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. 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 January 15, 2020, per NCAA annual list published every July, for sports years through that date; Updated results for subsequent sports year obtained from which provides intermittent updates throughout the year. Per the NCAA, all of these results are through 1/15/20.Institution | Undergraduate enrollment | Total | Men's | Women's | Co-ed† | Nickname | Primary conference | Rank |
Stanford University | 7,083 | 126 | 67 | 59 | 0 | Cardinal | Pac-12 Conference | 1 |
31,002 | 118 | 75 | 43 | 0 | Bruins | Pac-12 Conference | 2 | |
20,000 | 107 | 85 | 22 | 0 | Trojans | Pac-12 Conference | 3 | |
Oklahoma State University | 23,459 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | Cowboys | Big 12 Conference | 4 |
Pennsylvania State University | 46,848 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 13 | Nittany Lions | Big Ten Conference | 5 |
49,523 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 0 | Longhorns | Big 12 Conference | 6 | |
22,283 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 0 | Razorbacks | Southeastern Conference | 6 | |
18,415 | 45 | 13 | 32 | 0 | Tar Heels | Atlantic Coast Conference | 8 | |
Louisiana State University | 26,159 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 0 | Tigers | Southeastern Conference | 9 |
27,496 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 0 | Golden Bears | Pac-12 Conference | 10 | |
39,565 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | Gators | Southeastern Conference | 11 | |
28,395 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0 | Wolverines | Big Ten Conference | 12 | |
5,758 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 24 | Pioneers | The Summit League | 13 | |
20,552 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 0 | Ducks | Pac-12 Conference | 13 | |
22,152 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 0 | Sooners | Big 12 Conference | 15 | |
26,882 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 0 | Bulldogs | Southeastern Conference | 15 | |
27,443 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 0 | Terrapins | Big Ten Conference | 15 | |
Ohio State University | 44,741 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | Buckeyes | Big Ten Conference | 18 |
Yale University | 5,453 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 | Bulldogs | Ivy League | 18 |
15,669 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0 | Cavaliers | Atlantic Coast Conference | 20 | |
38,563 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | Crimson Tide | Southeastern Conference | 20 | |
26,426 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | Buffaloes | Pac-12 Conference | 21 | |
22,354 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | Hawkeyes | Big Ten Conference | 22 | |
29,302 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | Badgers | Big Ten Conference | 22 | |
Arizona State University | 50,246 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | Sun Devils | Pac-12 Conference | 24 |
Indiana University | 32,752 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | Hoosiers | Big Ten Conference | 24 |
Princeton University | 5,391 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | Tigers | Ivy League | 24 |
18,395 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | Huskies | American Athletic Conference | 27 | |
23,909 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Utes | Pac-12 Conference | 27 | |
Villanova University | 6,394 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | Wildcats | Big East Conference | 29 |
Michigan State University | 39,143 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 0 | Spartans | Big Ten Conference | 31 |
West Virginia University | 22,563 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | Mountaineers | Big 12 Conference | 31 |
20,182 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | Cornhuskers | Big Ten Conference | 31 | |
31,670 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | Wildcats | Pac-12 Conference | 34 | |
8,448 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Fighting Irish | Atlantic Coast Conference | 34 | |
30,511 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | Golden Gophers | Big Ten Conference | 34 | |
32,878 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Fighting Illini | Big Ten Conference | 37 | |
34,830 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Cougars | American Athletic Conference | 38 | |
Duke University | 6,485 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | Blue Devils | Atlantic Coast Conference | 38 |
21,451 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | Volunteers | Southeastern Conference | 40 |
† Co-ed sports include fencing, rifle, and skiing. 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 eleven NCAA schools with the most combined NCAA Division I Team and Individual Championships.Institution | Location | Est. | Type | Under- graduate enrollment | Nickname | Total team titles | Total individual titles | Total combined titles | Primary conference |
Stanford University | Stanford, CA | 1891 | Private | 7,083 | Cardinal | 129 | 524 | 653 | Pac-12 Conference |
University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | 1880 | Private | 20,000 | Trojans | 104 | 392 | 496 | Pac-12 Conference |
University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | 1883 | Public | 49,696 | Longhorns | 45 | 379 | 424 | Big 12 Conference |
University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | 1919 | Public | 31,002 | Bruins | 118 | 278 | 396 | Pac-12 Conference |
University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | 1853 | Public | 32,776 | Gators | 41 | 313 | 354 | Southeastern Conference |
University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 1817 | Public | 26,083 | Wolverines | 36 | 317 | 353 | Big Ten Conference |
Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | 1870 | Public | 44,201 | Buckeyes | 29 | 259 | 288 | Big Ten Conference |
University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | 1868 | Public | 25,540 | Golden Bears | 38 | 262 | 300 | Pac-12 Conference |
Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | 1860 | Public | 24,641 | Tigers | 44 | 211 | 255 | Southeastern Conference |
University of Georgia | Athens, GA | 1785 | Public | 27,547 | Bulldogs | 31 | 220 | 251 | Southeastern Conference |
Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, OK | 1890 | Public | 23,307 | Cowboys | 51 | 178 | 229 | Big 12 Conference |