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Top football and basketball schools (Hoops & Helmets)

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The winner of CFN's annual 'Hoops and Helmets' ranking, for the 2nd straight year:

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1. Ohio State

The Buckeyes have had their share of off-field scandals lately, but on the field?and the court?there?s been little to moan about. For the second straight year, the program cops the top spot in Hoops & Helmets. Fresh off a Big Ten Tournament title, 32-2 Ohio State will begin the NCAA Tourney as the No. 1 overall seed. One of the deepest and most experienced squads in America, their only losses were on the road at ranked Purdue and Wisconsin. Jim Tressel?s troubles aside, it was another typical year in Columbus for the football team. The Bucks suffered just one loss, copping a share of yet another Big Ten championship, beating Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl, and finishing No. 5 in the final polls.

2. Wisconsin
3. San Diego State (deep breaths, Diego-Bucks, deep breaths)
4. Texas A&M
5. Florida State
6. UConn
7. Notre Dame
8. Sparty
9. Pitt
10. Florida
11. North Carolina
12. Mizzou
13. Syracuse
14. West Va
15. BYU
16. Washington
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Ohio State tops national rankings for combined football/basketball records
By Rich Exner, The Plain Dealer
on March 19, 2013

Ohio State, a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Basketball Tournament, has one informal national title secured - that of the best combined football-basketball record in the country.

Ohio State leads a pack of highly seeded tournament teams who enjoyed success in both sports this school year.

Louisville, Oregon, Notre Dame, Kansas State and Florida are among the others.

This year's basketball field includes 39 teams that also play major-college football as part of the top division known as the FBS.

Thanks in large part to an undefeated - though probation-shortened - football season, Ohio State's combined winning percentage for football and basketball is .894.

This number is arrived at by splitting the winning percentage for the two sports, rather than giving more weight to the longer basketball season. Ohio State was 12-0 in football and takes a 26-7 record into the basketball tournament.

The lead is big enough that no one can catch up, even if the Buckeyes bow out of the tournament in the first round.

Louisville, a favorite to win the basketball title, is second in overall record at .850.

The top football schools, recordwise, in this year's NCAA Basketball Tournament after OSU are Oregon (12-1, 26-8), Notre Dame (12-1, 25-9), Louisville (11-2, 29-5), Kansas Sate (11-2, 27-7), Florida (11-2, 26-7) and Boise State (11-2, 21-10).

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http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2013/03/ohio_state_tops_national_ranki.html
 
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Best in College Sports: Surprise year lands Ohio State at No. 4
By Eye on Sports staff
July 12, 2013

It wasn't supposed to be a monster year for Ohio State athletics.

The basketball team was ranked in the top five in most polls, but Thad Matta's bunch had lost Jared Sullinger and two other starters off a Final Four team, and was considered a notch behind the consensus top three teams in the preseason polls. Wrestling was pegged at No. 5 in the preseason as well, after finishing better than expected in 2011-12.

But that was essentially all the preseason accolades Ohio State's major sports had in 2012-13.

The football team was banned from postseason play, and most thought it was a borderline top-20 team heading into the season. Prior to its season, the men's lacrosse team was barely a top-20 team. Additionally, the baseball team only registered as the fourth-best team in the Big Ten, according to the coaches.

Of course, Ohio State wouldn't have finished fourth in our rankings had all the preseason predictions come to fruition.

Instead of a fairly successful season with bits and pieces of athletic excellence, the Buckeyes emerged as one of the best all-around athletic programs of the year. It demonstrated necessary consistency in basketball and football, while also showing signs of developing future success in multiple spots. Moreover, there were very few true disappointments.

"It's not just the success of two sports or three sports; it's the success of 36 sports," men's lacrosse coach Nick Myers said. "We want to see Ohio State at the top of that list. With the coaches that are here, and the athletes and the academics, there's no reason Ohio State can't continue to be in that conversation."

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http://www.cbssports.com/general/bl...sports-surprise-year-lands-ohio-state-at-no-4
 
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