UCLA's national championships:

103 NCAA Titles

Men (71)
Basketball (11): 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995

Golf (2): 1988, 2008

Gymnastics (2): 1984, 1987

Soccer (4): 1985, 1990, 1997, 2002

Swimming (1): 1982

Tennis (16): 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976 (tie with USC), 1979, 1982, 1984, 2005

Track & Field (8): 1956, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978 (tie with UTEP), 1987, 1988

Volleyball (19): 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2006

Water Polo (8): 1969, 1971, 1972, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2004


Women (32)
Golf (2): 1991, 2004

Gymnastics (5): 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004

Softball (10): 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004

Tennis (1): 2008

Track & Field (5): 1982, 1983, 2000i, 2001i, 2004 (i = indoor)

Volleyball (3): 1984, 1990, 1991

Water Polo (6): 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008


Other championships (23)
Men (8)
Crew (2): 1972, 1973 (IRA Varsity Fours)
Football (1): 1954 (UPI)
Volleyball (5): 1953, 1955, 1956, 1965, 1967 (USVBA)

Women (15)
Badminton (1): 1977 (AIAW)
Basketball (1): 1978 (AIAW)
Crew (1): 1974 (AIAW)
Golf (1): 1971 (DGWS)
Softball (1): 1978 (AIAW)
Tennis (1): 1981 (AIAW)
Track & Field (2): 1975, 1977 (AIAW)
Volleyball (3): 1971 (DGWS); 1974, 1975 (AIAW)
Water Polo (4): 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000

Total: 126 championships

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And as a point of reference, here's Stanford's national championships:

Stanford's national championships:

95 NCAA Titles

Men (58)
Baseball (2): 1987, 1988

Basketball (1): 1942

Cross Country (4): 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003

Golf (8): 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1953, 1994, 2007

Gymnastics (3): 1992, 1993, 1995

Swimming (8): 1967, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998

Tennis (17): 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000

Track & Field (4): 1925, 1928, 1934, 2000

Volleyball (1): 1997

Water Polo (10): 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002


Women (37)
Basketball (2): 1990, 1992

Cross Country (5): 1996, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

Swimming (8): 1983, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998

Tennis (15): 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006

Volleyball (6): 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004

Water Polo (1): 2002


Other championships (11)
Men (6)
Basketball (2): 1937 (Helms Athletic Foundation), 1938 (Helms)
Football (2): 1926 (Dickinson System), 1940 (Helms)
Tennis (1): 1942
Water Polo (1): 1963

Women (4)
Synchronized Swimming (2): 1998, 1999 (I am not making this up. Really.)
Swimming (1): 1980 (AIAW)
Tennis (1): 1978 (AIAW)

Co-ed (1)
Sailing (1): 1997 (I am not making this one up either.)

Total: 106 championships

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And here's USC's titles.

USC's national championships:

86 NCAA Titles

Men (73)
Baseball (12): 1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1998

Gymnastics (1): 1962

Swimming (9): 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977

Tennis (16): 1946, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1976 (tie with UCLA), 1991, 1993, 1994, 2002

Track & Field (28): 1926, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1965 (tie with Oregon), 1967i, 1967, 1968, 1972i, 1976 (i = indoor)

Volleyball (4): 1977, 1980, 1988, 1990

Water Polo (3): 1998, 2003, 2005


Women (13)
Basketball (2): 1983, 1984

Golf (2): 2003, 2008

Soccer (1): 2007

Swimming (1): 1997

Tennis (2): 1983, 1985

Track & Field (1): 2001

Volleyball (3): 1981, 2002, 2003

Water Polo (1): 2004


Other championships (23)
Men (14)
Football (12): 1928 (Dickinson), 1931 (Helms), 1932 (Helms), 1939 (Dickinson), 1962 (AP), 1967 (AP), 1972 (AP), 1974 (UPI), 1976 (Billingsley), 1978 (UPI), 2003 (AP), 2004 (BCS)
Volleyball (2): 1949, 1950 (USVBA)

