No NCAA Crowns for Illini, Irish & Purdue Despite At Least 24 All-Americans
March 24th, 2023 - 12:06
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, Notre Dame and Purdue never have won an NCAA championship despite all three schools supplying at least 24 different individuals as All-Americans a minimum of 35 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 (49) T1. North Carolina (75) 2. North Carolina (46) T1. Kentucky (75) 3. Duke (45) 3. Duke (68) T4. Indiana (42) 4. Kansas (60) T4. Kansas (42) 5. Indiana (58) T6. Illinois (33) 6. UCLA (49) T6. UCLA (33) 7. Ohio State (48) 8. Ohio State (31) 8. Notre Dame (44) 9. Notre Dame (26) 9. Illinois (39) 10. Purdue (24) 10. Purdue (35) 11. Michigan (21) 12. Syracuse (20)