Which College has the best athletics???

[Hokie Fan]

You guys are offering up some good ones
I like WVU
Mich state.. Good football and basketball great hockey..
IO gotta respect Northwestern just for fixing games...

 

[saint]

Texas and Stanford overall.

If you are looking at all sports, it's got to be Stanford. I don't buy just looking at the $$ sports but hey, I'm biased.

If we weren't making the case for money sports Carolina would be up there...women's and men's soccer both recent national champions, baseball ranked #2 right now, field hockey usual national contender, women's bball etc etc. Basketball of course.

But if we are going strictly money sports it's texas hands down.

 

[dawgball]

Although, baseball may not be at every school it is not nearly as regional as college hockey. Unless you call the entire lower 2/3 of the country as a region. Schools in the Southeast, Midwest, West, and West Coast all compete for titles in baseball. I can't recall any from the North off the top of my head, but I am sure there are several excellent programs there as well.

And if you are just talking about money generated, you can really only count two sports: football and basketball.

I, personally, feel that the worst sport to watch is Women's basketball, but it has a decent fan base nationwide. Not nearly as big as the men's game, but I think it has enough to be considered.

Women's gymnastics is also a sport that has nationwide representation and a pretty decent following throughout the country. I couldn't tell you who is a top school. I remember Georgia, UCLA, and Alabama were good when I was in school, but that was a pretty long time ago.

My current top 3 would be:

1. Texas
2. Florida
3. West Virginia

 

[Blackman]

Texas and Stanford overall.

If you are looking at all sports, it's got to be Stanford. I don't buy just looking at the $$ sports but hey, I'm biased.

If we weren't making the case for money sports Carolina would be up there...women's and men's soccer both recent national champions, baseball ranked #2 right now, field hockey usual national contender, women's bball etc etc. Basketball of course.

But if we are going strictly money sports it's texas hands down.

Was thinking of UNC as well, have to be top ten when you take it all in. Saint you would know better than I, is UNC the class of the ACC when it comes to overall athletics? Don't know if they crown an overall champion like other conferences do each year.

Totally off topic -- some kid from LHY went 3:54 in the 4 IM last week at YNats, I was talking to him afterwards and he was saying how he just missed the state record, I asked him who had it and he threw your name out there, kinda funny -- I told him he's still got a lot of work to do.

 

[Blackman]

Women's gymnastics is also a sport that has nationwide representation and a pretty decent following throughout the country.

Maybe I'm really off base, but I'd imagine that track and swimming are as popular in this country as gymnastics, just based on Olympic ratings. Just a thought.

 

[ScreaminPain]

Mens sports

Southern California: 73
UCLA: 69
Stanford: 57
Oklahoma State: 46
Arkansas: 42
Michigan: 30
Yale: 25
Indiana: 23
California: 22
Iowa: 21
UTEP: 21

California schools......case closed !!

 

[saint]

Totally off topic -- some kid from LHY went 3:54 in the 4 IM last week at YNats, I was talking to him afterwards and he was saying how he just missed the state record, I asked him who had it and he threw your name out there, kinda funny -- I told him he's still got a lot of work to do.

Nice...glad to hear it still standing. NJ swimming, and in the country as a whole, has gotten insane. Of course back in our day we didn't have the jammers and such.

The only record I want to stand is my first state record...9-10 100yd breast...1:14.73 :mj07:

I think the 4IM is around a 3:53.7....he wasn't off by much!

Oh my...the irony. Out of curiousity I just went to check the 4IM time and on the front page, some kid broke that 9-10 record that I just said was the only one I cared about :142smilie :sadwave: :sadwave:

 

[hguinness01]

Florida State has great football and baseball teams every year. There basketball is on the rise.

 

[Blackman]

Nice...glad to hear it still standing. NJ swimming, and in the country as a whole, has gotten insane. Of course back in our day we didn't have the jammers and such.

The only record I want to stand is my first state record...9-10 100yd breast...1:14.73 :mj07:

I think the 4IM is around a 3:53.7....he wasn't off by much!

Oh my...the irony. Out of curiousity I just went to check the 4IM time and on the front page, some kid broke that 9-10 record that I just said was the only one I cared about :142smilie :sadwave: :sadwave:

Yeah, I coached that kid at Zones this summer, he's a beast. This new rule with dolphin kick on the pullouts is making all of the breastroke records fall, I have a sophomore that goes 2:05 in the 200 breast, and I'm not going to kid myself, it's because he can abuse the pullouts with that dolphin kick. Only has to take 5 strokes a lap on the opening 100 because of the distance he gets.

Swimming is getting fast, even all of the Junior cuts are a good 2-3 seconds faster than what I was used to.

 

[The Judge]

 

[saint]

Yeah, I coached that kid at Zones this summer, he's a beast. This new rule with dolphin kick on the pullouts is making all of the breastroke records fall, I have a sophomore that goes 2:05 in the 200 breast, and I'm not going to kid myself, it's because he can abuse the pullouts with that dolphin kick. Only has to take 5 strokes a lap on the opening 100 because of the distance he gets.

Swimming is getting fast, even all of the Junior cuts are a good 2-3 seconds faster than what I was used to.

I've been a little out of touch...I had no idea they allow a dolphin kick during pullouts now...what a sham!! I want an ** by that kid's record...he must be juiced too.

 

[scott]

I hate to say it, but you have to put LSU up there. Baseball (how many college world series did the win in the 1990's?) football and basketball (mens and womens)

 

[smurphy]

It's very obviously Cal Poly.

 

[zig]

Wisconsin. 3 NCAA championships this school year. mens hockey, womens hockey and mens C.C.

 

[rrc]

How sad is it that Wisky is the only Big Ten school without a baseball team.

 

[bjfinste]

Title IX rears its ugly head.

 

[blgstocks]

i think clem has the best way of measuring best sports schools, would probably be by titles, although I ifnd it hard to believe thast all sports because I know ASU has dominated golf for-ever and they great baseball teams so i find it hard to believe the girls golf and softbal hasnt produced more than 9 titles(which is the minimum)
So i think as a huge underdog ASU has to be one of the best all around sports programs with outstanding golf and baseball/softball a very good football team an up and coming bball with a legit coach.