Women (9)
Tennis (5): 1977 (AIAW); 1977, 1978 (USTA); 1979, 1980 (AIAW)
Volleyball (3): 1976, 1977, 1980 (AIAW)
Water Polo (1): 1999

Total: 109 championships

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Other schools of note (very, very long)


Here's the top 10 in terms of NCAA titles:
1. UCLA 103
2. Stanford 95
3. USC 86
4. Oklahoma State 48
T5. Arkansas 41
T5. LSU 41
7. Texas 39
8. Penn State 34
9. North Carolina 33
10. Michigan 32

And here's the breakdown for other schools of note:


Oklahoma State's national championships:

48 NCAA Titles

Men (48)
Baseball (1): 1959
Basketball (2): 1945, 1946
Cross Country (1): 1954
Golf (10): 1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2006
Wrestling (34): 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006


Other Championships (1)
Women (1)
Equestrian (1): 2000

Total: 49 championships

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Arkansas' national championships:

41 NCAA Titles

Men (41)
Basketball (1): 1994
Cross Country (11): 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000
Indoor Track & Field (19): 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006
Outdoor Track & Field (10): 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004 , 2005

Total: 41 championships

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LSU's national championships:

41 NCAA Titles

Men (16)
Baseball (5): 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000
Boxing (1): 1949
Golf (4): 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955
Indoor Track & Field (2): 2001, 2004
Outdoor Track & Field (4): 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002


Women (25)
Indoor Track & Field (11): 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004
Outdoor Track & Field (14): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008


Other championships (2)
Men (2)
Football (2): 1958 (AP), 2003 (BCS)

Total: 43 championships

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Texas' national championships:

39 NCAA Titles

Men (17)
Baseball (6): 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005
Golf (2): 1971, 1972
Swimming (9): 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002


Women (22)
Basketball (1): 1986
Cross Country (1): 1986
Swimming (7): 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
Tennis (2): 1993, 1995
Indoor Track & Field (6): 1986, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2006
Outdoor Track & Field (4): 1986, 1998, 1999, 2005
Volleyball (1): 1988


Other championships (8)
Men (4)
Football (4): 1963 (AP), 1969 (AP), 1970 (UPI), 2005 (BCS)

Women (4)
Swimming (2): 1981, 1982
Outdoor Track & Field (1): 1982
Volleyball (1): 1981

Total: 47 championships

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Penn State's national championships:

34 NCAA Titles

Men (19)
Boxing (1): 1932
Cross Country (3): 1942 (tie with Indiana), 1947, 1950
Gymnastics (12): 1948, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1976, 2000, 2004, 2007
Volleyball (2): 1994, 2008
Wrestling (1): 1953


Women (5)
Fencing (1): 1983
Lacrosse (2): 1987, 1989
Volleyball (2): 1999, 2007


Co-ed (10)
Fencing (10): 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007


Other championships (28)
Men (18)
Boxing (4): 1924, 1927, 1929, 1930
Football (2): 1982 (AP), 1986 (AP)
Soccer (11): 1926 (co-champs), 1929, 1933, 1936 (co), 1937 (co), 1938, 1939 (co), 1940 (co), 1949 (co), 1954, 1955 (co)
Wrestling (1): 1921

Women (10)
Bowling (1): 1979
Fencing (2): 1980, 1981
Field Hockey (2): 1980, 1981
Gymnastics (2): 1978, 1980
Lacrosse (3): 1978, 1979, 1980

Total: 62 championships

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North Carolina's national championships:

33 NCAA Titles

Men (9)
Basketball (4): 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005
Lacrosse (4): 1981, 1982, 1986, 1991
Soccer (1): 2001


Women (24)
Basketball (1): 1994
Field Hockey (5): 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007
Soccer (18): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006


Other championships (2)
Men (1)
Basketball (1): 1924 (Helms Athletic Foundation)

Women (1)
Soccer (1): 1981 (AIAW)

Total: 35 championships

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Michigan's national championships:

