The University of Texas at Austin is
a member of the NCAA and the Big 12
Conference.
In Big 12 sports, Texas has earned
more titles in men’s and women’s
sports than any other school since
the league began operating in 1996.
In football, Texas has won three national
titles (1963, 1969, 1970), has appeared
in more than 40 bowl games and ranks
fourth in NCAA all-time victories.
In fall 2002, Sports Illustrated
magazine named The University of Texas
at Austin No. 1 among the nation’s
324 Division I athletic programs.
The magazine cited the university's
success in athletic competition, attendance
at sporting events on campus and a
participation rate of more than 80
percent in intramural and club sports
programs.
The University of Texas Baseball team
is arguably the best college baseball
program in history. Texas Longhorns
Baseball antiquities such as the 1983
National Championship Trophy, the jersey
Roger Clemens wore during the 1983 championship
season and team photographs from the
National Championship squads of 1949,
1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, and the newly
crowned 2005 team are on display in
the baseball hall of fame.
The University of Texas has a strong
baseball program, including a list
of UT players that have gone on to
Major League careers