Athletics
Chapman University is home to over 500 student-athletes who compete in 19 sports at the NCAA Division III (non-scholarship) level in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC). After years competing as a Division III Independent, Chapman became a member of the SCIAC on July 1, 2011. In addition to Chapman, members of the SCIAC include Cal Lutheran, Caltech, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, La Verne, Occidental, Pomona-Pitzer, Redlands, and Whittier.
Over the years, Chapman teams have won six national championships (3 men’s tennis, 2 baseball, 1 softball) along with numerous regional championships. Four of Chapman’s six NCAA national championships came at the NCAA Division II level (baseball: 1968; men’s tennis: 1985, 1987, 1988). Softball (1995) and baseball (2003) won their championships after Chapman transitioned from Division II to Division III for the 1994-95 school year.
Chapman sponsors nine men’s intercollegiate sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis and water polo. The school also sponsors ten women’s intercollegiate sports: basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball and water polo.
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