Jacksonville is home to a number of professional sports teams, and the city has a long history of athletics. The Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) compete at the major league level. Additionally, the PGA Tour is headquartered in the suburb of Ponte Vedra Beach, where it hosts The Players Championship every year. All Elite Wrestling, the second-largest professional wrestling promotion in the U.S. behind WWE, has its headquarters in the Jaguars' stadium, largely due to its shared ownership with the Jaguars.
The Jacksonville Dolphins are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Jacksonville University, located in Jacksonville, Florida. The Dolphins participate in NCAA Division I athletics, and are primarily members of the ASUN Conference. Some teams in sports that are not sponsored by the ASUN play in other conferences; specifically, the men's and women's rowing teams are in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The men's lacrosse team had played in the Southern Conference (SoCon) from 2015 to 2022, but that sport will return to the ASUN for the 2023 season.
The Jacksonville Dolphins baseball team represents Jacksonville University, which is located in Jacksonville, Florida. The Dolphins are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1969 and joined the Atlantic Sun Conference in 1999 after 20 years in the Sun Belt Conference.
The U.S. state of Florida has three National Football League teams, two Major League Baseball teams, two National Basketball Association teams, two National Hockey League teams, two Major League Soccer teams and 13 NCAA Division I college teams.
The North Florida Ospreys are the athletic teams of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. The Ospreys compete in the ASUN Conference in NCAA Division I. UNF became a full-fledged member of Division I in 2009; previously, the Ospreys were members of the Sunshine State Conference and Peach Belt Conference in NCAA Division II. UNF fields teams in seven men's sports and ten women's sports.
The Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represents Jacksonville University in the sport of basketball. The Dolphins compete in NCAA Division I's ASUN Conference (ASUN). Home games are played in the historic Swisher Gymnasium on the campus of Jacksonville University.
The North Florida Ospreys represent the University of North Florida (UNF) in men's college basketball. The Ospreys compete in the ASUN Conference (A-Sun) in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They play home games at UNF Arena on the school's campus in Jacksonville.
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team represents Jacksonville State University (JSU), located in Jacksonville, Alabama, in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The Gamecocks compete as members of Conference USA.
The Jacksonville University Men's Soccer Team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the ASUN Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Jacksonville's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1957. The team plays its home games at Southern Oak Stadium. The Dolphins are coached by Ali Simmons, who enters his first season in 2023.
The 2015–16 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represents Jacksonville University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by third year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, play their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 22–11, 11–3 in A-Sun play to finish in second place. They won the Atlantic Sun Tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament for the first time in school history where they lost to South Carolina in the first round.
The 2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by third-year head coach Tony Jasick played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 5–9 in ASUN play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to North Florida. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Francis (PA).
The 2016–17 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represented Jacksonville University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fourth year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 23–9, 11–3 in A-Sun play finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round.
The 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fourth-year head coach Tony Jasick played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 8–6 in ASUN play to finish in third place. They defeated Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament before losing in the semifinals to Lipscomb.
The 2017–18 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represents Jacksonville University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fifth year head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, play their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 24–9, 12–2 in A-Sun play finish in second place. They advanced to the championship of the 2018 Atlantic Sun women's basketball tournament where they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They received an automatic bid to the WNIT where they lost to UCF in the first round.
The 2018–19 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by fifth-year head coach Tony Jasick, played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.
The 2018–19 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represents Jacksonville University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by first year head coach Darnell Haney, play their home games at Swisher Gymnasium and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finish the season 14–16, 7–9 in A-Sun play finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2019 ASUN women's basketball tournament to Liberty.
The 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season began in December 1969, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament championship game on March 21, 1970, at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The UCLA Bruins won their sixth NCAA national championship with an 80–69 victory over the Jacksonville Dolphins.
The 1985–86 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University as members of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by 5th-year head coach Bob Wenzel, played their home games at Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Florida.
The 2022–23 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represented Jacksonville University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by second-year head coach Jordan Mincy, played their home games at Swisher Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the ASUN Conference. They finished the season 13–16, 6–12 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They failed to qualify for the ASUN tournament.
The 2023–24 Jacksonville Dolphins women's basketball team represents Jacksonville University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by first-year head coach Special Jennings, play their home games at Swisher Gymnasium located in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the ASUN Conference.
