List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships

For NCAA-only titles, see List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships.

This is a list of U.S. universities and colleges that have won the most team sport national championships (more than 15) that have been bestowed for the highest level of collegiate athletic competition, be that at either the varsity or club level, as determined by the governing organization of each sport.

Scope of the list

Intercollegiate competition predates NCAA regulation, beginning in 1852 when crews from Harvard and Yale raced each other at a rowing meet. This 19th-century print depicts a football game between Columbia and Harvard.

While many collegiate sports championships in the United States are now sponsored by the NCAA, historically this was not the case, and many championships were organized for decades without NCAA sponsorship. This list includes both (i) NCAA championships and (ii) titles won in competitions organized by bodies other than the NCAA.

The column in the list below that sets forth NCAA championships includes (but is not limited to) all non-football titles won at the highest level organized by the NCAA (Division I/Collegiate), as of July 1, 2023, for sports years through that date ^[2] and with updated results for subsequent sports year(s). (In accordance with the NCAA's own records, this column includes certain "unofficial" NCAA championships won during years the NCAA did not calculate winning team scores – boxing from 1932 through 1947, track and field from 1925–1927, and wrestling in 1928 and 1931–1933.) ^{[3] [4] [5]} It also includes the short-lived trampoline titles in 1969–1970. Other championships are set forth in other columns. For example, women's sports were solely organized by the AIAW rather than the NCAA prior to the 1981–1982 year of dual championships, and these titles are included in their own separate column. ^[6] Notably, the championship in the highest level of NCAA football (FBS) to date is still not sponsored by the NCAA, nor has the oldest organized intercollegiate competition, men's rowing, ever been subject to NCAA control (included in the "Other Team Titles" column). ^[7]

"Other team titles" column

The "Other team titles" column includes championships won by schools in one of the 27 sports that are (or were) sponsored by the NCAA or AIAW, during years competitive championships were organized by other bodies. These 27 sports are: women's badminton; baseball; basketball; women's bowling; boxing; cross country; fencing; field hockey; golf; gymnastics; ice hockey; lacrosse; indoor rifle; outdoor rifle; women's rowing; skiing; soccer; softball; swimming; women's synchronized swimming; tennis; indoor track; outdoor track; men's trampoline; volleyball; women's beach volleyball, water polo; and wrestling. Finally, the "Other team titles" column also includes championships won in three other sports: men's rowing (1871–present), which has voluntarily remained outside NCAA sponsorship, and two NCAA "emerging sports" that organize championships, women's equestrian (2002–present) and women's rugby (1991–present). ^{[8] [9]}

As more specifically detailed on the table of sports, below, the "Other team titles" column includes: (i) historic non-NCAA tournament titles compiled here, (ii) non-AIAW women's championships listed here, (iii) overall women's equestrian championships, (iv) gold medal lacrosse teams listed here and Wingate lacrosse championships, (v) pre-NCAA golf championships (NCAA started sponsoring the golf championship in 1939; the previous 41 championships conferred by the National Intercollegiate Golf Association are in the "Other" column ^{[10] [11]} ); (vi) pre-NCAA swimming championships; (vii) ISFA soccer championships; and (viii) USA Rugby Women’s Divisions 1 / 1 Elite championships.

It does not include Helms Athletic Foundation or Premo-Porretta Power Poll selections for men's basketball, which were awarded retroactively. ^{[12] [13]}