32 NCAA Titles

Men (30)
Baseball (2): 1953, 1962
Basketball (1): 1989
Golf (2): 1934, 1935
Gymnastics (3): 1963, 1970, 1999
Hockey (9): 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1996, 1998
Swimming (11): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1995
Tennis (1): 1957
Outdoor Track & Field (1): 1923


Women (2)
Field hockey (1): 2001
Softball (1): 2005


Other championships (21)
Men (21)
Football (12): 1901 (H), 1902 (H), 1903 (B), 1904 (B), 1910 (B), 1918 (B), 1923 (B), 1932 (D), 1933 (H), 1947 (B), 1948 (AP), 1997 (AP)
(H = Helms Athletic Foundation; B = Billingsley Report; D = Dickinson System)
Swimming (7): 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936
Trampoline (2): 1969, 1970 (I'm not kidding here.)

Total: 53 championships

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Now, we hear so much about Duke's dominance in basketball. But a glance at the rest of their athletic program shows... well... not much.


Duke's national championships:

9 NCAA Titles

Men (4)
Basketball (3): 1991, 1992, 2001
Soccer (1): 1986


Women (5)
Golf (5): 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007

Total: 9 championships

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And here's the other Pac-10 schools and their NCAA titles:


Arizona: 17 NCAA Titles

Men (6)
Baseball (3): 1976, 1980, 1986
Basketball (1): 1997
Golf (1): 1992
Swimming (1): 2008


Women (11)
Golf (2): 1996, 2000
Softball (8): 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007
Swimming (1): 2008


Other Championships (3)
Women (3)
Synchronized Swimming (3): 1980 (tie), 1981, 1984

Total: 20 championships

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Arizona State: 21 NCAA Titles

Men (11)
Baseball (5): 1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981
Golf (2): 1990, 1996
Gymnastics (1): 1986
Track & Field (2): 1977, 2008i (i = indoor)
Wrestling (1): 1988


Women (10)
Golf (6): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998
Softball (1): 2008
Track & Field (3): 2007i, 2007, 2008i (i = indoor)


Other Championships (115)
Men (28)
Archery (15): 1969, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Badminton (13): 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

Women (57)
Archery (21): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Badminton (17): 1971, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Golf (7): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1975 (AIAW)
Softball (2): 1972, 1973
Swimming (7): 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978 (AIAW)
Tennis (3): 1971, 1972, 1974

Co-ed (30)
Archery (20): 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Badminton (10): 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

Total: 136 championships

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California: 27 NCAA Titles

Men (24)
Baseball (2): 1947, 1957
Basketball (1): 1959
Golf (1): 2004
Gymnastics (4): 1968, 1975, 1997, 1998
Swimming (2): 1979, 1980
Track & Field (1): 1922
Water Polo (13): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2006, 2007


Women (3)
Crew (2): 2005, 2006
Softball (1): 2002


Other Championships (38)
Men (37)
Crew (14): 1928, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1949, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1976, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Football (2): 1920 (Helms Athletic Foundation), 1937 (Helms)
Rugby (21): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005

Women (1)
Crew (1): 1980 (AIAW)

(Note: From here on out, the "Other" category may be incomplete. These schools' websites don't bother to list all their national championships. Boo.)

Total: 65 championships

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Oregon: 14 NCAA Titles

Men (11)
Basketball (1): 1939
Cross Country (5): 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 2007
Track & Field (5): 1962, 1964, 1965 (tie with USC), 1970 (tie with BYU & Kansas), 1984


Women (3)
Cross Country (2): 1983, 1987
Track & Field (1): 1985

Total: 14 championships

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Oregon State: 3 NCAA Titles

Men (3)
Baseball (2): 2006, 2007
Cross Country (1): 1961

Total: 3 championships

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Washington: 4 NCAA Titles

Women (4)
Crew (3): 1997, 1998, 2001
Volleyball (1): 2005


Other Championships (20)
Men (13)
Crew (11): 1923, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1970, 1997
Football (2): 1960 (Helms), 1991 (UPI)

Women (7)
Crew (7): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988

Total: 24 championships

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Washington State: 2 NCAA Titles

Men (2)
Boxing (1): 1937
Indoor Track & Field (1): 1977

Total: 2 championships

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Hope that list helps.

