12-10-2019, 12:53 PM
(12-10-2019, 12:37 PM)ColoradoTree Wrote: The preseason men's gymnastics rankings are now out, and the defending national champion Stanford Cardinal are #1 there, too. So that's now six different Stanford teams who have been ranked #1 for at least part of the season. Goodness. Of course, the only two of those #1 teams to finish their seasons so far--men's water polo and women's soccer--have finished #1, too.
This part has me naturally wondering: across all sports, how many preseason #1 teams have finished #1/won the national championship? I'm sure the odds are better than starting at another ranking, but wonder by how much.