List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships explained

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. 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.

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, with subsequent results as of June 6, 2024, 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.

Institution	data-sort-type="number"	Undergraduate enrollment	data-sort-type="number"	Total	data-sort-type="number"	Men's	data-sort-type="number"	Women's	data-sort-type="number"	Co-ed†	Nickname	Primary conference	data-sort-type="number"	Rank
Stanford University	7,083	136	71	65	0	Cardinal	Atlantic Coast Conference	1
	31,002	123	78	45	0	Bruins	Big Ten Conference	2
	21,000	113	85	28	0	Trojans	Big Ten Conference	3
	40,916	57	27	30	0	Longhorns	Southeastern Conference	4
Pennsylvania State University	48,535^[2]	54	30	11	13	Nittany Lions	Big Ten Conference	5
Oklahoma State University	20,024	53	53	0	0	Cowboys	Big 12 Conference	6
	22,283	51	43	8	0	Razorbacks	Southeastern Conference	7
	18,415	50	13	37	0	Tar Heels	Atlantic Coast Conference	8
Louisiana State University	26,159	47	20	27	0	Tigers	Southeastern Conference	9
	27,496	43	34	9	0	Golden Bears	Atlantic Coast Conference	10
	34,881	42	22	20	0	Gators	Southeastern Conference	11
	28,395	39	36^[3] ^[4] ^[5]	3	0	Wolverines	Big Ten Conference	12
	22,249	37	23	14	0	Sooners	Southeastern Conference	13
	5,758	35	11	0	24	Pioneers	The Summit League	14
	20,552	34	20	14	0	Ducks	Big Ten Conference	15
	15,669	34	23	11	0	Cavaliers	Atlantic Coast Conference	15
	27,443	32	9	23	0	Terrapins	Big Ten Conference	17
	29,302	32	22	10	0	Badgers	Big Ten Conference	17
	26,882	31	10	21	0	Bulldogs	Southeastern Conference	19
Ohio State University	44,741	31	24	4	3	Buckeyes	Big Ten Conference	19
Yale University	5,453	29	27	2	0	Bulldogs	Ivy League	21
	26,426	28	16	3	9	Buffaloes	Big 12 Conference	22
Arizona State University	50,246	25	12	13	0	Sun Devils	Big 12 Conference	23
	22,354	25	24	1	0	Hawkeyes	Big Ten Conference	23
	23,909	25	2	9	14	Utes	Big 12 Conference	23
Indiana University	32,752	24	24	0	0	Hoosiers	Big Ten Conference	26
Princeton University	5,391	24	19	4	1	Tigers	Ivy League	26
	18,395	24	8	16	0	Huskies	Big East Conference	26
	8,448	22	7	6	9	Fighting Irish	Atlantic Coast Conference	29
Villanova University	6,394	21	12	9	0	Wildcats	Big East Conference	30
	20,182	21	8	13	0	Cornhuskers	Big Ten Conference	30
	25,151^[6]	21	21	0	0	Miners	Conference USA	30
Michigan State University	39,143	20	19	1	0	Spartans	Big Ten Conference	33
West Virginia University	22,563	20	1	0	19	Mountaineers	Big 12 Conference	33
	31,670	19	7	12	0	Wildcats	Big 12 Conference	35
	30,511	19	13	6	0	Golden Gophers	Big Ten Conference	35
	32,878	18	18	0	0	Fighting Illini	Big Ten Conference	37
	34,830	17	17	0	0	Cougars	Big 12 Conference	38
Duke University	6,485	17	9	8	0	Blue Devils	Atlantic Coast Conference	38
	21,451	17	7	10	0	Volunteers	Southeastern Conference	40
	26,874	15	9	6	0	Tigers	Southeastern Conference	41

† 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.

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]

Institution	Location	Est.	Type	data-sort-type="number"	Undergraduate enrollment	Nickname	data-sort-type="number"	Total team titles	data-sort-type="number"	Total individual titles	data-sort-type="number"	Total combined titles	Primary conference
Stanford University	Stanford, CA	1891	Private	7,083^[7]	Cardinal	136	552	688	Pac-12 Conference
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	1880	Private	21,000^[8]	Trojans	113	420	533	Pac-12 Conference
University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	1883	Public	49,696	Longhorns	55	403	458	Southeastern conference
University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	1919	Public	31,002^[9]	Bruins	123	279	402	Pac-12 Conference
University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	1853	Public	34,881	Gators	47	348	395	Southeastern Conference
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	1817	Public	26,083	Wolverines	39	326	365	Big Ten Conference
	Berkeley, CA	1868	Public	33,078^[10]	Golden Bears	43	274	317	Pac-12 Conference
Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	1870	Public	44,201	Buckeyes	31	275	306	Big Ten Conference
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, LA	1860	Public	32,666^[11]	Tigers	50	234	284	Southeastern Conference
University of Georgia	Athens, GA	1785	Public	30,166^[12]	Bulldogs	31	229	260	Southeastern Conference
Pennsylvania State University	State College, PA	1855	Public	73,250	Nittany Lions	54	183	237	Big Ten Conference
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, OK	1890	Public	23,307	Cowboys	52	182	234	Big 12 Conference

See also

• List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships
• List of NCAA schools with the most AIAW Division I national championships
• NACDA Directors' Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Championships Summary. 2023-03-26.
2. Web site: Student Enrollment . Data Digest - PennState.
3. Web site: National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championships. 2021-05-26. 3. NCAA.
4. Web site: Michigan National Championships . University of Michigan Athletics . 2021-04-20 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210420193257/https://mgoblue.com/sports/2017/6/16/trads-national-champions-html . 2021-04-20 .
5. Web site: Iowa's First National Championship. 2010-09-14. Keith McCanless . Iowa Men's Gymnastics . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090205104955/http://iowagymnast.com/Forum_Items/IowasFirstChampionship.pdf. 2009-02-05. The Wolverines [in 1969] possessed the very best trampolinists in the world, two of which had previously each won individual world trampoline titles in consecutive years. ... The Wolverine’s trampoline team [was] the strongest in the world[.].
6. Web site: UTEP Fall Enrollment Increases for 20th Consecutive Year . September 18, 2018 . University of Texas at El Paso . September 13, 2018 .
7. Web site: Stanford University Facts 2019. September 19, 2019.
8. Web site: Facts and Stats . USC . Jan 27, 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240112151751/https://www.usc.edu/we-are-usc/the-university/facts-and-stats/ . Jan 12, 2024 .
9. Web site: Quick Facts - UCLA Undergraduate Admission. www.admissions.ucla.edu. September 19, 2019.
10. Web site: UC Berkeley Quick Facts . Office of Planning and Analysis . UC Berkeley . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231127154447/https://opa.berkeley.edu/campus-data/uc-berkeley-quick-facts . Nov 27, 2023 .
11. Web site: Louisiana State University Fall 2023 Enrollment Highlights . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240128061032/https://www.lsu.edu/data/files/enrollment_highlights/fall2023_enrollment-highlights.pdf . Jan 28, 2024 . Louisiana State University.
12. Web site: Admission Statistics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230714052144/https://www.admissions.uga.edu/admissions/admission-statistics/ . Jul 14, 2023 . UGA Undergraduate Admissions.