Thirty-five schools have won at least one NCAA track and field championship, whether that be a men’s or women’s title or an indoor or outdoor title. From those 35, just 20 schools have won multiple NCAA track and field championships in their history.

Arkansas leads all schools with 40 total championships, followed by LSU and Southern California with 32. The Razorbacks increased their lead with the 2026 men’s indoor title, with Georgia adding to its total with the 2026 women’s indoor title.

Here is a complete breakdown of the schools with the most NCAA track and field team championships across men’s and women’s track and field in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Total championships

Here are the schools with the most combined (men’s and women’s) team championship across the indoor and outdoor seasons.

School
Number of Championships

Arkansas
40

LSU, Southern California
32

Oregon
23

Florida
15

UTEP, UCLA
13

Texas
12

Texas A&M
10

Kansas, Tennessee
6

Georgia, Illinois, Villanova, Arizona State, Florida State
4

Stanford, SMU
3

Nebraska, Texas Tech
2

California, Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Navy, Minnesota,
San Jose State, BYU, South Carolina,
Auburn, Missouri, Manhattan, Washington State,
George Mason, Wisconsin
1

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Indoor track and field

Combined indoor team championships by school

Here are the schools with the most combined (men’s and women’s) indoor team championships.

School
Number of Championships

Arkansas 
27

LSU, Oregon
13

UTEP, Texas, Florida
7

Kansas, Villanova, Arizona State,
Tennessee, Southern California
3

Georgia, Nebraska, UCLA
2

Missouri, Manhattan, Washington State, SMU,
George Mason, Wisconsin, Texas A&M,
Florida State, Texas Tech
1

Men’s indoor team championships by school

Here are the schools with the most men’s indoor team championships.

School
Number of Championships

Arkansas 
22

UTEP 
7

Florida, Oregon 
5

Southern California, Kansas, Villanova
3

LSU
2

Missouri, Manhattan, Washington State, SMU,
George Mason, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Arizona State,
Texas A&M, Texas, Texas Tech
1

Women’s indoor team championships by school

Here are the schools with the most women’s indoor team championships.

School
Number of Championships

LSU 
11

Oregon 
8

Texas 
6

Arkansas
5

Arizona State, Georgia, Nebraska, Tennessee,
UCLA, Florida
2

Florida State,
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Outdoor track and field

Combined outdoor team championships by school

Here are the schools with the most combined (men’s and women’s) outdoor team championships.

School
Number of Championships

Southern California
29

LSU
19

Arkansas
13

UCLA
11

Oregon
10

Texas A&M
9

Florida
8

UTEP
6

Texas
5

Illinois, Kansas
4

Stanford, Tennessee, Kansas, Florida State
3

SMU, Arizona State, Georgia
2

California, Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Navy, Minnesota,
Villanova, San Jose State, BYU, Arizona State,
Texas Tech, South Carolina, Auburn
1

Men’s outdoor team championships by school

Here are the schools with the most men’s outdoor team championships.

Not counting the unofficial championships from 1925-27 nor vacated championships in 2007, 2005 or 2004.

School
Number of Championships

Southern California
26

Arkansas
10

UCLA
8

Oregon, Florida
7

UTEP
6

LSU, Texas A&M
5

Illinois
4

Stanford, Tennessee, Kansas
3

SMU, Florida State
2

California, Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Navy, Minnesota,
Villanova, San Jose State, BYU, Arizona State, Georgia,
Texas Tech
1

Women’s outdoor team championships by school

Here are the schools with the most women’s outdoor team championships.

Not counting the vacated championship in 2012.

School
Number of Championships

LSU 
14

Texas
5

Texas A&M 
4

Arkansas, UCLA, Oregon, Southern California
3

Florida, Florida State, South Carolina, Auburn,
Arizona State, Kansas, Georgia
1

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NCAA championship streaks

Back-to-back

There have been 40* back-to-back national champions in the history of NCAA track and field. Here’s a breakdown of repeat champions by season.

Sport
Back-to-back occurrences

Men’s outdoor
18 times

Men’s indoor
9 times

Women’s indoor
10* times

Women’s outdoor
4 times

*Arkansas’ women’s indoor track team won the national championship in 2019 and 2021. The 2020 championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Streaks

A school has won three or more championships in a row 18 times in outdoor or indoor track and field. Arkansas has the longest streak, winning 12 men’s NCAA indoor championships in a row from 1984-95. In the 21st century, Oregon has the longest streak, winning five women’s indoor championships from 2010-14.

See every championship streak of three or more years below.

Length of Streak
School
Years of Streak
Type of Title

12 years
Arkansas
1984-95
Men’s indoor

11 years
LSU
1987-97
Women’s outdoor

9 years
Southern California
1935-43
Men’s outdoor

8 years
Arkansas
1992-99
Men’s outdoor

7 years
Southern California
1949-55
Men’s outdoor

5 years
Oregon
2010-14
Women’s indoor

5 years
LSU
1993-97
Women’s indoor

5 years
UTEP
1978-82
Men’s outdoor

4 years
Arkansas
1997-2000
Men’s indoor

3 years
Florida
2022-2024
Men’s outdoor

3 years
Oregon
2014-16
Men’s indoor

3 years
Florida
2010-12
Men’s indoor

3 years
Texas A&M
2009-11
Men’s outdoor

3 years
Texas A&M
2009-11
Women’s outdoor

3 years
LSU
2002-04
Women’s indoor

3 years
UTEP
1980-82
Men’s indoor

3 years
UTEP
1974-76
Men’s outdoor

3 years
UCLA
1971-73
Men’s outdoor

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Calendar year

Never has a school won every team championship during a single calendar year in men’s and women’s track and field in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. In fact, there’s only been four instances of a school winning three team titles in a calendar year. See the instances below:

2022 Florida

Missed indoor men’s title

2015 Oregon

Missed indoor women’s title

2014 Oregon

Missed outdoor women’s title

1989 LSU

Missed indoor men’s title

On five occasions, a school has won both the men’s and women’s indoor track and field title in the same season; Arkansas pulled off the feat most recently in 2023. Here’s a list of the other instances:

2023 Arkansas
2016 Oregon
2014 Oregon
2008 Arizona State
2004 LSU

On seven occasions, a school has won both the men’s and women’s outdoor track and field title in the same season; Florida pulled off the feat most recently in 2022. Here’s a list of the other instances:

2022 Florida
2015 Oregon
2011 Texas A&M
2010 Texas A&M
2009 Texas A&M
1990 LSU
1989 LSU

On 41 occasions, a school has swept the indoor and outdoor team titels across the men’s or women’s seasons. Southern California’s men’s squad pulled off the feat most recently in 2025. Here’s a list of the other instances:

2025 Southern California men
2024 Arkansas women
2022 Florida women
2019 Arkansas women
2017 Oregon women
2015 Oregon men
2014 Oregon men
2012 Florida men
2007 Arizona State women
2005 Arkansas men (outdoor title vacated)
2003 Arkansas men
2003 LSU women
1999 Arkansas men
1999 Texas women
1998 Arkansas men
1998 Texas women
1997 Arkansas men
1997 LSU women
1996 LSU women
1995 Arkansas men
1995 LSU women
1994 Arkansas men
1994 LSU women
1993 Arkansas men
1993 LSU women
1992 Arkansas men
1991 LSU women
1989 LSU women
1987 LSU women
1986 Texas women
1985 Arkansas men
1983 SMU men
1982 UTEP men
1981 UTEP men
1980 UTEP men
1978 UTEP men
1975 UTEP men
1970 Kansas men
1967 Southern California men