Which College Has Won the Most NCAA Men’s Championships?

The 2024 NCAA basketball season is about to begin in a few days. Every year up to 70 teams compete to reach the Final Four. The 2024 March Madness will be the 85th annual edition of the tournament. Last season UConn Huskies beat the San Diego State Aztecs with a 76-59 score and won the national championship title.

Over the years, a lot of championship titles have been won and lost, however, there is one team that excels on the list of winning most of the NCAA championship titles.

UCLA leading the board

Represented by the UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team, the University of California, Los Angeles records in winning the most NCAA championship titles. It is also a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Under Coach John Wooden’s guidance, the team was led to 10 national titles in 12 seasons.

In the 10-year winning streak from 1964 to 1975, UCLA remained undefeated with a record 4 times (1964, 1967, 1972, 1973). Then, in 1995 it was led by Coach Jim Harrick to another championship win. Moreover, UCLA set the NCAA Division I record with 13 consecutive regular season conference titles between 1967 and 1979, as a member of the AAWU, Pacific-8, and Pacific-10.

However, this record was surpassed by Kansas in 2018. The UCLA basketball team has set many other NCAA records. The team made 13 NCAA title game appearances, 10 consecutive Final Four appearances (1967-1976), 25 Final Four wins, 38 game NCAA Tournament winning streak (1964-1974), 134 weeks ranked No.1 in AP Top 25 Poll, 54 consecutive winning seasons from 1949-2002, 88 game men’s regular season winning streak from 1971 to 1974.

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Notably, this upcoming season, UCLA will be joining the Big Ten Conference in 2024.

Transitioning to the Big Ten, UCLA to play its last with Pac-12 this season

A few months back, UCLA officially commenced its countdown toward a more assured future as its old conference makes its way to uncertainties. As a part of this transition, the UCLA website counts the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until it becomes a member of the Big Ten Conference on the 2nd of August 2024.

The clock represents UCLA’s simultaneous exit from the Pac-12 membership as they are trying to respect the past and embrace the future. As reported by LATimes, the chief strategy officer for the UCLA athletic department and the point person for this transition Matt Elliott said, “Our mindset right now is to make sure that we are ready for everything that comes when we join the Big Ten. We want to remain elite in everything we do when we get there.” 

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As a result, the Big Ten membership will eventually help UCLA in this direction. Per year, UCLA will supposedly be making between $65 million and $75 million in media rights fees, which is quite higher than what they would have got by staying in the Pac-12. In addition, UCLA will also be getting an increased national exposure and a larger recruiting footprint.