Wisconsin sports includes numerous professional and amateur sporting teams, events, and venues located in the U.S. state of
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
.
Professional teams
Wisconsin is represented by major league teams in the three most popular spectator sports in the United States: American football, baseball, and basketball. The
Green Bay Packers have been part of the
National Football League
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...
since the league's second season in 1921 and currently hold the record for the most NFL titles, earning the city of
Green Bay the nickname "Titletown".
Former professional teams
College sports
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Wisconsin is also rich in college sports. Below are Wisconsin's teams participating in the
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
:
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Christian College Athletic Association
Wisconsin Collegiate Conference
''Italics'' – also a member of the Wisconsin Junior College Athletic Association
Wisconsin Junior College Athletic Association
''Italics'' – also a member of the
Wisconsin Technical College Conference
Wisconsin Technical College Conference
Notable semi-professional and amateur leagues
Motor racing venues
Two world championships are held in Wisconsin. The
World Championship Snowmobile Derby
The World Championship Snowmobile Derby is the World championship snowmobile race. It is held at the World Championship Derby Complex, formerly known as the Eagle River Derby Track, along U.S. Route 45 in Eagle River, Wisconsin on the third weeke ...
is held at
Eagle River, Wisconsin
Eagle River is a city in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Vilas County. Because of the many lakes in the area, the city is a popular vacation and retirement destinat ...
. The world championship
off-road racing
Off-road racing is a form of motorsports consisting of specially-modified vehicles including cars, SUVs, trucks, motorbikes, quadbikes and buggies racing in off-road environments (e.g. snow, dirt, mud, etc.).
North America Desert racing
Desert ...
event is held at
Crandon International Off-Road Raceway
The Crandon International Off-Road Raceway is a short course off-road racing racetrack, located near Crandon, Wisconsin, United States on U.S. Route 8. The course hosts the World Championship Off-Road Races, Red Bull World Cup, Forest County P ...
.
The
Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectato ...
, an oval track opened in 1903, is the oldest operating motorsports venue in the world, having hosted the
IndyCar Series
The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices o ...
and
NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Road America, a road course opened in 1955, currently hosts the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, IMSA
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
The IMSA SportsCar Championship, currently known as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship under sponsorship, is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada and organized by the International Motor Sports Association (IMS ...
and SCCA
Pirelli World Challenge
The GT World Challenge America is a North American auto racing series launched in 1990 by the Sports Car Club of America. It has been managed by the Stephane Ratel Organisation since 2018, and has been sanctioned by the United States Auto Club si ...
.
Former venues
Notable golf clubs and courses
See also
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Sports in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin is home to a variety of sports teams and events.
Professional
Milwaukee has a rich history of involvement in professional sports going back to the late 1960s. Currently, its major sports teams include:
Throughout the sport ...
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Wisconsin Athletic Walk of Fame
References
External links
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