In the debut section of Breitbart Sports at the beginning of 2013, we listed the Minnesota women’s hockey team as the best college team in any sport. They were 20-0 at the time, and this week improved to 41-0 to claim the NCAA title. Combined with their eight wins to close out last season, the team now has the 47th longest known win streak in pro or Division I college sports. Here are the top 20 of all time we can identify from sources ranging from Wikipedia listings to the New York Times.
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For the Minnesota Star-Tribune game story on the 6-3 National title win over Boston University, click here.
Rnk | Team | Sport | Years | Winning Streak |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Miami | Tennis (men) | 1957-1964 | 137 |
2 | Penn State | Volleyball (women) | 2007-10 | 109 |
3 | North Carolina | Soccer (women) | 1990-94 | 92 |
4 | Connecticut | Basketball (women) | 2008-10 | 90 |
5 | Stanford | Tennis (women) | 2003-7 | 89 |
6 | UCLA | Basketball (men) | 1971-74 | 88 |
7 | US Olympic Team | Basketball (men) | 1936-72 | 64 |
8 | Minnesota | Hockey (women) | 2012-present | 49 |
9 | Oklahoma | Football | 1953-57 | 47 |
10 | Arizona | Softball | 1996-97 | 47 |
11 | Maryland | Lacrosse (women) | 2000-02 | 43 |
12 | Cornell | Lacrosse (men) | 1976-78 | 42 |
13 | Florida Atlantic | Baseball | 1999 | 34 |
14 | Texas | Baseball | 1977 | 34 |
15 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | 1971-72 | 33 |
16 | Cornell | Hockey (men) | 1969-70 | 30 |
17 | Rensselaer | Hockey (men) | 1984-85 | 30 |
18 | Miami | NBA | 2013 | 27 |
19 | Navy | Soccer (men) | 1964-65 | 25 |
20 | United States | Sailing | 1851-1983 | 25 |