20 National Championships - 27th in the NCAA

[huskypantz]

UConn is 27th overall in team national championships with #20 tonight. We are 24th among FBS football schools. Only 2 ACC schools have more championships than we do. We have more national championships than half of the B1G schools. Only 3 B12 schools and 4 SEC schools have more national championships.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_schools_with_the_most_NCAA_Division_I_championships
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NCAA_schools_with_the_most_NCAA_Division_I_championships

 

[Husky Pete]

16 in the last 21 years.

 

[Adios]

Who ever imagined this? Nouveau riche.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

16 in the last 21 years.

I think you're missing one.

Women's hoops - 10
Men's hoops - 4
Women's field hockey - 2 (4 total)
Men's soccer - 1 (3 total, 2 NCAA)

 

[Adios]

11 B1G schools on the list. 5 SEC schools. Pac-12 has 9. We're in an excellent position. People keep saying women's sports don't matter. We wouldn't be on that list if they didn't include women's sports.

 

[billybud]

Interestingly...this list specifically excludes Div. I football championships (which have never been an NCAA awarded title).

 

[junglehusky]

Another opportunity for me to gripe about how the Capital One College Cup rankings are BS because they're split by gender. If you want to recognize excellence in athletic departments, you should combine men's and women's sports together and see who comes out on top.

 

[billybud]

WVU racks up a lot of NC's with their Rifle Team. Sixteen NCAA Championships in Rifle.

If you shoot well, West Virginia seems to be the place to be.

 

[itgoeslike]

It appears they are leaving off the 1948 Soccer National Championship. UConn would be near the top of the list if that data was compiled using championships since 1980. Here's another interesting fact, over the past two decades, UConn mens basketball has won as many National Championships as the Big Ten, Pac, and Big 12. . .combined.

Edit: Adding the 1948 Soccer Team puts us tied for 25th with UVA and Oklahoma.

 

[RegisteredUconn]

Interestingly...this list specifically excludes Div. I football championships (which have never been an NCAA awarded title).

What's interesting about a list of NCAA championships not counting stuff that doesn't meet the criteria. Interestingly, I guess, this list specifically excludes Big East championships. Holy cow! All my old high school's championships aren't included either.

 

[Kolumbo]

Another opportunity for me to gripe about how the Capital One College Cup rankings are BS because they're split by gender. If you want to recognize excellence in athletic departments, you should combine men's and women's sports together and see who comes out on top.

In Storrs, the women come out on top, which is nice.

 

[IMind]

WVU racks up a lot of NC's with their Rifle Team. Sixteen NCAA Championships in Rifle.

If you shoot well, West Virginia seems to be the place to be.

If only the NCAA recognized polo as a sport. We'd top the list. :-D

 

[Husky Pete]

I think you're missing one.

Women's hoops - 10
Men's hoops - 4
Women's field hockey - 2 (4 total)
Men's soccer - 1 (3 total, 2 NCAA)

You are right. I forgot the 2000 soccer championship. Another sport that we are undefeated in championship games.

 

[storrsroars]

In Storrs, the women come out on top, which is nice.

Another reason why UConn would've been a perfect partner for UMD, which also has lots of women's championships, something most of the B1G doesn't have.

Unless your comment was sexual innuendo... in which case disregard.

 

[SAMCRO]

In Storrs, the women come on top, which is nice.

and they do it more frequantlyand louder than women at other schools.
(deleted the word "out" from your OP)

 

[Gfunk]

That list is little behind - Minnesota now has 18 - but Women's Hockey doesn't move the needle for agenda driven Minny alum.

The Wiki list is sometimes more to date than NCAA.org. But the NCAA source is best when up to date because it's official, thus keep this resource handy. It also shows the recognized sports. They use to update this list every quarter.

http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf

 

[Sea Goat]

Another reason why UConn would've been a perfect partner for UMD, which also has lots of women's championships, something most of the B1G doesn't have.

Unless your comment was sexual innuendo... in which case disregard.

Jeez, if we only could have won the 1949 fencing title...

 

[storrsroars]

Jeez, if we only could have won the 1949 fencing title...

Then we would've been way ahead of the curve in teaching women to defend themselves!