The answer may surprise you – Kansas has won a total of 3 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships. Read on to learn more about the Jayhawks’ storied history.
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Introduction
Kansas has won a total of three NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships. The Jayhawks won their first championship in 1952 under head coach Phog Allen. They won their second championship in 1988 under head coach Larry Brown. Their most recent championship came in 2008 under head coach Bill Self.
Kansas’ Championships
Kansas has won a total of 3 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships. They have also been runners-up 5 times. The Jayhawks first championship was in 1952 under head coach Phog Allen.
NCAA
Kansas has won the NCAA Championship a total of three times.
-1952
-1988
-2008
Conference
Kansas has won a record of 40 conference championships in the Big 12 Conference.
Why Kansas?
Kansas has a long and storied history in college basketball. The Jayhawks have won 5 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships (1952, 1988, 2008, 2012, and 2018) and are currently the only team to have won back-to-back championships in consecutive years. They have also made the Final Four 18 times, which is more than any other team in the country.
Conclusion
The answer to the question posed in the title is that Kansas has won a total of four NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships. Two of these championships were won in back-to-back years (1952 and 1953), while the most recent championship was won in 2008.
