UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
University	University of California, Santa Barbara
Conference	Big West (primary) Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (swimming & diving) Golden Coast Conference (men's water polo)
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Kelly Barsky
Location	Santa Barbara, California
Varsity teams	19
Basketball arena	UC Santa Barbara Events Center
Baseball stadium	Caesar Uyesaka Stadium
Softball stadium	Campus Diamond
Soccer stadium	Harder Stadium
Aquatics center	Campus Pool
Other venues	Pauley Track Rec Cen Courts Robertson Gymnasium
Mascot	Olé (official) Fantom of the 'Dome (unofficial) Gaucho Joe (unofficial)
Nickname	Gauchos
Fight song	"Big 'C'" (official) "Gaucho" (unofficial)
Colors	Blue and gold[1]
Website	ucsbgauchos.com

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are the intercollegiate athletic teams who represent the University of California, Santa Barbara. Referred to in athletic competition as UC Santa Barbara or UCSB, the Gauchos participate in 19 NCAA Division I intercollegiate sports with the majority competing in the Big West Conference. UCSB currently fields varsity teams in 10 men's sports and 9 women's sports.

Over the course of the school's history, UCSB has won team national championships for 1979 men's water polo, 2006 men's soccer and 1962 men's swimming and diving (Div. II). The Gauchos, and the student-athletes who compose the teams, have won a variety of conference titles, regularly compete in NCAA championship events, and have produced professional and Olympic athletes.

The school has played a pivotal role in the collegiate athletics landscape in California. UCSB was a founding member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association, the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now known as the Big West Conference), and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.