Here are the DI track and field teams with most NCAA championships

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 19 schools have won multiple NCAA track and field championships in their history.

Arkansas leads all schools with 35 total championships, followed by LSU with 32 and Southern California with 30. The latter two programs added to this total with the 2021 outdoor team titles in men's and women's track and field, respectively.

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.

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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.

Men's indoor team championships by school

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

Women's indoor team championships by school

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

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Outdoor track and field

Combined indoor team championships by school

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

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.

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.

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NCAA championship streaks

Back-to-back

There has been 38* back-to-back national champions in the history of NCAA track and field. Here's a breakdown of repeat champions by season.

*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 17 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.

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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 three instances of a school winning three team titles in a calendar year. See the instances below:

• 2015 Oregon
  • Missed indoor women's title
• 2014 Oregon
  • Missed outdoor women's title
• 1989 LSU
  • Missed indoor men's title

On four occasions, a school has won both the men's and women's indoor track and field title in the same season; Oregon pulled off the feat most recently in 2016. Here's a list of the other instances:

• 2016 Oregon
• 2014 Oregon
• 2008 Arizona State
• 2004 LSU

On six occasions, a school has won both the men's and women's outdoor track and field title in the same season; Oregon pulled off the feat most recently in 2015. Here's a list of the other instances:

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