In Sport s, the term 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 .
- 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)
- Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s (4 Super Bowls in 6 years ('74, '75, '78, '79), 6 straight division titles, 7 total)
- 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-A college football. This list is compiled using CFBDW's list of recognized national champions'' {Link without Title} .
- Princeton (24 championships between 1869 and 1935 )
- Yale (19 championships between 1874 and 1909 )
- 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 and both were within a game of .500 or better, for the time period the Panthers went a combined 250 wins, 57 losses and 18 ties).
- Harvard (3 championships from 1898 to 1901 , 5 championships between 1908 and 1919 )
- Minnesota (5 championships between 1934 and 1941 )
- Notre Dame (5 championships between 1943 and 1953 )
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- 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)
- Alabama (6 championships between 1961 and 1979 )
- 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)
- Southern California (3 championships from 1928 to 1932 , 3 championships between 1972 and 1978 , back-to-back championships in 2003 and 2004)
- Miami (FL) , 1983-1994 (national championships in 1983 , 1987 , 1989 , 1991 and 2001 )
- 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 ; AP Top 5 Finish every year (NCAA record) during span; 152-18-1 record during span)
- 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 single season record in NBA history (72-10))
- Los Angeles Lakers of the 2000s (3 championships in a row (00, 01,02), and four appearances in the NBA Finals in five years.
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- Houston Comets from 1997 to 2001 (4 WNBA championships,4 conference championships, 9 playoff appearances from 1997-2006)
Note that the PBA had 3, and since 2004, 2 championships disputed each season.
- Alaska Milkmen of the 1990s (8 championships in 10 years, including a stretch of 4 consecutive championships from 1995-96, winning the Grand Slam
- San Miguel Beermen of the late 1980s (6 championships in 3 years. including a stretch of 4 consecutive championships from 1988-89, winning the Grand Slam ; late 1990s-early 2000s, (5 championships from 1999-2001, including 3 consecutive championships from 2000-01)
- Crispa Redmanizers of the mid-1970s (6 consecutive championships from 1975-77, winning the Grand Slam )
- United States : 8 consecutive Olympic gold medals (1936-68)
- 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)
- 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
Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the Ice Hockey World Championships for that year.
- D.C. United from 1996 to 1999 (3 MLS Championships in 4 years, including the league's innaugural, 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 2006 (3 MLS Championships in 6 years, including 2 head coaches, and a move to a different city)
- 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)
- California (Berkeley) 23 National Titles in 28 years (1980-2007).
- Highland (Salt Lake City, UT) 17 National Titles in 22 years (1986-2007). National Runners-Up 4 times in same span.
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 Mens and Womens 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.
- University Of Kentucky — 11 championships in 12 years from 1995 to 2006 (runner-up in 2003), 15 championships from 1985 to 2006 1
- 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 Leauge champion in 1901 and 1902, making their 1903 trip three in a row and four pennants for that decade.
- 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 interconference 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.
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