Most collegiate team national championships

Institution	Location	Founded	Type	Nickname	NCAA team titles [2]	Claimed football titles [14]	AIAW team titles [15] [16]	Other team titles [lower-alpha 1] [17]	Total team titles [18]	Primary conference
Stanford University	Stanford, California	1891	Private	Cardinal	135 [lower-alpha 2]	2 [19]	2	15 [20]	154	Pac-12 Conference
UCLA	Los Angeles, California	1919	Public	Bruins	123 [lower-alpha 3]	1 [21]	8	11 [22]	143	Pac-12 Conference
USC	Los Angeles, California	1880	Private	Trojans	113	11 [23]	6	5 [24]	135	Pac-12 Conference
Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	1855	Public	Nittany Lions	54	2 [25]	6	36 [26]	98	Big Ten Conference
Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	1701	Private	Bulldogs	9 [lower-alpha 2]	27 [27]	1	51 [28]	88	Ivy League
Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	1865	Private	Big Red	5	5 [29]	0	70 [30]	80	Ivy League
Navy	Annapolis, Maryland	1845	Public	Midshipmen	5	1 [31]	0	68 [33]	74	Patriot League
Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	1870	Public	Buckeyes	32	8 [34]	5	29 [35]	74	Big Ten Conference
Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	1746	Private	Tigers	13 [lower-alpha 2]	28 [36]	0	33 [37]	70	Ivy League
University of Texas	Austin, Texas	1883	Public	Longhorns	58	4 [38]	4	1 [39]	67	Southeastern Conference
University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	1868	Public	Golden Bears	43	5 [40]	0	15 [41]	63	Pac-12 Conference
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	1817	Public	Wolverines	37 [lower-alpha 2]	12 [42]	0	9 [43]	58	Big Ten Conference
Arizona State University	Phoenix metropolitan area	1885	Public	Sun Devils	25	0	12	20 [44]	57	Pac-12 Conference
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, Oklahoma	1890	Public	Cowboys	53	1 [45]	0	1 [46]	55	Big 12 Conference
University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	1861	Public	Huskies	8	2 [47]	1	44 [54]	55	Pac-12 Conference
Penn	Philadelphia	1740	Private	Quakers	4	7 [55]	0	43 [56]	54	Ivy League
University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin	1848	Public	Badgers	32	0	0	22 [57]	54	Big Ten Conference
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	1871	Public	Razorbacks	52 [lower-alpha 3]	1 [58]	0	0	53	Southeastern Conference
LSU	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	1860	Public	Tigers	47 [lower-alpha 3]	4 [59]	0	1 [60] [61] [62]	52	Southeastern Conference
University of North Carolina	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	1789	Public	Tar Heels	50	0	1	0	51	Atlantic Coast Conference
Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	1636	Private	Crimson	5 [lower-alpha 2]	7 [63]	0	39 [64]	51	Ivy League
University of Maryland	College Park, Maryland	1856	Public	Terrapins	32	1 [65]	1	14 [66]	48	Big Ten Conference
University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	1853	Public	Gators	43	3 [67]	2	0	48	Southeastern Conference
University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	1890	Public	Sooners	37	7 [68]	0	0	44	Big 12 Conference
University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	1785	Public	Bulldogs	31	4 [69]	0	7 [70]	42	Southeastern Conference
Columbia University	New York City	1754	Private	Lions	16	2 [71]	0	22 [72]	40	Ivy League
University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	1864	Private	Pioneers	35	0	0 [lower-alpha 4]	3 [73]	38	The Summit League
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	1855	Public	Spartans	20	6 [74]	1	10 [75]	37	Big Ten Conference
NYU	New York City	1831	Private	Violets	12	0	0	25 [76]	37	University Athletic Association
University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	1819	Public	Cavaliers	34	0	1	2 [77]	37	Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	1847	Public	Hawkeyes	26	5 [78]	0	6 [79]	36	Big Ten Conference
University of Notre Dame	South Bend, Indiana	1842	Private	Fighting Irish	24	11 [80]	0	0	35	Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	1876	Public	Ducks	34	0	0	0	34	Pac-12 Conference
University of Nebraska	Lincoln, Nebraska	1869	Public	Cornhuskers	21	5 [81]	1	6 [82]	33	Big Ten Conference
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	1850	Public	Utes	25	0	3 [lower-alpha 5]	3 [83]	31	Pac-12 Conference
University of Colorado	Boulder, Colorado	1876	Public	Buffaloes	28	1 [84]	1	1 [85]	31	Pac-12 Conference
Army	West Point, New York	1802	Public	Black Knights	2	3 [86]	0	25 [87]	30	Patriot League
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota	1851	Public	Golden Gophers	19	7 [88]	0	4 [89]	30	Big Ten Conference
University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	1831	Public	Crimson Tide	10	18 [90]	0	0	28	Southeastern Conference
Villanova University	Villanova, Pennsylvania	1842	Private	Wildcats	21	0	0	6 [91]	27	Big East Conference
Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	1870	Private	Orange	16 [lower-alpha 3]	1 [92]	0	9 [93]	26	Atlantic Coast Conference
University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	1881	Public	Huskies	24	0	0	2 [94]	26	Big East Conference
Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	1820	Public	Hoosiers	24	0	1	0	25	Big Ten Conference
West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	1867	Public	Mountaineers	20	0	0	5 [95]	25	Big 12 Conference
Tennessee State University	Nashville, Tennessee	1912	Public	Lady Tigers	0	0	0	24 [96]	24	Ohio Valley Conference
University of Illinois	Champaign, Illinois	1867	Public	Fighting Illini	18	5 [97]	0	1 [98]	24	Big Ten Conference
University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	1794	Public	Volunteers	17 [99]	6 [100]	1	0	24	Southeastern Conference
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	1876	Private	Blue Jays	9	0	0	14 [101]	23	Big Ten Conference, lacrosse only
Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	1856	Public	Tigers	15	2 [102]	0	6 [103]	23	Southeastern Conference
University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	1885	Public	Wildcats	19	0	2	1 [104]	22	Pac-12 Conference
University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	1914	Public	Miners	21	0	0	0	21	Conference USA
Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	1876	Public	Aggies	14	3 [105]	1	3 [106]	21	Southeastern Conference
Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	1851	Public	Seminoles	11 [lower-alpha 3]	3 [107]	3	3 [108]	20	Atlantic Coast Conference
Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	1769	Private	Big Green	3 [lower-alpha 2]	1 [109]	1	14 [110]	19	Ivy League
Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	1858	Public	Cyclones	13	0	5	0	18	Big 12 Conference
Tuskegee University [lower-alpha 6]	Tuskegee, Alabama	1881	Private	Tigerettes	0	0	0	18 [111]	18	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
University of Houston	Houston, Texas	1927	Public	Cougars	17	0	0	0	17	Big 12 Conference
Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	1838	Private	Blue Devils	17	0	0	0	17	Atlantic Coast Conference
San José State University	San Jose California	1857	Public	Spartans	10	0	0	7 [112]	17	Mountain West Conference
University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	1925	Private	Hurricanes	5	5 [113]	5	1 [114]	16	Atlantic Coast Conference

