Most College Basketball National Championships
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There's nothing better in college sports than winning everything. In basketball, teams play for the national championship every spring. Winning one means they will be immortalized for life (unless you have to give back the title, which has only happened once). So who are the biggest winners?
We took a comprehensive look at basketball national championships won at all levels for men's and women's teams. That means NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA and NJCAA Division I. These are the schools that have won the most national championships in college basketball history.
30. Fifteen Teams Tied with 3 National Championships
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Bottom line: There are 15 teams tied with three national championships on all the levels we looked at, most notably led by the University of Kansas and Villanova in NCAA Division I men's basketball and Baylor and Stanford on the women's side.
In NCAA Division II, Northwest Missouri State, Virginia Union and Cal State Bakersfield have all won three men's national titles. Delta State, Lubbock Christian and North Dakota have all won three national titles on the women's side of NCAA Division II.
Amherst's women's program is the only school with three national titles on the NCAA Division III level, men's or women's.
On the NJCAA Division I level, Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College, Southern Idaho, Southeastern (Iowa) and Indian Hills (Iowa) have all won three titles on the men's side.
23. Moberly Area Community College Men — 4 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Moberly, Missouri
Level: NJCAA Division I
National championship years: 1954, 1955, 1966, 1967
Notable coaches: Maury John, Cotton Fitzsimmons
Notable players: Tom Thoenen, Mitch Richmond, Gerald Wilkins, Andy Knowles
Bottom line: Moberly Area Community College was a junior college basketball powerhouse from the mid-1950s through the late 1960s, winning four NJCAA national championships in that stretch. They've also finished as national runner-up three times.
Moberly's legacy of outstanding coaches has been the key to all of that winning. The four national championships were won under a pair of future Division I head coaches with Maury John and Cotton Fitzsimmons. Future Division I head coaches Charlie Spoonhour, Dana Altman and Jay Spoonhour also got their starts at Moberly.
Fitzsimmons went on to coach over two decades in the NBA, where he was twice named NBA Coach of the Year and was elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.
23. Wisconsin-Platteville Men — 4 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Platteville, Wisconsin
Level: NCAA Division III
National championship years: 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999
Notable coaches: Bo Ryan
Notable players: Shawn Frison, T.J. Van Wie, Ernie Peavy, Ben Hoffmann, Merrill Brunson
Bottom line: Wisconsin-Platteville won all four of its NCAA Division III championships from 1991 to 1999, a stretch in which it qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament every year.
The man behind that dynasty was none other than head coach Bo Ryan, who later became head coach at the University of Wisconsin.
Ryan, who had the court at Wisconsin-Platteville named after him in 2007, went 353-76 in 15 years and only lost five home games in the 1990s. Ryan's 1997 team set the NCAA Division III record for scoring defense, holding opponents to 47.5 points per game.
23. San Jacinto College Men — 4 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Pasadena, Texas
Level: NJCAA Division I
National championship years: 1968, 1983, 1984, 1986
Notable coaches: Ronnie Arrow, Tom Sewell
Notable players: Sam Cassell, Ollie Taylor, Steve Francis, Frank James, Walter Berry
Bottom line: Neither of the two arguably "greatest" players in San Jacinto College history — Steve Francis and Sam Cassell — walked away with national championship rings.
The player who did come away with two national championships at San Jacinto was 6-foot-8 forward Walter Berry, who won back-to-back titles in 1983 and 1984 before transferring to St. John's, where he swept all the major national player of the year awards in 1986.
23. Wisconsin-Whitewater Men — 4 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Whitewater, Wisconsin
Level: NCAA Division III
National championship years: 1984, 1989, 2012, 2014
Notable coaches: Dave Vander Meulen, Pat Miller
Notable players: Andre McKoy, Elbert Gordon, Chris Davis, KJ Evans, Quardell Young
Bottom line: Of all the players to come through Wisconsin-Whitewater's basketball program, only Chris Davis has been named NCAA Division III National Player of the Year, which he earned after leading the school to the 2012 national championship.
