Winningest Programs

Jul 28 2011

During the 2009-10 season, three teams -- the Kentucky Wildcats, North Carolina Tar Heels and Kansas Jayhawks -- could reach the 2,000 win plateau. The Wildcats open the year 12 wins away from 2,000, the Tar Heels 16 away and the Jayhawks 30.

The most successful programs in men's Division I college basketball history -- ranked by number of wins -- through the 2008-09 season:

All-Time Wins in Division I

Rank	Team	First Season	Wins	Losses	Ties	Percentage
1	Kentucky	1903	1988	635	1	0.758
2	North Carolina	1911	1984	703	0	0.738
3	Kansas	1899	1970	793	0	0.713
4	Duke	1906	1877	817	0	0.697
5	Syracuse	1901	1753	806	0	0.685
6	Temple	1895	1711	960	0	0.641
7	St. John's	1908	1686	868	0	0.66
8	UCLA	1920	1672	726	0	0.697
9	Penn	1897	1658	949	2	0.635
10	Notre Dame	1898	1651	908	1	0.645
11	Indiana	1901	1641	909	0	0.644
12	Utah	1909	1637	858	0	0.656
13	Illinois	1906	1609	853	0	0.654
14	Western Kentucky	1915	1602	780	0	0.673
15	Oregon State	1902	1594	1180	0	0.575
16	Washington	1896	1591	1047	0	0.603
17	Louisville	1912	1587	831	0	0.656
18	Texas	1906	1586	945	0	0.627
19	BYU	1903	1578	994	0	0.614
20	Arizona	1905	1568	858	1	0.646

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