1. As detailed on the table of sports, below, the "Other team titles" column includes all 27 sports that are or were at one time sponsored by the NCAA or AIAW, plus men's rowing championships (RAAC and IRA), overall women's equestrian championships, and women’s rugby championships.
2. 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, Harvard, Michigan, Dartmouth and Stanford won 20, 11, 6, 2, 1 and 1, respectively. These titles are counted in the "Other team titles" column.
3. The NCAA Committee on Infractions has vacated the following championships, which are not included in the schools' totals: Arkansas' 2004 and 2005 men's outdoor track and field championships, LSU's 2012 women's outdoor track and field championship, UCLA's 1995 softball championship, Syracuse's 1990 men's lacrosse championship, and Florida State's 2007 men's outdoor track and field championship.
4. Denver's gymnastics championship at the AIAW Division II level is not included in its Total column because it was not won at the highest level of competition (Division I).
5. Utah's cross-country championship at the AIAW Division II level is not included in its Total column because it was not won at the highest level of competition (Division I).
6. Although not currently a NCAA Division I school, Tuskegee University won all 18 of its national championships at the highest level of competition in the United States, prior to establishment of collegiate divisions.

Table of sports

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Sport	Current NCAA DI championship sport	Years sponsored by NCAA	Years sponsored by AIAW	Titles included in "Other" column
Badminton (W)	N	—	1973–82	1970–72, 1983–93
Baseball	Y	1947–present	—	1893
Basketball (M)	Y	1939–present	—	1904–38 (various tourney winners) 1939–50 NIT champs
Basketball (W)	Y	1982–present	1972–82	1969–71
Bowling (W)	Y	2004–present	—	1975–2003
Boxing	N	1932–1960 [lower-alpha 1]	—	1924–31
Cross country (M)	Y	1938–present	—	1899–1937
Cross country (W)	Y	1982–present	1975–81	—
Equestrian (W)	N	—	—	2002–present
Fencing (M)	Y co-ed since 1990	1941–42, 1947–present	—	1894–1943
Fencing (W)		1982–present	1980–82	1929–79
Field hockey	Y	1981–present	1975–81	—
Football, FBS	N	—	—	N/A: football has its own separate column
Golf (M)	Y	1939–present	—	1897–1938
Golf (W)	Y	1982–present	1972–82	1970–71
Gymnastics (M)	Y	1938–present	—	1900–02, 1917, 1925, 1944 (AAU)
Gymnastics (W)	Y	1982–present	1973–82	1969–72
Ice hockey (M)	Y	1948–present	—	1940, 1942 (AAU)
Ice hockey (W)	Y	2001–present	—	1998–2000
Lacrosse (M)	Y	1971–present	—	1881, 1912, 1921, 1926–31, 1936–70
Lacrosse (W)	Y	1982–present	1981–82	1978–80
Rifle (co-ed)	Y	1980–present	—	1905–79
Rowing (M)	N	—	—	1871–present (overall points since 1952)
Rowing (W)	Y	1997–present	1982	1973, 1975, 1980–81, 1983–96
Rugby (W)	N	—	—	1991–present
Skiing (M)	Y co-ed since 1983	1954–present	—	1921–53 (various)
Skiing (W)		1983–present	1977–82	—
Soccer (M)	Y	1959–present	—	1909–35, 1946–48, 1952–58 (ISFA champs); 1949–51 Soccer Bowl champs
Soccer (W)	Y	1982–present	1981	1980
Softball	Y	1982–present	1973–82 (also slowpitch 1981–82)	1969–72
Swimming (M)	Y	1924–present [lower-alpha 2]	—	—
Swimming (W)	Y	1982–present	1973–82	1968–72
Synchronized swimming (W)	N	—	1977–82	1983–present
Tennis (M)	Y	1946–present	—	1929–31 indoor
Tennis (W)	Y	1982–present	1977–82	1968–76
Track, indoor (M)	Y	1965–present	—	1918, 1923–64
Track, indoor (W)	Y	1983–present	1980–82	1941–79 (AAU)
Track, outdoor (M)	Y	1921–present	—	1876–1920
Track, outdoor (W)	Y	1982–present	1972–82	1923–26, [115] 1937–67 (AAU), 1969–71 (DGWS)
Trampoline (M)	N	1969–70	—	—
Volleyball (M)	Y	1970–present	—	1949–1969
Volleyball (W)	Y	1981–present	1972–81	1969–71
Volleyball, beach (W)	Y	2016–present	—	2007–10, 2012–15
Water polo (M)	Y	1969–present	—	1913, 1968
Water polo (W)	Y	2001–present	—	1984–2000
Wrestling	Y	1928–present	—	1921

