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
LOUISIANA STATE 3 6 9
ALABAMA 9 9
MIAMI 5 4 9
NOTRE DAME 8 8
MINNESOTA 4 3 7
OHIO STATE 5 1 1 7
KENTUCKY 7 7
MICHIGAN 2 1 2 5
NEBRASKA 5 5
FLORIDA 3 2 5
INDIANA 5 5
NORTH CAROLINA 5 5
ARIZONA STATE 5 5
MICHIGAN STATE 2 2 4
DUKE 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
CONNECTICUT 3 3
PITTSBURGH 2 2
ARMY 2 2
TENNESSEE 2 2
MARYLAND 1 1 2
AUBURN 2 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
OREGON STATE 2 2
SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 1 1
TEXAS A&M 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 3 4 5 3 6 6 9 4 44
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 1 24
NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 5 4 7 2 2 2 24
MIAMI 5 4 2 4 2 5 1 23
ALABAMA 9 4 2 4 2 1 22
LOUISIANA STATE 3 2 3 2 2 6 2 2 22
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
ARIZONA STATE 1 2 5 5 6 1 20
OKLAHOMA STATE 1 2 1 3 1 1 5 2 4 20
DUKE 1 1 4 6 5 17
FLORIDA 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 17
PENN STATE 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 16
MICHIGAN STATE 2 3 2 2 1 4 1 1 16
TENNESSEE 2 5 1 4 1 2 15
STANFORD 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 15
KENTUCKY 7 3 4 14
GEORGIA 1 2 2 4 1 1 1 1 13
ARKANSAS 2 2 1 1 4 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
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
AUBURN 2 1 1 2 1 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
SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 1 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
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
MISSISSIPPI 2 1 1 4
CLEMSON 1 3 4
WASHINGTON 1 1 1 1 4
OREGON 1 1 1 1 4
TEMPLE 1 2 1 4
NEW YORK 1 2 1 4
VILLANOVA 1 1 2 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
CONNECTICUT 3 1 4
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2 2 4
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 1 1 1 3
TULSA 1 1 1 3
SOUTHERN METHODIST 1 1 1 3
BOSTON COLLEGE 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
VIRGINIA 2 1 3
WESTERN MICHIGAN 1 2 3
MAINE 2 1 3
RICE 1 2 3
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
WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 2
PURDUE 1 1 2
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 1 1 2
RUTGERS 1 1 2
MISSISSIPPI STATE 1 1 2
BUTLER 2 2
YALE 2 2
FRESNO STATE 1 1 2
PEPPERDINE 1 1 2
LONG BEACH STATE 2 2
FORDHAM 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
BOISE STATE 1 1
DUQUESNE 1 1
WYOMING 1 1
SEATTLE 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
VA COMMONWEALTH 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
VANDERBILT 1 1