So what does this all mean? In terms of NCAA titles, really, nobody else can come close to UCLA, Stanford, and USC.

But in terms of overall national championships, surprisingly enough, Arizona State leads the nation. (If anyone can find a school with more than 135 championships, please, let me know, and provide the pertinent info.) Of course, most of them came in badminton and archery, but then, we also have one in badminton, so it must be counted. Also, this is why I prefer to count by NCAA titles, not overall titles. Otherwise Arizona State would be considered the top athletic program in the nation, when they only have 21 NCAA titles. That's just for having dominant teams in basically two sports (archery & badminton). The sports, BTW, were dropped from varsity status at ASU in 1993.

As for football titles, I only list the major ones. I discounted the National Championship Foundation, among others, because it went back and selected MULTIPLE champions per year. Yeah, that's not gonna cut it in my book.

For other schools you might want to know about, go to this site for the breakdown in what sports that school has won NCAA titles in. But careful, there are a few mistakes. For instance, if you click on Georgia, it has them with 24 NCAA titles (through Spring 2007), with two coming from women's golf. This is wrong. They only have one NCAA title in women's golf (from 2001) and only had 23 NCAA titles as of Spring 2007. They also gave Arizona an extra women's golf title. Whoever compiled the women's golf numbers for them should be fired posthaste.

But if you're wondering how I got the actual years, well, that's called research

So just keep this in mind next time someone tries to say East Coast schools are better as a whole. Actually, UCLA, Stanford, and USC already have 284 NCAA titles between them, well more than any other conference.


Pac-10
Arizona: 17
Arizona State: 21
Cal: 27
Oregon: 14
Oregon State: 3
Stanford: 95
UCLA: 103
USC: 86
Washington: 4
Washington State: 2
Total: 372


Big 10
Illinois: 17
Indiana: 23
Iowa: 23
Michigan: 32
Michigan State: 19
Minnesota: 15
Northwestern: 5
Ohio State: 22
Penn State: 34
Purdue: 2
Wisconsin: 25
Total: 217


Big 12
Baylor: 2
Colorado: 21
Iowa State: 13
Kansas: 10
Kansas State: 0
Missouri: 2
Nebraska: 15
Oklahoma: 19
Oklahoma State: 48
Texas: 39
Texas A&M: 2
Texas Tech: 1
Total: 172


SEC
Alabama: 4
Arkansas: 41
Auburn: 13
Florida: 17
Georgia: 25
Kentucky: 8
LSU: 41
Mississippi State: 0
Ole Miss: 0
South Carolina: 1
Tennessee: 15
Vanderbilt: 1
Total: 166


ACC
Boston College: 3
Clemson: 3
Duke: 9
Florida State: 7
Georgia Tech: 1
Maryland: 20
Miami: 5
North Carolina: 33
North Carolina State: 2
Virginia: 15
Virginia Tech: 0
Wake Forest: 8
Total: 106


Ivy League
Brown: 6
Columbia: 13
Cornell: 5
Dartmouth: 4
Harvard: 10
Pennsylvania: 4
Princeton: 22
Yale: 27
Total: 91


Big East
Cincinnati: 2
Connecticut: 11
DePaul: 0
Georgetown: 1
Louisville: 2
Marquette: 1
Notre Dame: 13
Pittsburgh: 0
Providence: 1
Rutgers: 1
Seton Hall: 0
South Florida: 0
St. John's: 2
Syracuse: 12
Villanova: 16
West Virginia: 14
Total: 76


Conference USA
Central Florida: 0
East Carolina: 0
Houston: 17
Marshall: 2
Memphis: 0
Rice: 1
SMU: 4
Southern Mississippi: 0
Tulane: 1
Tulsa: 1
UAB: 0
UTEP: 21
Total: 47


Mountain West
Air Force: 0
BYU: 9
Colorado State: 0
New Mexico: 1
San Diego State: 1
Texas Christian: 1
UNLV: 2
Utah: 20
Wyoming: 3
Total: 37


