CHAMPION ATHLETE FACTORIES
The National Collegiate Athletic Association's most consistently successful programs function as pipelines to the various professional sports leagues. To identify the top professional athlete-producing schools, Forbes examined the current rosters of every team in the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and Major League Soccer. We noted the college affiliation (if any) of each player, toted them up and computed our Top 10 ranking.
No. 1 University of Michigan
Number of pro players: 68
Current players include Amani Toomer, New York Giants; Tom Brady, New England Patriots; Todd Collins, Washington Redskins; Juwan Howard, Dallas Mavericks; Marty Turco, Dallas Stars.
No. 2 Ohio State
Number of pro players: 62
Current players include Mike Vrabel, New England Patriots; Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers; Daequan Cook, Miami Heat; Nick Swisher, Chicago White Sox; Rod Pelley, New Jersey Devils.
No. 3 University of Miami
Number of pro players: 60
Current players include Vinny Testaverde, Carolina Panthers; Ray Lewis, Baltimore Ravens; Warren Sapp, Oakland Raiders; Guillermo Diaz, Los Angeles Clippers; Pat Burrell, Philadelphia Phillies.
No. 4 UCLA
Number of pro players: 59
Current players include Jason Kapono, Toronto Raptors; Earl Watson, Seattle SuperSonics; Jason Bell, New York Giants; Bryan Fletcher, Indianapolis Colts; Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies.
No. 5 (tie) Florida State
Number of pro players: 51
Current players include Laveranues Coles, New York Jets; Ray Willis, Seattle Seahawks; Von Wafer, Denver Nuggets; J.D. Drew, Boston Red Sox; Scott Proctor, Los Angeles Dodgers.
No. 5 (tie) University of Notre Dame
Number of pro players: 51
Current players include Jerome Collins, New York Giants; Mike Richardson, New England Patriots; Troy Murphy, Indiana Pacers; Aaron Heilman, New York Mets; Brett Lebda, Detroit Red Wings.
No. 7 (tie) University of North Carolina
Number of pro players: 50
Current players include Rasheed Wallace, Detroit Pistons; Vince Carter, New Jersey Nets; Sam Aiken, Buffalo Bills; Victor Worsley, Indianapolis Colts; Kyle Snyder, Boston Red Sox.
No. 7 (tie) Louisiana State University
Number of pro players: 50
Current players include Shaquille O'Neal, Orlando Heat; Kevin Faulk, New England Patriots; JaMarcus Russell, Oakland Raiders; Russ Springer, St. Louis Cardinals; Aaron Hill, Toronto Blue Jays.
No. 7 (tie) University of Florida
Number of pro players: 50
Current players include Jason Williams, Miami Heat; Matt Bonner, San Antonio Spurs; Aaron Walker, St. Louis Rams; Bobby McCray, Jacksonville Jaguars; Ryan Shealy, Kansas City Royals.
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No. 10 University of Tennessee
Number of pro players: 48
Current players include Rashad Moore, New England Patriots; Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts; Mark Jones, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; C.J. Watson, Golden State Warriors; R.A. Dickey, Seattle Mariners.
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