List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships

List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships

Most collegiate team national championships: Stanford won the 2026 men’s gymnastics NCAA championship, +1

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| align="center" |137{{efn|name=fn3|The NCAA started sponsoring the intercollegiate golf championship in 1939, but it retained the titles from the 41 championships previously conferred by the National Intercollegiate Golf Association in its records. Of these pre-NCAA titles, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Michigan, Dartmouth and Stanford won 20, 11, 6, 2, 1 and 1, respectively. These titles are counted in the "Other team titles" column.}}
| align="center" |138{{efn|name=fn3|The NCAA started sponsoring the intercollegiate golf championship in 1939, but it retained the titles from the 41 championships previously conferred by the National Intercollegiate Golf Association in its records. Of these pre-NCAA titles, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, Michigan, Dartmouth and Stanford won 20, 11, 6, 2, 1 and 1, respectively. These titles are counted in the "Other team titles" column.}}
| align="center" |2{{cite book |url=https://gostanford.com/documents/2021/8/21/2021_Stanford_Football_Media_Guide_digital_.pdf |title=2021 Stanford Football Media Guide |last1=Swegan |first1=Scott |last2=Lowery |first2=Nate |year=2021 |page=76 |publisher=Stanford University Athletic Communications Department |access-date=March 18, 2022 |quote=National Championships – 1926, 1940
The 1926 team was declared national champions by the Dickinson System, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation and Sagarin Ratings. Although Minnesota was declared national champions in the final 1940 Associated Press Poll, which was the best-known and most widely circulated poll of sportswriters and broadcasters in determining the national champion, Stanford was recognized as national champions by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation and Poling System.}}
| align="center" |2{{cite book |url=https://gostanford.com/documents/2021/8/21/2021_Stanford_Football_Media_Guide_digital_.pdf |title=2021 Stanford Football Media Guide |last1=Swegan |first1=Scott |last2=Lowery |first2=Nate |year=2021 |page=76 |publisher=Stanford University Athletic Communications Department |access-date=March 18, 2022 |quote=National Championships – 1926, 1940
The 1926 team was declared national champions by the Dickinson System, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation and Sagarin Ratings. Although Minnesota was declared national champions in the final 1940 Associated Press Poll, which was the best-known and most widely circulated poll of sportswriters and broadcasters in determining the national champion, Stanford was recognized as national champions by the Billingsley Report, Helms Athletic Foundation and Poling System.}}
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| align="center" |17'''Stanford'''{{'}}s 16 other titles are: men's golf (1938); 4x women's rugby (1999, 2005–06, 08); 11x women's synchronized swimming (1998, 99, 2005–08, 13, 16, 21, 25, 26); women's water polo (1985).
| align="center" |17'''Stanford'''{{'}}s 16 other titles are: men's golf (1938); 4x women's rugby (1999, 2005–06, 08); 11x women's synchronized swimming (1998, 99, 2005–08, 13, 16, 21, 25, 26); women's water polo (1985).
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