[terry]

[quote author=terry link=topic=14051.msg148005#msg148005 date=1450045586]
The numbers of NCAA team championships for the leading schools are:

113  UCLA
108  Stanford
100  U*S*C

It's interesting that schools from Ca.lifornia hold the top 3 positions.  Is it because of the warm weather that attracts a lot of athletes and makes for good programs in multiple sports?  I believe the next closest school has 50 or something around that number.
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Yes, there's a major gap after the top three schools on the NCAA team championship list:

113  UCLA
108  Stanford
100  U*S*C
  51  Oklahoma St.
  47  Penn St.
  43  Arkansas
  43  LSU
  43  Texas
  40  North Carolina
  36  Michigan

I suppose warm weather is part of the reason for the success of Stanford, UCLA, and U*S*C. But of course, other schools have warm weather also, but haven't had the success of Stanford, UCLA, and U*S*C. Arizona St. has 23 championships, Arizona has 18, C.al has 34, Florida has 30, Florida St. has 7, Alabama has 10, Georgia has 28, South Carolina has 3, Mississippi has none, and so on. So warm weather isn't a complete answer.

[terry]

[quote author=terry link=topic=14051.msg148005#msg148005 date=1450045586]
The numbers of NCAA team championships for the leading schools are:

113  UCLA
108  Stanford
100  U*S*C

It's interesting that schools from Ca.lifornia hold the top 3 positions.  Is it because of the warm weather that attracts a lot of athletes and makes for good programs in multiple sports?  I believe the next closest school has 50 or something around that number.
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Yes, there's a major gap after the top three schools on the NCAA team championship list:

113  UCLA
108  Stanford
100  U*S*C
  51  Oklahoma St.
  47  Penn St.
  43  Arkansas
  43  LSU
  43  Texas
  40  North Carolina
  36  Michigan

I suppose warm weather is part of the reason for the success of Stanford, UCLA, and U*S*C. But of course, other schools have warm weather also, but haven't had the success of Stanford, UCLA, and U*S*C. Arizona St. has 23 championships, Arizona has 18, C.al has 34, Florida has 30, Florida St. has 7, Alabama has 10, Georgia has 28, South Carolina has 3, Mississippi has none, and so on. So warm weather isn't a complete answer.