USA TODAY chose five sports, selected to give a mix along gender, revenue-generating and seasonal lines: football, baseball, softball and men’s and women’s basketball. USA TODAY reviewed media guides and school websites at 142 schools â?? the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) schools and 22 Division I schools with standout basketball teams over the past few years, based on USA TODAY coaches’ poll rankings. The result: a list of about 9,300 upperclass athletes on the team rosters during the 2007-08 school year.
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