 3
MAINE 2 1 3
RICE 1 2 3
OREGON 1 1 2
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE 2 2
DEPAUL 2 2
IOWA STATE 1 1 2
CITY COLLEGE OF NY 1 1 2
SANTA CLARA 1 1 2
LA SALLE 1 1 2
PURDUE 1 1 2
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 1 1 2
RUTGERS 1 1 2
VIRGINIA 2 2
MISSISSIPPI STATE 1 1 2
CONNECTICUT 2 2
YALE 2 2
FRESNO STATE 1 1 2
PEPPERDINE 1 1 2
LONG BEACH STATE 2 2
FORDHAM 1 1
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 1 1
TEXAS A&M 1 1
CORNELL 1 1
IOWA PRE-FLIGHT 1 1
RANDOLPH FIELD 1 1
BRIGHAM YOUNG 1 1
VIRGINIA TECH 1 1
DUQUESNE 1 1
WYOMING 1 1
SEATTLE 1 1
WEST VIRGINIA 1 1
SAINT JOSEPH'S 1 1
LOYOLA-CHICAGO 1 1
PRINCETON 1 1
TEXAS-EL PASO 1 1
DAYTON 1 1
DRAKE 1 1
JACKSONVILLE 1 1
NEW MEXICO STATE 1 1
ST. BONAVENTURE 1 1
WESTERN KENTUCKY 1 1
UNC-CHARLOTTE 1 1
INDIANA STATE 1 1
PENNSYLVANIA 1 1
SETON HALL 1 1
MASSACHUSETTS 1 1
GEORGE MASON 1 1
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE 1 1
ROLLINS COLLEGE 1 1
SAINT LOUIS 1 1
OHIO 1 1
TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 1 1
EASTERN MICHIGAN 1 1
CAL ST-LOS ANGELES 1 1
HAWAII 1 1
CREIGHTON 1 1
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 1 1
CAL-IRVINE 1 1