List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships

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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] [2] 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, men's rowing, equestrian titles, and retroactive Helms title nominations.

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NCAA Division I Team Championships

Totals for the 40 schools below are per NCAA annual list published every July [1] and NCAA published gymnastics history, [2] with subsequent results as of December 5, 2023, obtained via NCAA.org , which provides updates throughout the year. For details on championships, click on a school's nickname and then open up its Championships section.

InstitutionUndergraduate
enrollment		TotalMen'sWomen'sCo-ed†NicknamePrimary conferenceRank
Stanford University 7,083 [3] 13470 [lower-alpha 1] 640 Cardinal Pac-12 Conference 1
University of California, Los Angeles 31,002 [4] 121 [lower-alpha 2] 77440 Bruins Pac-12 Conference 2
University of Southern California 21,000 [5] 11285270 Trojans Pac-12 Conference 3
University of Texas at Austin 40,9165727290 Longhorns Big 12 Conference 4
Pennsylvania State University 48,535 [6] 54301113 Nittany Lions Big Ten Conference 5
Oklahoma State University 20,024535300 Cowboys Big 12 Conference 6
University of Arkansas 22,28351 [lower-alpha 2] 4380 Razorbacks Southeastern Conference 7
University of North Carolina 18,4155013370 Tar Heels Atlantic Coast Conference 8
Louisiana State University 26,15946 [lower-alpha 2] 20260 Tigers Southeastern Conference 9
University of California, Berkeley 27,496433490 Golden Bears Pac-12 Conference 10
University of Florida 34,8814222200 Gators Southeastern Conference 11
University of Michigan 28,3953936 [lower-alpha 1] [2] [7] [8] 30 Wolverines Big Ten Conference 12
University of Oklahoma 22,2493623130 Sooners Big 12 Conference 13
University of Denver 5,7583511024 Pioneers The Summit League 14
University of Oregon 20,5523420140 Ducks Pac-12 Conference 15
University of Virginia 15,6693423110 Cavaliers Atlantic Coast Conference 15
University of Maryland 27,443329230 Terrapins Big Ten Conference 17
University of Wisconsin 29,3023222100 Badgers Big Ten Conference 17
University of Georgia 26,8823110210 Bulldogs Southeastern Conference 19
Ohio State University 44,741312443 Buckeyes Big Ten Conference 19
Yale University 5,4532927 [lower-alpha 1] 20 Bulldogs Ivy League 21
University of Colorado 26,426281639 Buffaloes Pac-12 Conference 22
University of Iowa 22,354252410 Hawkeyes Big Ten Conference 23
University of Utah 23,909252914 Utes Pac-12 Conference 23
Arizona State University 50,2462512130 Sun Devils Pac-12 Conference 25
Indiana University 32,752242400 Hoosiers Big Ten Conference 25
Princeton University 5,3912419 [lower-alpha 1] 41 Tigers Ivy League 25
University of Connecticut 18,395248160 Huskies Big East Conference 28
University of Notre Dame 8,44822769 Fighting Irish Atlantic Coast Conference 29
Villanova University 6,394211290 Wildcats Big East Conference 30
University of Nebraska 20,182218130 Cornhuskers Big Ten Conference 30
University of Texas at El Paso 25,151 [9] 212100 Miners Conference USA 30
Michigan State University 39,143201910 Spartans Big Ten Conference 33
West Virginia University 22,563201019 Mountaineers Big 12 Conference 33
University of Arizona 31,670197120 Wildcats Pac-12 Conference 35
University of Minnesota 30,511191360 Golden Gophers Big Ten Conference 35
University of Illinois 32,878181800 Fighting Illini Big Ten Conference 37
University of Houston 34,830171700 Cougars Big 12 Conference 38
Duke University 6,48517980 Blue Devils Atlantic Coast Conference 38
University of Tennessee 21,451166100 Volunteers Southeastern Conference 40

† 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. 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.
  2. 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.

Combined NCAA Division I Team and Individual Championships

The following table lists the top twelve NCAA schools with the most combined NCAA Division I Team and Individual Championships. [1]

InstitutionLocationEst.TypeUndergraduate
enrollment		NicknameTotal
team
titles		Total
individual
titles		Total
combined
titles		Primary conference
Stanford University Stanford, CA 1891Private7,083 [3] Cardinal 134 [lower-alpha 1] 546680 Pac-12 Conference
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 1880Private21,000 [5] Trojans 112420532 Pac-12 Conference
University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 1883Public49,696 Longhorns 55403458 Big 12 Conference
University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 1919Public31,002 [4] Bruins 121279400 Pac-12 Conference
University of Florida Gainesville, FL 1853Public34,881 Gators 47348395 Southeastern Conference
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 1817Public26,083 Wolverines 39 [lower-alpha 1] 326365 Big Ten Conference
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 1868Public33,078 [10] Golden Bears 43274317 Pac-12 Conference
Ohio State University Columbus, OH 1870Public44,201 Buckeyes 31275306 Big Ten Conference
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 1860Public32,666 [11] Tigers 50234284 Southeastern Conference
University of Georgia Athens, GA 1785Public30,166 [12] Bulldogs 31229260 Southeastern Conference
Pennsylvania State University State College, PA 1855Public73,250 Nittany Lions 54183237 Big Ten Conference
Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 1890Public23,307 Cowboys 52182234 Big 12 Conference
  1. 1 2 See Note (a) in the table "NCAA Division I Team Championships", above.

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