Breaking down the Super Bowl LII rosters by college representation

Sunday night's Super Bowl LII matchup between the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles is a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX, which New England won 24-21. The Patriots are in pursuit of their sixth Super Bowl victory and the Eagles are aiming for their first.

Both teams are full of former NCAA student-athletes who have found success at the highest level professionally. Twenty-three schools will have multiple former student-athletes represented on the active roster of one of the two teams in this year's Super Bowl. In total, there are 69 schools represented by their former student-athletes who are playing in the Super Bowl.

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Four schools – Florida State, Michigan, Stanford and West Virginia – have four former student-athletes on the Patriots or Eagles' active rosters. All four former Seminoles appear on the Eagles' defense: linebacker Nigel Bradham, cornerback Ronald Darby, defensive tackle Tim Jernigan and cornerback Patrick Robinson.

Three of the four former Wolverines play for the Patriots, quarterback Tom Brady: defensive lineman Alan Branch and linebacker David Harris. Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham also attended Michigan.

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Three of the former Stanford student-athletes will face off with Eagles tight end Zach Ertz going up against Patriots defensive backs Johnson Bademosi and Jordan Richards. Patriots offensive lineman Cameron Fleming also attended Stanford.

West Virginia fans will likely be cheering for the Eagles because all four former Mountaineers in the Super Bowl play for Philadelphia – cornerback Rasul Douglas, wide receiver Shelton Gibson, linebacker Najee Goode and running back Wendell Smallwood.

Here's the full list of participants and their college affiliation:

The Pac-12 leads all conferences with 21 former players in the Super Bowl. The Big Ten (19) and SEC (18) aren't far behind, followed by the ACC (13) and Big 12 (11). The AAC has eight former student-athletes in the Super Bowl.

New England Patriots

Here's a breakdown of the Patriots' active roster.

Philadelphia Eagles

Here's a breakdown of the Eagles' active roster.