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Michigan State Spartans The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 23 varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and wh ...

' varsity and club athletic team national championships and runner-up finishes. Michigan State University has 29 varsity sports teams that compete under the Spartan nickname. The university participates in the

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's Division I and in the

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in all varsity sports. Michigan State offers 14 varsity sports for men and 15 for women. The university's current interim athletic director is Bill Beekman, following the resignation of Mark Hollis. MSU's Spartan Marching Band or Spartan Brass plays the

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at every university event. Michigan State University was the first NCAA Division I athletic program to have multiple national championships in both football and basketball, as well as the only school to have multiple national championships in football, basketball, and hockey.

Varsity Team National Championships

* 1939 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA * 1948 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA * 1949 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA * 1951 - Boxing - NCAA * 1951 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Billingsley, Helms, Poling * 1952 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA * 1952 - Football - No. 1 ranking by AP, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, NCF, Sagarin, UPI, Williamson * 1955 - Boxing - NCAA * 1955 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA * 1955 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Boand * 1956 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA * 1957 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin * 1958 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA D1 * 1958 - Men's Gymnastics - NCAA * 1959 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA D1 * 1965 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Berryman, DeVold, Dunkel, Football News, FWAA, Helms, Litkenhous, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, UPI * 1966 - Football - No. 1 ranking by Football Research, Helms, NFF, Poling * 1966 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA * 1967 - Men's Soccer - NCAA * 1967 - Wrestling - NCAA D1 * 1968 - Men's Soccer - NCAA * 1976 - Softball - AIAW * 1979 - Cheerleading - UCA Co-ed D1A * 1979 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 * 1986 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA D1 * 2000 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 * 2007 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA D1 * 2014 - Women's Cross Country - NCAA D1

Varsity Team National Runners-up

* 1941 - Wrestling - NCAA * 1942 - Wrestling - NCAA * 1943 - Boxing - NCAA * 1948 - Boxing - NCAA * 1948 - Wrestling - NCAA * 1949 - Boxing - NCAA * 1950 - Boxing - NCAA * 1950 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA * 1951 - Men's Swimming and Diving - NCAA * 1952 - Boxing - NCAA * 1957 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA * 1959 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA * 1960 - Men's Cross Country - NCAA D1 * 1964 - Men's Soccer - NCAA * 1965 - Men's Soccer - NCAA * 1970 - Wrestling - NCAA D1 * 1972 - Men's Indoor Track and Field - NCAA * 1972 - Wrestling - NCAA D1 * 1987 - Men's Ice Hockey - NCAA D1 * 2005 - Women's Basketball - NCAA D1 * 2009 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1

Basketball NCAA Final Four Appearances

* 1957 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 * 1979 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Champion) * 1999 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 * 2000 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Champion) * 2001 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 * 2005 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 * 2005 - Women's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Runner-up) * 2009 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 (Runner-up) * 2010 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 * 2015 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1 * 2019 - Men's Basketball - NCAA D1

Club Team National Championships

* 1989 - Equestrian - Western - IHSA * 1990 - Equestrian - Western - IHSA (co-champion) * 1998 - Archery - Mixed Men and Women's Olympic Style - USCA USIAC * 1998 - Archery - Women's Olympic Style - USCA USIAC * 1999 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA * 2000 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2000 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA * 2001 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2002 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2003 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA * 2005 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA D2 * 2006 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2006 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2007 - MAPP Pompon * 2007 - MAPP High Kick Pompon * 2007 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA D2 * 2008 - MAPP Pompon * 2008 - MAPP High Kick Pompon * 2008 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2009 - MAPP High Kick Pompon * 2009 - MAPP Pompon * 2009-10 - Equestrian - Intermediate Flat - IHSA * 2010 - MAPP Pompon * 2010 - MAPP High Kick Pompon * 2011 - MAPP High Kick Pompon * 2011 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA * 2012 - MAPP High Kick Pompon * 2012 - MAPP Pompon * 2012 - Men's Club Soccer NIRSA NCCS * 2012 - Women's Club Soccer NIRSA NCCS * 2013 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA * 2013 - MAPP High Kick Pompon * 2015 - Men's Ice Hockey D3 - ACHA * 2016 - MAPP High Kick Pompon * 2017 - MAPP High Kick Pompon * 2018 - MAPP Pompon * 2018 - Men's Lacrosse - MCLA D1 * 2021 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2022 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA D2 * 2023 - NCDA Men’s Dodgeball * 2024 - NCDA Men’s Dodgeball

Club Team National Runners-up

* 1982 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate * 1998 - Men's Bowling - USBC Collegiate * 1999 - Men's Ice Hockey - ACHA D2 * 2000 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2002 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA D1 * 2002 - Synchronized Skating - USFA Collegiate Division * 2003 - Women's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2003 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA D1 or Premier Division * 2005 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2005 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA * 2006 - Roller Hockey - NCRHA D1 * 2007 - Men's Water Polo - CWPA NCCC * 2007 - Men's Triathlon - USAT Collegiate Division * 2007 - Synchronized Skating - USFA Collegiate Division * 2010 - Women's Ice Hockey - ACHA * 2011 - MAPP Pompon * 2013 - NCDA Dodgeball * 2013 - MAPP Pompon * 2013 - Roller Hockey NCRHA D1 * 2014 - Roller Hockey NCRHA B (MSU Green) * 2014 - MAPP Pompon * 2024 - Roller Hockey NCRHA D2

Varsity Team Conference Championships

Fall Sports

Football *9 Big Ten Titles *2 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Titles Men's Cross Country *14 Big Ten Titles Women's Cross Country *6 Big Ten Titles Field Hockey *4 Big Ten Titles *2 Big Ten Tournament Titles Men's Soccer *1 Big Ten Title * 3 Big Ten Tournament Titles Volleyball *2 Big Ten Titles

Winter Sports

Men's Basketball * 16 Big Ten Titles * 6 Big Ten Tournament Titles Women's Basketball *3 Big Ten Titles *1 Big Ten Tournament Title Men's Ice Hockey * 7 Central Collegiate Hockey Association Titles *2 WCHA Tournament Titles *5 Big Ten Titles * 11 CCHA Tournament Titles Men's Indoor Track *3 Big Ten Titles Men's Swimming *1 Big Ten Title Women’s Gymnastics *2 Big Ten Titles Wrestling *8 Big Ten Titles

Spring Sports

Baseball *4 Big Ten Titles *5 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Titles Men's Golf *4 Big Ten Titles Women's Golf *11 Big Ten Titles Men's Outdoor Track *3 Big Ten Titles *15 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Titles Women's Outdoor Track *1 Big Ten Title Rowing *3 Big Ten Titles Men's Tennis *2 Big Ten Titles *1 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Title Women's Tennis *2 Big Ten Titles

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