Education

Universities With the Best College Sports Programs

College sports programs are a large source of pride among American universities. What are the colleges with the best sports programs? It's time for the fans to decide! Whether it's basketball, football, or even baseball season, universities and alumni want to be the best athletic program, period. What university has the best sports program? Here are the colleges with the greatest all around sports programs in the country. If you don't vote for your top athletic college, you are letting down your favorite athletes and your classmates. Don't be a cause of shame for your alma mater! Notice your favorite school missing from the ranks? Add a contributing list to give a vote with some heft. You can also use the voting buttons to say whether you think a college should have been included or not.

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#1Currently leadingUniversity of Michigan

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University of Michigan
44% upvoted
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Ohio State University
44% upvoted
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University of Florida
44% upvoted
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University of Notre Dame
44% upvoted
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University of Alabama
44% upvoted
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Louisiana State University
44% upvoted
7
University of Texas at Austin
43% upvoted
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University of Oregon
43% upvoted
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
42% upvoted
10
Pennsylvania State University
45% upvoted
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Michigan State University
43% upvoted
12
University of California, Los Angeles
42% upvoted
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Stanford University
42% upvoted
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Duke University
42% upvoted
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University of Southern California
40% upvoted
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University of Tennessee
44% upvoted
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Auburn University
43% upvoted
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Clemson University
43% upvoted
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University of Georgia
44% upvoted
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University of Oklahoma
43% upvoted
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
42% upvoted
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Texas A&M University
42% upvoted
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Indiana University Bloomington
40% upvoted
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Florida State University
41% upvoted
25
University of Louisville
2013: Football : Dominate in BCS Allstate Sugar Bowl to beat Florida Mens Basketball : National Championship Women's Basketball : National Championship #L1C4
41% upvoted
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University of Virginia
Public University
39% upvoted
27
University of Miami
39% upvoted
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Purdue University
39% upvoted
29
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
39% upvoted
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Vanderbilt University
37% upvoted
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University of Kentucky
39% upvoted
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Arizona State University
37% upvoted
33
United States Naval Academy
36% upvoted
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Syracuse University
37% upvoted
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Gonzaga University
36% upvoted
36
Texas Christian University
36% upvoted
37
West Virginia University
36% upvoted
38
University of Mississippi
36% upvoted
39
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
35% upvoted
40
University of South Carolina
36% upvoted
41
University of Washington
36% upvoted
42
Indiana University
35% upvoted
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University of Arkansas
35% upvoted
44
Iowa State University
34% upvoted
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Northwestern University
33% upvoted
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Kansas State University
34% upvoted
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Wake Forest University
37% upvoted
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University of Maryland, College Park
34% upvoted
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University of Connecticut
36% upvoted
50
United States Air Force Academy
34% upvoted
51
Mississippi State University
37% upvoted
52
University of Central Florida
37% upvoted
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University of Minnesota
35% upvoted
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Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
35% upvoted
55
Boston College
33% upvoted
56
Texas Tech University
33% upvoted
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
32% upvoted
58
University of California, Berkeley
33% upvoted
59
University of Kansas
34% upvoted
60
North Dakota State University
32% upvoted
61
Brigham Young University-Idaho
31% upvoted
62
Oregon State University
34% upvoted
63
Georgia Institute of Technology
33% upvoted
64
Rutgers University
32% upvoted
65
Georgetown University
31% upvoted
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Ohio University
Ohio University intercollegiate athletics include six men's squads and nine women's squads and range from individual athletics to team sports, all called the Bobcats. The Bobcats compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in all sports. The Bobcats were a charter member of the Mid-American Conference in 1946 and are the only team still in the conference from the original 5 team league that included Butler University, University of Cincinnati, Wayne State University, and Case Western Reserve University. Ohio's team colors are green and white. All Bobcats sports compete at the highest possible level in the NCAA, with Ohio football competing in the Division 1 Bowl Subdivision and other sports competing in Division 1. (Source: Ohio Bobcats Wikipedia entry)
24% upvoted