Most March Madness titles: Who has most championships ahead of 2026 title game?

The national championship game of the 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament between No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Connecticut will have a lot on the line.

Obviously, the biggest thing on the line will be who wins the national title for the 2025-26 men's college basketball season. But, while a title would be significant for both programs, not all national championships are created equal: A win would mean something different for the Huskies as opposed to the Wolverines. REQUIRED READING: Yaxel Lendeborg is best player in Final Four.

Toughest, too. | Opinion A win for the Huskies would cement them as a modern-day dynasty and move them further up the list of all-time national championship winners, while the Wolverines would break a historic title drought for the Big Ten Conference while becoming one of only a few programs to win multiple championships. Ahead of their national championship meeting, here's a look at which programs have the most national titles in NCAA Tournament history: Who has the most March Madness national titles?

UCLA leads all Division I men's basketball programs, with 11 championships. The Bruins' last championship came in 1995, when they defeated Arkansas 89-78. The vast majority of UCLA's championships came under John Wooden between 1964 and 1975, when the program held a chokehold on the sport by winning 10 national titles in 12 seasons.