Sun Belt
Arkansas-Little Rock: 0
Arkansas State: 0
Denver: 26
Florida International: 0
Louisiana-Lafayette: 0
Middle Tennessee State: 0
New Orleans: 0
North Texas: 4
South Alabama: 0
Troy: 0
Western Kentucky: 1
Total: 31


West Coast
Gonzaga: 1
Loyola Marymount: 0
Pepperdine: 9
Portland: 2
Saint Mary's: 0
San Diego: 0
San Francisco: 7
Santa Clara: 2
Total: 21


WAC
Boise State: 1
Fresno State: 2
Hawaii: 3
Idaho: 3
Louisiana Tech: 2
Nevada: 0
New Mexico State: 0
San Jose State: 10
Utah State: 0
Total: 21


Atlantic 10
Charlotte: 0
Dayton: 0
Duquesne: 0
Fordham: 0
George Washington: 0
La Salle: 1
Massachusetts: 2
Rhode Island: 1
Richmond: 0
Saint Louis: 10
St. Bonaventure: 0
St. Joseph's: 0
Temple: 3
Xavier: 0
Total: 17


Big West
Cal Poly: 0
Cal State Fullerton: 5
Cal State Northridge: 0
Long Beach State: 4
Pacific: 2
UC Davis: 0
UC Irvine: 4
UC Riverside: 0
UC Santa Barbara: 2
Total: 17


Colonial Athletic Association
Delaware: 2
Drexel: 0
George Mason: 2
Georgia State: 0
Hofstra: 0
James Madison: 2
Northeastern: 0
Old Dominion: 10
Towson: 0
UNC Wilmington: 0
Virginia Commonwealth: 0
William & Mary: 2
Total: 17


Missouri Valley
Bradley: 0
Creighton: 0
Drake: 3
Evansville: 0
Illinois State: 0
Indiana State: 1
Missouri State: 0
Northern Iowa: 1
Southern Illinois: 5
Wichita State: 1
Total: 11

Stanford: 82 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

 

Men (49)

Baseball (3): 2000, 2001, 2003

 

Cross Country (3): 1968, 1998, 2001

 

Golf (3): 1957, 1995, 2008

 

Gymnastics (2): 1994, 2008

 

Indoor Track & Field (3): 1998, 1999, 2000

 

Outdoor Track & Field (8): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1950, 1963, 1998, 1999

 

Soccer (2): 1998, 2002

 

Swimming (10): 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007

 

Tennis (4): 1958, 1972, 1984, 1994

 

Volleyball (2): 1989, 1992

 

Water Polo (9): 1982, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005

 

 

Women (33)

Basketball (1): 2008

 

Cross Country (5): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1997, 2002

 

Golf (1): 2000

 

Indoor Track & Field (2): 1992, 2006

 

Swimming (8): 1982, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001

 

Tennis (5): 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2003

 

Volleyball (7): 1984, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007

 

Water Polo (4): 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007

 

 

 

And here's UCLA's 2^nd place finishes.

 

UCLA: 77 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

 

Men (40)

Basketball (1): 2006

 

Golf (1): 2004

 

Gymnastics (2): 1982, 1983

 

Soccer (4): 1970, 1972, 1973, 2006

 

Swimming (1): 1981

 

Tennis (13): 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1996, 1999, 2004

 

Track & Field (6): 1949, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1995

 

Volleyball (6): 1978, 1980, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005

 

Water Polo (6): 1970, 1976, 1979, 1988, 1991, 2001

 

 

Women (37)

Golf (3): 1990, 2005, 2008

 

Gymnastics (3): 1984, 1989, 1996

 

Indoor Track & Field (2): 1995, 2002

 

Soccer (3): 2000, 2004, 2005

 

Softball (7): 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2005

 

Outdoor Track & Field (9): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005 (tie with South Carolina)

 

Tennis (5): 1982, 1989, 1991, 2004, 2007

 

Volleyball (4): 1981, 1983, 1992, 1994

 

Water Polo (1): 2002

 

 

(Our 1980 2^nd place finish in men’s basketball was vacated by the NCAA, and so does not count in the totals here.  Sorry.)

