Cal State Northridge Matadors

The Matador nickname was suggested in 1958 by student submissions, and was chosen over four other finalists. These included the Apollos, Falcons, Rancheros and Titans. The Matador is said to reflect the region's Spanish heritage.

CSUN had previously been a member of the Big Sky Conference from 1996 to 2000. The Matadors won 34 NCAA Division II National Titles before moving up to Division I in 1990. That still ranks third all time in Division II.

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The baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of California State University, Northridge in Northridge, California, United States.{{cite book |url=http://issuu.com/csun/docs/2011_baseball_mg_final_issuu/65?e=0|title=2011 Baseball Media Guide |publisher=Cal State Northridge|access-date=June 3, 2014|page=62}} The team is a member of the Big West Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. Cal State Northridge's first baseball team was fielded in 1959. The team plays its home games at 1,200-seat Matador Field. During its time in Division II, the Matadors baseball team won two national championships (1970, 1984).

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The men's basketball team represents California State University, Northridge in Northridge, California, United States.{{cite web|url=http://gomatadors.com/documents/2017/8/18//2017_18_Quick_Facts.pdf?id=2634|title=CSUN Men's Basketball Quick Facts |publisher=Cal State Northridge|access-date=2018-06-24}} The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. Cal State Northridge's first men's basketball team was fielded in 1958–1959. The team plays its home games at the 2,400-seat Premier America Credit Union Arena.

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The women's basketball team represents California State University, Northridge in Northridge, California, United States.{{cite web|url=http://gomatadors.com/documents/2016/10/6/CSUN_WBB_16_17_Quick_Facts.pdf|title=CSUN Women's Basketball Quick Facts |publisher=Cal State Northridge|access-date=2018-06-24}} The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference, which is part of the NCAA Division I. Cal State Northridge's first women's basketball team was fielded in 1958–1959. The team plays its home games at the 2,400-seat Premier America Credit Union Arena.

The men's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 1–7 through seven appearances.{{cite web |title=Division I Men's Soccer Championships Records Book |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_champs_records/2017/D1.pdf |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=22 July 2018}}

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The women's soccer team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 0–1 through one appearance.{{cite web |title=Division I Women's Soccer Championships Records Book |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_champs_records/2017/D1.pdf |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=25 July 2018}}

While Division II members, the Matadors won the NCAA Division II softball tournament four times: 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1987

Since joining Division I, the Matadors softball team has appeared in two Women's College World Series in 1993 and 1994, advancing to the title game in 1994 before falling to Arizona.{{cite book|title=A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series|first1=William|last1=Plummer|first2=Larry C.|last2=Floyd|year=2013|publisher= Turnkey Communications Inc.|location= Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States|isbn=978-0-9893007-0-4}} During its time in Division II, Matadors softball won four national championships.

The CSUN Matadors women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 1–5 through five appearances.{{cite web |title=Division I Women's Volleyball Championship Records Book |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_volleyball_champs_records/2017/D1.pdf |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=6 August 2018}}

• Cal State Northridge Matadors football (discontinued 2001)
• Swimming (men's and women's) (discontinued 2010){{cite web |url=http://blogs.csun.edu/news/2010/03/swimming/ |title=Cal State Northridge Announces Discontinuation of Men's and Women's Swimming Programs – Newsroom – California State University, Northridge |access-date=2013-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211152421/http://blogs.csun.edu/news/2010/03/swimming/ |archive-date=2013-12-11}}

CSUN women's rugby began as a university recognized club team in 2011, after a 17-year hiatus. CSUN women's rugby played in the Collegiate SoCal Division 2 in 2012, and finished ranked first in Southern California and 14th in the Nation in Division 2.Daily Sundial, Women’s Rugby: A CSUN rags to riches tale, Dec. 4, 2013, http://sundial.csun.edu/2013/12/womens-rugby-a-csun-rags-to-riches-tale/ In 2013, the team finished first in California and sixth in the Nation in Division 2.{{Cite web|url=http://sundial.csun.edu/2013/12/womens-rugby-a-csun-rags-to-riches-tale/|title=Women's Rugby: A CSUN rags to riches tale}}

The CSUN Matadors competed in the NCAA Tournament across 13 active sports (6 men's and 7 women's) 58 times at the Division I level.{{cite web|title=NCAA Championships Statistics|url=https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2021/2/9/statistics.aspx|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|access-date=10 April 2022}}

• Baseball (6): 1965, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2002
• Men's basketball (2): 2001, 2009
• Women's basketball (4): 1999, 2014, 2015, 2018
• Men's soccer (7): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2016
• Women's soccer (1): 2012
• Softball (14): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2015
• Women's tennis (1): 2001
• Men's indoor track and field (2): 1998, 2008
• Men's outdoor track and field (3): 1992, 2007, 2010
• Women's indoor track and field (3): 1996, 1996, 2000
• Women's outdoor track and field (8): 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008
• Men's volleyball (2): 1993, 2010
• Women's volleyball (5): 1992, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2013

CSUN has never won a national championship at the NCAA Division I level.

CSUN won 30 national championships at the Division II level.{{cite web|title=Championships Summary|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association|access-date=20 May 2018}}

• Baseball (2): 1970, 1984
• Men's golf (3): 1969, 1973, 1974
• Men's gymnastics (2): 1968, 1969
• Women's gymnastics (1): 1982
• Men's outdoor track and field (1): 1975
• Softball (4): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
• Men's swimming and diving (9): 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
• Women's swimming and diving (4): 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989
• Men's tennis (1): 1969
• Women's tennis (1): 1982
• Women's volleyball (2): 1983, 1987

Below are four national championships that were not bestowed by the NCAA:

• Women's outdoor track and field – Division I (3): 1978, 1979, 1980 (AIAW)
• Women's volleyball – Division II (1): 1980 (AIAW)

CSUN had 6 Matadors win NCAA individual championships at the Division I level.

At the NCAA Division II level, CSUN garnered 163 individual championships.

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