A member of the West Division of the
Mid-American Conference, Western Michigan sponsors teams in 6 men's and 9 women's
NCAA sanctioned sports. ;Notes
Baseball The baseball team has represented WMU since its first season in 1911, compiling an overall record of 1,822–1349–23 () through 2012. They have appeared in the
College World Series six times, most recently in 1963. In the
1955 College World Series, WMU finished as the NCAA runner-up, losing to
Wake Forest 7–6 in the championship game.
Volleyball The volleyball team has been competing at Western Michigan University since 1965. In that span, the team has won 10 MAC regular season championships (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2008 and 2023) and 7 MAC tournament championships (1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2014 and 2023). Through the 2022 season, WMU's all-time overall record is 1064–778–9 (.577) and conference record is 426–222 (.657). The Broncos are coached by Colleen Munson. In her eighteen years at WMU, she has compiled a 349–220 (.613) record. WMU won the MAC regular season championship the first eight seasons it was in existence without losing a match, compiling an 86–0 record. In 2013, the Broncos went undefeated in the league (18–0) and went on to win the tournament championship. They defeated No.7 seeded Auburn in the first round of the
2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament and will take on No. 2 Louisville.
NCAA tournament results Other varsity sports The men's cross country team won the
NCAA Division I Championship in
1964 and
1965, and finished as national runners up in
1958. While the men's cross country and track program isn't currently active, as it was a casualty of cost cutting measures by then President
Judith Bailey in the 2003-04 school year, their accomplishments are recognized, and the 1964 and 1965 teams were inducted into the university's athletic hall of fame. The university did consider reinstating the men's program in 2009, after then President
John Dunn agreed to offer a proposal to the Board of Trustees, pending a first year financial commitment of $300,000 and a willingness to support the program on a recurring basis through contributions and estate planning. One of the co-signers, and leading vocal proponents of the proposal, was former Broncos track coach George Dales, who coached the 1964, and 1965 national championship teams, the 1958 runner up team, and also lead the Broncos to a collective 9 MAC Championships from 1953 until his retirement from coaching in 1970. It was stated in November 2009, by then acting athletics director
Kathy Beauregard, that even if the potential financial goals were met and further, the program was given approval by the Board of Trustees after a meeting with administration in December of that year, it would not be able to be reinstated by the 2010-11 school year. The women's gymnastics team won the
MAC Championship in 1986, 1987, 2006, 2013 and 2024. The team was Co-Champions with Central Michigan University after tying scores in 2013. In October 2007, the women's track and field sprint medley relay was ranked #1 in the
NCAA by
Track and Field News. The men's tennis team has won both the
MAC Championship and regular season championship a record 26 times, with their last MAC Championship coming in 2022 and first being in 1950. In 1999, the format of the MAC Men's Tennis Championship changed as the Mid-American Conference introduced East and West divisions. A new tournament was introduced switching from a Championship competition based around a cumulative school's score of won matches of individual players singles and doubles games; to a best of 4 games,
single-elimination match tournament with rostered teams, with consolation matches to determine lower rankings. In first year of the new tournament, after besting the
University of Toledo team in the First Round, and surpassing the team from
Miami University, which hosted the tournament, in the Semifinal match; the Broncos beat the team from
Ball State University in the inaugural Championship match, 4 games to 2. This performance won the Broncos their first MAC Men's Tennis Championship since 1981, and the first under the new tournament format for any member school of the MAC. Since 1999, they have won 14 MAC Championships, more than any other school in the Mid-American Conference. ==Awards==