Lynchburg Hornets

Lynchburg Hornets
Lynchburg Hornets
University	University of Lynchburg
Conference	Old Dominion Athletic Conference (primary); ECAC (equestrian)
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	Jon Waters
Location	Lynchburg, Virginia
Varsity teams	24
Arena	Turner Gymnasium
Baseball stadium	James C. Fox Field
Softball stadium	Aubrey R. Moon Jr. Field
Soccer field	Shellenberger Field
Tennis venue	Lynchburg Tennis Courts
Outdoor track and field venue	Dr. Jack M. Toms Track
Mascot	Dell
Nickname	Hornets
Colors	Hornet Red, White, and Gray;
Website	www.lynchburgsports.com

Last updated December 07, 2023

The Lynchburg Hornets are the athletic teams that represent the University of Lynchburg, located in Lynchburg, Virginia. On July 1, 2018, the institution's name changed from Lynchburg College to the University of Lynchburg. Lynchburg's intercollegiate athletic programs compete primarily in NCAA Division III, with its equestrian teams competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows of America and National Collegiate Equestrian Association competition formats.^[1] The Lynchburg athletic department sponsors 24 varsity intercollegiate athletic programs.

List of teams

Men's sports

Baseball
Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Indoor Track & Field
Lacrosse
Outdoor Track & Field
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball (2024-25)

Women's sports

Basketball
Beach Volleyball
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Golf
Indoor Track & Field
Lacrosse
Outdoor Track & Field
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball

Co-ed sports

Equestrian

Conference championships

ODAC Championships unless otherwise notedBaseball (10): 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 2012, 2021, 2023

Men's Basketball (7): 1935 (Chesapeake), 1951 (Little Six), 1965 (Dixie), 1966 (Dixie), 1967 (Dixie), 1979, 2016

Women's Basketball (2): 2016, 2021

Men’s Cross Country (20): 1979, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023

Women’s Cross Country (9): 1986, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2021, 2022, 2023

Equestrain: 2023

Field Hockey (22): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023

Men’s Golf (6): 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989

Men’s Lacrosse (9): 2003, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2022

Women’s Lacrosse (5): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989

Men's Soccer (30): 1959 (Mason–Dixon), 1962 (Mason–Dixon), 1963 (Mason–Dixon), 1966 (Dixie), 1968 (Dixie), 1969 (Dixie), 1971 (Dixie), 1972 (Dixie), 1973 (Dixie), 1974 (Dixie), 1975 (Dixie), 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023

Women’s Soccer (17): 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022

Softball (6): 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2009

Women's Swimming: 2021

Men’s Tennis (4): 1948 (Little Six), 1968 (Dixie), 1984, 1995

Men’s Indoor Track & Field (30): 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023

Women’s Indoor Track & Field (13): 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023

Men's Outdoor Track & Field (31): 1977, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023

Women's Outdoor Track & Field (13): 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

National Tournament Appearances

Baseball

1977
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Glassboro State	L 2-4
	Elimination Round 1	Methodist	W 2–0
	Elimination Round 2	William Paterson	W 6–5
	Elimination Finals	Salisbury State	W 5–2
	Regional Finals	Glassboro State	L 6–11

1978
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Montclair State	W 5-4
	Second Round	Upsala	W 2–1
	Regional Semifinals	Salisbury State	W 16–4
	Regional Finals	Glassboro State	L 4–5

1979
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Trenton State	L 1-2
	Elimination Round 1	Stillman	W 6–1
	Elimination Round 2	Upsala	L 1–2

1980
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Ramapo	L 9-10
	Elimination Round 1	Glassboro State	W 5–3
	Regional Semifinals	Upsala	L 4–5

1981
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	William Paterson	W 3-0
	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	L 3–4
	Elimination Round	Salisbury State	W 2–1
	Third Round	NC Wesleyan	W 7–3
	Regional Finals	NC Wesleyan	L 2–3

1982
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Methodist	W 6-5
	Regional Semifinals	NC Wesleyan	L 3–4
	Elimination Finals	Salisbury State	L 4–6

