The 10 colleges that do football *and* basketball the best

Your school's athletic program is probably known either for being a football school or a men's basketball school, sometimes vacillating based on the success of each program. Most fans will funnel most of their energy into one sport in particular, hanging their hat of school pride on the success of that team.

Then there are those schools whose teams seem to be great at everything.

With March Madness now underway a few months after the first College Football Playoff, it's a reasonable time to rank the strongest combined football and men's basketball programs. We (Kevin Trahan and Pete Volk contributed rankings) based this in part on regular season win-loss results over the last 10 years and combined KenPom.com and Football Outsiders F/+ ratings over the last five years, with postseason runs and subjective assessments also factored in.

10. Notre Dame

Notre Dame always seems to be in the picture but never dominant enough to secure titles. The football program is in strong shape with Brian Kelly at the helm, while basketball coach Mike Brey consistently reaches the tournament but has yet to make the round of 16.

Five-year KenPom.com and F/+ rank: Seventh (29.4 average)

Decade highlights

9. Baylor

Not only does Baylor have two consecutive Big 12 titles and a near-Playoff appearance in football, they've also taken advantage of the rise of AAU basketball in Texas. With Dallas and Houston regularly producing future NBA players, Bears basketball has made multiple strong postseason runs under head coach Scott Drew.

While the Bears did just manage to blow a 10-point lead in the first round of the 2015 tournament, as long as Art Briles and Drew remain in Waco, Baylor should be counted as a top athletic department.

Five-year KenPom.com and F/+ rank: 12th (31.5 average)

Decade highlights

Football: Two Big 12 titles, two BCS/New Year's appearances, three top-15 finishes

Basketball: Two Elite Eights, five NCAA appearances

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8. Oregon

Football success has continued unabated in the wake of Chip Kelly's ascendance to the NFL. It shows no signs of slowing down, as Stanford falls back without Jim Harbaugh and USC and UCLA marshal their strength down south.

They're here mostly for their football prowess, but in basketball, Dana Altman now has them in the tournament regularly and competing for Pac-12 titles.

Five-year KenPom.com and F/+ rank: Sixth (26.8 average)

Decade highlights

Football: Four Pac-12 titles, two title appearances, three BCS/Playoff wins, six top-10 finishes

Basketball: Two Pac-12 Tournament championships, one Elite Eight, five NCAA appearances

7. Arizona

The Wildcats are an oft-forgotten program, but with Rich Rodriguez and Sean Miller in the coaching seats, it's hard to argue against them. Rich Rod has not yet managed to win the Pac-12, but Miller might have a team that could win the Wildcats their first national championship since 1997.

Five-year KenPom.com and F/+ rank: Ninth (30.2 average)

Decade highlights

6. UCLA

Although the basketball program has slipped since Ben Howland's amazing run from 2006 to 2008, when they were in the Final Four every season, last year's team put them back on the map. Future NBA Draft choices Zach LaVine and Kyle Anderson have Bruin fans dreaming of past glory coming back.

In football, they're stronger than they've been since the 1990s, with Jim Mora coaching top athletes like Brett Hundley and challenging USC's control of the Pac-12 South.

Five-year KenPom.com and F/+ rank: 27th (43.5 average)

Decade highlights

Football: Two Pac-12 South titles, three top-20 finishes

Basketball: Four Pac-12 titles, three Final Fours, seven NCAA appearances

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5. Florida

The only reason for the Gators finishing outside of the top three is the decline of the football program that won two national championships before collapsing at the end of the Urban Meyer era. Their success under Billy Donovan, a two-time national champion in basketball, keeps them near the top while new coach Jim McElwain tries to get the Gators going again on the gridiron.

Five-year KenPom.com and F/+ rank: Fifth (22.9 average)

Decade highlights

Football: Two SEC titles, three SEC East titles, two BCS championships, six top-15 finishes

Basketball: Four SEC titles, three Final Fours, two national championships, seven NCAA appearances

4. Louisville