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Where does OU softball's 71-game winning streak rank in NCAA history?

The OU softball team snapped its NCAA-record winning streak of 71 games on Sunday with a 7-5 loss to Louisiana.

The Sooners' historic winning streak dated back to a win over Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 24, 2023. It lasted 373 days and included a 2023 Women's College World Series championship.

Here's how OU's winning streak stacked up among NCAA Division I records in other sports.

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Longest winning streaks in NCAA history

Here's a look at the top winning streaks in Division I history, per NCAA.com:

  • 137: Miami (Fla.) men’s tennis, 1957-64

  • 121: Oklahoma men’s gymnastics, 2015-19

  • 111: Connecticut women’s basketball, 2014-17

  • 109: Penn State women’s volleyball, 2007-10

  • 92: North Carolina women’s soccer, 1990-94

  • 88: UCLA men’s basketball, 1971-74

  • 71: Oklahoma softball, 2023-24

  • 62: Minnesota women’s ice hockey, 2012-13

  • 47: Oklahoma football, 1953-57

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Longest winning streaks in college softball

Coach Patty Gasso and the Sooners own four of the five longest winning streaks in NCAA Division softball history — all since 2019.

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Longest winning streaks in college football

  • 1: Oklahoma, 47 (1953-57)

  • 2: Washington, 40 (1908-14)

  • T-3: Yale, 37 (1890-93)

  • T-3: Yale, 37 (1887-89)

  • 5: Toledo, 35 (1969-71)

  • T-6: Miami, 34 (2000-02)

  • T-6: Penn, 34 (1894-96)

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Longest winning streaks in men's college basketball history

NCAA Division I:

  • 1: UCLA, 88 (1971-74)

  • 2: San Francisco, 60 (1955-57)

  • 3: UCLA, 47 (1966-68)

  • 4: UNLV, 45 (1990-91)

  • 5: Texas, 44 (1913-17)

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OU softball winning streak snaps: Where does it rank in NCAA records?