1. The first year of NCAA sponsorship of the boxing championship was 1932. Before 1948, NCAA team boxing championships were unofficial because team points were not officially awarded.
2. The first year of NCAA sponsorship of the swimming championship was 1924. Before 1937, NCAA team swimming championships were unofficial because team points were not officially awarded.

See also

• List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships
• List of NCAA schools with the most AIAW Division I national championships
• List of college athletics championship game outcomes
• Mythical national championship
• Helms Athletic Foundation

References and notes

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2. "Championships Summary" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 2023-08-16. with applicable adjustments per notes
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4. "Division I Men's Outdoor Track Championships Records Book" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved 9 January 2019.
5. "NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship Highlights/History" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
6. Plyley, Dale E. (1997). "The AIAW vs. the NCAA: a struggle for power to govern women's athletics in American institutions of higher education 1972-1982" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-05-31.
7. "Rowing Association of American Colleges". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
8. "Emerging Sports for Women". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved 2019-12-25.
9. National Collegiate Equestrian Association. "The Real Facts About NCEA Programs". CollegiateEquestrian.com - The Official Site of the NCEA. Archived from the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
10. "Division I Men's Golf" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2013.
11. Kieran, John (June 24, 1940). "The Collegiate Touch on the Links" (PDF). The New York Times. Retrieved January 29, 2015. The intercollegiate championship is rising in importance in golf with each passing year. ... The N.C.A.A. has taken over the administration of the college fray and their delegate in charge on the field is none other than Chick Evans, the old champion and one of the greatest shot-makers the game ever knew, amateur or professional.
12. Jenkins, Dan (September 11, 1967). "This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved May 3, 2015.
13. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–87. ISBN   978-0-345-51392-2.
14. Coyne, Tom (December 30, 2012). Written at South Bend, Indiana. "National titles: Who decides? Mostly, the schools". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Associated Press. Retrieved November 1, 2022. No wonder "mythical" is the word that often precedes national title. "There is no official standard because there is no official national champion," said Kent Stephens, historian at the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend. "It all depends on the standard the school wishes to utilize. The national champion is in the eye of the beholder."
15. Hunt, Virginia (1977). Governance of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics: an Historical Perspective (Doctoral Dissertation, University of North Carolina - Greensboro, 1976). Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms. pp. 1–319.
16. Willey, Suzanne (1997). The Governance of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics: Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), 1976–1982 (Thesis (P.E.D.), Indiana University, 1996). Eugene, Oregon: Microform Publications. pp. 1–351.
17. Team titles are compiled for these sports: (i) historic non-NCAA tournament titles compiled here, (ii) non-AIAW women's championships listed here, (iii) overall women's equestrian championships, (iv) gold medal lacrosse teams listed here and Wingate lacrosse championships, (v) pre-NCAA golf championships; (vi) pre-NCAA swimming championships; (vii) ISFA soccer championships; and (viii) women’s rugby championships.
18. Sparks, F.; Rees, C. (1979). A Survey of Basic Mathematics. McGraw-Hill. ISBN   978-0-07-059902-4.
19. Swegan, Scott; Lowery, Nate (2021). 2021 Stanford Football Media Guide (PDF). Stanford University Athletic Communications Department. p. 76. Retrieved March 18, 2022. National Championships – 1926, 1940
    The 1926 team was declared national champions by the Dickinson System, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation and Sagarin Ratings. Although Minnesota was declared national champions in the final 1940 Associated Press Poll, which was the best-known and most widely circulated poll of sportswriters and broadcasters in determining the national champion, Stanford was recognized as national champions by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation and Poling System.