 

And here's USC's 2^nd place finishes.

 

USC: 60 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

 

Men (49)

Baseball (2): 1960, 1995

 

Gymnastics (4): 1951 (tie with Illinois), 1952, 1960, 1964

 

Indoor Track & Field (2): 1966, 1968

 

Outdoor Track & Field (8): 1933, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1960, 1971, 1972

 

Swimming (11): 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1987, 1988, 1990

 

Tennis (8): 1950 (tie with Cal), 1952 (tie with Cal), 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1974

 

Volleyball (6): 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991

 

Water Polo (8): 1983, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007

 

 

Women (11)

Basketball (1): 1986

 

Golf (2): 1994, 2006

 

Tennis (2): 1984, 1986

 

Indoor Track & Field (1): 1986 (tie with Tennessee)

 

Outdoor Track & Field (2): 2000, 2006

 

Volleyball (1): 1982

 

Water Polo (2): 2006, 2008

 

 

In terms of NCAA 2^nd place finishes, note how UCLA and Stanford lead 3^rd place USC by a substantial margin, and how USC leads 4^th place Texas by a similar margin.

Here is the top 10 in terms of NCAA 2^nd place finishes.

 

1. Stanford 82

2. UCLA 77

3. USC 60

4. Texas 37

5. Oklahoma State 34

T6. Michigan 33

T6. Penn State 33

8. Florida 31

9. Ohio State 29

T10. Georgia 24

T10. Tennessee 24

 

 

Compare that to the top 10 in terms of winning NCAA titles:

 

1. UCLA 103

2. Stanford 95

3. USC 86

4. Oklahoma State 48

5. Arkansas 41

6. LSU 40

7. Texas 39

8. Penn State 34

9. North Carolina 33

10. Michigan 32

 

Georgia has 25 NCAA titles (tied for 14^th place), Florida has 17 (tied for 27^th place), Ohio State has 22 (tied for 18^th place), and Tennessee has 15 (tied for 32^nd).  North Carolina has 18 NCAA 2^nd place finishes (tied for 21^st place), LSU has 19 of them (tied for 19^th), and Arkansas has 15 (tied for 27^th).

 

So what about the other schools that round out the top 10 in terms of coming in 2^nd place?

 

 

Texas: 37 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

Men (21)

Baseball (5): 1953, 1984, 1985, 1989, 2004

Golf (4): 1949 (tie with Purdue), 1983, 1989, 1994

Swimming (7): 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2003   , 2008

Tennis (2): 1955, 2008

Track & Field (3): 1987, 1988, 1997

 

Women (16)

Golf (2): 1993, 2002 (3-way tie with Arizona & Auburn)

Indoor Track & Field (3): 1985, 1991, 1997 (tie with Wisconsin)

Outdoor Track & Field (5): 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003

Swimming (3): 1989, 1992, 1994

Tennis (2): 1992, 2005

Volleyball (1): 1995

 

 

Oklahoma State: 34 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

Men (33)

Baseball (5): 1961, 1966, 1981, 1987, 1990

Basketball (1): 1949

Golf (15): 1958, 1960 (tie with Purdue), 1962, 1964, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988 (3-way tie with Oklahoma & UTEP), 1999, 2003

Indoor Track & Field (1): 1965

Wrestling (11): 1932, 1936 (tie with Central Oklahoma), 1951, 1965, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1997

 

Women (1)

Golf (1): 2004

 

 

Michigan: 33 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

Men (27)

Basketball (4): 1965, 1976, 1992, 1993

Golf (3): 1943, 1946, 1952

Gymnastics (2): 1967, 2000

Hockey (2): 1957, 1977

Swimming (10): 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1955 (tie with Yale), 1960, 1993

Track & Field (1): 1945

Wrestling (5): 1928 (tie with Iowa State), 1929, 1967, 1974, 2005

 

Women (6)

