Francis Marion University "Patriots"
Francis Marion University intercollegiate athletics program sponsors 12 sports, six each for men and women. The Patriot' women's soccer team and the men's golf team both compete as NCAA Division I independents, while the remaining sports teams compete in the NCAA Division II Peach Belt Conference. The university is in the process of constructing a new sports complex, scheduled to open in 2012.
In its short 40-year history, FMU has captured five national championships in three different sports and garnered 49 conference or district titles.
The Peach Belt Conference, in only its 21st year of existence, has produced 24 NCAA Division II national championships and 24 national runners-up. The PBC consists of 11 members, with schools in GA, NC, and SC, FMU is a two-time recipient of the Commissioner's Cup, signifying the best all-around program in the conference.
FMU annually ranks among the conference leaders in the number of student-athletes named to the PBC Presidential (academic) Honor Roll.
