List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships


This is a list of U.S. universities and colleges that have won the most team sport national championships 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

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 NCAA championships and titles won in competitions organized by bodies other than the NCAA.
The column in the list below that sets forth NCAA championships includes all non-football titles won at the highest level organized by the NCAA, as of July 1, 2017, for sports years through that date and with updated results for subsequent sports year. 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 1981–82 year of dual championships, and these titles are included in their own separate column. Notably, the championship in the highest level of NCAA football 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.

"Other Team Titles" column

The "Other Team Titles" column includes championships won by schools in one of the 27 sports that are 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, which has voluntarily remained outside NCAA sponsorship, and two NCAA "emerging sports" that organize championships, women's equestrian and women's rugby.
As more specifically detailed on the table of sports, below, the "Other Team Titles" column includes: historic non-NCAA tournament titles compiled here, non-AIAW women's championships listed here, overall women's equestrian championships, gold medal lacrosse teams listed here and Wingate lacrosse championships, pre-NCAA golf championships ; pre-NCAA swimming championships; ISFA soccer championships; and USA Rugby Women’s Divisions 1 / 1 Elite championships.
It does not include Helms Athletic Foundation or Premo-Porretta Power Poll selections, which were awarded retroactively.

Most collegiate team national championships

Table of sports

SportCurrent NCAA DI
championship sport		Years sponsored by NCAAYears sponsored by AIAWTitles included in "Other" column
Badminton —1973–821970–72, 1983–93
Baseball1947–present—1893
Basketball 1939–present—1904–38
1939–50 NIT champs
Basketball 1982–present1972–821969–71
Bowling 2004–present—1975–2003
Boxing1932–1960 —1924–31
Cross country 1938–present—1899–1937
Cross country 1982–present1975–81—
Equestrian ——2002–present
Fencing
co-ed since 1990		1941–42, 1947–present—1894–1943
Fencing
co-ed since 1990		1982–present1980–821929–79
Field hockey1981–present1975–81—
Football, FBS——N/A: football has its
own separate column
Golf 1939–present—1897–1938
Golf 1982–present1972–821970–71
Gymnastics 1938–present—1900–02, 1917, 1925, 1944
Gymnastics 1982–present1973–821969–72
Ice hockey 1948–present—1940, 1942
Ice hockey 2001–present—1998–2000
Lacrosse 1971–present—1881, 1912, 1921, 1926–31, 1936–70
Lacrosse 1982–present1981–821978–80
Rifle 1980–present—1905–79
Rowing ——1871–present
Rowing 1997–present19821973, 1975, 1980–81, 1983–96
Rugby ——1991–present
Skiing
co-ed since 1983		1954–present—1921–53
Skiing
co-ed since 1983		1983–present1977–82—
Soccer 1959–present—1909–35, 1946–48, 1952–58 ;
1949–51 Soccer Bowl champs
Soccer 1982–present19811980
Softball1982–present1973–82
1969–72
Swimming 1924–present ——
Swimming 1982–present1973–821968–72
Synchronized
swimming 		—1977–821983–present
Tennis 1946–present—1929–31 indoor
Tennis 1982–present1977–821968–76
Track, indoor 1965–present—1918, 1923–64
Track, indoor 1983–present1980–821941–79
Track, outdoor 1921–present—1876–1920
Track, outdoor 1982–present1972–821923–26, 1937–67, 1969–71
Trampoline 1969–70——
Volleyball 1970–present—1949–1969
Volleyball 1981–present1972–811969–71
Volleyball, beach 2016–present—2007–10, 2012–15
Water polo 1969–present—1913
Water polo 2001–present—1984–2000
Wrestling1928–present—1921