Sports fact O' The Day

by **Sonny** on Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:31 pm

With four more hoops victories, The University of Texas will enjoy consecutive national championships in baseball, football, and basketball. Wonder if any other school has ever been done in the past? Probably not as there are only five schools to have won national titles in football and basketball (ever).

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by **Jolly Roger** on Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:25 pm

Benson?????

by **monkeylax** on Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:30 pm

I am nearly certain that no University has ever won two NCAA Championships in two seperate sports during the same season. Someone may be abe to chime in and provide more specfic info.

I just re-read Sonny's original post and am not sure about "consecutive" Championships. That is a great question.

by **byualum** on Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:33 pm

monkeylax wrote:I am nearly certain that no University has ever won two NCAA Championships in two seperate sports during the same season. Someone may be abe to chime in and provide more specfic info.

I just re-read Sonny's original post and am not sure about "consecutive" Championships. That is a great question.

Last year the University of Denver won the National Championship in Skiing on March 12, 2005 (18th overall championship, finished 4th this year) and Men's Hockey on April 8th, 2005 (2nd Consecutive and 7th overall championship).

Granted it's not football, baseball and basketball, but it's a pretty good run.

by **Sonny** on Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:47 pm

Texas is trying to join this list....

The five D1 schools that have won a national championship in football and basketball:
UCLA, Michigan, Michigan State, Maryland, & Ohio State

by **monkeylax** on Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:01 pm

Sonny wrote:Texas is trying to join this list....

The five D1 schools that have won a national championship in football and basketball:
UCLA, Michigan, Michigan State, Maryland, & Ohio State

But, Texas would be the only to win Championships in the same year.

by **Sonny** on Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:08 pm

monkeylax wrote:
Sonny wrote:Texas is trying to join this list....

The five D1 schools that have won a national championship in football and basketball:
UCLA, Michigan, Michigan State, Maryland, & Ohio State

But, Texas would be the only to win Championships in the same year.

yes... quite the accomplishment.

by **laxfan25** on Thu Mar 23, 2006 1:17 pm

Fortunately for my brackets, it won't happen. :wink:

by **UofMLaxGoalie11** on Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:07 pm

well, that just became much more likely.

by **Sonny** on Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:22 pm

Two more good trivia questions I heard today...

1. Name the only facility that has hosted a Super Bowl, a NCAA Final Four, and the BCS Football National Championship Game.

2. Since 1980, name the college that has produced a NBA Finals MVP, Super Bowl MVP, and a World Series MVP -- and name those 3 players.

by **LAXDawg14** on Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:27 pm

Sonny wrote:Two more good trivia questions I heard today...

1. Name the only facility that has hosted a Super Bowl, a NCAA Final Four, and the BCS Football National Championship Game.

2. Since 1980, name the college that has produced a NBA Finals MVP, Super Bowl MVP, and a World Series MVP -- and name those 3 players.

sonny, those sound like questions from "stump the schwab"

by **Jay Wisnieski** on Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:31 am

Sonny wrote:1. Name the only facility that has hosted a Super Bowl, a NCAA Final Four, and the BCS Football National Championship Game.

I'm going to guess New Orleans. I know it's hosted a Super Bowl and the BCS game, so a Final Four was held there maybe?

by **Sonny** on Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:13 am

Jay Wisnieski wrote:
Sonny wrote:1. Name the only facility that has hosted a Super Bowl, a NCAA Final Four, and the BCS Football National Championship Game.

I'm going to guess New Orleans. I know it's hosted a Super Bowl and the BCS game, so a Final Four was held there maybe?

The Superdome in New Orleans is correct.

Multiple Final Fours - 1987 (Indiana win's on Keith Smart's buzzer beater) - and 2003? (Syracuse & Carmelo Anthony beat Kansas) come to mind. BCS game in 2001 (Who could ever forget Mike Vick running wild on Florida State, only to come up a tad short in the fourth quarter?) - Multiple Super Bowls (too many to count).

by **UofMLaxGoalie11** on Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:32 am

Sonny wrote:2. Since 1980, name the college that has produced a NBA Finals MVP, Super Bowl MVP, and a World Series MVP -- and name those 3 players.

well i just spent the last hour looking for the answer, but found nothing. I now know that Washington State had a World Series MVP and a Super Bowl MVP, but no NBA final MVP. USC had a World Series MVP and a Super Bowl MVP as well, but no NBA MVP for them either. And UCLA has a World Series MVP and an NBA MVP, but no Super Bowl MVP.

by **DanGenck** on Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:46 am

Probably LSU as well for the Super Bowl, World Series and NBA MVPs.