Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross Country Cross Country Fencing Fencing Rowing Golf Soccer Rowing Softball Soccer Swimming & Diving Swimming & Diving Tennis Tennis Track & Field Track & Field Volleyball Volleyball Water Polo Water Polo Triathlon Triathlon On November 27, 2017, the university announced that its athletic programs have begun a 6-year transition process from NCAA Division II to Division I, where it will be a member of the Big West Conference. As of 2017 most of UC San Diego's 23 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams still participate in Division II, 12-member California Collegiate Athletic Association, and some compete independently. The water polo, fencing, and men's volleyball teams compete as part of Division I conferences. Before joining Division II in 2000, the school participated at the Division III level. The teams compete at the university's RIMAC facility, Triton Ballpark, and LionTree Arena. The University of California, San Diego, was ranked #1 among all NCAA D-II schools in the country and #40 overall (for all divisions), according to the Next College Student Athlete's 2018 NCSA Power Rankings. The NCSA Power Rankings recognize the best colleges and universities in the U.S. for student-athletes. UC San Diego athletics also ranked #1 in men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's track and field, men's and women's tennis, men's golf, women's rowing, softball, and baseball, among all NCAA D-II schools. Additionally, UC San Diego ranked #1 in Men's Water Polo and Men's Volleyball among NCAA D-I schools. thumb|right|The Tritons softball team in 2013 In all, the Tritons have won a total of 30 national championships in golf, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, and water polo. The 2006–07 season was marked as UC San Diego's best since moving to Division II, with 19 athletic programs qualifying for post-season competition, including 17 for the NCAA Championships. Eight of those teams finished with a top five national ranking.
Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross Country Cross Country Fencing Fencing Rowing Golf Soccer Rowing Softball Soccer Swimming & Diving Swimming & Diving Tennis Tennis Track & Field Track & Field Volleyball Volleyball Water Polo Water Polo Triathlon Triathlon On November 27 2017 the university announced that its athletic programs have begun a 6-year transition process from NCAA Division II to Division I where it will be a member of the Big West Conference As of 2017 most of UC San Diego's 23 intercollegiate varsity athletic teams still participate in Division II 12-member California Collegiate Athletic Association and some compete independently The water polo fencing and men's volleyball teams compete as part of Division I conferences Before joining Division II in 2000 the school participated at the Division III level The teams compete at the university's RIMAC facility Triton Ballpark and LionTree Arena The University of California San Diego was ranked #1 among all NCAA D-II schools in the country and #40 overall (for all divisions) according to the Next College Student Athlete's 2018 NCSA Power Rankings The NCSA Power Rankings recognize the best colleges and universities in the US for student-athletes UC San Diego athletics also ranked #1 in men's and women's soccer women's volleyball men's and women's basketball men's and women's swimming men's and women's track and field men's and women's tennis men's golf women's rowing softball and baseball among all NCAA D-II schools Additionally UC San Diego ranked #1 in Men's Water Polo and Men's Volleyball among NCAA D-I schools thumb|right|The Tritons softball team in 2013 In all the Tritons have won a total of 30 national championships in golf soccer softball tennis volleyball and water polo The 2006–07 season was marked as UC San Diego's best since moving to Division II with 19 athletic programs qualifying for post-season competition including 17 for the NCAA Championships Eight of those teams finished with a top five national ranking