20. Stanford's 15 other titles are: men's golf (1938); 4x women's rugby (1999, 2005–06, 08); 9x women's synchronized swimming (1998, 99, 2005–08, 13, 16, 21); women's water polo (1985).
21. UCLA National Champions 1954 (Stadium Sign). Rose Bowl press box: University of California, Los Angeles. September 1, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
22. UCLA's 11 other titles are: women's golf (1971); women's volleyball (1972); 5x men's volleyball (1953, 54, 56, 65, 67); 4x women's water polo (1996–98, 2000).
23. USC Sports Information Office (2014). 2014 USC Football Media Guide (PDF). University of Southern California. p. 114. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
24. USC's 5 other titles are: 2x men's volleyball (1949, 50); 2x beach volleyball (2009, 2015); women's water polo (1999).
25. "Championship History - Penn State University Athletics". Pennsylvania State Athletics. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
26. Penn State's 36 other titles are: 4x boxing (1924, 27, 29, 30); 4x men's cross country (1926–28, 30); men's gymnastics (1944); 7x men's soccer (1926, 29, 33, 49, 50, 54, 55); 2x men's indoor track (1942, 59); wrestling (1921); women's bowling (1979); 3x women's lacrosse (1978–80); women's rifle (1947); 12x women's rugby (1997, 2000, 04, 07, 09–10, 12–17).
27. "Yale Official Athletic Site – Football by Year". Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
28. Yale's 51 other titles are: 3x men's rowing (1873, 88, 2022); baseball (1893); men's cross country (1901); 6x men's 3-weapon fencing (1925, 26, 28–30, 32); 2x men's gymnastics (1901, 02); men's indoor tennis (1931); 3x men's indoor track (1933, 54, 61); 9x men's outdoor track (1887, 89, 93–96, 1902–04); 20x men's golf (1897, 98, 1902, 05–13, 15, 24–26, 31–33, 36); 5x men's soccer (1908, 12, 28, 30, 35).
29. Over a Century of Tradition (PDF). Cornell Athletics Communications Office. 2015. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
30. Cornell's 70 other titles are: 17x men's cross country (1899, 1900, 02–11, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21); men's fencing (foils: 1911); 2x men's indoor track (1928, 30); 9x men's outdoor track (1905, 06, 08, 11, 14–16, 18, 19); 5x women's fencing (1967–69, 72, 73); 34x men's rowing (1875, 76, 80, 83, 85, 87, 89–94, 96–97, 1901–03, 05–07, 09–12, 15, 30, 55–58, 61, 62, 71, 81); women's rowing (1989); men's soccer (1934).
31. 2021 Navy Football Media Guide (PDF). Naval Academy Athletic Association. 2021. pp. 8–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2022. This was the case when Navy earned its lone national championship in 1926
32. Written at Washington, D.C.. "National Rifle Champs for 1934 Announced By Gun Association". The Punxsutawney Spirit . Punxsutawney. December 19, 1934. Intercollegiate Champions — Men's Team: U.S. Naval Academy, 1360 x 1500 — Women's Team: University of Washington, 2972 x 3000
33. Navy's 68 other titles are: 4x boxing (1925, 26, 28, 31); 14x men's fencing (foils: 1901, 05, 07, 10, 15–17, 20–22; 3-weapon: 1924, 25, 39, 43); men's gymnastics (1925); 12x men's rifle (1924–26, 30, 31, 34, ^[32] 35, 37, 39, 48, 67, 69); men's outdoor rifle (1921); 17x men's lacrosse (1928, 29, 38, 43, 45, 46, 49, 54, 60–67, 70); 2x men's swimming, unofficial NCAA (1925, 26); men's soccer (1932); 16x men's rowing (1921, 22, 25, 31, 38, 47, 52, 60, 63, 65, 82–84, 90, 93, 95).
34. Ohio State Buckeyes football National Champions 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014 (Stadium Sign). Ohio Stadium: Ohio State University. 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
35. Ohio State's 29 other titles are all in synchronized swimming (1983, 1985, 1986–97, 2000–04, 2009–12, 2015, 2017–19, 2022–23).
36. "Princeton Football National Championships". Go Princeton Tigers. Princeton University. Archived from the original on February 4, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
37. Princeton's 31 other titles are: 2x men's rowing (1985, 98); men's outdoor rifle (1905); men's outdoor track (1876); water polo (1913); 4x women's rowing (1990, 93–95); 4x men's lacrosse (1937, 42, 51, 53); 11x men's golf (1914, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 27–30, 37); 5x men's soccer (1921, 22, 25−27); 2x women's rugby (1995–96).
38. Texas Longhorns football National Champions '63, '69, '70, '05 (Stadium Sign). Texas Memorial Stadium: University of Texas. 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
39. Texas' 1 other title is in beach volleyball (2008).
40. 2021 Cal Football Record Book. University of California Athletics. 2021. pp. 59, 62–63. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
