Thursday Tailgate: Most successful two-sport schools of BCS era
With the preseason Paste BN Sports men's basketball coaches poll being released today, we decided to take a look at schools that have had national success in both football and basketball.
Since the beginning of the BCS era (the 1997-98 school year), 19 schools have had their football team reach a BCS bowl and their basketball team reach a Final Four.
12- Ohio State: 9 BCS bowls (2002 title), 3 Final Fours (1999, 2007, 2012)
10- Florida: 7 BCS bowls (2006, 2008 titles), 3 Final Fours (2000, 2006, 2007)
9- Oklahoma: 8 BCS bowls (2000 title), 1 Final Four (2002)
6- LSU: 5 BCS bowls (2003, 2007 titles), 1 Final Four (2006)
6- Michigan: 5 BCS bowls, 1 Final Four (2013)
6- Wisconsin: 5 BCS bowls, 1 Final Four (2000)
5- Kansas: 4 Final Fours (2002, 2003, 2008, 2012), 1 BCS bowl (2008 Orange Bowl)
5- Louisville: 3 Final Fours (2005, 2012, 2013), 2 BCS bowls (2007 Orange Bowl, 2013 Sugar Bowl)
5- Stanford: 4 BCS bowls, 1 Final Four (1998)
5- Texas: 4 BCS bowls (2005 title), 1 Final Four (2003)
5- UConn: 4 Final Fours (1999, 2004, 2009, 2011), 1 BCS bowl (2011 Fiesta Bowl)
4- UCLA: 3 Final Fours (2006, 2007, 2008), 1 BCS bowl (1999 Rose Bowl)
4- West Virginia: 3 BCS bowls (2006 Sugar Bowl, 2008 Fiesta Bowl, 2012 Orange Bowl), 1 Final Four (2010)
3- Illinois: 2 BCS bowls (2002 Sugar Bowl, 2008 Rose Bowl), 1 Final Four (2005)
3- Maryland: 2 Final Fours (2001, 2002), 1 BCS bowl (2002 Orange Bowl)
3- Syracuse: 2 Final Fours (2003, 2013), 1 BCS bowl (1999 Orange Bowl)
3- Utah: 2 BCS bowls (2005 Fiesta Bowl, 2009 Sugar Bowl), 1 Final Four (1998)
2- Georgia Tech: 1 BCS bowl (2010 Orange Bowl), 1 Final Four (2004)
2- Oklahoma State: 1 BCS bowl (2012 Fiesta Bowl), 1 Final Four (2004)
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