The UCLA men's tennis team (above) earned a trip to the White House after capturing the 2005 NCAA Title. Both UCLA water polo teams were also honored in Washington for winning NCAA Titles.

When it comes to athletic success, UCLA ranks second to none, as evidenced by its 104 NCAA team championships. Over the past three-plus decades, no school can match UCLA's combination of NCAA team and individual championships, football bowl games, men's basketball NCAA Tournament appearances and Olympic participation. In April of 2005, Sports Illustrated On Campus stated that "UCLA has the most complete athletic program in the country."

In 2007-08, UCLA placed second nationally in competition for the annual NACDA Directors' Cup for the third consecutive year. The cup recognizes the school with the best overall sports performance each year and awards points based on finishes in NCAA competition. UCLA has finished in the Top Six in 15 of the 16 years of the Directors' Cup, placing second in 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2000-2001, 1999-2000 and 1995-96, third in 2004-05, 2003-04, 1996-97, 1994-95 and 1993-94, fourth in 1997-98, fifth in 1998-99 and 2001-2002, sixth in 2002-2003 and 16th in 2008-09.

This past year, UCLA won its fifth consecutive NCAA women's water polo championship. The Bruins finished second in women's golf, tied for third in women's soccer (sixth straight College Cup) and men's tennis, placed seventh in women's gymnastics and ninth (tied) in softball, women's volleyball and women's tennis, 16th (tied) in women's outdoor track and field and 17th (tied) in men's basketball. UCLA also won six conference titles.

In 2007-08, UCLA won three NCAA championships in women's water polo (fourth straight), women's tennis (first) and men's golf (second). The Bruins finished second in women's golf, tied for third in men's basketball (third straight Final Four), women's soccer and men's tennis, placed fifth (tied) in women's volleyball and softball, seventh in women's gymnastics, 14th in men's indoor track and field and 17th (tied) in baseball and men's soccer. UCLA also played in its sixth consecutive bowl game and won five conference championships and two league tournaments.

In 2006-07, UCLA won an NCAA championship in women's water polo, the school's 100th NCAA team title, and placed second in men's soccer and women's tennis, third in women's golf, tied for third in men's basketball, women's soccer and women's volleyball, fourth in women's gymnastics, fifth in women's outdoor track and field, tied for fifth in men's tennis, seventh in men's golf and women's indoor track and field, ninth in men's outdoor track and field and tied for ninth in baseball.

COMBINED PROGRAM

UCLA has won more NCAA team championships than any school in the nation -- 104 (71 men's and 33 women's), including 18 in the last seven years, more than any other school in the country. Those 104 titles have been won in 17 different programs. In the 28 years that the NCAA has awarded both men's and women's championships, UCLA has won 64 NCAA team titles (31 men's and 33 women's). Overall, UCLA has won a nation-leading total of 125 collegiate championships -- 104 NCAA crowns and 21 other titles.

UCLA has won at least one NCAA team title (men's or women's) in 27 of the last 29 years. In addition, the school has won at least one collegiate title (NCAA or AIAW) in 43 of the last 46 years, missing only in 1979-80, 1993-94 and 2001-02. Over the last 38 years, UCLA has won at least two collegiate titles 29 times.

UCLA has placed amongst the top five schools in 14 of the 16 years of the Directors' Cup. In 1992-93, UCLA earned the award as the nation's top combined program, according to the annual USA Today All-Sports Survey. Prior to 1993-94, USA Today conducted separate surveys for men's and women's programs. In the 23-year history of the All-Sports Survey for men's programs (formerly conducted by the Knoxville Journal), UCLA finished first 11 times (no other school had more than six titles), second seven times, third once and fourth once and was in the top 10 each year. The Bruins won five of the last eight men's surveys and placed fifth in 1993. In the women's survey (formerly sponsored by the Santa Monica Evening Outlook), UCLA won 10 titles in 18 years, including four straight (1988-1991), and finished second in 1992 and 1993.

In the last 40 years, the Bruin men have won 57 NCAA championships, nine more than second-place Stanford and 29 more than third-place USC. Eight times they have won at least three titles in a single year. UCLA is the only school to win four men's titles in a single year more than once, accomplishing the feat in 1969-70 (basketball, tennis, volleyball, and water polo), 1970-71 (basketball, tennis, volleyball, and outdoor track) and 1971-72 (basketball, volleyball, outdoor track, and water polo).

In 1981-82, the first year in which the NCAA hosted women's championships, UCLA became the first school in history to win five NCAA titles (men's swimming, men's tennis, men's volleyball, softball, and women's track) in a single year.