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 100 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 2006-07, UCLA placed second nationally in competition for the annual NACDA Directors` Cup. 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 all 14 years of the Directors` Cup, placing second in 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 and sixth in 2002-2003.

Last year, UCLA won its 100th NCAA team title, earning it in women's water polo. The Bruins also 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, tied for ninth in baseball and 15th in women's swimming.

In 2005-06, UCLA won two NCAA titles (men's volleyball and women's water polo) and placed second in men's basketball and women's soccer, tied for third in softball, tied for fifth in men's tennis, tied for seventh in men's golf and tied for ninth in women's volleyball and women's tennis.

In 2004-05, the Bruins won three NCAA titles (men's water polo, men's tennis and women's water polo) and placed second in women's soccer, men's volleyball, women's golf and softball, tied for second in women's outdoor track and field, fourth in women's gymnastics, tied for fifth in women's volleyball and tied for ninth in men's soccer.

COMBINED PROGRAM

UCLA has won more NCAA team championships than any school in the nation -- 100 (70 men's and 30 women's), including 14 in the last five years, more than any other school in the country (Stanford is second with 12). In the 26 years that the NCAA has awarded both men's and women's championships, UCLA has won 60 NCAA team titles (30 men's and 30 women's). Overall, UCLA has won a nation-leading total of 121 collegiate championships -- 100 NCAA crowns and 21 other titles.

UCLA has won at least one NCAA team title (men's or women's) in 25 of the last 27 years. In addition, the school has won at least one collegiate title (NCAA or AIAW) in 41 of the last 44 years, missing only in 1979-80, 1993-94 and 2001-02. Over the last 36 years, UCLA has won at least two collegiate titles 28 times.

UCLA has placed amongst the top six schools in each of the 13 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 38 years, the Bruin men have won 56 NCAA championships, nine more than second-place Stanford and 30 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.