Pennsylvania

====College sports====
In [[college football]], three  Pennsylvania universities compete in [[NCAA Division I]], the highest level of sanctioned collegiate play in the sport: [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]] in the [[Big Ten Conference]], [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pitt]] in the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]], and [[Temple Owls football|Temple]] in the [[American Athletic Conference]].

Over their respective college football histories, Penn State claims two [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championships]] (1982 and 1986) and seven undefeated seasons (1887, 1912, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1986, and 1994) and Pitt has won nine national championships (1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, and 1976) and had eight undefeated seasons (1904, 1910, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1937, and 1976).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/pitt/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06guide-pantherhistory.pdf |title=Panther History—Pitt Football 2006 |access-date=July 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525121616/http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/pitt/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06guide-pantherhistory.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Penn State plays its home games at [[Beaver Stadium]], a 106,572-capacity stadium that is the [[List of North American stadiums by capacity|second-largest stadium in the nation]]; the team is coached by [[James Franklin (American football coach)|James Franklin]]. Pitt plays its home games at [[Acrisure Stadium]], a 68,400-capacity stadium it shares with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]; the team is coached by [[Pat Narduzzi]]. Over their respective histories, four additional Pennsylvania universities and colleges have won national college football championships: [[Lafayette Leopards football|Lafayette]] in [[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]] (1896), [[Villanova Wildcats football|Villanova]] in [[Villanova, Pennsylvania|Villanova]] (2009), [[Penn Quakers football|Penn]] in Philadelphia (1895, 1897, 1904, and 1908),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/nchamps_team.php |title=Recognized National Championships by Team |publisher=Cfbdatawarehouse.com |access-date=July 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920001615/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/national_championships/nchamps_team.php |archive-date=September 20, 2010 }}</ref> and [[Washington & Jefferson Presidents|Washington & Jefferson]] in [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]] (1921).

In [[college basketball]], five Philadelphia and [[Delaware Valley|Philadelphia-area]] universities, collectively known as the [[Philadelphia Big 5|Big Five]], have a rich tradition in NCAA Division I basketball. National titles in college basketball have been won by [[La Salle Explorers men's basketball|La Salle]] (1954), [[Temple Owls men's basketball|Temple]] (1938), [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]] (1920 and 1921), [[Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball|Pitt]] (1928 and 1930), and [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]] (1985, 2016, and 2018).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm |title=Helms Foundation NCAA Division I Champions |publisher=Rauzulusstreet.com |access-date=July 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001213129/http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm |archive-date=October 1, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/collegechampionship.htm |title=NCAA Division I Mens Basketball—NCAA Division I Champions |publisher=Rauzulusstreet.com |access-date=July 31, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613000554/http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/collegechampionship.htm |archive-date=June 13, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pennsylvania has several universities and colleges known as national leaders in [[college wrestling]]. [[Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling|Penn State]], coached by [[Cael Sanderson]], has won ten [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships]] in its history, second most among all universities and colleges after [[Oklahoma State Cowboys wrestling|Oklahoma State]]. [[Lehigh Mountain Hawks|Lehigh]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] has had 28 NCAA Division I individual champions over its history.