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The national championship game of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament between No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Connecticut will have a lot on the line.
Obviously, the biggest thing on the line will be who wins the national title for the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season. But, while a title would be significant for both programs, not all national championships are created equal: A win would mean something different for the Huskies as opposed to the Wolverines.
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A win for the Huskies would cement them as a modern-day dynasty and move them further up the list of all-time national championship winners, while the Wolverines would break a historic title drought for the Big Ten Conference while becoming one of only a few programs to win multiple championships.
Ahead of their national championship meeting, here’s a look at which programs have the most national titles in NCAA Tournament history:
Who has the most March Madness national titles?
UCLA leads all Division I men’s basketball programs, with 11 championships. The Bruins’ last championship came in 1995, when they defeated Arkansas 89-78.
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The vast majority of UCLA’s championships came under John Wooden between 1964 and 1975, when the program held a chokehold on the sport by winning 10 national titles in 12 seasons. That included a window of seven straight championships between 1967 and 1973.
Teams with most NCAA championships
While UCLA has the most national championships, Kentucky is a close second, with eight national titles. UConn enters its championship game appearance vs. Michigan with six championships, putting it in a tie for third with North Carolina.
Here’s a look at the men’s programs with the most NCAA Tournament national championships:
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1. UCLA, 11 (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995)
2. Kentucky, 8 (1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012)
T-3. UConn, 6 (1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024)
T-3. UNC, 6 (1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017)
T-5. Duke, 5 (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015)
T-5. Indiana, 5…
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Publish date : 2026-04-06 10:06:00
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