What is the greatest sports franchise in American history?

Championship counts, cultural reach and television ratings each point at a different name on this list.

1. 1
   New York Yankees

   Twenty-seven World Series titles, more than any team in any American league.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Boston Celtics

   Eighteen NBA championships, the most of any franchise in the league.
   963pts
3. 3
   St. Louis Cardinals

   Eleven World Series titles, second only to the Yankees.
   633pts
4. 4
   San Antonio Spurs

   Five NBA titles across 15 years, the most consistent run in modern basketball.
   546pts
5. 5
   Chicago Blackhawks

   Six Stanley Cups, three of them in a six-year window in the 2010s.
   538pts
6. 6
   UCLA Bruins basketball

   Eleven NCAA titles, including seven in a row under John Wooden.
   481pts
7. 7
   New England Patriots

   Six Super Bowls in 18 years, the most concentrated dynasty in NFL history.
   481pts
8. 8
   Dallas Cowboys

   Five Super Bowls and three decades as the most-watched team in the NFL.
   417pts
9. 9
   Golden State Warriors

   Seven NBA titles and the team that made the three-pointer the whole game.
   344pts
10. 10
    Alabama Crimson Tide football

    Eighteen recognised national titles, more than any programme in college football.
    344pts
11. 11
    Pittsburgh Steelers

    Six Super Bowls and the Steel Curtain defence that won four of them.
    344pts
12. 12
    Green Bay Packers

    Thirteen NFL championships, won by a team the town itself owns.
    344pts
13. 13
    San Francisco 49ers

    Five Super Bowls and the offence that rewrote how the NFL is played.
    259pts
14. 14
    Chicago Bulls

    Six titles in the 1990s and the global reach that came with Michael Jordan.
    259pts
15. 15
    Detroit Red Wings

    Eleven Stanley Cups and 25 straight playoff appearances.
    160pts
16. 16
    Boston Red Sox

    Nine World Series titles, four of them after the 86-year curse broke in 2004.
    160pts
17. 17
    Los Angeles Lakers

    Seventeen NBA titles and the most valuable franchise in American sport.
    160pts
18. 18
    Montreal Canadiens

    Twenty-four Stanley Cups, the most in NHL history.
    160pts