Ohio State is No. 2
Ohio State checks in at No. 2 in the first College Football Playoff rankings of 2024.
Although this is my personal opinion, I do believe there is a hint of factuality in my list of what schools are "football schools", and what schools are "basketball schools". First here are a few guidelines:
- The school must be historically great at the sport
- If a school is historically good in both sports i.e. Michigan (Boo), Ohio State, or Michigan State, the sport the fanbase cares for the most will be chosen.
- Any that are very close to being both will be marked (*)
- Teams like Vanderbilt or Oregon State are "baseball schools" and won't be included.
- This list is in no particular order so don't be offended if your team is slightly lower
So, without further ado, this is the list of "football schools" and "basketball schools"
Football Schools:
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Notre Dame
- Georgia
- USC
- Penn State
- Auburn
- LSU
- Florida State
- Miami
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Georgia Tech
- Colorado
- Oregon
- Texas A&M
- Missouri
- Florida
- Kansas St.
- Pittsburgh
- Wisconsin
- Army
- Navy
- Michigan State*
- Clemson
- Tennessee
- Virginia Tech
- Iowa
- Ole Miss
- Mississippi State
- Washington*
- South Carolina
- Northwestern
- Rutgers
- Yale
- Harvard
- Boise State
- UCF
- TCU
- Baylor
- BYU
- Oklahoma State
Basketball Schools
- Kentucky
- Kansas
- UCLA
- Duke
- North Carolina
- Indiana
- UConn
- Louisville
- Arizona
- Syracuse*
- Villanova
- Georgetown
- Arkansas*
- NC State*
- St. John's
- Wake Forest
- Illinois
- Utah*
- Xavier
- Western Kentucky
- Seton Hall
- Providence
- Dayton
- Gonzaga
- Maryland*
- Virginia
- West Virginia*
- Depaul
- Butler
- Purdue*
- Temple
- San Francisco
- Marquette
- Creighton
- New Mexico
- New Mexico State