41. Cal's 15 other titles are: 5x rifle (1952, 55, 57–59); 9x men's rowing (1928, 32, 34, 35, 39, 49, 2006, 16, 23); women's rowing (1980).
42. Michigan Football National Champions 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997, 2023 (Tunnel Sign). Michigan Stadium: University of Michigan. April 11, 2024. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
43. Michigan's 9 other titles are: 2x men's golf (1934, 35); 7x men's swimming, unofficial NCAA (1927, 28, 31, 32, 34–36). The NCAA total includes 2 titles awarded by the NCAA in trampoline, during the only two seasons the NCAA sponsored the sport (1969, 70), after it was separated from gymnastics.
44. Arizona State's 20 other titles are: women's bowling (1981); 3x women's tennis (1971, 72, 74); 11x women's badminton (1971, 84–93); softball (1972); 4x women's swimming (1968–71).
45. Oklahoma State 1945 National Champions (Stadium Sign). Boone Pickens Stadium: Oklahoma State University. 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
46. Oklahoma State's 1 other title is in equestrian (2022).
47. Washington Huskies football National Champions 1960, 1991 (Stadium Sign). Husky Stadium: University of Washington. 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
48. "Husky Crew 1930-39" . Retrieved 2009-12-14.
49. "University of Washington Husky Crew 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
50. Written at Seattle. "University Rifle Team Takes National Honors". The Bellingham Herald . Bellingham, Washington. May 27, 1925. Retrieved June 6, 2024. A recheck of the points made in the National Rifle association shows the men's varsity rifle team of the University of Washington to be the national champions. Their score was 2,968 points out of a possible 3,000.
51. Written at San Francisco. "Huskies Win Rifle Crown". The Pasadena Post . Pasadena. International News Service. May 12, 1932. Retrieved June 6, 2024. University of Washington captured first place in the senior national intercollegiate rifle team matches, Ninth Corps Area Headquarters announced here today. The winning score was 7811. Washington State College won second place with 7732.
52. Carney, Peter P. (July 8, 1925). "Many Colleges Now Have Rifle Teams — Rapid Growth in Educational Institutions During Past Five Years; Title Dispute". Harrisburg Telegraph . National Sports Syndicate. Retrieved June 6, 2024. The women's intercollegiate championship was won by the University of Washington for the second year in succession.
53. "U.V.M. Co-eds Place Second in National Meet; Trail University of Washington by Six Points in Rifle Match". Burlington Daily News . March 30, 1933. Retrieved June 6, 2024. Women's Intercollegiate Team Championship under auspices of the National Rifle Association [...] Vermont, with a team score of 2970 out of a possible 3000 was six points behind the champion University of Washington five.
54. Washington's 42 other titles are: 27x men's rowing ^{[48] [49]} (1923, 24, 26, 33, 36, 37, 40, 41, 48, 50, 53, 59, 64, 70, 2007–15, 17-19, 21, 24); 6x women's rowing (1981, 83–85, 87, 88); 2x men's rifle (telegraphic: 1925, ^[50] 32 ^[51] ); 5x women's rifle (1923-25, ^[52] 33, ^[53] 34 ^[32] ); 3x men's skiing (1940-42).
55. Cunha, Steve (September 14, 2021). 2021 Penn Football Fact Book (PDF). University of Pennsylvania Office of Athletic Communications. pp. 6, 60–61. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
56. Penn's 43 other titles are: men's basketball (1920); 2x men's cross-country (1917, 29); 2x men's rifle (regular season: 1919, 22); 5x men's indoor track (1918, 23, 24, 30, 31); 9x men's outdoor track (1897–1900, 07, 10, 12, 13, 20); 14x men's rowing (1882, 84, 1898–1900, 66–69, 76–78, 89, 91); 10x men's soccer (1914, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24, 30–33).
57. Wisconsin's 22 other titles are: 2x men's skiing (1925, 27); 17x men's rowing (1951, 72–75, 79, 80, 86–88, 92, 96, 97, 1999−2002); 2x women's rowing (1975, 86); women's badminton (1983).
58. Parkinson, Kyle; Grigg, Oliver; Tafolla, Grace, eds. (2022). "1964 National Champions". Arkansas Razorbacks 2022 Media Guide (PDF). University of Arkansas and Learfield. pp. 4, 114. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
59. LSU Tigers football National Champions 1958, 2003, 2007, 2019 (Stadium Sign). Tiger Stadium: Louisiana State University. 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
60. LSU's 1 other claimed title is in men's basketball, where the school won an inter-regional postseason match arranged against Pittsburgh in 1935 (the "American Legion Bowl"), prior to the creation of the NIT or NCAA basketball tournaments. LSU is the only school that officially claims a basketball national championship on the basis of a win in the American Legion Bowl, an event that made no claim to determine a national champion.
