Athletics
The University of North Florida’s intercollegiate teams, known as the North Florida Ospreys, compete at the NCAA Division I level. UNF began intercollegiate sports in 1983 as a member of the NAIA, then later moved the NCAA Division II, and is a member of the ASUN Conference in NCAA Division I.
UNF competes in 17 sports and won the Sunshine State Conference’s all-sports title four times. In 2005, the Men’s baseball team competed for the Division II world series, capturing second place overall. In addition the men’s tennis team also was national Division II runners-up. UNF has captured the Peach Belt Conference Commissioner’s Cup five consecutive times.
The Ospreys have brought home four national titles—men’s golf in 1991 and 1993, and women’s tennis in 1986 and 1994. UNF’s first Division I conference title came in 2008 when the men’s golf team captured the Atlantic Sun crown. The university plans to add a women’s golf program in 2013.
In 2015, for the first time in UNF history, the men’s basketball team received a bid to the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament by winning the Atlantic Sun tournament. The A-Sun championship game was played at UNF Arena in front of a record crowd of 6,155 who watched the Ospreys defeat USC Upstate 63–57. Following the win, the team and university drew unprecedented media attention both locally and nationally.
See also:
Florida Atlantic University – Profile, Academic, Cost & Ranking
University of South Florida, USA