Davis, a 6-foot-6, 250-pound forward, was named NCAA Division III Tournament Most Outstanding Player in 2012 as well and averaged 21.8 points and 8.4 rebounds in his two seasons at the school.
He also won a national championship as a tight end on Wisconsin-Whitewater's football team, which has won six NCAA Division III national championships.
23. Central Arizona Women — 4 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Coolidge, Arizona
Level: NJCAA Division I
National championship years: 1989, 1998, 2005, 2009
Notable coaches: Lin Laursen, Denise Cardenas
Notable players: Amanda Lassiter, Kristi Kincaid, Tatum Brown, Shaquina Mosley, Tenaya Watson,
Bottom line: Former Central Arizona College head coach Lin Laursen was one of the greatest to ever walk a sideline in the NJCAA.
Laursen, who was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, coached Central Arizona for 34 seasons, won four NJCAA national championships and ended her career with a staggering 971-145 record — an .870 winning percentage.
23. Morningside Women — 4 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Sioux City, Iowa
Level: NAIA
National championship years: 2004, 2005, 2009, 2015
Notable coaches: Jamie Sale
Notable players: Dani Gass, Brittany Carper, Trish Martin Sierra Mitchell
Bottom line: Jamie Sale is in his 23rd season as the head coach for the Morningside University women's basketball team and all four of the school's NAIA national championships have come under his watch.
Sale, a four-time NAIA national coach of the year, also has a perfect record on his resume. Morningside went 38-0 in 2008-09 on the way to winning the national championship. In 2015, Sale's national title team went 37-1.
23. Vincennes University Men — 4 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Vincennes, Indiana
Level: NJCAA Division I
National championship years: 1965, 1970, 1972, 2019
Notable coaches: Allen Bradfield, Todd Franklin
Notable players: Bob McAdoo, Clarence Walker, Rickey Green, Wilie Humes, Carl Landry, Shawn Marion, Eric Williams
Bottom line: Other than seeing a team win a national championship for the first time, nothing gets fans going like a team that wins a national championship after a long break — like when Vincennes University snapped a 47-year drought by winning the NJCAA Division national title in 2019.
Vincennes was a powerhouse team in the late 1960s and early 1970s, winning three national titles in a seven-year stretch from 1965 to 1972. They played in the championship again in 1986, losing to San Jacinto College in the finals.
No team in Vincennes history can compare to the 1970 national championship squad, which featured a pair of future NBA players in Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo and Clarence "Foots" Walker.
23. Wisconsin-Stevens Point Men — 4 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Level: NCAA Division III
National championship years: 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015
Notable coaches: Bob Semling, Jack Bennett
Notable players: Jason Kalsow, Nick Bennett, Tyler Tilemma, Terry Porter
Bottom line: All four of the NCAA Division III national championships won by Wisconsin-Stevens Point have come with Bob Semling on the coaching staff — the first two in 2004 and 2005 as an assistant coach to Jack Bennett and the last two in 2010 and 2015 as the head coach.
If you want to know how Wisconsin-Stevens Point won its national titles, you can start with defense. The 2015 national championship team won it all by leading the nation in scoring defense by giving up just 54.6 points per game.
Semling has been named national coach of the year twice, in 2010 and 2015.
23. UConn Men — 4 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Storrs, Connecticut
Level: NCAA Division I
National championship years: 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014
Notable coaches: Jim Calhoun, Kevin Ollie
Notable players: Richard Hamilton, Khalid El-Amin, Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, Kemba Walker, Shabazz Napier
Bottom line: Legendary UConn head coach Jim Calhoun won three national championships in his 26 years leading the program, but he didn't win his first title until his 13th season, in 1999.
For all intents and purposes, Calhoun's 1999 national championship team will always be his most memorable for the sheer audacity of the upset they pulled off in the national championship game.
Also playing in the Final Four for the first time, UConn defeated Gonzaga in the national semifinals before facing heavily favored Duke as 10-point underdogs for the NCAA championship. The Huskies pulled off a 77-74 win behind Final Four Most Outstanding Player Richard Hamilton.
