The Francis Marion Patriots are the athletic teams that represent Francis Marion University, located in Florence, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in Conference Carolinas since the 2021–22 academic year.
Francis Marion competes in fifteen intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field; while women's sports include acrobatics and tumbling, basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Francis Marion's men's golf program competes at the Division I level; it will become an affiliate member of the Big Sky Conference in July 2025 after four seasons as an affiliate member of the Southland Conference.
Conference affiliations NCAA Peach Belt Conference (1990–2021) Conference Carolinas (2021–present)
Varsity teams Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Acrobatics and tumbling Basketball Basketball Cross country Cross country Golf Soccer Soccer Softball Tennis Tennis Track and field Track and field Volleyball
National championships Team Association Division Sport Year Opponent/Runner-Up Score AIAW Division II Women's basketball 1982 College of Charleston 92–83 NAIA No division Women's basketball 1986 Wayland Baptist 75–65 NCAA Division II Men's golf 2003 Rollins 1,149–1,163
Individual Association Division Sport Year Individual(s) Event Score NCAA Division II Women's Tennis 1993 Mary Hirst and Lee Whitwell Women's Doubles – 1994 –
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