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 1 13
ALABAMA 12 12
TEXAS 4 6 10
OKLAHOMA 7 2 9
LOUISIANA STATE 3 6 9
MIAMI 5 4 9
OHIO STATE 6 1 1 8
NOTRE DAME 8 8
KENTUCKY 8 8
MINNESOTA 4 3 7
FLORIDA 3 2 1 6
NORTH CAROLINA 6 6
MICHIGAN 2 1 2 5
NEBRASKA 5 5
INDIANA 5 5
DUKE 5 5
ARIZONA 1 4 5
ARIZONA STATE 5 5
MICHIGAN STATE 2 2 4
CONNECTICUT 4 4
CAL ST-FULLERTON 4 4
CLEMSON 3 3
FLORIDA STATE 3 3
STANFORD 1 2 3
OKLAHOMA STATE 2 1 3
KANSAS 3 3
CALIFORNIA 1 2 3
LOUISVILLE 3 3
VILLANOVA 3 3
OREGON STATE 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
HOLY CROSS 1 1 2
SAN FRANCISCO 2 2
CINCINNATI 2 2
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 2 2
VIRGINIA 1 1 2
SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 1 1
TEXAS A&M 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
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
VANDERBILT 1 1
COASTAL CAROLINA 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 10 4 45
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 7 6 3 3 1 1 12 2 3 1 39
OHIO STATE 6 7 4 7 1 4 6 1 1 37
OKLAHOMA 7 4 11 5 2 3 2 1 35
ALABAMA 12 6 2 5 2 1 28
NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 6 5 7 2 2 3 27
UCLA 1 4 11 2 4 1 1 1 25
LOUISIANA STATE 3 2 3 2 2 6 1 2 2 23
MICHIGAN 2 2 4 4 1 6 1 2 1 23
NOTRE DAME 8 5 4 4 1 1 23
MIAMI 5 4 2 4 2 5 1 23
FLORIDA STATE 3 3 4 5 1 3 3 1 23
FLORIDA 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 4 21
OKLAHOMA STATE 1 2 1 3 1 1 5 3 4 21
ARIZONA STATE 1 2 5 5 6 1 20
MICHIGAN STATE 2 3 3 2 1 6 1 1 19
DUKE 1 1 5 6 5 18
KENTUCKY 8 4 5 17
STANFORD 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 16
PENN STATE 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 16
TENNESSEE 2 5 1 4 1 2 15
GEORGIA 1 3 2 5 1 1 1 1 15
ARKANSAS 2 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 15
ARIZONA 1 1 1 2 4 4 1 1 15
KANSAS 3 6 4 2 15
NEBRASKA 5 2 4 2 13
CALIFORNIA 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 10
INDIANA 2 5 1 2 10
SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 2 4 1 1 10
LOUISVILLE 3 5 2 10
CAL ST-FULLERTON 4 1 5 10
MINNESOTA 4 1 3 1 9
AUBURN 2 2 1 2 1 1 9
SYRACUSE 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 9
WISCONSIN 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 8
COLORADO 1 2 2 1 2 8
CLEMSON 3 1 1 3 8
OREGON STATE 1 2 3 2 8
PITTSBURGH 2 2 2 1 7
TEXAS CHRISTIAN 1 1 1 4 7
ILLINOIS 2 1 4 7
MISSOURI 2 1 3 1 7
HOUSTON 1 2 2 1 1 7
OREGON 3 1 1 1 1 7
UTAH 1 1 1 1 2 1 7
WICHITA STATE 1 1 1 3 1 7
ARMY 2 2 1 1 6
GEORGIA TECH 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
IOWA 2 1 1 2 6
VILLANOVA 3 1 2 6
CINCINNATI 2 1 3 6
VIRGINIA 1 2 1 1 1 6
NAVY 1 1 3 5
MARYLAND 1 2 1 1 5
MISSISSIPPI 2 1 2 5
WASHINGTON 1 1 1 1 1 5
GEORGETOWN 1 3 1 5
ST. JOHN'S 1 1 1 2 5
CONNECTICUT 4 1 5
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
MISSISSIPPI STATE 1 1 2 4
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 2 2 4
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
WESTERN MICHIGAN 1 2 3
MAINE 2 1 3
RICE 1 2 3
VANDERBILT 1 1 1 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
LOYOLA-CHICAGO 1 1 2
PURDUE 1 1 2
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE 1 1 2
RUTGERS 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
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
GONZAGA 1 1
TEXAS TECH 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
COASTAL CAROLINA 1 1