Best College for Sports

[Mr. Option]

I think its Texas, there 2 in football, 2 in basketball and 1 in baseball. Come on how can you beat that!

[TexasAggie2323]

I think its Texas, there 2 in football, 2 in basketball and 1 in baseball. Come on how can you beat that!

Texas or Stanford Hands down...You have to mention Ohio State, Duke, and Florida in that mix though they cannot come close to what the other two schools have achieved. If you go just on "major sports" Texas wins.

I think A&M has the best facilities and is one of the best places to watch a game in the country but we are not top notch as far as records go.

[Noles Fan in MA]

If we are talking all of College, it is hard to top Middlebury College (VT).

[OCCoug]

Notre Dame is doing well for fall sports.

Top 5 football
Top 5 women's soccer
men's soccer in sweet 16
3rd place men's XC
7th place women's XC without their #4 runner
women's volleyball is 27-2 and BE champs
men's bball is pretty good, 2-0
women's bball is very good, 3-0
fencing is 6-0

[uobrock]

Stanford, period...

[Noles Fan in MA]

Stanford, period...

Pussy sports don't count.

[uobrock]

Pussy sports don't count.
Give me a break. Sports are sports.

Total NCAA Team Championships: 90
men's championships: 57
women's championships: 33
coed championships: 0

Breakdown by Sport:
men's baseball: 2
men's basketball: 1
women's basketball: 2
men's cross country: 4
women's cross country: 2
men's golf: 7
men's gymnastics: 3
men's swimming & diving: 8
women's swimming & diving: 8
men's tennis: 17
women's tennis: 14
men's outdoor track & field: 4
men's volleyball: 1
women's volleyball: 6
men's water polo: 10
women's water polo: 1

Speaks for itself.

UCLA is first overall with USC third in championships won. Stanford has won the director's cup (D-1A) eleven consecutive times (awarded to the best athletic program of the year), I believe.

[Noles Fan in MA]

Give me a break. Sports are sports.

Total NCAA Team Championships: 90
men's championships: 57
women's championships: 33
coed championships: 0

Breakdown by Sport:
men's baseball: 2
men's basketball: 1
women's basketball: 2
men's cross country: 4
women's cross country: 2
men's golf: 7
men's gymnastics: 3
men's swimming & diving: 8
women's swimming & diving: 8
men's tennis: 17
women's tennis: 14
men's outdoor track & field: 4
men's volleyball: 1
women's volleyball: 6
men's water polo: 10
women's water polo: 1

Speaks for itself.

UCLA is first overall with USC third in championships won. Stanford has won the director's cup (D-1A) eleven consecutive times (awarded to the best athletic program of the year), I believe.

How is Water Polo even a NCAA sport? Is it even played outside of California and Hawaii? Ditto Men's Volleyball, is there even a program east of the Mississippi?

[OCCoug]

To be fair Brock, the Pac 10 and west coast has the advantage in a lot of those sports because most of them aren't played in the midwest or east.

While hockey is a big sport out east and not found out here, water polo, volleyball, and probably some of the other sports aren't out east.

[uobrock]

I get both of your points...but the question was which is the best college for sports...not specific ones.

[Corn Hawk]

For all sports, probably Stanford.
For sports people care about, Texas.

[Noles Fan in MA]

I get both of your points...but the question was which is the best college for sports...not specific ones.

Can we at least agree Men's Gymnastics is not a sport, but an exercise is homosexuality?

[jgully]

Oh come on a third of Stanfords championships are from tennis...

[BigShan05]

not to be a homer, but add ohio state into the group next year, with football and basketball, since we have that amazing recruiting class coming in. But yeah, Texas is for sure the school right now for sports.

[uobrock]

Can we at least agree Men's Gymnastics is not a sport, but an exercise is homosexuality?
I'm so impressed by your manliness.
Oh come on a third of Stanfords championships are from tennis...
So...

Alright, let's have a panel and nominate which sports are worthy before we have this discussion. [glare]

[Papa LoneStar]

I'm so impressed by your manliness.

So...

Alright, let's have a panel and nominate which sports are worthy before we have this discussion. [glare]

Football, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Track :D [laugh]

Texas wins! :p

[uobrock]

Women's Basketball
Then we have to count best intramural men's programs (or even worst) in the nation. [/low blow]

[TexasAggie2323]

I would put Women's soccer and Volleyball in that list as well. Most schools play both of those sports because of Title IX.

[Papa LoneStar]

I would put Women's soccer and Volleyball in that list as well. Most schools play both of those sports because of Title IX.

quick.........name 2 programs in the top 5 of women's soccer and volleyball :D

[OCCoug]

quick.........name 2 programs in the top 5 of women's soccer and volleyball :D

Notre Dame

[husker_blitz]

Well to be somewhat of a homer as well (and since I currently teach a couple of classes here) Nebraska-Kearney
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They have a decent football team, pretty good this season.
The volleyball team is ranked #1 in the nation in DII
Both basketball programs are among the nations most consistent.
Track teams have both done well lately.
Baseball is up-and-coming
Wrestling won the national duals a couple of years ago and is normally ranked in the top 10 nationally.

Go Lopers!

[Corn Hawk]

Then we have to count best intramural men's programs (or even worst) in the nation. [/low blow]
[laugh]
Good point. Top notch intramural teams can beat any women's team.

[Mr. Option]

Some of those others schools only are good in one thing such as Duke in basketball, but Standford isnt ranked in football, basketball, or baseball i think. And those are the 3 top sports

[OCCoug]

Stanford always has a great baseball team and basketball team...

[SoJon]

OU probably has a good resume since 2000

football... ok you got it
basketball... conference champs alot recently
baseball... were generally decent
wrestling... usually ranked high
wbaskeball - we've been competitive went to the champ game a couple of years ago
mens gymnastics - we're the shiznite... arguably best program in the nation
and were pretty decent at softball too i believe

[TexasAggie2323]

Some of those others schools only are good in one thing such as Duke in basketball, but Standford isnt ranked in football, basketball, or baseball i think. And those are the 3 top sports

Duke was top 5 in the Director's cup which is impossible to do if you are only good at one sport.

[Noles Fan in MA]

Duke was top 5 in the Director's cup which is impossible to do if you are only good at one sport.

Duke is good in lacrosse, 2005 National Runners Up, and I think they excel in Golf and Tennis as well, not to mention Women's Basketball.

[maniacpilot931]

quick.........name 2 programs in the top 5 of women's soccer and volleyball :D

just wanted to mention that PENN STATE is 47-1 in league games in all fall sports. That one loss? PSU at UM for football.

Suck it bitches!