{"id":629875,"date":"2026-03-18T12:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/629875\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:09:10","slug":"here-are-the-di-track-and-field-teams-with-most-ncaa-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/629875\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are the DI track and field teams with most NCAA championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>, with Georgia adding to its total with the 2026 women’s indoor title<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Total championships<\/p>\n

Here are the schools with the most combined (men’s and women’s) team championship across the indoor and outdoor seasons.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tNumber of Championships<\/p>\n

\t\t\tArkansas
\n\t\t\t40<\/p>\n

\t\t\tLSU, Southern California
\n\t\t\t32<\/p>\n

\t\t\tOregon
\n\t\t\t23<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFlorida
\n\t\t\t15<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUTEP, UCLA
\n\t\t\t13<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTexas
\n\t\t\t12<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTexas A&M
\n\t\t\t10<\/p>\n

\t\t\tKansas, Tennessee
\n\t\t\t6<\/p>\n

\t\t\tGeorgia, Illinois, Villanova, Arizona State, Florida State
\n\t\t\t4<\/p>\n

\t\t\tStanford, SMU
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\tNebraska, Texas Tech
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\tCalifornia, Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Navy, Minnesota,
San Jose State, BYU,\u00a0South Carolina,
Auburn,\u00a0Missouri, Manhattan, Washington State,
George Mason, Wisconsin
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

NCAA T&F:\u00a0Here’s how the outdoor track and field championships work<\/a><\/p>\n

Indoor track and field<\/p>\n

Combined indoor team championships by school<\/p>\n

Here are the schools with the most combined (men’s and women’s) indoor team championships.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tNumber of Championships<\/p>\n

\t\t\tArkansas\u00a0
\n\t\t\t27<\/p>\n

\t\t\tLSU, Oregon
\n\t\t\t13<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUTEP, Texas, Florida
\n\t\t\t7<\/p>\n

\t\t\tKansas, Villanova, Arizona State,
Tennessee,\u00a0Southern California
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\tGeorgia, Nebraska, UCLA
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMissouri, Manhattan, Washington State, SMU,
George Mason, Wisconsin, Texas A&M,
Florida State, Texas Tech
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

Men’s indoor team championships by school<\/p>\n

Here are the schools with the most men’s indoor team championships.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tNumber of Championships<\/p>\n

\t\t\tArkansas\u00a0
\n\t\t\t22<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUTEP\u00a0
\n\t\t\t7<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFlorida, Oregon\u00a0
\n\t\t\t5<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSouthern California, Kansas, Villanova
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\tLSU
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMissouri, Manhattan, Washington State, SMU,
George Mason, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Arizona State,
Texas A&M, Texas, Texas Tech
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

Women’s indoor team championships by school<\/p>\n

Here are the schools with the most women’s indoor team championships.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tNumber of Championships<\/p>\n

\t\t\tLSU\u00a0
\n\t\t\t11<\/p>\n

\t\t\tOregon\u00a0
\n\t\t\t8<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTexas\u00a0
\n\t\t\t6<\/p>\n

\t\t\tArkansas
\n\t\t\t5<\/p>\n

\t\t\tArizona State, Georgia, Nebraska, Tennessee,
UCLA, Florida
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFlorida State,
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

VENUE HISTORY:\u00a0These\u00a0historic moments all happened at Hayward Field<\/a><\/p>\n

Outdoor track and field<\/p>\n

Combined outdoor team championships by school<\/p>\n

Here are the schools with the most combined (men’s and women’s) outdoor team championships.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tNumber of Championships<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSouthern California
\n\t\t\t29<\/p>\n

\t\t\tLSU
\n\t\t\t19<\/p>\n

\t\t\tArkansas
\n\t\t\t13<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\t11<\/p>\n

\t\t\tOregon
\n\t\t\t10<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTexas A&M
\n\t\t\t9<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFlorida
\n\t\t\t8<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUTEP
\n\t\t\t6<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTexas
\n\t\t\t5<\/p>\n

\t\t\tIllinois, Kansas
\n\t\t\t4<\/p>\n

\t\t\tStanford, Tennessee, Kansas, Florida State
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSMU, Arizona State, Georgia
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\tCalifornia, Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Navy, Minnesota,
Villanova, San Jose State, BYU, Arizona State,
Texas Tech, South Carolina, Auburn
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

Men’s outdoor team championships by school<\/p>\n

Here are the schools with the most men’s outdoor team championships.<\/p>\n

Not counting the unofficial championships from 1925-27 nor vacated championships in 2007, 2005 or 2004.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tNumber of Championships<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSouthern California
\n\t\t\t26<\/p>\n

\t\t\tArkansas
\n\t\t\t10<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\t8<\/p>\n

\t\t\tOregon, Florida
\n\t\t\t7<\/p>\n

\t\t\tUTEP
\n\t\t\t6<\/p>\n

\t\t\tLSU, Texas A&M
\n\t\t\t5<\/p>\n

\t\t\tIllinois
\n\t\t\t4<\/p>\n

\t\t\tStanford, Tennessee, Kansas
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSMU, Florida State
\n\t\t\t2<\/p>\n

\t\t\tCalifornia, Michigan, Ohio State, Indiana, Navy, Minnesota,
Villanova, San Jose State, BYU, Arizona State, Georgia,
Texas Tech
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

Women’s outdoor team championships by school<\/p>\n

Here are the schools with the most women’s outdoor team championships.<\/p>\n

Not counting the vacated championship in 2012.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tNumber of Championships<\/p>\n

\t\t\tLSU\u00a0
\n\t\t\t14<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTexas
\n\t\t\t5<\/p>\n