14. Northwestern (Iowa) Women — 5 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Orange City, Iowa
Level: NAIA
National championship years: 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
Notable coaches: Earl Woudstra, Chris Yaw
Notable players: Rachel Binneboese, Deb Remmerde, Becca Hurley, Kendra De Jong
Bottom line: Northwestern's women's program played in the national championship game for the first time in 2000 and lost.
They returned in 2001 to win their first title — and the first of five national championships they won over the next 11 years. Earl Woudstra was the head coach for 17 seasons and won the first four national titles, with Chris Yaw winning the 2012 title in his first season as head coach.
In 2001, Northwestern also became the first NAIA school and second college in history to sweep the men's and women's national championships in basketball, following Central Missouri in 1984.
14. Southwestern Oklahoma Women — 5 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Weatherford, Oklahoma
Level: NAIA
National championship years: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990
Notable coaches: John Loftin
Notable players: Kelli Litsch
Bottom line: Southwestern Oklahoma State is now in NCAA Division II, but it won its five national championships in women's basketball on the NAIA level.
That legacy is due in large part thanks to the decision by Oklahoma native Kelli Litsch to stay close to home and play for Southwestern, turning down offers from all of the major Division I college programs in the country.
Litsch ended up being a three-time NAIA Tournament Most Valuable Player. She led Southwestern to an undefeated season and national championship as a freshman in 1982, then two more national titles in 1983 and 1985.
Litsch finished her career with a 129-5 record and the NAIA career scoring record with 2,700 points.
14. North Park Men — 5 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Chicago, Illinois
Level: NCAA Division III
National championship years: 1978-1980, 1985, 1987
Notable coaches: Dan McCarrell, Bosko Djurkovic
Notable players: Michael Harper, Michael Thomas, Modzel Greer, MIke Barach, Michael Starks
Bottom line: The first three NCAA Division III national championships won by North Park from 1978 to 1980 came thanks in large part to the talents of 5-foot-10 guard Michael Harper.
Harper, a two-time NCAA Division III All-American, was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1980 and played two seasons in the NBA and eight seasons as a professional.
Bosko Djurkovic was the head coach for North Park on their national championship teams in 1985 and 1987 after serving as an assistant coach to Dan McCarrell on three consecutive title teams from 1978 to 1980.
14. Washington University Women — 5 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Level: NCAA Division III
National championship years: 1998-2001, 2010
Notable coaches: Nancy Fahey
Notable players: Alia Fischer, Tasha Rodgers, Jaime McFarlin, Zoe Unruh
Bottom line: Nancy Fahey led Washington University to the NCAA Division III tournament in 1988, missed out in 1989, then returned in 1990, kicking off a run of 28 straight seasons in the national tournament. That lasted until Fahey left to become the head coach at the University of Illinois following the 2016-17 season.
Fahey's best player was three-time NCAA Division III Player of the Year Alia Fischer, who won three consecutive national championships from 1998 to 2000.
14. Evansville Men — 5 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Evansville, Indiana
Level: NCAA Division II
National championship years: 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1971
Notable coaches: Arad McCutchan
Notable players: Don Buse, Hugh Alering, Ed Smallwood, Larry Humes, Jerry Sloan
Bottom line: Before Evansville moved to NCAA Division I in 1977, they were one of the powerhouse teams in NCAA Division II under legendary head coach Arad McCutchan.
McCutchan, the first Division II head coach elected to the Naismith Hall of Fame, won five national championships at Evansville, with four of those coming in a six-year stretch from 1959 to 1965.
McCutchan's star pupil in that time was the late Jerry Sloan, who was a star for Evansville on back-to-back national championship teams in 1964 and 1965. He played in the NBA for 11 seasons before becoming one of the winningest coaches in NBA history.
