List of teams with the highest winning percentage in NCAA Division I men's college basketball
This is a list of Men's Division I college basketball teams ranked by winning percentage through the end of the 2019–20 season. It includes only those schools that have spent at least 25 years in Division I.
Rank | College | First season |
Seasons | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kentucky | 1903 | 118 | 2,318 | 712 | 1 | .765 |
2 | North Carolina | 1911 | 110 | 2,276 | 818 | 0 | .736 |
3 | Kansas | 1899 | 122 | 2,302 | 862 | 0 | .728 |
4 | Duke | 1906 | 115 | 2,201 | 893 | 0 | .711 |
5 | UNLV | 1959 | 62 | 1,279 | 572 | 0 | .691 |
6 | UCLA | 1920 | 101 | 1,906 | 864 | 0 | .688 |
7 | Syracuse | 1901 | 119 | 1,922 | 922 | 0 | .676 |
8 | Western Kentucky | 1915 | 101 | 1,815 | 936 | 0 | .660 |
9 | Arizona | 1905 | 115 | 1,834 | 957 | 1 | .657 |
9 | Villanova | 1921 | 100 | 1,799 | 941 | 0 | .657 |
11 | Louisville | 1912 | 106 | 1,746 | 933 | 0 | .652 |
12 | VCU | 1971 | 50 | 983 | 529 | 0 | .650 |
13 | Murray State | 1926 | 95 | 1,663 | 903 | 0 | .648 |
14 | Notre Dame | 1898 | 117 | 1,904 | 1,042 | 1 | .646 |
15 | Utah | 1909 | 112 | 1,835 | 1,019 | 0 | .643 |
16 | Cincinnati | 1902 | 119 | 1,836 | 1,025 | 0 | .642 |
16 | Norfolk State | 1954 | 67 | 1,239 | 692 | 0 | .642 |
16 | St. John's | 1908 | 113 | 1,871 | 1,044 | 0 | .642 |
19 | Arkansas | 1924 | 97 | 1,708 | 967 | 0 | .639 |
19 | Illinois | 1906 | 115 | 1,811 | 1,022 | 0 | .639 |
19 | Lipscomb | 1937 | 70 | 1,249 | 706 | 0 | .639 |
19 | Temple | 1895 | 124 | 1,940 | 1,096 | 0 | .639 |
23 | Connecticut | 1901 | 117 | 1,731 | 986 | 0 | .637 |
24 | Indiana | 1901 | 120 | 1,857 | 1,061 | 0 | .636 |
25 | Purdue | 1897 | 122 | 1,819 | 1,051 | 0 | .634 |
26 | Memphis | 1921 | 99 | 1,585 | 927 | 1 | .631 |
27 | Weber State | 1963 | 58 | 1,073 | 633 | 0 | .629 |
28 | Missouri State | 1909 | 108 | 1,686 | 1,008 | 0 | .626 |
29 | Texas | 1906 | 114 | 1,809 | 1,097 | 0 | .623 |
30 | BYU | 1903 | 118 | 1,806 | 1,101 | 0 | .621 |
31 | UAB | 1979 | 42 | 835 | 511 | 0 | .620 |
31 | NC State | 1913 | 108 | 1,757 | 1,078 | 0 | .620 |
33 | Marquette | 1917 | 103 | 1,652 | 1,018 | 0 | .619 |
34 | West Virginia | 1904 | 111 | 1,792 | 1,110 | 0 | .618 |
35 | Penn | 1897 | 120 | 1,807 | 1,122 | 2 | .617 |
36 | Alabama | 1913 | 107 | 1,691 | 1,060 | 0 | .615 |
36 | Princeton | 1901 | 120 | 1,760 | 1,104 | 0 | .615 |
38 | Michigan State | 1899 | 121 | 1,743 | 1,097 | 0 | .614 |
39 | Old Dominion | 1951 | 70 | 1,199 | 757 | 0 | .613 |
40 | Georgetown | 1907 | 112 | 1,687 | 1,070 | 0 | .612 |
41 | Akron | 1901 | 119 | 1,632 | 1,039 | 0 | .611 |
41 | Tennessee | 1909 | 111 | 1,672 | 1,066 | 2 | .611 |
43 | Ohio State | 1899 | 119 | 1,711 | 1,093 | 0 | .610 |
43 | Oklahoma | 1908 | 113 | 1,706 | 1,093 | 0 | .610 |
45 | Gonzaga | 1908 | 112 | 1,699 | 1,100 | 0 | .607 |
46 | Creighton | 1912 | 103 | 1,616 | 1,055 | 0 | .605 |
47 | Houston | 1946 | 75 | 1,308 | 862 | 0 | .603 |
48 | Stephen F. Austin | 1925 | 94 | 1,407 | 930 | 0 | .602 |
49 | Washington | 1896 | 118 | 1,805 | 1,203 | 0 | .600 |
50 | Dayton | 1904 | 115 | 1,674 | 1,120 | 0 | .599 |
Note: Records are adjusted with vacated and forfeited games not included like they are in the NCAA record book.
See also[]
- College basketball
- List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball
References[]
- NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Official Recordbook (most successful teams through 2019-2020 season by all-time wins and all time winning percentage are listed on page 75)
Categories:
- College men's basketball records and statistics in the United States