List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships
Listed below are the colleges or universities with the most NCAA Division I-sanctioned team championships, individual championships, and combined team and individual championships, as documented by information published on official NCAA websites.[1] Excluded from this list are all national championships earned outside the scope of NCAA competition, including Division I FBS football titles, women's AIAW championships, equestrian titles, and retroactive Helms title nominations.
NCAA Division I Team Championships
Through December 4, 2016, per NCAA annual list[1] for sports years through that date; updated results for subsequent sports year(s).
Institution |
Undergraduate Enrollment |
Total |
Men's |
Women's |
Co-ed† |
Nickname |
Primary Conference |
Rank |
UCLA !University of California, Los Angeles |
29,585 |
113 |
74 |
39 |
0 |
Bruins[lower-alpha 1] |
Pac-12 Conference |
1 |
Stanford University |
6,980 |
109 |
62[lower-alpha 2] |
47 |
0 |
Cardinal |
Pac-12 Conference |
2 |
USC !University of Southern California |
18,740 |
103 |
84 |
19 |
0 |
Trojans |
Pac-12 Conference |
3 |
Oklahoma State University |
23,459 |
51 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
Cowboys |
Big 12 Conference |
4 |
Pennsylvania State University |
46,848 |
48 |
24 |
11 |
13 |
Nittany Lions |
Big Ten Conference |
5 |
Texas !University of Texas |
39,523 |
44 |
21 |
23 |
0 |
Longhorns |
Big 12 Conference |
6 |
Arkansas !University of Arkansas |
22,283 |
44 |
42 |
2 |
0 |
Razorbacks[lower-alpha 1] |
Southeastern Conference |
6 |
Louisiana State University |
26,159 |
43 |
18 |
25 |
0 |
Tigers[lower-alpha 1] |
Southeastern Conference |
8 |
North Carolina !University of North Carolina |
18,415 |
42 |
12 |
30 |
0 |
Tar Heels |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
9 |
Michigan !University of Michigan |
28,395 |
36 |
34[lower-alpha 2] |
2 |
0 |
Wolverines |
Big Ten Conference |
10 |
California !University of California, Berkeley |
27,496 |
36 |
28 |
8 |
0 |
Golden Bears |
Pac-12 Conference |
10 |
Denver !University of Denver |
5,758 |
31 |
22 |
0 |
9 |
Pioneers |
The Summit League |
12 |
Florida !University of Florida |
32,781 |
31 |
14 |
17 |
0 |
Gators |
Southeastern Conference |
12 |
Oregon !University of Oregon |
20,552 |
31 |
19 |
12 |
0 |
Ducks |
Pac-12 Conference |
12 |
Georgia !University of Georgia |
26,882 |
29 |
9 |
20 |
0 |
Bulldogs |
Southeastern Conference |
15 |
Ohio State University |
44,741 |
29 |
23 |
3 |
3 |
Buckeyes |
Big Ten Conference |
15 |
Wisconsin !University of Wisconsin |
29,302 |
28 |
22 |
6 |
0 |
Badgers |
Big Ten Conference |
17 |
Yale University |
5,453 |
28 |
26[lower-alpha 2] |
2 |
0 |
Bulldogs |
Ivy League |
17 |
Maryland !University of Maryland |
27,443 |
27 |
6 |
21 |
0 |
Terrapins |
Big Ten Conference |
19 |
Colorado !University of Colorado |
26,426 |
26 |
16 |
2 |
8 |
Buffaloes |
Pac-12 Conference |
20 |
Iowa !University of Iowa |
22,354 |
25 |
24 |
1 |
0 |
Hawkeyes |
Big Ten Conference |
21 |
Oklahoma !University of Oklahoma |
22,152 |
25 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
Sooners |
Big 12 Conference |
21 |
Indiana University |
32,752 |
24 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
Hoosiers |
Big Ten Conference |
23 |
Princeton University |
5,391 |
24 |
19[lower-alpha 2] |
4 |
1 |
Tigers |
Ivy League |
23 |
Virginia !University of Virginia |
15,669 |
24 |
17 |
7 |
0 |
Cavaliers |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
23 |
Arizona State University |
50,246 |
23 |
11 |
12 |
0 |
Sun Devils |
Pac-12 Conference |
26 |
UTEP !University of Texas at El Paso |
19,217 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
0 |
Miners |
Conference USA |
27 |
Connecticut !University of Connecticut |
18,395 |
21 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
Huskies |
American Athletic Conference |
27 |
Utah !University of Utah |
23,909 |
20 |
2 |
9 |
9 |
Utes |
Pac-12 Conference |
29 |
Michigan State University |
39,143 |
20 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
Spartans |
Big Ten Conference |
29 |