14. North Dakota State Women — 5 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Level: NCAA Division II
National championship years: 1991, 1993-96
Notable coaches: Amy Ruley
Notable players: Kasey Morlock, Jackie Parsley, Theresa Lang, Nadine Schmidt
Bottom line: Amy Ruley was North Dakota State's women's basketball head coach from 1979 to 2008. In the early 1990s, she turned the Bison into an NCAA Division II dynasty.
Ruley coached North Dakota State into the NCAA Division II championship game six straight seasons from 1991 to 1996, winning five national titles in that stretch.
North Dakota State made it back to the national championship game once more in Ruley's career, losing to Northern Kentucky in 2000.
14. Cal Poly Pomona Women — 5 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Pomona, California
Level: NCAA Division II
National championship years: 1982, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2002
Notable coaches: Darlene May, Paul Thomas
Notable players: Lisa Ulmer, Vicki Mitchell, Janine Phillips, Michelle McCoy, Laura McIntosh
Bottom line: The legacy of Cal Poly Pomona's women's basketball dynasty began when Darlene May was hired as the school's first head coach in 1974.
May went on to win three NCAA Division II national championships for Pomona and saw four of her players named NCAA Division II National Player of the Year.
May, who is in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, was also an accomplished referee and was the first woman to officiate a women's basketball game at the Olympics in 1984. May died of cancer in 1996, at 56 years old.
14. Indiana Men — 5 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Level: NCAA Division I
National championship years: 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987
Notable coaches: Bob Knight, Branch McCracken
Notable players: Marvin Huffman, Bob Schlundt, Dick Farley, Bobby Leonard, Quinn Buckner, Kent Benson, Scott May, Isiah Thomas, Steve Alford, Keith Smart
Bottom line: Most college basketball fans know the legacy of former Indiana head coach Bobby Knight, who led the Hoosiers to three national championships in his 29 years as head coach.
What most fans aren't familiar with are the two national championships that preceded Knight at Indiana. Those two titles were won with head coach Branch McCracken, a former Indiana All-American who coached the Hoosiers to the top in 1940 and 1953.
14. Duke Men — 5 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Durham, North Carolina
Level: NCAA Division I
National championship years: 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015
Notable coaches: Mike Krzyzewski
Notable players: Bobby Hurley, Christian Laettner, Grant Hill, Jay Williams, Shane Battier, Grayson Allen, Elton Brand, Jahlil Okafor
Bottom line: When Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski was hired in 1980, he took over a program that was considered elite, but not among the powerhouse programs in the nation.
Some 42 years later, he's leaving the program when he retires following the 2021-22 season in pretty decent shape — five national championships and 12 Final Four appearances later.
We don't think of it now, but Coach K had to build up to greatness. He didn't win his first national championship at Duke until 1991, when he won back-to-back titles behind All-Americans Bobby Hurley and Christian Laettner.
10. Union Women — 6 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Jackson, Tennessee
Level: NAIA
National championship years: 1998, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014
Notable coaches: David Blackstock, Mark Campbell
Notable players: Rose Agnoung, Stephanie Clark, Josephine Owino
Bottom line: No coach in NAIA history reached 600 career wins faster than Union's Mark Campbell, who was hired one year after the school won its first national championship in women's basketball in 1998.
Campbell has led Union to five national championships, including back-to-back titles twice, in 2005 and 2006 and in 2009 and 2010. From 2007 to 2011, Union was ranked No. 1 in the NAIA for a record 47 consecutive weeks during the regular season.
10. Gulf Coast State College — 6 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Panama City, Florida
Level: NJCAA Division I
National championship years: 2003, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2019
Notable coaches: Roonie Scovel
Notable players: Natashia Morehead, Dee Liles, Andrea Smith, Audrey-Ann Caron Goudreau, Kristina King, Taylor Emery, Alexus Dye
Bottom line: Roonie Scovel retired in 2020 after 22 years as the head coach at Gulf Coast State College, winning six national championships, beginning with her first in 1993.
Scovel was coaching perhaps her best basketball at the end of her career. She retired briefly in 2014, then won three national championships over her last four full seasons, with the last coming in 2019.
