Johns Hopkins has won a total of 47 national team championships since the school fielded its first intercollegiate athletic team in 1882. Of the 47, 44 have been won by the Blue Jay men's lacrosse team, while the other three belong to the men's swimming team.

The record of success of the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse team is as impressive as it is long. The Blue Jays won six ILA National Championships between 1891 and 1903 before taking 29 USILA Championships from 1929 through 1970.

The NCAA began sponsoring the men's lacrosse championship in 1971 and Johns Hopkins has since won nine national championships under the NCAA's banner. In 1978 and 1979, Johns Hopkins won the NCAA championship in men's swimming in the winter and added an NCAA title in men's lacrosse in the spring.

While only men's lacrosse and men's swimming have won that elusive title, Johns Hopkins is a regular contender for the national championship in several sports. Since 1990, the Blue Jay football, baseball, men's soccer, women's lacrosse, women's soccer, men's swimming, women's swimming, women's cross country and field hockey teams have all finished in the top eight in the nation.

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