The 10 Most Successful Men's College Sports Teams

A sold-out crowd of 17,687 stood in ovation as history was made at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on March 19, 2011. Arizona State senior Anthony Robles was crowned the 125-pound winner over the defending champion. The event culminated a perfect 36-0 season for Robles, who was born with only one leg.  
Every school has a team, a player, or a season they’ll remember for their athletic excellence, for creating magical moments of engulfing school pride. Slow down as the final buzzer ticks away, and solidifies their place in history as champions.  

Here, a salute to the male dynasties of college athletics. 

1. Trinity College Bantams Squash
College Squash Association Champions: 1998-2011

The score deadlocked at 4-4 and the final game upon him, senior Chris Binnie knew what he needed to do. He had one chance to win his match, and with the winner-taking-all, the team championship. Binnie prevailed 3-0 to grant the Bantams their fifth point in 2011’s 5-4 comeback victory over the Yale Bulldogs. With their record 13th consecutive national championship, the Bantams extended the longest winning streak in the history of intercollegiate varsity sports to 244 games in a row.

2. Iowa Hawkeyes Wrestling
 NCAA Champions: 2000, 2008-2010

Seniors Brent Metcalf and Jay Borschel each faced the number one seed in their weight class without faltering, and were crowned 2010 national champions alongside redshirt freshman Matt McDonough. The Hawkeyes clocked in with a 44.5-point margin of victory over second-place Cornell to snatch the 2010 team title, bringing their combined career record to 697-231.  

3. Denver Pioneers Skiing
NCAA Champions: 2000-2002, 2005, 2008-2010

The Pioneers clinched their nation-leading 21st NCAA skiing championship in 2010. Led by NCAA men's giant slalom champion Leif Kristian Haugen of Lommendalen, Norway, the Pioneers claimed their third-straight title in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  Denver racked up 13 All-America honors in both men’s and women’s competition, and traded the slopes for Capitol Hill when President Obama congratulated the team at the White House.   

4. Auburn Tigers Swimming
NCAA Champions: 2003-2007, 2009

Entering the final day of competition at the 2009 NCAA Championships, the Auburn Tigers were in second place.  By the end of the day, Auburn’s four relay victories and a 100 backstroke title (from sophomore Kohlton Norys) racked up 526 points to surpass second-place Texas. But the title is just part of the accolades Auburn accumulated, which include 54 All-America honors by 17 athletes, three NCAA and 11 school records. 

5. Abilene Christian University Wildcats Outdoor Track
NCAA Div. II National Champions: 2000, 2002-2008

With seven straight and 18 overall NCAA outdoor championships, the Wildcats have dominated Division II outdoor track. After an early lead in the 2008 championship, the Wildcats carried an 8.5-point lead over the foe St. Augustine Falcons coming into the final two events. They needed just two points in the 5000 meters, which junior Amos Sang provided. Both the men’s and women’s teams took titles, and the Wildcats culminated the year with a champion’s trip to Disneyland.