Kansas has won a total of 14 NCAA championships, including four in men’s basketball and six in women’s basketball.
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Championships
Kansas has won a total of 5 NCAA Division I championships. 3 in Men’s Basketball, 1 in Women’s Outdoor Track and Field, and 1 in Football.
NCAA
Kansas has won the NCAA championship a total of 5 times. The first time was in 1952 under head coach Phog Allen. The next two were in 1988 and 2008 under head coach Larry Brown. The fourth was in 2012 under current head coach Bill Self. The most recent championship was in 2018.
National
The Jayhawks have won 27 conference championships, including 14 in a row from 2005 to 2018 in the Big 12 Conference. They have also won NCAA Division I championships in 1948, 1952, 1988, and 2008.
Conference
Kansas has won a total of 51 conference championships. Below is a breakdown of the championships by conference:
-Big 12 Conference: 30
-Big Eight Conference: 17
-Southwest Conference: 1
-Western Athletic Conference: 3
Titles
As of March 10, 2020, the Jayhawks have won 29 total conference championships. Of those, 27 have come under Bill Self in his 17 seasons at the helm. Since the inception of the Big 12, Kansas has won 15 regular-season titles and 14 conference tournament championships.
NCAA
Since the NCAA began holding mythical national championship games in football in 1936,Kansas has appeared in 14 of them, winning three. The Jayhawks’ first appearance came in the 1940 Orange Bowl, where they defeated Maryland 20-18. That team was coached by James Phelan and captained by tackle George Mrkonic; both were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
National
As of 2019, the Kansas Jayhawks have won 3 NCAA Division I national championships in men’s basketball. They have also won 14 conference championships, including 13 in the Big 12.
Conference
As of the 2020-2021 season, Kansas has won a total of 31 conference championships. This includes 27 regular season conference championships and 4 conference tournament championships. When looking at just the regular season conference titles, Kansas ranks tied for 2nd all-time with UCLA. The31 overall conference championships is also good for 2nd all-time.
Wins
The Kansas Jayhawks have won 3 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships. They have also won 5 Big 12 Conference Men’s Basketball Championships.
NCAA
Kansas has won the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship 14 times. The Jayhawks also have been to the Final Four 20 times, which is tied for the second most all time.
National
Kansas has one of the most storied and successful programs in college basketball history. The Jayhawks have won 5 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championships (1952, 1988, 2008, 2012, and 2018) and are tied for second with North Carolina for the most championships by a men’s basketball program. Kansas also has the most conference championships in NCAA Division I history with 31. The Jayhawks have appeared in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament a record 40 times and have won a record 118 games in the tournament.
Conference
Kansas has won five conference championships in basketball (1907, 1908, 1909, 1922, 1923).
