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In sports, the term dynasty is often used to refer to a team that dominates their sport for a period of time. Such dominance is usually recognized only after a team has won many championships in a given time (3 in 4 years, 5 in 8 years, 7 in 12 years, etc.). The exact requirements for the label is a frequent topic of debate among sports fans.

Contents 1 American football 1.1 NFL 1.2 NCAA Football 1.2.1 Division I 1.2.1.1 Football Bowl Subdivision (Formerly I-A) 1.2.1.2 Football Championship Subdivision (Formerly I-AA) 1.2.2 Division II 1.2.3 Division III 2 Arena football: AFL 3 United Indoor Football: UIF 4 Auto racing 4.1 NASCAR 4.2 Formula One 4.2.1 Drivers 4.2.2 Constructors 5 Baseball 5.1 MLB 5.2 NCAA Baseball 6 Basketball 6.1 NBA 6.2 WNBA 6.3 NCAA Basketball (Men) 6.3.1 Division I 6.3.2 Division III 6.4 NCAA Basketball (Women) 6.4.1 Division I 6.4.2 Division II 6.4.3 Division III 6.5 International 7 Canadian football: CFL 8 Ice hockey 8.1 High School 8.2 NHL 8.3 European clubs 8.4 International 8.4.1 Men's 8.4.2 Women's 9 Soccer 9.1 MLS 9.2 USL 9.3 NCAA Women's Soccer 10 Rugby (Union) 10.1 U.S. College Men 11 NCAA Swimming and Diving 11.1 Men 11.2 Women 11.3 Combined 12 NCAA Wrestling 13 Dynasties in question 14 References

• Green Bay Packers 1929-1931 (3 championships in 3 years)
• Chicago Bears 1930s (2 championships in 1932, 1933, conference champions in 1934 and 1937)
• Chicago Bears of the 1940s (aka The Monsters of the Midway) (3 championships in 4 years)
• Cleveland Browns of the 1940s and 1950s (10 consecutive championship game appearances: 4 AAFC titles, 3 NFL championships)
• Detroit Lions of the 1950s (3 championships and 4 title game appearances in 6 years)
• Green Bay Packers of the 1960s (5 championships in 7 years, including Super Bowls I and II)
• Miami Dolphins of the early 1970s (2 Super Bowl championships ('72 and '73), 3 Super Bowl appearances ('71, '72, and '73), 4 straight division titles from '71 to '74, perfect season in '72)
• Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s (4 Super Bowls in 6 years ('74, '75, '78, '79), 6 straight division titles, 7 total)
• Oakland Raiders between 1970s and 1980s (3 Super Bowls in 8 years)
• San Francisco 49ers of the 1980s and 1990s (4 Super Bowls in 9 years ('81, '84, '88, '89), five in 14 years ('81, '84, '88, '89, '94), 5 straight division titles, 7 total)
• Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s (First team to win 3 Super Bowls in 4 years ('92, '93, '95), 3 conference championships in 4 straight appearances, 5 straight division titles, 6 total)
• New England Patriots of the 2000s (Second team to win 3 Super Bowls in 4 years ('01, '03, '04), 4 conference championship appearances in 6 years, 5 division titles in 6 years.

Note: The NCAA does not officially recognize a champion for Division I FBS college football. This list is compiled using CFBDW's list of recognized national champions [1].

