The primary mission of UC Santa Barbara Intercollegiate Athletics is
to provide an opportunity for widespread participation in
intercollegiate athletics and to enhance the student-athlete’s
education through competition at the Division I intercollegiate level.
Because it demands the successful integration of intercollegiate
competition with an academic program, the educational experience of the
student-athlete is unique.
In addition, Intercollegiate Athletics is intended to foster a sense
of community among faculty, staff, and students on campus and to help
provide a reason for friends, alumni, and supporters in the local area
and throughout the state to feel a part of UCSB.
The university expects its Intercollegiate Athletics program to
provide competitive opportunities for both men and women in a variety
of sports.
UCSB places the highest priority on the academic progress of
student-athletes and provides support systems to assist them in
completing their degrees.
The primary mission of UCSB is teaching, research, and service.
Associated with this is the development of the full potential of our
students in both academic and non-academic settings. The
Intercollegiate Athletics program plays a major role in achieving this
goal.
The Intercollegiate Athletics program at UCSB is bound by the
policies and procedures of the NCAA and the rules of any conference,
league, or association of which it is a member.
The Intercollegiate Athletics program at UCSB offers ten varsity
sports for men (cross-country, water polo, soccer, basketball,
swimming, track and field, baseball, golf, volleyball, and tennis) "and ten for women (tennis, volleyball, swimming, track and field—indoor and outdoor, cross country, softball, basketball, water polo and soccer).
All of UCSB’s intercollegiate teams compete at the Division I level
in the NCAA, where many attain national prominence. www.ucsbgauchos.com.