1983
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Methodist	W 4-2
	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	W 5–4
	Regional Finals	NC Wesleyan	L 3–7

2008
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Piedmont	W 9-1
	Second Round	Christopher Newport	W 12–1
	Third Round	Salisbury	L 3–5
	Elimination Finals	Johns Hopkins	L 5–7

2012
South Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Salisbury	L 2-7
Division III	Elimination Round 1	Christopher Newport	L 1–7

2021
High Point Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	LaGrange	W 4-1
	Second Round	Birmingham–Southern	W 6–3
	Regional Semifinals	Salisbury	L 1–6
	Elimination Finals	Birmingham–Southern	L 2–11

2022
Lynchburg Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Salve Regina	W 7-3
	Second Round	Birmingham–Southern	L 2–10
	Elimination Finals	Salve Regina	L 3–6

2023
Rocky Mount Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Lebanon Valley	W 2-1
	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	W 16–9
	Regional Finals – Game 1	Lebanon Valley	L 4–8
	Regional Finals – Game 2	Lebanon Valley	W 5–3

Lynchburg Super Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Game 1	Shenandoah	W 9-6
Division III	Game 2	Shenandoah	W 3–1

Division III World Series

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	UW La Crosse	W 8-6
	Second Round	East Texas Baptist	W 8–3
	Semifinals	East Texas Baptist	W 7–1
	Championship – Game 1	Johns Hopkins	W 5–2
	Championship – Game 2	Johns Hopkins	L 6–11
	Championship – Game 3	Johns Hopkins	W 7–6

Men's Basketball

1976

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Monmouth	L 73-97
Division III	Regional 3rd Place Game	Glassboro State	L 62–82

1979

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Upsala	L 85-115
Division III	Regional 3rd Place Game	Virginia Wesleyan	L 84–108

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Scranton	W 82-55
Division III	Second Round	Ohio Wesleyan	L 94–97

Women's Basketball

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Birmingham-Southern	L 50-56

2017

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 69-64
Division III	Second Round	Christopher Newport	L 51–69

Men's Cross Country

Appearances: 1979, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022

Women's Cross Country

Appearances: 1998, 2021, 2022

Equestrian

Appearances: 2021, 2022, 2023

Field Hockey

1979

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
AIAW	First Round	Shippensburg	L 0-1
	Consolation Round 1	Bridgewater	W 2–1 (PS)
	Consolation Quarterfinals	Hollins	L 0–2

1980

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
AIAW	First Round	Kenyon	L 0-1 (PS)
	Consolation Round 1	Luther	W 3–1
	Consolation Quarterfinals	Denison	L 2–3 (OT)

1981

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
AIAW	First Round	Carleton	W 1-0
	Quarterfinals	Gettysburg	W 2–1 (PS)
	Semifinals	Wooster	W 1–0
	Championship	Bloomsburg	L 2–3

1983

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Elizabethtown	L 0-2

1984

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Trenton State	L 0-3

1988

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Trenton State	L 0-5

1989

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Trenton State	L 0-3

2001

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Salisbury	W 2-1 (PS)
Division III	Quarterfinals	TCNJ	L 0–1 (OT)

2002

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	SUNY Cortland	L 2-5

2005

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Alvernia	L 1-2

2006

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Elizabethtown	L 0-1

2007

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Centre	W 5-0
Division III	Second Round	Lebanon Valley	L 1–2

2008

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Sewanee	W 4-0
Division III	Second Round	Ursinus	L 2–3

2009

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Juniata	W 5-1
Division III	Second Round	Ursinus	L 0–4

2010

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Christopher Newport	W 1-0
Division III	Second Round	Messiah	L 0–7

2011

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Catholic	W 2-0
Division III	Quarterfinals	TCNJ	L 0–3

2012

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 4-3 (OT)
	Second Round	Messiah	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Mary Washington	L 2–3

2013

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Centre	L 0-1

2014

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Centre	L 1-2 (OT)

