Athletics
The College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles compete in Region 18 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). As of 2009 CSI has won a total of 11 NJCAA national championships, including titles in women's volleyball, men's basketball and men's baseball. The Golden Eagles rodeo team has won an additional three national championships in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.
Founded by Eddie Sutton in 1966, CSI's men's basketball program is one of the most successful at the community college level, claiming to be the winningest junior college program in the United States. Between 1967 and 2007 CSI posted a total record of 1158-217, made 23 national tournament appearances and won the NJCAA national title three times. In that period the Golden Eagles have never had a losing season. The Golden Eagles' 137-game home winning streak between December 1984 and January 1992 is the longest for a men's basketball team at any level in collegiate sports.
Although CSI failed to make the NJCAA national tournament in 2007-08, the Golden Eagles continue to command a strong reputation nationally. CSI began the 2008-09 season ranked third in the nation in preseason polls. The Golden Eagles won their third NJCAA national championship in 2011.
The women's volleyball team was particularly dominant in the 1990s, winning a remarkable 190 consecutive matches between 1994 and 1997 and seven national titles in eight years between 1993 and 2000. The program won its NJCAA Division I record ninth national championship in 2009, breaking its tie with Miami Dade College.
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