• Yale* (19 championships between 1874 and 1909)
• Harvard* (3 championships from 1898 to 1901)
• Pittsburgh (5 Championships between 1904 and 1939 including a 32 game win streak 1914-1919 and a 22 game win streak 1936-1938; over the 35 year period Pitt only had 2 losing seasons. For the time period the Panthers went a combined 250 wins, 57 losses and 18 ties).
• Notre Dame 1919-1930 (6 championships in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1930 and an .892 winning percentage over 12 years.)
• Southern California (3 championships in 6 years from 1928 to 1932)
• Minnesota (5 championships between 1934 and 1941)
• Notre Dame 1943-1949 (4 national championships and 3 Heisman Trophy winners in 7 years, 60-5-3 record and 4 straight undefeated seasons)
• University of Oklahoma, 1948-1958 (national championships in 1950, 1955, and 1956; 47-game winning streak between 1953 and 1957; 107-8-2 record during span)
• Southern California 1962-1981 (5 national championships in 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 and 4 Heisman Trophy winners in 20 years.)
• Notre Dame 1964-1977 (3 national championships in 1966, 1973, and 1977. 1 Heisman Trophy winner and the highest winning percentage in college football (.828) with a record of 123-24-4.)
• Nebraska, 1969-2001 (national championships in 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, and 1997; additional title game appearances in 1983, 1993, and 2001; won the "Game of the Century (college football)" 35-31 over Oklahoma, in 1971; won at least nine games each season from 1969 to 2001; 24-0-1 record from 1970 to 1971; 60-3 record from 1993 to 1997; 330-60-4 record from 1969 to 2001)
• University of Oklahoma, 1971-1980 (national championships in 1974 and 1975; worst season in span: 9-2-1 (1976); 105-11-2 record during span)
• University of Miami, 1983-1991 (national championships in 1983, 1987, 1989 and 1991)
• Florida, 1990-2001 (national championship in 1996; (Southeastern Conference championships in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 2000); It is one of only three schools to ever win 10 games for six straight seasons and one of only four to ever win at least nine games for 11 straight years.)
• Florida State, 1987-2000 (national championships in 1993 and 1999; title game appearances in 1996, 1998, and 2000; Atlantic Coast Conference champions 1992 through 2000; AP Top 5 Finish every year (NCAA record) during span; 152-18-1 record during span)
• Southern California, 2002-2007 (2 national championships in 2003 and 2004; 2 title game appearances in 2004 and 2005; 4 Rose Bowl appearances in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007; 6 Pacific-10 Conference championships in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007; 34-game winning streak from 2003 to 2005, ending in the 2006 Rose Bowl; 69-8 record during span)

*Currently compete in Division I FCS; dynasties predate Division I subdivisions

• Appalachian State University — 2005-2007 (3 consecutive national championships; overall record of 39-6, including a record of 36-3 against I-AA/FCS opponents during that span)
• Georgia Southern University — 1985-1990, 1998-2000 (won national championships in 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000; championship appearances in 1988, 1998)
• Youngstown State University — 1991-1999 (won national championships in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997; championship appearances in 1992, 1999)

• Grand Valley State — 4 titles in 5 years from 2002 to 2006 including a runner-up performance in 2001 and a record of 86-9 from the 2000-2006 seasons
• North Dakota State* — 5 titles in 8 years from 1983 to 1990, including runner-up performances in 1981 and 1984
• North Alabama — 3 consecutive national titles from 1993 to 1995

* Currently competes in Division I FCS

• Augustana (Illinois) — 4 consecutive titles from 1983 to 1986
• Mount Union — 9 titles between 1993 and 2006 (14 seasons), including three consecutive titles from 1996-98 and 2000-02; 110 consecutive regular-season wins between 1994 and 2005

• Detroit Drive of the late 1980s - early 1990s (4 championships in 5 years)
• Tampa Bay Storm of the 1990s (4 championships in 6 years)

• Sioux Fall Storm from 2005 - 2007 (3 championships in 3 years and 38 consecutive wins)

• Richard Petty from 1967 to 1975 5 of 7 driving titles in 8 seasons never falling outside the top five in points
• David Pearson from 1966 to 1969 3 driving titles in 4 seasons
• Cale Yarborough from 1976 to 1978 won 3 straight driving titles
• Dale Earnhardt from 1986 to 1994 won 6 of 7 driving titles in 8 years
• Jeff Gordon from 1995 to 1998 won 3 of 4 driving titles in 4 years

• Juan Manuel Fangio from 1951 to 1957 won 5 drivers' championships in 7 years
• Michael Schumacher from 2000 to 2004 won 5 consecutive drivers' championships

