Stanford Cardinal

The Stanford Cardinal are the athletic teams that represent Stanford University. Stanford's teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for college football) level, primarily in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Stanford's program has won 139 NCAA team championships, the most of any university. Stanford has won at least one NCAA team championship in 50 consecutive academic years, starting in 1976–77 and continuing through 2025–26. Through July 2026, Stanford athletes have won 576 individual NCAA titles. Stanford has won 26 of the 32 NACDA Directors' Cups, awarded annually to the most successful overall college sports program in the nation, including 25 consecutive Cups from 1994–95 through 2018–19. 177 Stanford-affiliated athletes have won a total of 335 Summer Olympic medals (162 gold, 93 silver, 80 bronze), including 39 medals at the 2024 Paris games.