EVERY school in the top 10 when it comes to playoffs and national titles for the past 26 years is in the top 20 in number of NFL Super Bowl alumni!
If you limit it to what I call the Royal Nine of College football when you’re talking playoff appearances and national titles, EVERY college in the Royal Nine made the top 10 in NFL Super Bowl alumni!
College talent transfers well into NFL talent, despite busts from college superstar to NFL Super Bowl rosters that are pointed out by some. It's not what I expected when I checked the numbers, but I let the numbers, not my opinion, speak.
The colleges with the most alumni on game-day Super Bowl rosters:
Southern Cal 67
Miami 67
Tennessee 65
Ohio State 56
Florida State 55
Michigan 55
Nebraska 55
Notre Dame 55
Penn State 53
Georgia 52
Colorado 49
Florida 49
UCLA 49
LSU 46
Alabama 45
California 45
Michigan State 42
Washington 42
Stanford 41
Pitt 40
College teams that have dominated the playoffs or national titles in the past 26 years:
Ohio State #1
Oklahoma & Clemson #2 (tie)
Florida State, Southern Cal and LSU #4 (tie)
Florida & Notre Dame #7 (tie)
Nebraska #9
Michigan Tennessee Texas Missouri Utah Auburn TCU Oklahoma State Oregon Michigan State Washington Georgia #10 (tie)
Southern Cal #1 among college royalty and #4 in alumni NFL royalty.
Miami #2 college royalty and #2 in NFL royalty.
Tennessee #3 college royalty and #10 in NFL royalty.
Ohio State #4 college royalty and #1 in NFL royalty.
Florida State #5 college royalty and #4 in NFL loyalty.
Michigan #5 college royalty and #10 in NFL loyalty.
Nebraska #5 college royalty and #9 in NFL royalty.
Notre Dame #5 college royalty and #7 in NFL loyalty.
Penn State #9 college royalty and #9 in NFL royalty.
Georgia #10 college royalty and #10 NFL royalty.
If you limit it to what I call the Royal Nine of College football when you’re talking playoff appearances and national titles, EVERY college in the Royal Nine made the top 10 in NFL Super Bowl alumni!
College talent transfers well into NFL talent, despite busts from college superstar to NFL Super Bowl rosters that are pointed out by some. It's not what I expected when I checked the numbers, but I let the numbers, not my opinion, speak.
The colleges with the most alumni on game-day Super Bowl rosters:
Southern Cal 67
Miami 67
Tennessee 65
Ohio State 56
Florida State 55
Michigan 55
Nebraska 55
Notre Dame 55
Penn State 53
Georgia 52
Colorado 49
Florida 49
UCLA 49
LSU 46
Alabama 45
California 45
Michigan State 42
Washington 42
Stanford 41
Pitt 40
College teams that have dominated the playoffs or national titles in the past 26 years:
Ohio State #1
Oklahoma & Clemson #2 (tie)
Florida State, Southern Cal and LSU #4 (tie)
Florida & Notre Dame #7 (tie)
Nebraska #9
Michigan Tennessee Texas Missouri Utah Auburn TCU Oklahoma State Oregon Michigan State Washington Georgia #10 (tie)
Southern Cal #1 among college royalty and #4 in alumni NFL royalty.
Miami #2 college royalty and #2 in NFL royalty.
Tennessee #3 college royalty and #10 in NFL royalty.
Ohio State #4 college royalty and #1 in NFL royalty.
Florida State #5 college royalty and #4 in NFL loyalty.
Michigan #5 college royalty and #10 in NFL loyalty.
Nebraska #5 college royalty and #9 in NFL royalty.
Notre Dame #5 college royalty and #7 in NFL loyalty.
Penn State #9 college royalty and #9 in NFL royalty.
Georgia #10 college royalty and #10 NFL royalty.