10. Oklahoma City University Men — 6 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Level: NAIA
National championship years: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2007 2008
Notable coaches: Darrel Johnson, Win Case, Ray Harper
Notable players: Eric Manuel, Smokey McCovery, Kevin Franklin, Reggie Garrett, Kameron Gray, Ollie Bailey
Bottom line: The story of how Oklahoma City University became an NAIA basketball powerhouse is pretty unique. All six of the Oklahoma City men's national championships have come since the school moved from NCAA Division I to NAIA in 1985.
It's unique because OCU was no slouch on the NCAA level, making the NCAA tournament 11 times.
OCU's greatest player was likely Eric Manuel, a former University of Kentucky standout who led the school to its first two national titles in 1991 and 1992 and was drafted by the New Jersey Nets.
10. North Carolina Men — 6 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Level: NCAA Division I
National championship years: 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017
Notable coaches: Frank McGuire, Dean Smith, Roy Williams
Notable players: Lennie Rosenbluth, James Worthy, Sam Perkins, Michael Jordan, Sean May, Raymond Felton, Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson
Bottom line: One of the greatest legacies in college basketball, the University of North Carolina's six national championships include some of the most memorable games of all time.
In 1982, freshman Michael Jordan hit the game-winning shot to beat Georgetown in the national championship game. In 1993, North Carolina won its second national title under Dean Smith when Michigan's Chris Webber infamously called a timeout and was called for a technical foul, with the ensuing free throws sealing the win.
After Roy Williams was hired in 2003, he won three national championships before he retired in 2021.
9. Southern Nazarene Women — 7 National Championships
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Location: Bethany, Oklahoma
Level: NAIA
National championship years: 1989, 1994-97, 2003, 2004
Notable coaches: Bob Hoffman, Jerry Finkbeiner, Craig Wiginton, Lori Carter
Notable players: Cherilyn Morris, Astou Ndiaye, LeAnn Bezner, Theresa Schuknecht
Bottom line: Future NCAA Division I head coach Bob Hoffman jump-started the basketball dynasty at Southern Nazarene by winning the program's first NAIA championship in 1989.
Hoffman, who went on to become the men's head coach at Texas-Pan American and Mercer, is one of four head coaches to win national titles at Southern Nazarene.
Hoffman's successor, Jerry Finkbeiner, leads the way with three national championships.
4. Trinity Valley Community College Women — 8 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Athens, Texas
Level: NJCAA Division I
National championship years: 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2012-14
Notable coaches: Kurt Budke, Michael Landers, Elena Lovato
Notable players: Shalonda Enis, Jennifer Sposato, Betty Lennox, Yalika Barnes, Yolana Jones, Keuna Flax, Shannon Smith, Adut Bulgak
Bottom line: Kurt Budke's Trinity Valley Community College teams defined the 1990s in NJCAA basketball, winning four national championships from 1994 to 1999.
Budke was an ascendant coaching talent. He won three WAC championships and made the NCAA Sweet 16 twice in three seasons at Louisiana Tech before he was hired as Oklahoma State's head coach in 2005.
Budke made the NCAA tournament three times in his first six seasons at Oklahoma State, including a Sweet 16 in 2008. Budke, assistant coach Miranda Serna and two others were killed in an airplane crash during a recruiting trip in 2011.
4. Kentucky Wesleyan Men — 8 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Owensboro, Kentucky
Level: NCAA Division II
National championship years: 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, 1990, 1999, 2001
Notable coaches: Guy R. Strong, Bob Daniels, Bob Jones, Wayne Chapman, Ray Harper
Notable players: Rod Drake, Dallas Thornton, Corey Crowder, Dwight Higgs, Kelly Coleman, George Tinsley, Fairce Woods
Bottom line: It's kind of amazing that within the state of Kentucky there are 16 national championships between two schools on the Division I and Division II levels, with Kentucky Wesleyan matching Kentucky's eight titles.
Kentucky Wesleyan last played in the national championship game in 2003 — the last of six consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division II title game that resulted in just two titles in 1999 and 2001.
