List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball
Appearance
The Kentucky Wildcats are the program in NCAA Division I history with the most all-time wins (2,422).
This is a list of top NCAA Division I Men's basketball teams ranked by the number of wins through the end of the last completed season, 2024–25.
| Rank | College | First
Season |
Seasons | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky | 1902 | 122 | 2,422 | 770 | 0 | .759 |
| 2 | Kansas | 1898 | 127 | 2,414 | 909 | 1 | .726 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 1910 | 115 | 2,395 | 874 | 0 | .733 |
| 4 | Duke | 1905 | 120 | 2,335 | 933 | 0 | .715 |
| 5 | UCLA | 1919 | 106 | 2,025 | 916 | 0 | .689 |
| 6 | Temple | 1894 | 129 | 2,010 | 1,172 | 0 | .632 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 1900 | 124 | 2,007 | 995 | 0 | .669 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1896 | 121 | 1,978 | 1,127 | 1 | .637 |
| 9 | St. John's | 1908 | 118 | 1,973 | 1,103 | 0 | .641 |
| 10 | Purdue | 1897 | 127 | 1,953 | 1,092 | 0 | .641 |
| 11 | Indiana | 1901 | 125 | 1,950 | 1,130 | 0 | .633 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | 1902 | 124 | 1,930 | 1,095 | 0 | .638 |
| 13 | Illinois | 1906 | 120 | 1,929 | 1,074 | 0 | .642 |
| 14 | Texas | 1906 | 119 | 1,919 | 1,155 | 0 | .624 |
| 15 | BYU | 1903 | 123 | 1,918 | 1,155 | 0 | .623 |
| 16 | Utah | 1909 | 117 | 1,914 | 1,101 | 0 | .635 |
| 17 | Arizona | 1905 | 120 | 1,913 | 999 | 1 | .657 |
| 18 | Western Kentucky | 1915 | 106 | 1,911 | 1,000 | 0 | .656 |
| 19 | Villanova | 1921 | 105 | 1,903 | 1,004 | 0 | .655 |
| 20 | Washington | 1896 | 123 | 1,875 | 1,286 | 0 | .593 |
| 21 | West Virginia | 1904 | 116 | 1,874 | 1,188 | 0 | .612 |
| 22 | UConn | 1901 | 122 | 1,861 | 1,026 | 0 | .645 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 1899 | 126 | 1,861 | 1,163 | 0 | .615 |
| 24 | Penn | 1897 | 124 | 1,854 | 1,189 | 2 | .609 |
| 25 | Princeton | 1901 | 124 | 1,850 | 1,135 | 0 | .620 |
| 26 | Gonzaga | 1908 | 117 | 1,842 | 1,128 | 0 | .620 |
| 27 | Oregon State | 1902 | 124 | 1,830 | 1,457 | 0 | .557 |
| 28 | NC State | 1913 | 113 | 1,828 | 1,155 | 0 | .613 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 1924 | 102 | 1,821 | 1,028 | 0 | .639 |
| 30 | Alabama | 1913 | 112 | 1,820 | 1,108 | 1 | .622 |
| 31 | Louisville | 1912 | 111 | 1,811 | 1,019 | 0 | .640 |
| 32 | Ohio State | 1899 | 124 | 1,807 | 1,163 | 0 | .608 |
| 33 | Oregon | 1903 | 120 | 1,804 | 1,428 | 0 | .558 |
| 34 | Tennessee | 1909 | 116 | 1,802 | 1,111 | 2 | .619 |
| 35 | Bradley | 1903 | 121 | 1,797 | 1,274 | 0 | .585 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 1908 | 118 | 1,796 | 1,163 | 0 | .607 |
| 37 | Dayton | 1904 | 120 | 1,782 | 1,172 | 0 | .603 |
| 38 | Iowa | 1902 | 124 | 1,775 | 1,233 | 0 | .590 |
| 39 | Missouri State | 1909 | 113 | 1,769 | 1,080 | 0 | .621 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 1908 | 116 | 1,765 | 1,267 | 0 | .582 |
| 41 | Marquette | 1917 | 108 | 1,763 | 1,073 | 0 | .622 |
| 42 | Virginia | 1906 | 120 | 1,757 | 1,232 | 1 | .588 |
| 43 | Kansas State | 1903 | 121 | 1,756 | 1,255 | 0 | .583 |
| 44 | Murray State | 1926 | 100 | 1,752 | 971 | 0 | .643 |
| 45 | Akron | 1904 | 119 | 1,745 | 1,086 | 0 | .616 |
| 46 | Georgetown | 1907 | 117 | 1,740 | 1,172 | 0 | .598 |
| 46 | Utah State | 1898 | 127 | 1,740 | 1,164 | 0 | .599 |
| 48 | Creighton | 1912 | 108 | 1,735 | 1,110 | 0 | .610 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 1899 | 127 | 1,732 | 1,299 | 0 | .571 |
| 50 | USC | 1907 | 119 | 1,730 | 1,279 | 2 | .575 |
See also
- List of teams with the highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I men's college basketball
- List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I women's college basketball
- List of vacated and forfeited games in college basketball
- NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament records
References
- NCAA's 2024-25 Division I Men's Basketball Records ("All Time Winningest Schools" through the 2024–2025 season begins on page 73.)