History
IUPUI first sponsored intercollegiate athletics in 1972, when the men's basketball team began play. Women's sports were first sponsored in 1975, when the women's basketball, softball, and volleyball teams first competed. In 1978, the Jaguars joined the NAIA. They joined NCAA Division II in 1993. They moved up to NCAA Division I in 1997. Also in 1997, the Jaguars joined the Mid-Continent Conference (now known as The Summit League). In 2000, the men's soccer team became the first Jaguar team to compete in an NCAA tournament.
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