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Current Men's NCAA Title Holders

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Current Women's NCAA Title Holders
Men's Championship Schools
Women's Championship Schools

Men's National Champions  Women's National Champions
Through the 2023 Championships
YEAR CHAMPIONS POINTS
LOSER
POINTS
1938
Indiana Hoosiers
51
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
61
1939 Michigan State Spartans
54
Wisconsin Badgers
57
1940 Indiana Hoosiers
65
Eastern Michigan Eagles
68
1941 Rhode Island Rams
83
Penn State Nittany Lions
110
1942 Indiana Hoosiers/Penn State Nittany Lions
57
Rhode Island State Rams
79
1943 No Meet Held

1944 Drake Bulldogs
25
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
64
1945 Drake Bulldogs
50
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
65
1946 Drake Bulldogs
42
New York University Violets
98
1947 Penn State Nittany Lions
60
Syracuse Orangemen
72
1948 Michigan State Spartans
41
Wisconsin Badgers
69
1949 Michigan State Spartans
59
Syracuse Orangemen
81
1950 Penn State Nittany Lions
53
Michigan State Spartans
55
1951 Syracuse Orangemen
80
Kansas Jayhawks
118
1952 Michigan State Spartans
65
Indiana Hoosiers
68
1953 Kansas Jayhawks
70
Indiana Hoosiers
82
1954 Oklahoma A&M Aggies
61
Syracuse Orangemen
118
1955 Michigan State Spartans
46
Kansas Jayhawks
68
1956 Michigan State Spartans
28
Kansas Jayhawks
88
1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
121
Michigan State Spartans
127
1958 Michigan State Spartans
79
Western Michigan Broncos
104
1959 Michigan State Spartans
44
Houston Cougars
120
1960 Houston Cougars
54
Michigan State Spartans
80
1961 Oregon State Beavers
68
San Jose State Spartans
82
1962 San Jose State Spartans
58
Villanova Wildcats
69
1963 San Jose State Spartans
53
Oregon Ducks
68
1964 Western Michigan Broncos
86
Oregon Ducks
116
1965 Western Michigan Broncos
81
Northwestern Wildcats
114
1966 Villanova Wildcats
79
Kansas State Wildcats
155
1967 Villanova Wildcats
91
Air Force Fighting Falcons
96
1968 Villanova Wildcats
78
Stanford Indians
100
1969 Texas-El Paso Miners
74
Villanova Wildcats
88
1970 Villanova Wildcats
85
Oregon Ducks
86
1971 Oregon Ducks
83
Washington State Cougars
122
1972 Tennessee Volunteers
134
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
148
1973 Oregon Ducks
89
Texas-El Paso Miners
157
1974 Oregon Ducks
77
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
110
1975 Texas-El Paso Miners
88
Washington State Cougars
92
1976 Texas-El Paso Miners
62
Oregon Ducks
117
1977 Oregon Ducks
100
Texas-El Paso Miners
105
1978 Texas-El Paso Miners
56
Oregon Ducks
72
1979 Texas-El Paso Miners
86
Oregon Ducks
93
1980 Texas-El Paso Miners
58
Arkansas Razorbacks
152
1981 Texas-El Paso Miners
17
Providence Friars
109
1982 Wisconsin Badgers
59
Providence Friars
138
1983 Texas-El Paso Miners*
108
Wisconsin Badgers
164
1984 Arkansas Razorbacks
101
Arizona Wildcats
111
1985 Wisconsin Badgers
64
Arkansas Razorbacks
104
1986 Arkansas Razorbacks
69
Dartmouth Big Green
141
1987 Arkansas Razorbacks
87
Dartmouth Big Green
119
1988 Wisconsin Badgers
105
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
160
1989 Iowa State Cyclones
54
Oregon Ducks
72
1990 Arkansas Razorbacks
68
Iowa State Cyclones
96
1991 Arkansas Razorbacks
52
Iowa State Cyclones
114
1992 Arkansas Razorbacks
46
Wisconson Badgers
87
1993 Arkansas Razorbacks
31
BYU Cougars
153
1994 Iowa State Cyclones
65
Colorado Buffaloes
88
1995 Arkansas Razorbacks
100
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
142
1996 Stanford Cardinal
46
Arkansas Razorbacks
74
1997 Stanford Cardinal
53
Arkansas Razorbacks
56
1998 Arkansas Razorbacks
97
Stanford Cardinal
114
1999 Arkansas Razorbacks
58
Wisconsin Badgers
185
2000 Arkansas Razorbacks
83
Colorado Buffaloes
94
2001 Colorado Buffaloes
90
Stanford Cardinal
91
2002 Stanford Cardinal
47
Wisconsin Badgers
107
2003
Stanford Cardinal
24
Wisconsin Badgers
174
2004
Colorado Buffaloes
90
Wisconsin Badgers
94
2005
Wisconsin Badgers
37
Arkansas Razorbacks
105
2006
Colorado Buffaloes
94
Wisconsin Badgers
142
2007
Oregon Ducks
85
Iona Gaels
113
2008
Oregon Ducks
93
Iona Gaels
147
2009
Oklahoma State Cowboys
127
Oregon Ducks
143
2010
Oklahoma State Cowboys
73
Florida State Seminoles
193
2011
Wisconsin Badgers
97
Oklahoma State Cowboys
139
2012
Oklahoma State Cowboys
72
Wisconsin Badgers
135
2013
Colorado Buffaloes
149
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
169
2014
Colorado Buffaloes
65
Stanford Cardinal
98
2015
Syracuse Orange
82
Colorado Buffaloes
91
2016
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
125
Stanford Cardinal
158
2017
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
74
Portland Pilots
127
2018
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 83
BYU Cougars
116
2019
BYU Cougars
109
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 163
2020
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 60
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
87
2021
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 92
Iowa State Cyclones
137
2022
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 83 (3)
Oklahoma State Cowboys
83 (2)
2023
Oklahoma State Cowboys 49
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 71
*Texas-El Paso 1983 Championship Vacated For Rules Infractions

MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
1
Arkansas Razorbacks
11
2000
2
Michigan State Spartans
8
1959
3
Texas-El Paso Miners
7
1981
4
Oregon Ducks
6
2008
5
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6
2022
6
Wisconsin Badgers
5
2011
7
Colorado Buffaloes
5
2014
8
Oklahoma State Cowboys 5
2023
9
Villanova Wildcats
4
1970
10
Stanford Cardinal
4
2003
11
Indiana Hoosiers
3
1942
12
Drake Bulldogs
3
1946
13
Penn State Nittany Lions
3
1950
14
San Jose State Spartans
2
1963
15
Western Michigan Broncos
2
1965
16
Iowa State Cyclones
2
1994
17
Syracuse Orange
2
2015
18
Rhode Island Rams
1
1941
19
Kansas Jayhawks
1
1953
20
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1
1957
21
Houston Cougars
1
1960
22
Oregon State Beavers
1
1961
23
Tennessee Volunteers
1
1972
24
BYU Cougars
1
2019

Women's Champions  Men's Champions
YEAR WOMEN'S CHAMPION POINTS
LOSER
POINTS
1981 Virginia Cavaliers 36
Oregon Ducks
83
1982 Virginia Cavaliers 48
Stanford Cardinal
91
1983 Oregon Ducks 95
Stanford Cardinal
98
1984 Wisconsin Badgers 63
Stanford Cardinal
89
1985 Wisconsin Badgers 58
Iowa State Cyclones
98
1986 Texas Longhorns 62
Wisconsin Badgers
64
1987 Oregon Ducks 97
North Carolina State Wolfpack
99
1988 Kentucky Wildcats 75
Oregon Ducks
128
1989 Villanova Wildcats 99
Kentucky Wildcats
168
1990 Villanova Wildcats 82
Providence Friars
172
1991 Villanova Wildcats 85
Arkansas Razorbacks
168
1992 Villanova Wildcats 123
Arkansas Razorbacks
130
1993 Villanova Wildcats 66
Arkansas Razorbacks
71
1994 Villanova Wildcats 75
Michigan Wolverines
108
1995 Providence Friars 88
Colorado Buffaloes
123
1996 Stanford Cardinal 101
Villanova Wildcats
106
1997 BYU Cougars 100
Stanford Cardinal
102
1998 Villanova Wildcats 106
BYU Cougars
110
1999 BYU Cougars 72
Arkansas Razorbacks
125
2000 Colorado Buffaloes 117
BYU Cougars
167
2001 BYU Cougars 62
North Carolina State Wolfpack
148
2002 BYU Cougars 85
Stanford Cardinal
113
2003
Stanford Cardinal 120
BYU Cougars
128
2004
Colorado Buffaloes 63
Duke Blue Devils
144
2005
Stanford Cardinal 146
Colorado Buffaloes
181
2006
Stanford Cardinal 195
Colorado Buffaloes
223
2007
Stanford Cardinal 145
Oregon Ducks
177
2008
Washington Huskies 79
Oregon Ducks
131
2009
Villanova Wildcats 86
Florida State Seminoles
133
2010
Villanova Wildcats 120
Florida State Seminoles
154
2011
Georgetown Hoyas 162
Washington Huskies
170
2012
Oregon Ducks
114
Providence Friars
183
2013
Providence Friars
141
Arizona Wildcats
197
2014
Michigan State Spartans
85
Iowa State Cyclones
147
2015
New Mexico Lobos
49
Colorado Buffaloes
129
2016
Oregon Ducks
125
Michigan Wolverines
126
2017
New Mexico Lobos
90
San Francisco Dons
105
2018
Colorado Buffaloes
65
New Mexico Lobos
103
2019
Arkansas Razorbacks
96
BYU Cougars
102
2020
BYU Cougars
96
North Carolina State Wolfpack
161
2021
North Carolina State Wolfpack
84
BYU Cougars
122
2022
North Carolina State Wolfpack 114
New Mexico Lobos
140
2023
North Carolina State Wolfpack 123
Northern Arizona Ladyjacks
124

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP SCHOOLS
POSITION
SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP
1
Villanova Wildcats
9
2010
2
Stanford Cardinal
5
2007
3
BYU Cougars
5
2020
4
Oregon Ducks
4
2016
5
Colorado Buffaloes 3
2018
6
North Carolina State Wolfpack 3
2023
7
Virginia Cavaliers
2
1982
8
Wisconsin Badgers
2
1985
9
Providence Friars
2
2013
10
New Mexico Lobos
2
2017
11
Texas Longhorns
1
1986
12
Kentucky Wildcats
1
1988
13
Washington Huskies
1
2008
14
Georgetown Hoyas
1
2011
15
Michigan State Spartans
1
2014
16
Arkansas Razorbacks
1
2019