2018

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Denison	W 3-1
Division III	Second Round	Rowan	L 0–1

2019

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Centre	W 2-1
	Second Round	Rowan	W 1–0
	Quarterfinals	Salisbury	L 0–2

2021

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Salisbury	L 2-3

2023

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Keystone	W 6-1
	Second Round	York (PA)	W 1–0 (2OT)
	Quarterfinals	Kean	L 1–2

Men's Golf

Appearances: 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989

Men's Lacrosse

1999

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Hampden-Sydney	L 9-17

2003

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Franklin & Marshall	L 12-13 (OT)

2005

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Denison	W 9-6
Division III	Quarterfinals	Roanoke	L 9–10

2006

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Washington (MD)	L 7-8

2008

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Washington (MD)	L 9-12

2012

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Denison	L 5-10

2013

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	St. Mary's (MD)	W 6-5
	Second Round	Roanoke	W 12–9
	Quarterfinals	Stevenson	L 7–13

2014

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Sewanee	W 25-4
Division III	Second Round	Washington (MD)	L 7–10

2015

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Sewanee	W 13-4
	Second Round	Aurora	W 19–8
	Quarterfinals	Salisbury	W 13–11
	Semifinals	Gettysburg	W 11–9
	Championship	Tufts	L 11–19

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Gettysburg	L 7-8

2017

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Sewanee	W 14-12
	Third Round	York (PA)	W 10–8
	Quarterfinals	Denison	L 9–18

2018

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Dickinson	L 12-16

2019

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Transylvania	W 15-5
Division III	Third Round	Salisbury	L 10–18

2021

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Pfeiffer	W 26-11
	Second Round	Stevens	W 14–8
	Quarterfinals	Christopher Newport	L 11–12

2022

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Western New England	L 10-14

2023

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	St. John Fisher	W 11-10 (OT)
	Third Round	Denison	W 14–8
	Quarterfinals	Tufts	L 9–17

Women's Lacrosse

1982

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
AIAW	Semifinals	Wheaton (MA)	W 7-6
AIAW	Championship Game	Millersville State	L 3–10

1985

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Denison	W 6-5
Division III	Semifinals	Ursinus	L 2–15

1986

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Denison	W 7-5
Division III	Semifinals	Trenton State	L 3–8

Men's Soccer

1974

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Swarthmore	L 1-2

1975

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Elizabethotwn	L 1-2

1976

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Grove City	L 0-2

1978

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Lock Haven	L 0-2

1979

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Lock Haven	L 0-3

1980

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Glassboro State	L 0-1

1982

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	UNC Greensboro	L 0-3

2006

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	NC Wesleyan	L 0-1 (OT)

2009

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 3-0
Division III	Second Round	Christopher Newport	T 1–1 (Lost on PK)

2010

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Transylvania	W 3-1
	Second Round	Emory	W 2–1
	Third Round	Trinity (TX)	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Ohio Wesleyan	W 2–0
	Semifinals	Bowdoin	W 2–1
	Championship	Messiah	L 1–2

2014

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Christopher Newport	L 0-1

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	John Carroll	W 4-2
Division III	Second Round	Kenyon	L 1–2 (OT)

2017

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Penn St.-Abington	W 3-0
Division III	Second Round	Emory	L 0–1

2021

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Hanover	L 1-2

2022

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	L 0-2

2023

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Ohio Northern	T 2-2 (Lost on PK)

Women's Soccer

1997

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	NC Wesleyan	L 0-3

1998

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	NC Wesleyan	W 1-0 (3OT)
Division III	Second Round	Mary Washington	L 2–3

1999

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	L 0-1

2000

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Arcadia	W 9-0
Division III	Second Round	Salisbury	L 1–2 (2OT)

2001

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	NC Wesleyan	T 2-2 (Advances on PK)
	Third Round	Hardin–Simmons	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Willamette	L 0–2

2004

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Emory	W 1-0 (OT)
Division III	Third Round	Christopher Newport	L 0–1