Kentucky Wesleyan won at least one national championship in five consecutive decades from the 1960s through the 2000s.
4. Tennessee Women — 8 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Level: NCAA Division I
National championship years: 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996-98, 2007, 2008
Notable coaches: Pat Summitt
Notable players: Tonya Edwards, Bridgette Gordon, Michelle Marciniak, Chamique Holdsclaw, Candace Parker, Tamika Catchings, Kara Lawson
Bottom line: The late Pat Summitt should always have her name included in the conversation when it comes to the greatest head coaches of all time — regardless of sport.
In 42 years as Tennessee's head coach from 1974 to 2012, Summit changed women's basketball forever by winning eight NCAA championships, 16 SEC regular-season championships and 16 SEC Tournament championships.
Trying to pick the greatest player in Tennessee history seems like an impossible practice, but it probably comes down to deciding between Tamika Catchings, Candace Parker and Chamique Holdsclaw.
4. Kentucky Men — 8 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Lexington, Kentucky
Level: NCAA Division I
National championship years: 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012
Notable coaches: Adolph Rupp, Joe B. Hall, Tubby Smith, Rick Pitino, John Calipari
Notable players: Cliff Hagan, Bill Spivey, Derek Anderson, Tony Delk, Antoine Walker, Anthony Davis,
Bottom line: Kentucky's first four national championships were all won in the same decade span from 1948 to 1958 under the same coach, Adolph Rupp. The Wildcats' four national titles won since then have all been under different coaches — Joe B. Hall, Tubby Smith, Rick Pitino and John Calipari.
Perhaps the greatest team in Kentucky history was its 1996 NCAA championship squad, which featured nine players who eventually played in the NBA and was the first team in 40 years to go undefeated in SEC play.
3. Oklahoma City University Women — 9 National Championships
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Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Level: NAIA
National championship years: 1988, 1999-2002, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017
Notable coaches: Bob Colon, Kent Stanley, Janell Jones, Rob Edmisson, Latricia Trammell, Bo Overton
Notable players: Kesha Watson, Patty Cantella, Daniella Wallen, Elizabeth Hinezostra, Jhudy Gonzalez
Bottom line: If you're ever lucky enough to attend a game at Oklahoma City University's Abe Lemons Arena, just look up to see the story of the school's dominance in basketball.
There are 15 NAIA national championship banners hanging in the rafters, with nine of them belonging to the powerhouse women's program. Oklahoma City has won its nine titles with six different head coaches.
1. UConn Women — 11 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Storrs, Connecticut
Level: NCAA Division I
National championship years: 1995, 2000, 2002-04, 2009, 2010, 2013-16
Notable coaches: Geno Auriemma
Notable players: Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart
Bottom line: All 11 of the UConn women's team's national championships have come under head coach Geno Auriemma, who was hired in 1985 after four years as an assistant coach at Virginia.
Auriemma celebrated his first decade with UConn with his first national title in 1995, won three consecutive titles from 2002 to 2004, and four consecutive titles from 2013 to 2016.
In an interesting twist, UConn's 11 national titles are matched by the 11 times a UConn player has been named National Player of the Year. WNBA star Breanna Stewart won it three times in a row from 2014 to 2016.
1. UCLA Men — 11 National Championships (Tie)
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Location: Los Angeles, California
Level: NCAA Division I
National championship years: 1964, 1965, 1967-73, 1975, 1995
Notable coaches: John Wooden, Jim Harrick
Notable players: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gail Goodrich, Bill Walton, Jamaal Wilkes, Ed O'Bannon
Bottom line: One thing most casual basketball fans don't realize is John Wooden's success at UCLA didn't come right away. He was hired in 1948, 16 years before he won the first of 10 national championships in 1964.
Wooden and UCLA's greatest run came from 1967 to 1973, when they won a record seven consecutive national championships. Wooden won one more national title in 1975, his final season.
The Bruins won their last national championship 20 years after Wooden won his final one, with brothers Ed O' Bannon and Charles O'Bannon and point guard Tyus Edney leading UCLA to the 1995 title.