• Ferrari from 1975 to 1977 won 3 consecutive constructors' championships
• McLaren from 1988 to 1991 won 4 consecutive constructors' championships
• Williams from 1993 to 1997 won 5 constructors' championships in 6 years
• Ferrari from 1999 to 2004 won 6 consecutive constructors' championships

• Pittsburgh Pirates from 1901 to 1909, (3 World Titles, 4 National League Pennants, 1 World Series Championship)
• Chicago Cubs from 1906 to 1908 (3 NL pennants and 2 World Series championships in 3 years; set ML record for wins in a season (116 in 1906), most wins in 2 consecutive seasons (223 from 1906-1907) and 3 consecutive seasons (322 from 1906-1908))
• Philadelphia Athletics from 1910 to 1913 (3 championships in 4 years)
• Boston Red Sox from 1912 to 1918 (4 championships in 7 years)
• New York Giants from 1921 to 1924 (4 NL pennants and 2 World Series in 4 years)
• New York Yankees from 1921 to 1928 (6 AL pennants and 3 World Series championships in 8 years)
• St. Louis Cardinals from 1926 to 1934 (5 NL pennants and 3 World Championships in 9 years)
• Philadelphia Athletics from 1929 to 1931 (3 AL pennants and 2 World Series in 3 years; won each pennant by an average of 16 games)
• New York Yankees from 1936 to 1943 (7 AL pennants and 6 World Championships in 8 years)
• St. Louis Cardinals from 1942 to 1946 (4 NL pennants and 3 World Championships in 5 years)
• New York Yankees from 1949 to 1964 (14 AL pennants and 9 World Series championships in 16 years)
• St. Louis Cardinals from 1964 to 1968 (3 NL pennants and 2 World Championships in 5 years)
• Baltimore Orioles from 1966 to 1971 (4 AL pennants and 2 World Series championships in 6 years)
• New York Yankees from 1976 to 1981 (4 AL pennants and 2 World Series championships in 6 years)
• Oakland Athletics of the 1970s (3 championships and 5 AL West Championships)
• Cincinnati Reds from 1972 to 1976 (4 NL West titles, 3 NL pennants and 2 championships in 5 years)
• Atlanta Braves from 1991 to 2005 (14 division titles, 5 NL pennants and 1 championship in 14 seasons)
• New York Yankees from 1996 to 2006 (10 division titles, 6 AL pennants and 4 championships in 11 years)

• Southern California — 6 championships in 7 years between 1968 and 1974

• Minneapolis Lakers of the 1950s (5 championships between 1949 and 1954)
• Boston Celtics (1956 to 1986 16 NBA titles in 30 years overall. 26 winning seasons, 20 division titles, 18 conference titles)
• Los Angeles Lakers of 1980 to 1988 (5 NBA championships, 10 Division titles, 9 conference championships, 12 winning seasons)
• Chicago Bulls of the 1990s (6 NBA championships in 8 seasons, 8 Division titles, including the best regular season record in NBA history (72-10))
• Los Angeles Lakers of the 2000s (3 championships in a row ('00, '01, and '02), including the best postseason record in NBA history (15-1) and four appearances in the NBA Finals in five years.
• San Antonio Spurs of the 2000s [4 NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007) in 9 seasons] are considered a dynasty by many, ^{[1] [2]} but not by others ^{[3] [4]} because they have yet to win consecutive titles.

• Houston Comets from 1997 to 2001 (4 WNBA championships, 4 conference championships, 9 playoff appearances from 1997-2006)

• UCLA from 1964 to 1975 (10 championships in 12 years, 88 game winning streak from 1971 to 1974.)