2005

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 3-1
	Second Round	Virginia Wesleyan	W 1–0
	Third Round	Trinity (TX)	L 0–1

2007

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Maryville (TN)	W 1-0
	Second Round	Roanoke	W 1–0
	Third Round	Emory	W 2–1 (2OT)
	Quarterfinals	TCNJ	L 0–1

2008

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Maryville (TN)	W 3-0
	Second Round	Emory	W 1–0
	Third Round	Ithaca	L 0–2

2009

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Catholic	W 5-1
	Second Round	Washington & Lee	W 2–0
	Third Round	Concordia–Moorhead	W 4–0
	Quarterfinals	Trinity (TX)	T 1–1 (Advances on PK)
	Semifinals	Washington St. Louis	T 1–1 (Lost on PK)

2010

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Transylvania	W 1-0
	Second Round	Emory	L 0–1 (2OT)

2011

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	SUNY New Paltz	T 0-0 (Lost on PK)

2012

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Frostburg State	W 1-0
	Second Round	Montclair State	W 2–0
	Third Round	Johns Hopkins	L 1–3

2013

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Centre	W 3-2
	Second Round	Emory	L 1–2

2014

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Salem (NC)	W 4-0
	Second Round	Stevenson	W 4–1
	Third Round	Montclair State	W 2–0
	Quarterfinals	Messiah	T 1–1 (Advances on PK)
	Semifinals	Illinois Wesleyan	W 2–1
	Championship	Williams	T 0–0 (Wins on PK)

2015

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Babson	W 1-0
Division III	Second Round	Rowan	L 0–1

2016

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Hope	W 3-2
Division III	Second Round	Thomas More	L 0–1

2017

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	McDaniel	W 1-0
	Second Round	Christopher Newport	W 2–1
	Third Round	TCNJ	L 0–5

2018

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Piedmont	W 2-1
	Second Round	Emory	W 2–0
	Third Round	Messiah	T 2–2 (Advances on PK)
	Quarterfinals	Christopher Newport	L 0–1

2021

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Middlebury	L 2-3

2022

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Montclair State	L 0-1

Softball

2007
Fayetteville Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Marietta	W 12-1 (6 inn.)
Second Round	Christopher Newport	W 6–3
Semifinals	Emory	L 0–2
Elimination Finals	Salisbury	W 6–2
Championship – Game 1	Emory	L 1–9 (5 inn.)

2008
Fayetteville Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	LaGrange	W 4-0
Semifinals	Neumann	W 4–2
Championship – Game 1	Ursinus	L 1–3
Championship – Game 2	Ursinus	W 2–0

Division III World Series

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Muskingum	L 0-1
Elimination Round	Ithaca	L 0–4

2009
Salisbury Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Second Round	Bridgewater (VA)	L 1-2
Elimination Round	Christopher Newport	W 1–0
Elimination Finals	Bridgewater (VA)	L 2–4

2013
Salem Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Piedmont	L 1-4
Elimination Round	Neumann	L 5–6

2014
Atlanta Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Piedmont	L 4-6
Elimination Round	Agnes Scott	W 6–1
Elimination Finals	Piedmont	L 0–2

2018
Atlanta Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Berry	L 1-9 (5 inn.)
Elimination Round	Emory	L 2–4

2019
Virginia Beach Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	First Round	Manhattanville	W 6-5
Second Round	Virginia Wesleyan	L 0–1
Elimination Finals	Manhattanville	W 4–1
Championship – Game 1	Virginia Wesleyan	W 7–4
Championship – Game 2	Virginia Wesleyan	W 4–2

Lynchburg Super Regional

Division	Round	Opponent	Result
Division III	Game 1	Emory	W 7-2
Game 2	Emory	L 5–9
Game 3	Emory	L 8–10

Men's Tennis

Appearances: 1968 (NCAA College Division)

Women's Volleyball

Appearances: 1981 (AIAW)