61. "Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame – Louis "Buddy" Brown". lasportshall.com. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
62. 2014–15 LSU Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). LSU Sports Information Office. 2014. p. 12. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
63. Harvard Crimson football National Champions 1890, 1898, 1899, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1919 (Stadium Sign). Harvard Stadium: Harvard University. 2004. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
64. Harvard's 39 other titles are: 2x men's cross country (1912, 31); 6x men's fencing (foils: 1894–97, 1899, 1900); 2x men's lacrosse (1881, 1912); 2x men's indoor track (1926, 27); 13x men's outdoor track (1880–86, 88, 90–92, 1901, 09); women's ice hockey (1999); 6x men's golf (1898, 99, 1901–04); 4x men's soccer (1913, 14, 26, 30); 3x men's rowing (2003–05).
65. Maryland Terrapins football National Championships 1953 (Stadium Sign). Maryland Stadium: University of Maryland. 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
66. Maryland's 14 other titles are: 4x men's rifle (1947, 49, 53, 54); women's rifle (1932); 9x men's lacrosse (1928, 36, 37, 39, 40, 55, 56, 59, 67).
67. Florida Gators football National Champions 1996, 2006, 2008 (Stadium Sign). Ben Hill Griffin Stadium: University of Florida. 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
68. University of Oklahoma National Champions 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000 (Stadium Sign). Memorial Stadium: University of Oklahoma. 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
69. Georgia Bulldogs football National Champions 1942, 1980, 2021, 2022 (Stadium Sign). Sanford Stadium: University of Georgia. 2023. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
70. Georgia's 7 other titles are all in women's equestrian (2003, 04, 08–10, 14, 21).
71. "Columbia Football 2021 Record Book" (PDF). Columbia University Athletics. pp. 240–241, 244. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2022. Columbia has claimed two mythical national championships: in 1875 and 1933. The 1875 team went 4-1-1 and was named national champions, while the 1933 squad defeated Stanford and was referred to as a national champ.
72. Columbia's 22 other titles are: 6x men's fencing (foils: 1898, 1913, 14, 18, 19; 3-weapon: 1934); men's gymnastics (1900); men's indoor rifle (1908); men's outdoor rifle (1924); 2x men's indoor track (1937, 38); 3x men's outdoor track (1877–79); 6x men's rowing (1874, 79, 95, 1914, 27, 29); 2x men's soccer (1909, 10).
73. Denver's 3 other titles are all in men's skiing (1949, 51, 52).
74. Michigan State Spartans football 6 National Championships 1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1966 (Stadium Sign). Spartan Stadium: Michigan State University. 2013. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
75. Michigan State's 10 other titles are: 5x men's cross country (1933–37); 2x men's indoor track (1949, 50); 3x rifle (regular season: 1914, 16, 17).
76. NYU's 25 other titles are: AAU men's basketball (1920); 8x men's fencing (1933, 35–38, 40–42); 6x men's indoor track (1929, 32, 40, 43, 47, 48); 10x women's fencing (1929–33, 38, 49–51, 71).
77. Virginia's 2 other titles are in men's lacrosse (1952, 70).
78. 2022 Iowa Football Media Guide (PDF). University of Iowa Athletic Department. 2022. pp. 2, 151, 196, 202. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022. Iowa Quick Facts – National Champions: 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960 | the Hawkeyes were named national champions by the Football Writers Association in 1958, and by various rating services in 1921, 1922, 1956, and 1960. | Mythical National Champions – Iowa football has been voted mythical national champions by different media services on five occasions. 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960
79. Iowa's 6 other titles are: 5x rifle (regular season: 1911, 18; title meet: 29, 40, 46); women's track & field (1924).
80. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football National Champions 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 (Stadium Sign). Notre Dame Stadium locker room: University of Notre Dame. 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
81. Nebraska Cornhuskers football National Champions 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997 (Stadium Sign). Memorial Stadium: University of Nebraska. 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
82. Nebraska's 6 other titles are: 5x women's bowling (1991, 95, 97, 99, 2001); beach volleyball (2007).
83. Utah's 3 other titles are: AAU men's basketball (1916); NIT men's basketball (1947); men's skiing (1947).
