UConn record in national championship games: Huskies look to pass North Carolina on list of most titles

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UConn entered the Final Four with the most distant national championship odds of the four remaining teams, but the Huskies will be one of the last two teams standing on Monday night.

Dan Hurley's squad punched its ticket to the championship game for the third time in four seasons, with the chance to extend a run of perfection in title games.

If UConn wins, the program would pass one of college basketball's most prestigious blue bloods by claiming another national championship.

Here's what you need to know about UConn's record in the national championship game and how the Huskies can make more history.

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UConn record in national championship games​

UConn is a perfect 6-0 in national championship games. The Huskies have never lost when playing for a title, picking up wins in 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023 and 2024. That will have fans feeling positive entering Monday night's game despite UConn entering as an underdog after the win over Illinois in the Final Four.

UConn national titles​

UConn has won six national championships, all since 1999:

Year	Championship game	Coach
1999	UConn 77, Duke 74	Jim Calhoun
2004	UConn 82, Georgia Tech 73	Jim Calhoun
2011	UConn 53, Butler 41	Jim Calhoun
2014	UConn 60, Kentucky 54	Kevin Ollie
2023	UConn 76, San Diego State 59	Dan Hurley
2024	UConn 75, Purdue 60	Dan Hurley

The Huskies haven't always been favored to win their titles. UConn entered the championship game as a sizable underdog against Duke in 1999, and the 7-seeded Huskies were slight underdogs against Kentucky in 2014.

To keep their title game record perfect UConn will have to win as an underdog again in 2026.

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Teams with most national titles​

School	Championships	Years
UCLA	11	1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995
Kentucky	8	1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012
North Carolina	6	1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009, 2017
UConn	6	1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
Duke	5	1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015
Indiana	5	1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987
Kansas	4	1952, 1988, 2008, 2022

UConn's six national championships rank third all-time and already exceed blue bloods Duke and Kansas. Another giant could be next.

A win on Monday would put the Huskies ahead of North Carolina, giving UConn its seventh title. The program would stand alone in third behind only UCLA and Kentucky in that scenario.

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How many national titles does Dan Hurley have?​

Hurley has won two national championships, which puts him in rare company even at an early stage of his career. He is one of 17 coaches to win multiple titles and one of three active coaches, alongside Bill Self and Rick Pitino.

A third would put Hurley up there with basketball royalty. Only six head coaches have won three or more national championships: John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Adolph Rupp, Roy Williams, Jim Calhoun and Bob Knight. One more win would make Hurley the seventh.

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