\t\t\tTexas A&M\u00a0
\n\t\t\t4<\/p>\n

\t\t\tArkansas, UCLA, Oregon, Southern California
\n\t\t\t3<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFlorida, Florida State, South Carolina, Auburn,
Arizona State, Kansas, Georgia
\n\t\t\t1<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udca8:\u00a0Wind and scoring in track and field, explained<\/a><\/p>\n

NCAA championship streaks<\/p>\n

Back-to-back<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tSport
\n\t\t\tBack-to-back occurrences<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMen’s outdoor
\n\t\t\t18 times<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMen’s indoor
\n\t\t\t9 times<\/p>\n

\t\t\tWomen’s indoor
\n\t\t\t10* times<\/p>\n

\t\t\tWomen’s outdoor
\n\t\t\t4 times<\/p>\n

*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<\/p>\n

Streaks<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

See every championship streak of three or more years below.<\/p>\n

\t\t\tLength of Streak
\n\t\t\tSchool
\n\t\t\tYears of Streak
\n\t\t\tType of Title<\/p>\n

\t\t\t12 years
\n\t\t\tArkansas
\n\t\t\t1984-95
\n\t\t\tMen’s indoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t11 years
\n\t\t\tLSU
\n\t\t\t1987-97
\n\t\t\tWomen’s outdoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t9 years
\n\t\t\tSouthern California
\n\t\t\t1935-43
\n\t\t\tMen’s outdoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t8 years
\n\t\t\tArkansas
\n\t\t\t1992-99
\n\t\t\tMen’s outdoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t7 years
\n\t\t\tSouthern California
\n\t\t\t1949-55
\n\t\t\tMen’s outdoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t5 years
\n\t\t\tOregon
\n\t\t\t2010-14
\n\t\t\tWomen’s indoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t5 years
\n\t\t\tLSU
\n\t\t\t1993-97
\n\t\t\tWomen’s indoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t5 years
\n\t\t\tUTEP
\n\t\t\t1978-82
\n\t\t\tMen’s outdoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t4 years
\n\t\t\tArkansas
\n\t\t\t1997-2000
\n\t\t\tMen’s indoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3 years
\n\t\t\tFlorida
\n\t\t\t2022-2024
\n\t\t\tMen’s outdoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3 years
\n\t\t\tOregon
\n\t\t\t2014-16
\n\t\t\tMen’s indoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3 years
\n\t\t\tFlorida
\n\t\t\t2010-12
\n\t\t\tMen’s indoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3 years
\n\t\t\tTexas A&M
\n\t\t\t2009-11
\n\t\t\tMen’s outdoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3 years
\n\t\t\tTexas A&M
\n\t\t\t2009-11
\n\t\t\tWomen’s outdoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3 years
\n\t\t\tLSU
\n\t\t\t2002-04
\n\t\t\tWomen’s indoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3 years
\n\t\t\tUTEP
\n\t\t\t1980-82
\n\t\t\tMen’s indoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3 years
\n\t\t\tUTEP
\n\t\t\t1974-76
\n\t\t\tMen’s outdoor<\/p>\n

\t\t\t3 years
\n\t\t\tUCLA
\n\t\t\t1971-73
\n\t\t\tMen’s outdoor<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc40<\/a>:\u00a0The track comeback to end ALL comebacks<\/a><\/p>\n

Calendar year<\/p>\n

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:<\/p>\n

\t2022 Florida<\/p>\n

\t\tMissed indoor men’s title<\/p>\n

\t2015 Oregon<\/p>\n

\t\tMissed indoor women’s title<\/p>\n

\t2014 Oregon<\/p>\n

\t\tMissed outdoor women’s title<\/p>\n

\t1989 LSU<\/p>\n

\t\tMissed indoor men’s title<\/p>\n

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:<\/p>\n

\t2023 Arkansas
\n\t2016 Oregon
\n\t2014 Oregon
\n\t2008 Arizona State
\n\t2004 LSU<\/p>\n

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:<\/p>\n

\t2022 Florida
\n\t2015 Oregon
\n\t2011 Texas A&M
\n\t2010 Texas A&M
\n\t2009 Texas A&M
\n\t1990 LSU
\n\t1989 LSU<\/p>\n

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.\u00a0Here’s a list of the other instances:<\/p>\n

\t2025\u00a0Southern California men
\n\t2024\u00a0Arkansas women
\n\t2022\u00a0Florida women
\n\t2019\u00a0Arkansas women
\n\t2017\u00a0Oregon women
\n\t2015\u00a0Oregon men
\n\t2014\u00a0Oregon men
\n\t2012\u00a0Florida men
\n\t2007\u00a0Arizona State women
\n\t2005\u00a0Arkansas men (outdoor title vacated)
\n\t2003\u00a0Arkansas men
\n\t2003\u00a0LSU women
\n\t1999\u00a0Arkansas men
\n\t1999\u00a0Texas women
\n\t1998\u00a0Arkansas men
\n\t1998\u00a0Texas women
\n\t1997\u00a0Arkansas men
\n\t1997\u00a0LSU women
\n\t1996\u00a0LSU women
\n\t1995\u00a0Arkansas men
\n\t1995\u00a0LSU women
\n\t1994\u00a0Arkansas men
\n\t1994\u00a0LSU women
\n\t1993\u00a0Arkansas men
\n\t1993\u00a0LSU women
\n\t1992\u00a0Arkansas men
\n\t1991\u00a0LSU women
\n\t1989\u00a0LSU women
\n\t1987\u00a0LSU women
\n\t1986\u00a0Texas women
\n\t1985\u00a0Arkansas men
\n\t1983\u00a0SMU men
\n\t1982\u00a0UTEP men
\n\t1981\u00a0UTEP men
\n\t1980\u00a0UTEP men
\n\t1978\u00a0UTEP men
\n\t1975\u00a0UTEP men
\n\t1970\u00a0Kansas men
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