No NCAA Crowns For Illini & Notre Dame Despite More Than 25 All-Americans
April 3rd, 2024 - 9:46
Kentucky and North Carolina still rank 1-2 for most All-American honorees over the years. Duke isn't far behind UK and UNC although none of the Blue Devils' All-Americans came from the state of North Carolina.
Illinois and Notre Dame never have won an NCAA championship despite both schools supplying more than 25 different individuals as All-Americans a minimum of 40 times. Following is a list of the top 10 universities boasting the most All-Americans since 1928-29 (AP, Converse, NABC, UPI and USBWA):
Rank School (Different Individuals) Rank School (Total # of All-Americans) 1. Kentucky (50) T1. North Carolina (76) 2. North Carolina (47) T1. Kentucky (76) 3. Duke (46) 3. Duke (69) 4. Kansas (44) 4. Kansas (62) 5. Indiana (42) 5. Indiana (58) 6. Illinois (34) 6. UCLA (49) 7. UCLA (33) 7. Ohio State (48) 8. Ohio State (31) 8. Notre Dame (44) 9. Notre Dame (26) 9. Illinois (40) 10. Purdue (24) 10. Purdue (36) 11. Michigan (21) 12. Syracuse (20)