• North Park — 3 consecutive titles from 1978 to 1980

• Connecticut from 2000 to 2004 (4 championships in 5 years)

• Delta State — 3 championships in 4 years from 1989 to 1992
• North Dakota State — 5 championships in 6 years from 1991 to 1996, and lost in the finals in 1992
• North Dakota — 3 consecutive championships from 1997 to 1999

• Washington (Missouri) — 4 consecutive titles from 1998 to 2001

• United States: 12 Olympic gold medals, 1 silver and one bronze medal, 109-2 record (1936-2000)
• Soviet Union: 8 consecutive European championships (1959-71)
• Yugoslavia: 3 consecutive European championships (1973-77)
• China: 5 consecutive Asian championships (1975-83, 1987-95)
• Angola: 4 consecutive African championships (1989-95, 1999-2005)

• Toronto Argonauts from 1945 to 1952 (5 championships in 8 years)
• Edmonton Eskimos from 1954 to 1956 (3 championships in 3 years)
• Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1958 to 1962 (4 championships in 5 years)
• Edmonton Eskimos from 1975 to 1982 (6 championships in 8 years, including five consecutive)

• Mount Saint Charles Academy of Woonsocket, Rhode Island 26 Consecutive State Championships 1978-2003

• Ottawa Senators of the 1920s (4 championships in 8 years) 1920, 1921, 1923, 1927
• Toronto Maple Leafs of the 1940s (4 championships in 5 years) 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
• Detroit Red Wings of the early 1950s (4 championships in 6 years) 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955
• Montreal Canadiens of the 1950s (5 championships in 5 years) 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
• Toronto Maple Leafs of the 1960s (4 championships in 6 years) 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967
• Montreal Canadiens of the late 1960s (4 championships in 5 years) 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
• Montreal Canadiens of the 1970s (4 championships in 4 years) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
• New York Islanders of the early 1980s (4 championships in 4 years) 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
• Edmonton Oilers of the late 1980s (5 championships in 7 years) 1984, 1985, 1987,1988, 1990

• HC CSKA Moscow (20 European Cups in 22 years between 1969 and 1990; 32 Soviet Championships in 43 years between 1948 and 1989)

Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the Ice Hockey World Championships for that year.

• Canada 1920-1959 (17 World Championships of which 6 were also the Olympic gold medal)
• USSR 1954-1992 (19 World Championships of which 3 were also the Olympic gold medal; 5 additional Olympic gold medals; 11 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships)
• Czech Republic 1996-2001 (4 World Championships in 6 years ; 1 Olympic gold medal; 2 World Junior Championships)

• Canada 1990-present (9 of 10 IIHF World Women Championships; 9 of 11 4 Nations Cups; 2 of 3 Olympic gold medals)

• Galatasaray S.K. — 4 consecutive Turkish Championships from 1996 to 2000, European Champions (UEFA 2000), UEFA Super Cup Champions (2000), TSYD Cup {1997, 1998, 1999), Turkish Cup (1996, 1999, 2000), Turkish Super Cup/President's Cup (1996, 1997)
• Manchester United of the 1990s and 2000s (9 English Premier League Championships)
• Liverpool F.C. between 1975 and 1990 won 10 Championships.
• Rangers F.C. won all but 2 League Championships from 1986 to 2000.
• Celtic F.C. won all the league championships between 1965-1974.
• Real Madrid between 1960 and 1990 (19 Spanish League Championships; and the first five European Cups from 1956 to 1960)
• Bayern Munich 19 Bundesliga Championships in between 1969 and 2006 Runner-up 8 times between same years.
• Olympiacos between 1997 and 2006 (9 totally and 7 consecutive Super League Greece Championships 2 Greek Cups and one double)
• Lyon of the 2000s: 6 consecutive French Ligue 1 championships from 2002 to 2007
• Skonto Riga — 14 consecutive Latvian championships from 1991 to 2004 (the final Latvian SSR championship in 1991, followed by the first 13 championships of the new national league, the Virsliga)
• Rosenborg — 13 consecutive Norwegian championships from 1992 to 2004, plus the 2006 title
• FC Barcelona — European Champions (1992), runners-up (1994), Cup Winners Cup winners (1989), runners-up (1991), La Liga winners (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994), Copa Del Ray winners (1990)

• D.C. United from 1996 to 1999 (3 MLS Championships in 4 years, including the league's inaugural, and 2 different head coaches, additionally, the team beat Vasco Da Gama, a traditional Brazilian powerhouse to win the InterAmerica Cup in 98, and Mexican powerhouse Toluca to win the CONCACAF Champion's Cup in '98)
• San Jose Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo from 2001 to 2007 (4 MLS Championships in 6 years: 2001, 2003, 2006 & 2007)-Considered 2 separate teams, but most of the same players and the same ownership was in all four titles.

