UC Santa Barbara Gauchos - Overview of UCSB Athletics

Overview of UCSB Athletics

The mascot of UCSB is the Gaucho, while the school colors are "Pacific Blue" (Pantone 286) and "Gaucho Gold" (Pantone 130), with the occasional accent of "Navy Blue" (Pantone 275). In 2009, the athletics program under the leadership of new athletic director Mark Massari underwent a transformation, giving UCSB a new brand and visual identity. As a result, the UCSB athletic program released a new logo, different colors, and unifying names. For athletic purposes, the school is now known as "UC Santa Barbara" or "UCSB".

The main rivals of UCSB are California State University, Long Beach (more often known as Long Beach State) and California Polytechnic State University (known as Cal Poly). New this year, the Blue-Green Rivalry series calculates points between Cal Poly and UCSB to see which is the better sports school.

UCSB currently fields a varsity team in 10 men's sports and 10 women's sports: