The first tier of intercollegiate sports in the United States includes sports that are sanctioned by one of the collegiate sport governing bodies. The major sanctioning organization is the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Before mid-1981, women's top-tier intercollegiate sports were solely governed by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The second tier consists of competition between student clubs from different colleges, not organized by and therefore not formally representing the institutions or their faculties. This tier is also considered to be "intercollegiate" sports. College sports originated as student activities.

NCAA Team Champions: see NCAA Championships

Pre-NCAA Team Champions: see Pre-NCAA intercollegiate championships

AIAW Team Champions: see AIAW and DGWS Championships

NAIA Team Champions: see NAIA Championships

Intercollegiate Team Champions of Non-NCAA and Non-AIAW Sports in the United States: The championships below were bestowed by the governing bodies of specific collegiate sports in years when the sport lacked official varsity status in the NCAA (which many still lack) or in the AIAW (and the DGWS that preceded it). At some colleges, some of these sports operate at a club level outside of any athletic department. On the other hand, some teams have been accorded varsity status within their schools' athletic programs. Generally, there is no strict separation during competition, but there are exceptions (e.g., Varsity Equestrian since 2006, as it seeks official NCAA status). This list is reserved for champions of sports in which the NCAA did not also recognize a champion in a given year. Thus, non-varsity and/or club-level champions are excluded for sports that had a contemporary NCAA champion (e.g., men's ice hockey, alpine skiing) or other collegiate varsity-level champion (e.g., IRA rowing).

Key to initialism

Some schools in this list are more commonly known by their initials.

Athletics brand nameSchoolBYUBrigham Young UniversityLSULouisiana State UniversityMITMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyRITRochester Institute of TechnologyRPIRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteUCFUniversity of Central FloridaUSCUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUTSAUniversity of Texas at San Antonio

Key to location

The locations of some schools in this list are not obvious from their names.

SchoolLocationAir ForceColoradoArmy (also, Military Academy)New YorkBabsonMassachusettsBaylorTexasBentleyMassachusettsBradleyIllinoisBryantRhode IslandCastleton StateVermontChico StateCaliforniaCoast Guard AcademyConnecticutCollege of CharlestonSouth CarolinaDaytonOhioDrexelPennsylvaniaFurmanSouth CarolinaGeorgetownDistrict of ColumbiaHobart and William Smith CollegesNew YorkHoly CrossMassachusettsJames MadisonVirginiaJohnson StateVermontLife UniversityGeorgiaLindenwoodMissouriLock HavenPennsylvaniaLong Beach StateCaliforniaMerchant Marine AcademyNew YorkMiddleburyVermontMount St. Mary's MarylandNavy (also, Naval Academy)MarylandNorwichConnecticutOld DominionVirginiaProvidenceRhode IslandRadcliffeMassachusettsRadfordVirginiaRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNew YorkRoger WilliamsRhode IslandSaint Mary's CollegeCaliforniaSalisburyMarylandShenandoahVirginiaShippensburgPennsylvaniaStonehillMassachusettsStony BrookNew YorkTemplePennsylvaniaTuftsMassachusettsTulaneLouisianaWestern Health SciencesCalifornia

National Collegiate Judo Association

YearMenWomenYearMenWomenYearMenWomen1962San José State University1987San José State UniversitySlippery Rock University (PA)2012San José State UniversityU.S. Military Academy1963 San José State University1988Fresno State UniversitySan Francisco State University2013San José State UniversitySan José State University1964 San José State University1989San José State UniversityTie - San José State University, Fresno State University2014San José State UniversityU.S. Military Academy1965 San José State University1990San José State UniversityTie - San Jose State University, Fresno State University2015San José State UniversityU.S. Military Academy1966 San José State University1991San José State UniversitySan José State University2016 Tie - San José State University, U.S. Military AcademySan José State University1967 San José State University1992San José State UniversitySan José State University2017San José State UniversitySan José State University1968 San José State University1993San José State UniversitySan José State University2018 U.S. Military AcademySan José State University1969 San José State University1994San José State UniversityU.S. Military Academy2019 U.S. Military AcademySan José State University1970 San José State University1995San José State University2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic1971 San José State University1996San José State UniversitySan José State University2021 Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic1972 San José State University1997San José State UniversityUniversity of Colorado-Colorado Springs2022 Texas A&M UniversitySan José State University1973 San José State University1998San José State UniversitySan José State University2023San José State UniversitySan José State University1974 San José State University1999San José State UniversitySan José State University2024 San José State UniversityFresno State University1975 San José State University2000San José State UniversityUniversity of Colorado-Colorado Springs2025 San José State UniversityU.S. Military Academy1976 San José State University?2001San José State University San José State University2026 San José State UniversitySan José State University1977 San José State University?2002San José State UniversitySan José State University2027 1978 San José State UniversitySan José State University2003San José State UniversitySan José State University2028 1979 San José State University?2004Cumberland CollegeUniversity of Louisiana-Lafayette2029 1980 San José State University?2005 San José State UniversitySan José State University2030 1981San José State UniversityCumberland College (KY)2006 San José State UniversitySan José State University2031 1982San José State UniversityCumberland College2007San José State UniversitySan José State University2032 1983 San José State University?2008San José State UniversitySan José State University2033 1984 Cumberland CollegeMichigan State University2009San José State University 20341985 Fresno State University?2010U.S. Military Academy San José State University 2035 1986San José State UniversityCumberland College2011U.S. Military Academy U.S. Military Academy 2036

Championship Records

Men's +University# of ChampionshipsYears wonSan José State University541962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026U.S. Military Academy52010, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019Cumberland College21984, 2004California State University, Fresno21985, 1988Texas A&M University12022

Women's University# of ChampionshipsYears wonSan José State University271978, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2026U.S. Military Academy61994, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2025Cumberland College31981, 1982, 1986, California State University, Fresno21989, 1990, 2024University of Colorado-Colorado Springs21997, 2000Michigan State University11984Slippery Rock University11987San Francisco State University11988University of Louisiana-Lafayette12004

See also

Intercollegiate sports team champions

References