This is an important overlooked stat.
Other schools have lacross, hockey, wrestling, swimming/diving
For example, NC, who's #1 has 12 men's and 14 women's sports: Men's Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Fencing Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Wrestling Women's Sports Basketball Cross Country Fencing Field Hockey Golf Gymnastics Lacrosse Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Volleyball
USF has 8 men's and 8 women's sports (sailing isn't under NCAA regulation.)
As you stated, unless we were tops in virtually all of the sports that we do compete in, there would be no way to be near the top of the list