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DI men’s soccer teams with the most NCAA national championships
DI men’s soccer teams with the most NCAA national championships
The first male football national championship was awarded St. Louis 61 years ago, in 1959, for 5-2 victories over Bridgeport.
Billikens still leads a way with nine football titles di Men, with their last arrival in 1973. Here we look at the seven best teams with the most national championships:
1st Louis – 9
Louis Athletics
Championship: 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973
Louis was the dominant force at the beginning of the male football national championship. In 1973, which won nine national championships in the first 14 years, it was played, came in 1973. Louis was supposed to compete for another national championship in 1967 Versus Michigan State, but the game was canceled due to bad weather.
2. Indiana – 8
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Championship: 1982, 1983, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2012
Hoosiers have the second most national championships with eight. The team’s top score came in 1998 with 3-1 finals over Stanford. Indiana appeared at the Versus Stanford National Championship in 2018, but 1-0 fell in two overtime.
3. Virginia – 7
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Championship: T-1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2009, 2014
Virginia has six direct national championships, including four consecutive titles at the age of 90. Virginia tied Santa Clara 1-1 in double overtime in 1989. It was just a second tie in the National Championship recorded in the history of sport.
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T-4. San Francisco – 4
San Francisco Athletics
Championship: 1966, 1975, 1976, 1980
The 1966 San Francisco National Championship is tied to the highest score with the National Championship inauguration. Dons culminated Long Island 5-2 in their home state after dropping only one game throughout the season. It will appear in four other national championships.
T-4. UCLA – 4
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Championship: 1985, 1990, 1997, 2002
Bruins never had a barrier of the national championships, but since 1959 they have noticed four. Their first National Championship, in 1985, was won 1-0 over the American after an incredible eight overtime. Their next championship, in 1990, took four overtime to win.
T-4. Maryland – 4
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Championship: T-1968, 2005, 2008, 2018
Maryland last won in 2019 and added his third direct title to the Trophy case. In 1968 Terrapins tied Michigan State 2-2 in double overtime. It was one of the only two links recorded in the history of the National Championship.
T-4. Clemson – 4
Championship: 1984, 1987, 2021, 2023
Tigers burst this list after two titles in three years between 2021 and 2023.
Men’s College: The complete history of national champions
Below you will find a complete list of each Men NCAA DI: Football Champion:
| Year | Champion (record) | Coach | Score | Runner-up | Host or web |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vermont (16-2-6) | Rob Dow | 2-1 (OT) | Marshall | CARY, NC |
| 2023 | Clemson (15-3-5) | Mike Noonan | 2-1 | Virgin Mary | Louisville, ky |
| 2022 | Syracuses (19-2-4) | Ian Mcintyre | 2-2 (PK) | Indiana | CARY, NC |
| 2021 | Clemson (16-5-2) | Mike Noonan | 2-0 | Washington | CARY, NC |
| 2020 | Marshall (13-2-3) | Chris Grassie | 1-0 (OT) | Indiana | CARY, NC |
| 2019 | Georgetown (20-1-3) | Brian Wiese | 3-3 (2ot, PK) | Virginia | CARY, NC |
| 2018 | Maryland (13-6-4) |
Sashho Cirovski |
1-0 | Acron | Santa Barbara, California. |
| 2017 | Stanford (19-2-2) | Jeremy Gunn | 1-0 (2ot) | Indiana | Philadelphia |
| 2016 | Stanford (15-3-5) | Jeremy Gunn | 0-0 (2ot, PK) | Wake forest | Houston |
| 2015 | Stanford (18-2-3) | Jeremy Gunn | 4-0 | Clemeson | KASASS CITY, K. |
| 2014 | Virginia (14-6-3) | George Gelnantch | 0-0 (2ot, PK) | Teased | CARY, NC |
| 2013 | Notre Dame (17-1-6) | Bobby Clark | 2-1 | Maryland | Chester, PA. |
| 2012 | Indiana (16-5-3) | Todd Yeagley | 1-0 | Georgetown | Hoover, ala. |
| 2011 | North Carolina (21-2-3) | Carlos somoano | 1-0 | Charlotte | Hoover, ala. |
