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Big football colleges pride themselves on bowl appearances.

It means big bucks for the athletic program, the coaches and the school.

Of the 100 plus players on the field and sidelines for this Sunday's Super Bowl game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears, 70 colleges can say they have a part in the game, because they sent at least one player to one of the teams.

However, these colleges have sent more than one player.

Fifteen schools are sending two players to the Super Bowl -

they are:

 9. Baylor

 9. California

 9. Freson State

 9. Illinois

 9. Iowa

 9. LSU

 9. Maryland

 9. Minnesota

 9. North Carolina

 9. Notre Dame

 9. Oklahoma

 9. Penn State

 9. Texas

 9. Wake Forest

 9. Washington

6 teams are sending 3 players each to the Super Bowl.

 3. Brigham Young

 3. Miami (FL)

 3. Michigan

 3. Purdue

 3. UCLA

 3. Virginia

Two teams are sending 4 players each to the Super Bowl

 2. Florida - is this another reason why Florida has a championship team?

One team has five players.

1. Syracuse - all playing for the Colts 

What do you think?