Villanova University |
6,394 |
20 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
Wildcats |
Big East Conference |
29 |
Nebraska !University of Nebraska |
20,182 |
19 |
8 |
11 |
0 |
Cornhuskers |
Big Ten Conference |
32 |
West Virginia University |
22,563 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
Mountaineers |
Big 12 Conference |
32 |
Minnesota !University of Minnesota |
30,511 |
19 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
Golden Gophers |
Big Ten Conference |
32 |
Illinois !University of Illinois |
32,878 |
18 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
Fighting Illini |
Big Ten Conference |
35 |
Arizona !University of Arizona |
31,670 |
18 |
7 |
11 |
0 |
Wildcats |
Pac-12 Conference |
35 |
Houston !University of Houston |
34,830 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
Houston Cougars |
American Athletic Conference |
37 |
Tennessee !University of Tennessee |
21,451 |
16 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
Volunteers |
Southeastern Conference |
38 |
Notre Dame !University of Notre Dame |
8,448 |
16 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
Fighting Irish |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
38 |
Duke University |
6,485 |
16 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
Blue Devils |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
38 |
† Co-ed sports include fencing (since 1990), rifle, and skiing (since 1983). Fencing championships before 1990 and skiing championships before 1983 were awarded as men's or women's championships and are counted here as such.
- 1 2 3 Arkansas' 2004 and 2005 men's outdoor track and field championships, LSU's 2012 women's outdoor track and field championship, and UCLA's 1995 softball championship were all vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions and are not included in the schools' totals.
- 1 2 3 4 The NCAA started sponsoring the intercollegiate golf championship in 1939, but it retained the titles from the 41 championships previously conferred by the National Intercollegiate Golf Association in its records. Of these pre-NCAA titles, Yale, Princeton, Michigan and Stanford won 20, 11, 2 and 1, respectively.
Combined NCAA Division I Team and Individual Championships
The following table lists the top ten NCAA schools with the most combined NCAA Division I Team and Individual Championships.[1]
Institution |
Location
|
Founded |
Type |
Undergraduate Enrollment |
Nickname |
Total Team Titles |
Total Individual Titles |
Total Combined Titles |
Primary Conference |
Stanford University |
Stanford, California |
1891 |
Private |
6,940 [2] |
Cardinal |
109[lower-alpha 1] |
476 |
585 |
Pac-12 Conference |
University of Southern California |
Los Angeles, California |
1880 |
Private |
16,608 [3] |
Trojans |
103 |
389 |
492 |
Pac-12 Conference |
University of Texas |
Austin, Texas |
1883 |
Public |
49,696 |
Longhorns |
43 |
338 |
381 |
Big 12 Conference |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Los Angeles, California |
1919 |
Public |
27,199[4] |
Bruins |
113[5] |
266 |
379 |
Pac-12 Conference |
University of Michigan |
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
1817 |
Public |
26,083 |
Wolverines |
36[lower-alpha 1] |
309 |
345 |
Big Ten Conference |
University of Florida |
Gainesville, Florida |
1853 |
Public |
32,776 |
Gators |
31 |
255 |
286 |
Southeastern Conference |
Ohio State University |
Columbus, Ohio |
1870 |
Public |
44,201 |
Buckeyes |
29 |
246 |
275 |
Big Ten Conference |
University of California, Berkeley |
Berkeley, California |
1868 |
Public |
25,540 [6] |
Golden Bears |
36 |
234 |
270 |
Pac-12 Conference |
Louisiana State University |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
1860 |
Public |
24,641 |
Tigers |
43 |
197 |
240 |
Southeastern Conference |
Oklahoma State University |
Stillwater, Oklahoma
|
1890 |
Public |
23,307 |
Cowboys |
51 |
171 |
222 |
Big 12 Conference |
- 1 2 See Note (b) in the table "NCAA Division I Team Championships", above.
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References
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