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University | Pepperdine University |
Conference | West Coast Conference (primary) Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (men's volleyball, women's indoor track & field) GCC (men's water polo) |
NCAA | NCAA Division I |
Athletic director | Steve Potts |
Location | Malibu, California, U.S. |
Varsity teams | 17 |
Basketball arena | Firestone Fieldhouse |
Baseball stadium | Eddy D. Field Stadium |
Soccer stadium | Tari Frahm Rokus Field |
Other venues | Alumni Park Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center Zuma Beach |
Mascot | Willie the Wave |
Nickname | Waves |
Fight song | "Fight For Pepperdine" |
Colors | Blue, white, and orange[1] |
Website | www |
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The Pepperdine Waves are the athletics teams of Pepperdine University, located outside the city of Malibu, California. They compete at the Division I level of the NCAA. The school is a member of the West Coast Conference for the majority of its programs. Pepperdine University was recently ranked by the Sears Cup as having the most successful athletic program for non-football Division I schools (Stanford was ranked the most successful Division I athletic program with football). Pepperdine University sponsors seventeen NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics teams. There are also several intercollegiate sports clubs such as men's soccer, men's and women's lacrosse, surf team, Ultimate Frisbee and men's rugby.
Pepperdine's chief athletic rival is the Loyola Marymount Lions, who are also in the WCC.