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Sports Illustrated
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Pat Forde

The Mind-Boggling History Behind an Almost 50-Year Run of NCAA Titles

Monday night in Kansas City, the Stanford women’s soccer team plays Florida State for the NCAA championship. If the No. 1 seed Cardinal win, the most remarkable streak in college sports reaches a half-century milestone.

On Nov. 28, 1976, Stanford beat UCLA for the men’s water polo national title. Every school year since then, the Cardinal have won at least one natty. This year, 2025–26, they are trying to make it 50 straight on The Farm.

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