When it comes to producing prospects who have gone on to play in the , no one does it better than The U.
With LII set for Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET on NBC), we took a look back to find out which colleges have sent the most players to the title game since 1970, the year of the AFL-NFL merger.
To compile the data, the extraordinary team at counted each participant only once (so, for example, Tom Brady counts as one in Michigan's total), and players who were on the roster but not active for the were not included. We also included in our count players from the Patriots' and Eagles' current 53-man rosters who have not yet played in a .
The results?
Miami edged out Tennessee for the top spot with 62 participants.
Here are the 21 colleges that have sent the most players to the since the merger.
NOTE: For those of you interested in which colleges have the most alumni on the 53-man rosters of the LII teams, Florida State, Michigan, Stanford and West Virginia are tied with four apiece.
Most alumni in Super Bowl since 1970
1) Miami (Fla.): 62
Players in LII: Patriots WR Phillip Dorsett.
2) Tennessee: 61
Players in LII: Eagles DE Derek Barnett.
3) USC: 60
Players in LII: Eagles WR Nelson Agholor.
4t) Florida State: 54
Players in LII: Eagles LB Nigel Bradham, Eagles CB Ronald Darby, Eagles DT Tim Jernigan, Eagles CB Patrick Robinson.
4t) Michigan: 54
Players in LII: Patriots QB Tom Brady, Patriots DL Alan Branch, Eagles DE Brandon Graham, Patriots LB David Harris.
4t) Nebraska: 54
Players in LII: Patriots RB Rex Burkhead, Eagles LB Nate Gerry.
7) Penn State: 52
Players in LII: Eagles G Stefen Wisniewski.
8) Ohio State: 51
Players in LII: Eagles S Malcolm Jenkins.
9) Notre Dame: 50
Players in LII: None.
10) UCLA: 49
Players in LII: Patriots WR Matthew Slater.
11) Colorado: 48
Players in LII: Patriots OT Nate Solder.
12t) California: 47
Players in LII: Eagles LB Mychal Kendricks.
12t) Georgia: 47
Players in LII: Patriots C David Andrews, Eagles LB Dannell Ellerbe.
14) Florida: 46
Players in LII: Eagles TE Trey Burton, Patriots RB Mike Gillislee, Eagles S Jaylen Watkins.
15t) Alabama: 40
Players in LII: Eagles G Chance Warmack.
15t) LSU: 40
Players in LII: Patriots DL Ricky Jean Francois, Eagles P Donnie Jones, Eagles CB Jalen Mills.
17t) Washington: 39
Players in LII: Eagles CB Sidney Jones, Eagles DT Elijah Qualls.
17t) Stanford: 39
Players in LII: Patriots CB Johnson Bademosi, Eagles TE Zach Ertz, Patriots OT Cameron Fleming, Patriots S Jordan Richards.
19t) North Carolina: 38
Players in LII: Eagles WR Mack Hollins.
19t) Oklahoma: 38
Players in LII: Patriots DL Geneo Grissom, Eagles OT Lane Johnson.
19t) Texas: 38
Players in LII: Patriots DL Malcom Brown, Eagles WR Marcus Johnson.
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