OT - Does your team have a national championship?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Somewhere along the way since Saturday, it was mentioned that Georgia Tech is looking for their first ever "official" NCAA national championship (since the college football crown isn't an official NCAA awarded title).

I mentioned to my son that this week was a very rare opportunity, possibly two national championships in two days with Georgia Tech (my team) & Tennessee (my wife's team) going for titles on back-to-back days.

That started me wondering ... does "your school" have a national championship in the trophy case?

For me, right now (and quite probably even after tonight), the answer is no. GT has had good basketball, baseball, & men's golf programs in the past but never a championship outside of football.

While I'm asking, I'll tell you the other thing that I've thought about several times since Saturday -- if I'm this nervous, I honestly don't think I can truly imagine what it must be like to be 19,20,21 years old & have both an opportunity & a pressure situation quite this big laying on my shoulders.

[Easy Mac]

FU has a d-1a football championship and the only player to score 100 points in a college basketball game, but nothing too major.

[Buccaneer]

Yes, football in 1959 and basketball in 2002-2003 (plus numerous lacrosse titles).

[k0ruptr]

a mens volleyball title, and 3 womens volleyball titles..

U of Hawaii.

[Young Drachma]

nope, never.

[Axxon]

My school didn't have any sports programs so sadly, no.

[mckerney]

Yeah, Minnesota has won a few. A few in hockey, a couple ancient football championships, a few in other sportslike golf and wrestling.

[sterlingice]

KU's got a few of those basketball tropies sitting around.

SI

[kcchief19]

Whenever anyone takes a shot at Norm Stewart saying he never won a national title, I point out to them that Norm was the starting 1B and a pitcher on the 1954 College World Series champion Missouri Tigers. :)

I also believe Mizzou has a track team national title, and maybe women's gymnastics.

[yabanci]

I went to UCLA and have a vague impression that we might have one of those championship things.

[Chubby]

see Bucc's answer.

[MJ4H]

Hmm I wonder if my school holds the record for NCs? If not they have to be up there. I think we have around 40 track and field national championships :)

Of course the 94 basketball NC and 64 football NCs too.

EDIT - Arkansas, of course.

[Chubby]

Hmm I wonder if my school holds the record for NCs? If not they have to be up there. I think we have around 40 track and field national championships :)

Of course the 94 basketball NC and 64 football NCs too.

oh come on, i don't know if SU has any tiddly winks or golf national titles... we're talking real sports ;)

[Buccaneer]

40? I certainly would think that UCLA and perhaps some others are well over 100.

[MJ4H]

Would be interesting to look up. I think I will.

[Ragone]

you know i found a site listing all ncaa titles the other day.. i was amazed to learn utep has won 20 titles.. :)

Louisville has 2 (both in mens basketball)

[MJ4H]

Well that was easy:

1. UCLA: 90
2. Stanford: 87
3. Southern California: 82
4. Oklahoma State: 44
5. Arkansas: 39
6. LSU: 38
7. Texas: 36
8. Michigan: 31
9.North Carolina: 30
10. Penn State: 29

EDIT -
For Arkansas --
Breakdown by Sport:
men's basketball: 1
men's cross county: 11
men's indoor track & field: 17
men's outdoor track & field: 10

Link for the curious: http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/champs_listing1.html

[clintl]

UC Davis won the D-II basketball championship a few years ago (I think in 1998). It has come close in football a number of times, but never quite pulled it off. I think it has some championships in some minor sports, too - it has always had a very good all-around D-II athletic program, although that is coming to an end, as it is moving up to D-I (D-IAA in football).

[Easy Mac]

I think we won the My Little Pony championship of 97.

[Buccaneer]

Stanford would have been my second team, knowing all of those golf titles they won. UCLA I think had a lot of volleyball titles. OSU both baseball and golf, probably. USC had a little bit of every single sport.

[sterlingice]

I figured we'd might sneak something else in there but I knew we had some track banners to go along with basketball trophies, but that's it.

men's basketball: 2
men's cross county: 1
men's indoor track & field: 3
men's outdoor track & field: 3

SI

[Chubby]

Well that was easy:

1. UCLA: 90
2. Stanford: 87
3. Southern California: 82
4. Oklahoma State: 44
5. Arkansas: 39
6. LSU: 38
7. Texas: 36
8. Michigan: 31
9.North Carolina: 30
10. Penn State: 29

EDIT -
For Arkansas --
Breakdown by Sport:
men's basketball: 1
men's cross county: 11
men's indoor track & field: 17
men's outdoor track & field: 10

Link for the curious: http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/champs_listing1.html

so Arkansas really has 1 then it what you are saying? :p

[mckerney]

Stanford would have been my second team, knowing all of those golf titles they won. UCLA I think had a lot of volleyball titles. OSU both baseball and golf, probably. USC had a little bit of every single sport.

32 of Oklahoma States national championships are in wrestling.

[Buccaneer]

32 of Oklahoma States national championships are in wrestling.
Wow, I would have thought Iowa had that many.

[sterlingice]

Wow, I would have thought Iowa had that many.
You stole my question. I would have guessed that was Iowa's number.

SI

[lynchjm24]

Yes, we've got a few. And tonight we add another.