| 2010 | Akron (22-1-2) | Caleb Porter | 1-0 | Louisville | Santa Barbara, California. |
| 2009 | *Virginia (19-3-3) | George Gelnantch | 0-0 (2ot, PK) | Acron | CARY, NC |
| 2008 | Maryland (23-3) | Sashho Cirovski | 1-0 | North Carolina | Frisco, Texas |
| 2007 | Wake Forest (22-2-2) | Jay Vidovich | 2-1 | Ohio State | CARY, NC |
| 2006 | UC Santa Barbara (17-7-1) | Tim vom Steeg | 2-1 | Teased | St. Louis |
| 2005 | Maryland (20-4-1) | Sashho Cirovski | 1-0 | New Mexico | CARY, NC |
| 2004 | *Indiana (19-4-1) | Mike Freitag | 1-1 (2ot, PK) | UC Santa Barbara | Carson, California. |
| 2003 | Indiana (17-3-5) | Jerry Yeagley | 2-1 | St. John’s (NY) | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2002 | UCLA (18-3-3) | Tom Fitzgerald | 1-0 | Stanford | Dallas |
| 2001 | North Carolina (20-3-2) | Elmar Bolowich | 2-0 | Indiana | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2000 | Connecticut (20-3-2) | Ray Reid | 2-0 | Creighton | Charlotte, nc |
| 1999 | Indiana (21-3) | Jerry Yeagley | 1-0 | Santa Clara | Charlotte, nc |
| 1998 | Indiana (23-2) | Jerry Yeagley | 3-1 | Stanford | Richmond |
| 1997 | UCLA (22-2) | Sigi Schmid | 2-0 | Virginia | Richmond |
| 1996 | St. John’s (NY) (22-2-2) | Dave Masur | 4-1 | Fiu | Richmond |
| 1995 | Wisconsin (20-4-1) | Them washing | 2-0 | Duke | Richmond |
| 1994 | Virginia (22-3-1) | Bruce Arena | 1-0 | Indiana | Davidson |
| 1993 | Virginia (22-3) | Bruce Arena | 2-0 | South Carolina | Davidson |
| 1992 | Virginia (21-2-1) | Bruce Arena | 2-0 | San Diego | Davidson |
| 1991 | *Virginia (19-1-2) | Bruce Arena | 0-0 (4ot, PK) | Santa Clara | South Florida |
| 1990 | *UCLA (19-1-2) | Sigi Schmid | 0-0 (4ot, PK) | Rutgers | South Florida |
| 1989 | Santa Clara (20-0-3)/Virginia (21-2-2) | Steve Sampson/Bruce Arena | 1-1 (2ot) | Rutgers | |
| 1988 | Indiana (19-3-3) | Jerry Yeagley | 1-0 | Howard | Indiana |
| 1987 | Clemson (18-5-1) | I am ibrahim | 2-0 | San Diego State | Clemeson |
| 1986 | Duke (18-5-1) | John Rennie | 1-0 | Acron | Tacoma, Wash. |
| 1985 | UCLA (20-1-4) | Sigi Schmid | 1-0 (8ot) | American | Seattle |
| 1984 | Clemson (22-4) | I am ibrahim | 2-1 | Indiana | Seattle |
| 1983 | Indiana (21-1-4) | Jerry Yeagley | 1-0 (2ot) | Columbia | Fort Lauderdale, FLA. |
| 1982 | Indiana (21-3-2) | Jerry Yeagley | 2-1 (8ot) | Duke | Fort Lauderdale, FLA. |
| 1981 | Connecticut (20-3-2) | Joe Morrone | 2-1 (OT) | Alabama A & M | Stanford |
| 1980 | San Francisco (24-0-2) | Steve Negoeesco | 4-3 (OT) | Indiana | Tampa, Fla. |
| 1979 | SIU Edwardsville (19-2-3) | Bob Guelker | 3-2 | Clemeson | Tampa, Fla. |
| 1978 | San Francisco# (28-1) | Steve Negoeesco | 2-0 | Indiana | Tampa, Fla. |
| 1977 | Hartwick (16-0-2) | Jim Lennox | 2-1 | San Francisco | California |
| 1976 | San Francisco (20-2-3) | Steve Negoeesco | 1-0 | Indiana | Penn |
| 1975 | San Francisco (21-1-2) | Steve Negoeesco | 4-1 | SIU EDWARDSVILE | SIU EDWARDSVILE |
| 1974 | Howard (19-0) | Lincoln Phillips | 2-1 (4ot) | St. Louis | St. Louis |
| 1973 | Louis (15-2-3) | Harry Keough | 2-1 (OT) | Teased | Miami, Fla. |
| 1972 | Louis (15-2-3) | Harry Keough | 4-2 | Teased | Miami, Fla. |
| 1971 | Howard# (15-0) | Lincoln Phillips | 3-2 | St. Louis | Miami, Fla. |
| 1970 | Louis (14-0-1) | Harry Keough | 1-0 | Teased | SIU EDWARDSVILE |
| 1969 | Louis (13-0) | Harry Keough | 4-0 | San Francisco | San Jose State |
| 1968 | Maryland (14-0-1)/Michigan State (11-1-3) | Doyle Royal/Gene Kenney | 2-2 (2ot) | Georgia Tech-Emory | |
| 1967 | Michigan State (12-0-2)/st. Louis (8-3-2) | Gene Kenney/Harry Keough | 0-0 | (A game called because of the weather | St. Louis |
| 1966 | San Francisco (11-0-1) | Steve Negoeesco | 5-2 | Long Island | California |
| 1965 | Louis (14-0) | Bob Guelker | 1-0 | Michigan | St. Louis |
| 1964 | Navy (15-0) | FH Warner | 1-0 | Michigan | Brown |
| 1963 | Louis (13-1) | Bob Guelker | 3-0 | Navy | Rutgers |
| 1962 | Louis (12-0-1) | Bob Guelker | 4-3 | Maryland | St. Louis |
| 1961 | West Chester (12-0) | Mel Lorback | 2-0 | St. Louis | St. Louis |
| 1960 | Louis (14-1) | Bob Guelker | 3-2 | Maryland | Brooklyn |
| 1959 | Louis (11-1) | Bob Guelker | 5-2 | Bridgeport | Connecticut |
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