84. Colorado Buffaloes football 1990 National Champions (Stadium Sign). Folsom Field: University of Colorado. 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
85. Colorado's 1 other title is in men's basketball, when the school won the NIT tournament in 1940.
86. Army football National Champions '44, '45, '46 (Stadium Sign). Michie Stadium: United States Military Academy. 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
87. Army's 25 other titles are: 11x men's fencing (foils: 1902–05, 08, 09, 12; 3-weapon: 1923, 27, 30, 31); 2x men's indoor track (1944, 45); 4x rifle (1942, 50, 65, 75); 7x men's lacrosse (1944, 45, 51, 58, 59, 61, 69); women's rugby (2011).
88. Minnesota Golden Gophers football National Championships 1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960 (Stadium Sign). Huntington Bank Stadium: University of Minnesota. 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
89. Minnesota's 4 other titles are: 2x men's rifle (1933, 41); men's ice hockey (1940); women's ice hockey (2000).
90. Maxon, Josh; Moore, Cami; Paré, Jessica; Thompson, Alex (2021). 2021 Alabama Football Media Guide (PDF). University of Alabama. pp. 3, 108–128. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2022. National Championships – 18 – 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020
91. Villanova's 6 other titles are all in men's indoor track (1957, 58, 60, 62–64).
92. Syracuse Orange football National Champions 1959 (Stadium Banner). Carrier Dome: Syracuse University. 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
93. Syracuse's 9 other titles are: 5x men's rowing (1904, 08, 13, 16, 20); 4x men's cross country (1919, 22, 23, 25).
94. Connecticut's 2 other titles are: men's soccer (1948) and women's rugby (1993).
95. West Virginia's 5 other titles are: men's basketball (1942) and 4x rifle (regular season: 1913; title meet: 1961, 64, 66).
96. Tennessee State's 24 titles are: 11x women's outdoor track (1955–1960, 1962, 1963, 1965–1967) and 13x women's indoor track (1956–1960, 1962, 1965–1969, 1978, 1979).
97. Illinois Fighting Illini football National Champions 1914, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1951 (Stadium Sign). Memorial Stadium: University of Illinois. 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
98. Illinois's 1 other title is in women's outdoor track (1970).
99. "Tennessee baseball: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!". Knoxville News Sentinel . 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
100. Tennessee Volunteers football National Champions 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998 (Stadium Sign). Neyland Stadium: University of Tennessee. 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
101. Johns Hopkins' 14 other titles are all in men's lacrosse (1926, 27, 28, 41, 47, 48, 49, 50, 57, 59, 67, 68, 69, 70)
102. Auburn Tigers National Champions 1957 2010 (Stadium Sign). Jordan-Hare Stadium: Auburn University. 2018. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
103. Auburn's 6 other titles are all in women's equestrian (2006, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19).
104. Arizona's 1 other title is in synchronized swimming (1984).
105. Texas A&M Aggies football National Champions 1919, 1927, 1939 (Stadium Sign). Kyle Field: Texas A&M University. 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
106. Texas A&M's 3 other titles are in women's equestrian (2002, 12, 17).
107. Florida State Seminoles football National Champions 1993, 1999, 2013 (Stadium Sign). Doak Campbell Stadium: Florida State University. 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
108. Florida State's 3 other titles are all in men's volleyball (1955, 57, 58).
109. "Dartmouth — National Champions (Teams) — Football — 1925". Dartmouth College Athletics. September 27, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
110. Dartmouth's 14 other titles are: 13x men's skiing (1921–23, 29, 30, 33–35, 37 (Lake Placid & Sun Valley), 43, 44, 50); men's golf (1921).
111. Tuskegee Institute's 18 titles are: 14x women's outdoor track (1937–1942, 1944–1951) and 4x women's indoor track (1941, 1945, 1946, 1948).
112. San José State's 7 other titles are: 5x women's fencing (1975–79); women's bowling (1976); men’s water polo (1968).
113. Miami Hurricanes football National Champions 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 (Stadium Sign). Orange Bowl: University of Miami. 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
114. Miami's 1 other title is in women's golf (1970). It was bestowed by the DGWS, the forerunner of the AIAW.
115. Tricard, Louise Mead (1996). American Women's Track and Field – A History, 1895 through 1980. Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S.: McFarland & Co., Inc. pp. 52, 56–58.