NCAA Fencing
Champions
 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH Current
NCAA
Division I Title Holders
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NCAA Fencing
Champions
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NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH Current
NCAA
Division I Title Holders
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| Championship Schools |
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
SCORE |
| 1990 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
Columbia Lions-Barnard Bears |
36-35 |
| 1991 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
Columbia Lions-Barnard Bears |
4700-4200 |
| 1992 | Columbia Lions-Barnard Bears |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
4150-3646 |
| 1993 | Columbia Lions-Barnard Bears |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
4525-4500 |
| 1994 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
4350-4075 |
| 1995 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
St. John's Red Storm |
440-413 |
| 1996 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
1500-1190 |
| 1997 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
1530-1470 |
| 1998 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
149-147 |
| 1999 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
171-139 |
| 2000 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish/St. John's
Red Storm |
175-171 |
| 2001 | St. John's Red Storm |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
180-172 |
| 2002 |
Penn State Nittany
Lions |
St. John's Red Storm |
195-190 |
| 2003 |
Notre Dame Fighting
Irish |
Penn State Nittany
Lions |
182-179 |
| 2004 |
Ohio State
Buckeyes |
Penn State
Nittany Lions |
194-160 |
| 2005 |
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish |
Ohio State
Buckeyes |
173-171 |
| 2006 |
Harvard Crimson |
Penn State
Nittany Lions |
165-159 |
| 2007 |
Penn State
Nittany Lions |
St. John's Red
Storm |
194-176 |
| 2008 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish |
185-176 |
| 2009 |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish |
195-182 |
| 2010 |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
St. John's Red
Storm |
191-182 |
| 2011 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Penn State
Nittany Lions |
174-168 |
| 2012 |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
Princeton
Tigers |
182-161 |
| 2013 |
Princeton Tigers |
Notre Dame
Fighting Irish |
182-175 |
| 2014 |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
Princeton
Tigers |
180-159 |
| 2015 |
Columbia Lions |
Penn State
Nittany Lions/Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
165-156 |
| 2016 |
Columbia Lions |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
174-167 |
| 2017 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Ohio State Buckeyes |
186-161 |
| 2018 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Columbia Lions |
185-170 |
| 2019 |
Columbia Lions |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
178-166 |
| 2020 |
Tournament |
Canceled |
-- |
| 2021 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Penn State Nittany Lions | 201-182 |
| 2022 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Harvard Crimson |
293-241 |
| 2023 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Princeton Tigers |
188-175 |
| 2024 |
Harvard Crimson |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
169-161 |
| 2025 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Columbia Lions-Barnard Bears |
183-172 |
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
SCORE |
| 1941 | Northwestern Wildcats |
Illinois Fighting Illini |
28½-27 |
| 1942 | Ohio State Buckeyes |
St. John's Red Storm |
34-33½ |
| 1947 | New York University Violets |
Chicago Maroons |
72-50½ |
| 1948 | City College of New York Beavers |
Navy Midshipmen |
30-28 |
| 1949 | Army Black Knights/Rutgers Scarlet
Knights |
NONE |
63-63 |
| 1950 | Navy Midshipmen |
New York University Violets/Rutgers
Scarlet Knights |
67½-66½ |
| 1951 | Columbia Lions |
Pennsylvania Quakers |
69-64 |
| 1952 | Columbia Lions |
New York University Violets |
71-69 |
| 1953 | Pennsylvania Quakers |
Navy Midshipmen |
94-86 |
| 1954 | Columbia Lions/New York University
Violets |
NONE |
61-61 |
| 1955 | Columbia Lions |
Cornell Big Red |
62-57 |
| 1956 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
Columbia Lions |
90-88 |
| 1957 | New York University Violets |
Columbia Lions |
65-64 |
| 1958 | Illinois Fighting Illini |
Columbia Lions |
47-43 |
| 1959 | Navy Midshipmen |
New York University Violets |
72-65 |
| 1960 |
New York University Violets |
Navy Midshipmen |
65-57 |
| 1961 |
New York University Violets |
Princeton Tigers |
79-68 |
| 1962 |
Navy Midshipmen |
New York University
Violets |
76-74 |
| 1963 |
Columbia Lions |
Navy Midshipmen |
55-50 |
| 1964 |
Princeton
Tigers |
New York
University Violets |
81-79 |
| 1965 |
Columbia Lions |
New York
University Violets |
76-74 |
| 1966 |
New York
University Violets |
Army Black
Knights |
(5-0) - (5-2) |
| 1967 |
New York
University Violets |
Pennsylvania
Quakers |
72-64 |
| 1968 |
Columbia Lions |
New York University Violets |
92-87 |
| 1969 |
Pennsylvania Quakers |
Harvard Crimson |
54-43 |
| 1970 |
New York University Violets |
Columbia Lions |
71-63 |
| 1971 |
New York University
Violets/Columbia Lions |
NONE |
68-68 |
| 1972 |
Detroit Titans |
New York University Violets |
73-70 |
| 1973 |
New York University Violets |
Pennsylvania Quakers |
76-71 |
| 1974 |
New York University Violets |
Wayne State Warriors |
92-87 |
| 1975 |
Wayne State Warriors |
Cornell Big Red |
89-83 |
| 1976 |
New York University Violets |
Wayne State Warriors |
79-77 |
| 1977 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
New York University Violets |
114-114(fence-off) |
| 1978 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Pennsylvania Quakers |
121-110 |
| 1979 |
Wayne State Warriors |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
119-108 |
| 1980 |
Wayne State Warriors |
Pennsylvania Quakers/MIT
Beavers |
111-106 |
| 1981 |
Pennsylvania Quakers |
Wayne State Warriors |
113-111 |
| 1982 |
Wayne State Warriors |
Clemson Tigers |
85-77 |
| 1983 |
Wayne State Warriors |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
86-80 |
| 1984 |
Wayne State Warriors |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
69-50 |
| 1985 |
Wayne State Warriors |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
141-140 |
| 1986 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Columbia Lions |
151-141 |
| 1987 |
Columbia Lions |
Pennsylvania Quakers |
86-78 |
| 1988 |
Columbia Lions |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
90-83 |
| 1989 |
Columbia Lions |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
88-85 |
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SCORE |
| 1982 | Wayne State Warriors |
San Jose State Spartans |
(7-0) - (6-1) |
| 1983 | Penn State Nittany Lions |
Wayne State Warriors |
(5-0) - (3-2) |
| 1984 | Yale Bulldogs |
Penn State Nittany Lions |
(3-0) - (2-1) |
| 1985 | Yale Bulldogs |
Pennsylvania Quakers |
(3-0) - (2-1) |
| 1986 | Pennsylvania Quakers |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
(3-0) - (2-1) |
| 1987 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Temple Owls |
(3-0) - (2-1) |
| 1988 | Wayne State Warriors |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
(3-0) - (2-1) |
| 1989 | Wayne State Warriors |
Columbia Lions-Barnard Bears |
(3-0) - (2-1) |