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List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I women's college basketball

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Division I Winningest Teams (All-time by Victories and All-time by Percentage)

This is a list of top Women's Division I college basketball teams ranked by the number of wins through the end of the 2023–24 season (minimum of 10 years as a Division I institution).[1][2]

Rank School First Season Seasons Wins Losses Winning Percentage
1 Tennessee 1902-03 69 1,451 372 .796
2 UConn 1974-75 47 1,271 318 .800
3 Stanford 1974-75 47 1,149 352 .775
4 James Madison 1920-21 99 1,162 586 .673
5 Louisiana Tech 1974-75 47 1,153 342 .755
6 Texas 1974-75 47 1,128 419 .731
7 Stephen F. Austin 1968-69 53 1,127 466 .712
8 Old Dominion 1969-70 52 1,097 470 .699
9 Maryland 1971-72 50 1,055 468 .711
10 South Dakota State 1966-67 55 1,039 434 .708
11 Green Bay 1973-74 48 1,039 370 .739
12 Ohio State 1965-66 56 1,074 438 .691
13 Baylor 1974-75 47 1,026 502 .673
14 Notre Dame 1977-78 44 1,022 361 .741
15 Western Kentucky 1914-15 58 1,033 515 .664
16 Georgia 1973-74 48 1,018 449 .693
17 Belmont 1968-69 53 1,011 533 .657
18 North Carolina 1974-75 47 998 480 .677
19 NC State 1974-75 47 966 474 .675
20 Kansas State 1968-69 53 978 626 .608
21 Tennessee Tech 1970-71 51 972 579 .629
22 LSU 1975-76 46 951 487 .671
23 Rutgers 1975-76 46 976 447 .670
24 Long Beach State 1963-64 58 959 603 .617
25 Middle Tennessee State 1975-76 46 943 437 .689
26 Montana 1974-75 47 961 414 .693
27 Penn State 1964-65 57 964 520 .641
28 Louisville 1975-76 46 932 499 .657
29 Duke 1975-76 46 943 423 .690
30 Utah 1974-75 47 937 472 .668
31 South Carolina 1974-75 47 911 532 .647
32

(Tied)

Auburn 1971-72 50 949 516 .640
32

(Tied)

Northern Kentucky 1974-75 49 975 468 .676
34 Missouri State 1969-70 52 925 609 .607
35 North Dakota 1974-75 49 968 476 .670
36 Texas Tech 1975-76 46 935 533 .630
37 Virginia 1973-74 48 940 496 .643
38 Drake 1974-75 47 903 516 .637
39 Iowa 1974-75 47 880 517 .637
40 North Dakota State 1966-67 55 895 558 .611
41 Purdue 1975-76 46 887 511 .632
42 Chattanooga 1974-75 47 895 498 .633
43 UCLA 1974-75 47 872 516 .621
44 Central Arkansas 1908-09 65 915 533 .632
45

(Tied)

Saint Joseph’s 1973-74 48 902 541 .625
45

(Tied)

Ole Miss 1974-75 49 902 602 .600
47 Kentucky 1974-75 47 863 557 .603
48

(Tied)

Michigan State 1972-73 49 859 550 .605
48

(Tied)

Kansas 1968-69 55 890 705 .558
50

(Tied)

DePaul 1974-75 43 889 444 .667
50

(Tied)

South Dakota 1971-72 52 889 559 .614
50

(Tied)

Dayton 1968-69 55 889 640 .581


The NCAA Division 1 women's basketball tournament has taken place 42 times and was canceled 1 time because of the Covid 19 Lockdowns. Out of the past 42 years, UConn and Tennessee have collectively taken 19 of those national titles. UConn has won 11 times and Tennessee has won 8. UConn and Tennessee are tied with the longest streak of National Title winning years (3 years in row), with UConn completing this most recently between 2014 to 2016.

Rank School National Titles Years won Streaks
1 UConn 11 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010,

2014, 2015, 2016

2002-2003

2009-2010 2014-2016*

2 Tennessee 8 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998,

2007, 2008

1996-1998*

2007-2008

3

(Tied)

South Carolina 3 2017, 2022, 2024
3

(Tied)

Stanford 3 1990, 1992, 2021
3

(Tied)

Baylor 3 2005, 2012, 2019
6

(Tied)

Notre Dame 2 2001, 2018
6

(Tied)

Louisiana Tech 2 1982, 1988
6

(Tied)

USC 2 1983, 1984 1983 - 84
9

(Tied)

LSU 1 2023
9

(Tied)

Texas A&M 1 2011
9

(Tied)

Maryland 1 2006
9

(Tied)

Purdue 1 1999
9

(Tied)

North Carolina 1 1994
9

(Tied)

Texas Tech 1 1993
9

(Tied)

Texas 1 1986
9

(Tied)

Old Dominion 1 1985

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  2. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/D1.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)