• Rochester Raging Rhinos from 1996 to 2001 (3 League Championships in 6 years, runners-up in 1999, 2 Commissioners Cups, 1 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in 1999, and Runners up in 1996)

• University of North Carolina (19 championships and 22 championship game appearances in 26 years) (1981 to 2006)

• California (Berkeley) 23 National Titles in 28 years (1980-2007).

College swimming and diving on the Men's side has been ruled by dynasties including Indiana University, University of Michigan, and Auburn University who have won 5 straight national titles and Indiana which has won six in a row. Indiana won their six from 1976-73 while Michigan and Auburn's dynasties came in 1937-41 (Michigan) and 2003-07 (Auburn). Other dynasties include:

• Michigan 11 National Titles
• Ohio State 10 National Titles
• Southern California and Texas 9 each
• Stanford 8 National Titles
• Auburn 7 National titles

• Texas 7 total NCAA titles, five straight from 1984-88
• Stanford 8 total titles, five straight from 1992-96
• Auburn 5 total since 2002.

In 2003 Auburn University became the first team win an NCAA title in Men's and Women's swimming and diving by the same coaching staff in the same year. The Tigers have swept the NCAA title four times since (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007). Since 1997 the teams have combined to win 12 NCAA National Titles and 17 SEC Championships.

• Iowa 20 national titles from 1975-2000, nine straight from 1978-1986, three straight from 1991-1993, six straight from 1995-2000, 25 consecutive Big Ten championships.

• Pittsburgh Pirates of the early 1900's, won the 1909 world series and played for the 1903 world series crown, prior to the advent of the series was National League champion in 1901 and 1902, making their 1903 trip three in a row and four pennants for that decade.

• Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders of the late 1970s and early 1980s (3 Super Bowls in 1976, 1980, 1983)

• Pittsburgh Panthers Division I football from 1976 to 1981, won the AP championship in 1976 and the New York Times title in 1980 and 1981, went 33-3 between 1979 to 1981.

• Washington Redskins of the 1980s through the early 1990s (3 Super Bowls in 1982, 1987, 1991 and 4 time NFC Champions 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991)

• Buffalo Bills won 4 AFC Championships in a row from 1990-1993 (three times by a spread of greater than 14 points), the only team ever to have done so. However, they went on to lose Super Bowl all four times. It could be argued that this team was an intraconference dynasty.

• Boise State University, won 8 of 9 conference championships from 1999 to 2006, undefeated in conference play from 2002 through 2004, perfect 13-0 season in 2006, but has never been elected Division 1-A national champions.

• Atlanta Braves 1991 to 2005 Though they won an MLB record 14 consecutive division titles and 4 out of 5 NL pennants from 1991 to 1996 (excluding the strike-shortened year of 1994 which canceled the entire postseason), the Atlanta Braves won only one World Series, in 1995.

• Detroit Red Wings of the late 1990s and 2000s (3 championshionps in 6 years) 1997, 1998, 2002

• New Jersey Devils of the 1990s and 2000s (3 championships in 8 years) 1995, 2000, 2003. Another finals appearance in 2001.

• Boston Red Sox of the mid-to-late 2000s (2 championships in 4 years) 2004 & 2007 with a 4-0 sweeps. Potential to be dynasty if they accomplish World Series victory in 2008.

• Houston Rockets won back to back NBA Championships in 1994 and 1995.

• Detroit Pistons of the 2000s. Eastern Conference champions twice, only 1 championship.

• San Antonio Spurs of the 2000s (4 NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007) in 9 seasons) are considered a dynasty by some, ^{[1] [2]} but not by others ^{[3] [4]} because they have yet to win consecutive titles.