Athletics
| Ball State competes in the following NCAA sports | |||||
| Men's sports | Women's sports | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Conference | Sport | Conference | ||
| Basketball | I | MAC | Basketball | I | MAC |
| Golf | I | MAC | Golf | I | MAC |
| Swimming | I | MAC | Swimming | I | MAC |
| Tennis | I | MAC | Tennis | I | MAC |
| Volleyball | I | MIVA | Volleyball | I | MAC |
| Baseball | I | MAC | Softball | I | MAC |
| Football | I | MAC | Soccer | I | MAC |
| Field hockey | I | MAC | |||
| Gymnastics | I | MAC | |||
| Indoor Track & Field | I | MAC | |||
| Outdoor Track & Field | I | MAC | |||
| Cross country | I | MAC | |||
Ball State competes in the NCAA Division I / IA and is part of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in all sports except for men's volleyball, where it competes in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA).
Ball State athletics also has Cheerleading, a non-NCAA sport.
Charlie Cardinal is Ball State's anthropomorphized cardinal mascot. He is sometimes called simply "Charlie."
The Code Red Dance team performs at many BSU sporting events.
The University's two main sporting facilities are Scheumann Stadium and John E. Worthen Arena. Ball Gymnasium and Irving Gymnasium are sporting complexes open to Ball State students. Irving has undergone renovations that were completed in August 2010. Lewellen Pool is the campus aquatic center.
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