BREAKING: Oklahoma Sooners Crowned Nation’s Top Athletic Program of 2025 — Sports History Made in Norman! 🏆🔥
NORMAN, OK — In a feat never before seen in college athletics, the University of Oklahoma Sooners have officially been named the nation’s top overall athletic program for 2025. With unmatched success across multiple sports, the Sooners achieved what no other school in the nation could: winning a national championship, reaching the Final Four, advancing to the Women’s College World Series, hosting a softball regional, and playing in a bowl game — all in the same year.
It’s a banner year that will be remembered for generations.
OU’s softball team continued its powerhouse legacy with yet another deep postseason run, drawing sellout crowds and national attention. Meanwhile, the men’s basketball team shocked the nation with a stunning trip to the Final Four, reviving a proud hoops tradition. On the gridiron, the football team delivered a standout season capped by a bowl victory that solidified the program’s resurgence.
Perhaps most impressively, the Sooners captured a national championship — adding yet another trophy to their overflowing case and setting them apart as the only school to achieve such breadth and dominance across all major sports categories in 2025.
“This is what comprehensive excellence looks like,” said OU Athletic Director Joe Castiglione. “Every athlete, every coach, every trainer, every fan — they made this moment happen. This is Oklahoma.”
No other NCAA program came close to matching the Sooners’ all-sport performance this season. Analysts and fans alike have labeled the achievement “unprecedented,” hailing OU as the gold standard in collegiate sports.
From Norman to the national spotlight, 2025 belongs to the Sooners — a year of victories, legacies, and history made.
Boomer Sooner, forever dominant.