I turned down a flight, rental car, a free place to stay and lower level game tickets for $470. Might not have been my best move. :confused:

[hoopsguy]

Illini - 17 championships, none in hoops or football.

Sigh ... and I root for Cubs. I obviously do not like celebrating titles.

[Vince]

Hell yeah! The Gauchos have 1 :)

Men's Water Polo

:)

[TargetPractice6]

7 Men's basketball championships.

[Pumpy Tudors]

None here.

[sabotai]

I'm pretty sure Richard Stockton College has won a few basketball championships, but they're division III, so no one cares. :)

[WussGawd]

Arizona State:

Besides national titles in smaller sports such as Badminton, Archery, a few Women's Gymnastics, we've had half a dozen Womens' Golf titles and 5 Men's Baseball National Championships (65, 67, 69, 77, 81).

None in basketball or football...though we finished #2 in 1975 (12-0) behind an 11-1 Oklahoma team.

Looks like we've won 16 national titles in all.

[JeeberD]

you know i found a site listing all ncaa titles the other day.. i was amazed to learn utep has won 20 titles.. :)

Yup, we've always had a great track program, but it was world class back in the seventies. And of course, there's that basketball championship back in '66... :)

Edit: Oh, and it's 21, not 20 Ragone. Get the numbers right... ;)

UTEP

Total NCAA Team Championships: 21
men's championships: 21
women's championships: 0
coed championships: 0

Breakdown by Sport:
men's basketball: 1
men's cross county: 7
men's indoor track & field: 7
men's outdoor track & field: 6

[Celeval]

Yes, football in 1959.
Arizona State: None in basketball or football...though we finished #2 in 1975 (12-0) behind an 11-1 Oklahoma team.
Part of the point of this one at least - there ARE no "official" NCAA football (D-IA) championships, IIRC. Of course, there's no reason to have playoffs :rolleyes:

Kevin

[tucker342]

U of Iowa has about 20 wrestling championships

Made the Final Four once, I think it was in 1980 or something...

[GoldenEagle]

Delta State has alot for D2....

Memphis has a NIT championship (still recoginized as a national championship)

[Bearcat729]

UC has 2 in Basketball.

[Blade6119]

Cross-Country Baby!

[Craptacular]

20 for the Badgers ... 8 in boxing, 5 each in cross country and hockey, with one in men's hoops and men's soccer thrown in for good measure.

[Kodos]

IU has some trophies, yes. None while I've been a fan, of course.... :(

[Carligula]

(Had to look it up...) Women's D3 soccer, 1998.

Oh, and we had the football record for most consecutive losses until those bastriches from Prairie View A&M took it away...

hxxp://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/colfootball/teams/worst.html

[ntndeacon]

Wake Forest Has 6
1 in Baseball
3 in Men's Golf
2 in Women's Field Hockey

[cody8200]

Indiana University has 22

Indiana

Total NCAA Team Championships: 22
men's championships: 22
women's championships: 0
coed championships: 0

Breakdown by Sport:
men's basketball: 5
men's cross county: 3
men's soccer: 6
men's swimming & diving: 6
men's outdoor track & field: 1
men's wrestling: 1


22 is good foir eighth on the alltime list for men...

[GrantDawg]

UGA

Total NCAA Team Championships: 18
men's championships: 6
women's championships: 12
coed championships: 0
Breakdown by Sport:
men's baseball: 1
men's golf: 1
women's golf: 2
women's gymnastics: 5
women's swimming & diving: 3
men's tennis: 4
women's tennis: 2

ps. I was still rooting for the Techies last night. How aggrevating that game was!

[B & B]

Dawgs cant root for Tech, its just not right.


Unfortunately for Jon, I see a UCONN sweep in order. UT's streak of luck comes to an end tonight.

[GrantDawg]

Dawgs cant root for Tech, its just not right.


I'm just one of those guys who believes if Georgia doesn't win it, I would like to see the championship in the state. Plus, UGA beat Tech this year, and that is all that matters. :D

[Butter]

My Univ. of Dayton won 2 Division III football championships before they were forced to go I-AA non-scholarship and essentially kneecap the program, and I believe that's it.

[KevinNU7]

This thread makes me sad :(

[MIJB#19]

Do world championship titles in soccer count?
If so, my college has won a world students soccer championship.
:p

[Wolfpack]

Two basketball titles, 1974 and 1983.

I wouldn't be surprised if there were a few individual champs, particularly in cross country or something like that.

[Vegas Vic]

Two basketball titles, 1974 and 1983.

I wouldn't be surprised if there were a few individual champs, particularly in cross country or something like that.

Women's cross country won several national championships. Joan Benoit and Julie Shea both won individual championships, I think.

Plus, when I was on the NCSU track and field team, our 4x100 meter relay team won the NCAA's.

[Scholes]

Minnesota

Total NCAA Team Championships: 12
men's championships: 12
women's championships: 1
coed championships: 0

Breakdown by Sport:
men's baseball: 3
men's golf: 1
men's ice hockey: 5
men's outdoor track & field: 1
men's wrestling: 2
women's ice hockey: 1

The women's hockey team also won one 5 years ago before it was a NCAA sanctioned
event.

[MrBug708]

Most....in....the....country