Basketball

Ranking the winningest HBCU men’s basketball programs from 2010-2020, XULA ranked No. 1

August 26, 2020

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Research conducted by the Xavier University of Louisiana Athletics Department revealed that the institution’s men’s basketball program was the winningest HBCU men’s basketball program from the 2010-11 through 2019-20 seasons.

The list compiled from NCAA and NAIA statistical databases produced a total of 75 HBCU teams with XULA having won 221 games over that period.

During the ten-year period, the Gold Rush won five GCAC regular-season titles (2019-20, 2017-18, 2013-14, 2012-13, 2011-12), one GCAC tournament title (2019-20), and made eight NAIA Division I Championship tournament appearances (2019-20, 2017-18, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2013-14, 2012-13, 2011-12, 2010-11).

Finishing the 2019-20 basketball season with a record of 27-6, which includes winning GCAC regular season and tournament titles, the Gold Rush were unable to compete in the NAIA Division I National Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other schools ranking in the top five for wins were Talladega College (217), Stillman College (210), Texas Southern (186), and Norfolk State and North Carolina Central tied for fifth with 184 wins each.

HBCU Men’s Basketball Teams Ranked by Victories
2010-11 Through 2019-20 (10 Seasons)

Rank	School	Victories
1	XULA	221
2	Talladega	217
3	Stillman	210
4	Texas Southern	186
5	Norfolk State	184
	North Carolina Central	184
7	Wiley	182
8	Voorhees	178
9	Bowie State	177
	Tougaloo	177
	Virginia State	177
12	Benedict	172
	Hampton	172
14	Livingstone	158
	Morehouse	158
16	Shaw	157
	Southern	157
	Winston-Salem State	157
19	Langston	156
	Philander Smith	156
21	Johnson C. Smith	152
22	Virginia Union	148
23	Claflin	145
24	Tuskegee	144
25	Bethune-Cookman	143
	Clark Atlanta	143
27	Harris-Stowe	142
	Prairie View A&M	142
29	Tennessee State	141
30	Savannah State	140
31	Central State	135
32	Fayetteville State	134
	North Carolina A&T	134
34	Jackson State	131
35	Edward Waters	128
36	Alabama State	127
37	Morgan State	125
38	Saint Augustine’s	124
39	Elizabeth City State	123
	LeMoyne-Owen	123
41	West Virginia State	120
42	Dillard	119
	Lincoln (Pa.)	119
	Texas College	119
45	Kentucky State	118
46	Lane	116
47	Miles	111
48	Paine	110
49	District Columbia	108
	Allen	108
51	Albany State	106
52	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	105
	Fort Valley State	105
54	Howard	100
	South Carolina State	100
56	Coppin State	99
	Delaware State	99
58	Grambling	97
59	Florida Memorial	96
60	Florida A&M	94
	Lincoln (Mo.)	94
62	Jarvis Christian	91
63	SUNO	90
64	Alcorn State	89
65	Maryland-Eastern Shore	85
66	Alabama A&M	83
67	Mississippi Valley	82
68	Wilberforce	77
69	Rust	76
70	Huston-Tillotson	73
71	Fisk	71
72	Paul Quinn	70
73	Bluefield State	69
74	Morris	44
75	Cheyney	31