▁Business ▁publish es ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Journal ▁of ▁Business . ▁ ▁Several ▁under grad uate ▁journ als ▁are ▁also ▁published ▁at ▁the ▁university , ▁including ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Journal ▁of ▁Political ▁Science , ▁Michigan ▁Journal ▁of ▁History , ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ▁Under grad uate ▁Research ▁Journal , ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Journal ▁of ▁International ▁Affairs , ▁and ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Journal ▁of ▁Asian ▁Studies . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan ' s ▁sports ▁teams ▁are ▁called ▁the ▁Wol ver ines . ▁They ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ' s ▁Football ▁Bowl ▁Sub div ision ▁( former ly ▁Division ▁I - A ) ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁in ▁all ▁sports ▁except ▁women ' s ▁water ▁pol o , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Colleg iate ▁Water ▁Pol o ▁Association . ▁U - M ▁bo asts ▁ 2 7 ▁vars ity ▁sports , ▁including ▁ 1 3 ▁men ' s ▁teams ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁women ' s ▁teams . ▁In ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁con cluding ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁U - M ▁has ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁of ▁the ▁N AC DA ▁Director ' s ▁Cup , ▁a ▁ranking ▁compiled ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Colleg iate ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁Athletics ▁to ▁tab ulate ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁univers ities ▁in ▁compet itive ▁sports . ▁U - M ▁has ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁the ▁Direct ors ' ▁Cup ▁stand ings ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁of ▁the ▁award ' s ▁