National Champions

Team

Sport	Division	Year	Opponent/Runner-up	Score
Women's Soccer	Division III	2014	Williams	0–0 (4–3 PK)
Equestrian	NCEA	2022	Sweet Briar	5–3
Equestrian	NCEA	2023	Sweet Briar	4–4 (Won on tiebreaker 1,957–1,900)
Baseball	Division III	2023	Johns Hopkins	7–6

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The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as California or Cal, the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I primarily as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, and for a limited number of sports as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). Over the course of the school's history, California has won team national titles in 13 men's and 3 women's sports and 113 team titles overall. Cal athletes have also competed in the Olympics for a host of different countries. Notable facilities used by the Bears include California Memorial Stadium (football) and Haas Pavilion. Cal finished the 2010–11 athletic season with 1,219.50 points, earning third place in the Director's Cup standings, the Golden Bears' highest finish ever. Cal did not receive any points for its national championships in rugby and men's crew because those sports are not governed by the NCAA. Cal finished 12th in the 2014-15 standings.

The United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) is a national organization for the intercollegiate athletic programs of 72 mostly small colleges, including community/junior colleges, across the United States. The USCAA holds 15 national championships and 2 national invitationals annually.

The NC State Wolfpack is the nickname of the athletic teams representing North Carolina State University. The Wolfpack competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) for all sports since the 1953–54 season. The athletic teams of the Wolfpack compete in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports. NC State is a founding member of the ACC and has won eleven national championships: five NCAA championships, two AIAW championships, and four titles under other sanctioning bodies. Most NC State fans and athletes recognize the rivalry with the North Carolina Tar Heels as their biggest.

The San Diego State Aztecs are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San Diego State University (SDSU). San Diego State sponsors six men's and eleven women's sports at the varsity level.

The North Carolina Tar Heels are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State. The campus at Chapel Hill is referred to as the University of North Carolina for the purposes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789, and in 1795 it became the first state-supported university in the United States. Since the school fostered the oldest collegiate team in the Carolinas, the school took on the nickname Carolina, especially in athletics. The Tar Heels are also referred to as UNC or The Heels.

The Kent State Golden Flashes are the athletic teams that represent Kent State University. The university fields 19 varsity athletic teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level with football competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Kent State is a full member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and has been part of the MAC East division since it was created in 1998. Official school colors are Kent State Blue and Kent State Gold.

The Fresno State Bulldogs are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent California State University, Fresno. The university is a member of NCAA Division I's Mountain West Conference (MW). It was a member of the Western Athletic Conference from 1992 until 2012, when it left for the Mountain West alongside fellow WAC member Nevada.

The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos are the athletic sports teams for the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

The FIU Panthers are the athletic teams representing Florida International University, an American public university located in Miami, Florida. The Panthers currently compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athletics as members of Conference USA. The men's soccer and swimming & diving teams compete in the American Athletic Conference. Until 2011, they were known as the FIU Golden Panthers.

The Roanoke Maroons are the athletic teams that represent Roanoke College, located in Salem, Virginia, a suburban independent city adjacent to Roanoke, Virginia.

The Shenandoah Hornets are the athletic teams that represent Shenandoah University, located in Winchester, Virginia, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division III of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) since the 2012-13 academic year. The Hornets previously competed in the USA South Athletic Conference from 1992 to 2012.

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v t e Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Full members	Averett Cougars Bridgewater Eagles Eastern Mennonite Royals ^‡ Ferrum Panthers Guilford Quakers Hampden–Sydney Tigers Hollins University ^‡ Lynchburg Hornets ^‡ Randolph WildCats ^‡ Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets Roanoke Maroons ^‡ Shenandoah Hornets Sweet Briar Vixens ^‡ Virginia Wesleyan Marlins ^‡ Washington and Lee Generals
Associate members	Greensboro Pride (women's swimming)
^‡non-football member

Lynchburg Hornets

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National Tournament Appearances

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Men's Basketball

Women's Basketball

Men's Cross Country

Women's Cross Country

Equestrian

Field Hockey

Men's Golf

Men's Lacrosse

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Men's Soccer

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Men's Tennis

Women's Volleyball

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