Crew (1): 2001

Cross Country (1): 1994

Field Hockey (1): 1999

Gymnastics (2): 1995 (tie with Alabama), 1999

Swimming (1): 1995

 

 

Penn State: 33 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

Men (18)

Baseball (1): 1957

Boxing (1): 1936

Cross Country (1): 1941

Fencing (2): 1984, 1989

Gymnastics (7): 1942, 1955, 1956, 1969, 1973, 1984, 1991

Track & Field (1): 1922

Volleyball (3): 1982, 1995, 2006

Wrestling (2): 1955, 1993

 

Women (8)

Fencing (1): 1984

Field Hockey (2): 2002, 2007

Lacrosse (2): 1986, 1988

Volleyball (3): 1993, 1997, 1998

 

Co-ed (7)

Fencing (7): 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006

 

 

Florida: 31 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

Men (13)

Baseball (1): 2005

Basketball (1): 2000

Golf (4): 1967, 1974, 1990, 2006

Indoor Track & Field (4): 1989, 1990, 2004 (tie with Arkansas), 2005

Outdoor Track & Field (2): 2004, 2005

Swimming (1): 1985

 

Women (18)

Golf (1): 1998

Gymnastics (1): 1998

Indoor Track & Field (3): 2003 (tie with South Carolina), 2004, 2005

Outdoor Track & Field (1): 1992

Swimming (5): 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993

Tennis (6): 1988, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002

Volleyball (1): 2003

 

 

Ohio State: 29 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

Men (27)

Baseball (1): 1965

Basketball (4): 1939, 1961, 1962, 2007

Golf (1): 1951

Gymnastics (4): 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005

Soccer (1): 2007

Swimming (6): 1937, 1938, 1939, 1948, 1953, 1959

Track & Field (7): 1928, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1942, 1993 (tie with LSU)

Volleyball (2): 1977, 2000

Wrestling (1): 2008

 

Women (1)

Basketball (1): 1993

 

Co-ed (1)

Fencing (1): 2005

 

 

Georgia: 24 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

Men (10)

Baseball (1): 2008

Golf (2): 1978, 2007

Tennis (7): 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2006

 

Women (14)

Basketball (2): 1985, 1996

Golf (2): 1988, 1999 (both ties with Arizona State)

Gymnastics (4): 1992, 2001, 2002, 2004

Indoor Track & Field (1): 1996

Swimming (4): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006

Tennis (1): 1987

 

 

Tennessee: 24 NCAA 2^nd place finishes

 

Men (12)

Baseball (1): 1951

Indoor Track & Field (3): 1985, 1994, 1995 (tie with George Mason)

Outdoor Track & Field (4): 1982, 1983, 1992, 2002

Swimming (2): 1973, 1976

Tennis (2): 1990, 2001

 

Women (12)

Basketball (5): 1984, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004

Indoor Track & Field (4): 1983, 1984, 1986 (tie with USC), 1987

Outdoor Track & Field (2): 1982, 1984

Softball (1): 2007

 

Greatly appreciated.  I was hoping you'd repost this for quite a long time.  Excellent work.

Here's a graphical look at how we overtook Stanford and USC in terms of NCAA titles. Before 1950, we had zero NCAA titles, while Stanford already had 9, and USC had 15.



What's pretty interesting is that for all our different paths, all three schools ended up having almost the exact same number of titles in 1998 and 1999, when we had a slim 2-title lead over Stanford and USC, before getting some breathing room starting in 2000.

Anyway, for you visual learners, thought this would help you guys see the actual trends.

One question!  Does this mean we have to go after the Trees to out-do them in 2nd place finishes too?  LOL!

Thanks again!

Great work.

Carson_Bruin

I've been waiting for this post for a long time as well. Nice work!

. . . then ucla should seriously put together a team.  one, it would help in title ix,  the balancing out among men's and women's sports wrt schollies, and two, the girls who do the sport are hot.  even if the ncaa doesn't, ucla should still field a team.

. . . i did mean sanction a championship for synchro swimming, as in, i wish the ncaa sanctioned a championship for fb, with playoff.

but nonetheless, thanks for the great info.