Conference Kingpins: 11 Schools With Most League Titles Do Poorly This Year

March 9th, 2025 - 14:06

There is a segment of fans thinking things have been bad over the decades regarding conference championships. But just remember there are fools out there who actually care about the gender of a plastic toy potato, want a grade-school kid to be able to choose his or her gender while not allowing an individual's parents to select what school he or she attends and won't applaud Gold Star families or 13-year-old cancer survivor receiving distinction as honorary Secret Service agent.

What would have been the betting odds in the preseason? Inconceivably, the 11 schools with the most regular-season titles in NCAA history all finished at least four games behind in their respective conference standings this season. Kansas leads for most championships, collecting 64 regular-season conference crowns in illustrious history despite having a streak of 14 straight Big 12 titles come to a halt six years ago. The Jayhawks, despite ranked #1 in preseason AP poll, finished eight games behind Houston this campaign in league standings, which they haven't done since 1982-83 in the Big Eight Conference when Missouri reigned supreme.

KU and Kentucky are atop the following list of 11 schools with more than 25 regular-season major-college league championships:

*WKU's total is 42 if include 14 titles won in the KIAC/SIAA in the 1930s and 1940s. All current members of the SEC (except for Arkansas) previously were in the SIAA and six ACC members comprised a portion of the former alliance.