UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
| UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | |
|---|---|
| University | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Conference | Big West (primary) Independent (men and women's indoor track and field) |
| 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 |
| Website | ucsbgauchos |
The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing 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 and 9 women's sports.
Throughout 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. In the 2024–25 season, they won the Division I-AAA ADA All-Sports Trophy, the trophy for the best non-football university athletic program. They are one of four schools to ever win the award, along with Pepperdine, the University of Denver, and conference rival UC Irvine.
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.