Over 11,000 athletes will compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this month — 11,385 to be exact. Of this group of the world's finest athletes, nearly one in ten either has represented or will represent an NCAA institution at some point in their athletic careers.
By our count, 971 Rio athletes have attended or will attend an NCAA institution. So which schools produced the most 2016 Olympians? We counted it out for you. If you're interested in who these athletes are, check out our list of all 971 current Olympic athletes with NCAA college ties. We also created a list of the top conferences by number of Olympic athletes.
Here's the complete list. If you know of any we missed, please let us know! We'll add them to the list.
| Rank | School | Conference | 2016 Olympians |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Pac 12 | 44 |
| 2 | Cal | Pac 12 | 41 |
| 3 | Stanford | Pac 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Florida | SEC | 32 |
| 5 | UCLA | Pac 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 25 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | SEC | 25 |
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 23 |
| 9 | Texas | Big 12 | 22 |
| 9 | Florida State | ACC | 22 |
| 11 | Arizona State | Pac 12 | 21 |
| 12 | Penn State | Big Ten | 19 |
| 13 | Arkansas | SEC | 18 |
| 13 | Oregon | Pac 12 | 18 |
| 15 | Auburn | SEC | 17 |
| 16 | Washington | Pac 12 | 16 |
| 16 | Indiana | Big Ten | 16 |
| 16 | LSU | SEC | 16 |
| 19 | Virginia | ACC | 14 |
| 20 | Princeton | Ivy League | 13 |
| 20 | North Carolina | ACC | 13 |
| 22 | Tennessee | SEC | 10 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 10 |
| 25 | Arizona | Pac 12 | 9 |
| 25 | Duke | ACC | 9 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | ACC | 9 |
| 25 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9 |
| 25 | Alabama | SEC | 9 |
| 30 | Kentucky | SEC | 8 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8 |
| 30 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8 |
| 30 | UConn | American | 8 |
| 34 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 7 |
| 34 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7 |
| 34 | South Carolina | SEC | 7 |
| 37 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6 |
| 37 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 6 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6 |
| 37 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6 |
| 41 | Cornell | Ivy League | 5 |
| 41 | Dartmouth | Ivy League | 5 |
| 41 | Harvard | Ivy League | 5 |
| 41 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5 |
| 41 | Maryland | ACC | 5 |
| 41 | NC State | ACC | 5 |
| 41 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 5 |
| 41 | Pepperdine | WCC | 5 |
| 41 | Syracuse | ACC | 5 |
| 41 | Utah | Pac 12 | 5 |
| 41 | Washington State | Pac 12 | 5 |
| 41 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5 |
| 41 | Yale | Ivy League | 5 |
| 54 | Boston College | ACC | 4 |
| 54 | Colorado | Pac 12 | 4 |
| 54 | Florida International | C-USA | 4 |
| 54 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4 |
| 54 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4 |
| 54 | Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 4 |
| 54 | Northern Michigan | GLIAC | 4 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4 |
| 54 | UC Colorado Springs | RMAC | 4 |
| 63 | Brown | Ivy League | 3 |
| 63 | BYU | WCC | 3 |
| 63 | College of Charleston | Mountain East | 3 |
| 63 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3 |
| 63 | Florida Gulf Coast | C-USA | 3 |
| 63 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3 |
| 63 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3 |
| 63 | Missouri | SEC | 3 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | WAC | 3 |
| 63 | Portland | WCC | 3 |
| 63 | SMU | American | 3 |
| 63 | St. Augustine's (NC) | CIAA | 3 |
| 63 | TCU | Big 12 | 3 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3 |
| 63 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3 |
| 78 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2 |
| 78 | Akron | Mid-American | 2 |
| 78 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2 |
| 78 | Columbia | Ivy League | 2 |
| 78 | Coppin State | MEAC | 2 |
| 78 | Denver | Summit League | 2 |
| 78 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2 |
| 78 | Georgetown | Big East | 2 |
| 78 | Gonzaga | WCC | 2 |
| 78 | Grand Canyon | WAC | 2 |
| 78 | Hampton | MEAC | 2 |
| 78 | Hawaii | Big West | 2 |
| 78 | Idaho | Sun Belt | 2 |
| 78 | Indiana State | MVC | 2 |
| 78 | Iona | Metro Atlantic | 2 |
| 78 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2 |
| 78 | Ithaca | Empire 8 | 2 |
| 78 | Jackson State | Summit League | 2 |
