Florida Gators

Florida Gators
University	University of Florida
Conference	SEC (primary) The American (women's lacrosse)
NCAA	Division I (FBS)
Athletic director	Scott Stricklin
Location	Gainesville, Florida
Varsity teams	19 (8 men's, 11 women's)
Football stadium	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Basketball arena	Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Baseball stadium	Condron Family Ballpark
Softball stadium	Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium
Soccer stadium	Donald R. Dizney Stadium
Lacrosse stadium	Donald R. Dizney Stadium
Tennis venue	Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex
Other venues	James G. Pressly Stadium Stephen C. O'Connell Center Natatorium Mark Bostick Golf Course
Mascot	Albert and Alberta Gator
Nickname	Gators
Fight song	"The Orange and Blue"
Colors	Orange and blue[1]
Website	floridagators.com
Team NCAA championships
42
Individual and relay NCAA champions
353

The Florida Gators are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Florida, located in Gainesville. The University of Florida, its athletic program, its alumni and its sports fans are often collectively referred to as the "Gator Nation." The Gators compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and are consistently ranked among the top college sports programs in the United States. The University of Florida currently fields teams in nine men's sports and twelve women's sports.^[2]

All Florida Gators sports teams compete in NCAA Division I,^[3] and 20 of the 21 Gators teams compete in the SEC.^[4] The sole University of Florida sports team that does not play in the SEC is the women's lacrosse team, which joined the American Athletic Conference beginning in the 2019 lacrosse season because the SEC does not sponsor competition in the sport.^[5] The University of Florida was one of the thirteen charter members who joined to form the new Southeastern Conference in 1932.^[6] Previously, the university was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1912 to 1921^[7] and the Southern Conference from 1922 until the SEC began play in the fall of 1933.^[8]

All Florida Gators sports teams have on-campus facilities, and most are located on or near Stadium Road on the north side of campus, including Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium for football;^[9] the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center for basketball,^[10][11] gymnastics,^[12] swimming and diving,^[13] indoor track and field,^[14] and volleyball;^[15] and James G. Pressly Stadium for soccer^[16] and outdoor track and field.^[17] The Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium, the Condron Ballpark, and the Donald R. Dizney Stadium for lacrosse are located on Hull Road on the southwestern side of the campus.^[18][19][20] The Mark Bostick Golf Course and Scott Linder Stadium for tennis are located on S.W. Second Avenue on the northwestern side of the campus.^[21][22][23]

The Florida Gators athletic program is administered by the University Athletic Association, Inc. (UAA), a private non-profit corporation that reports to the president of the university and its board of trustees.^[24] For the 2014–15 school year, the UAA had an operating budget of $103,310,001, projected revenues of $104,064,487, and made a $3.5 million contribution to the university's general fund.^[25] Scott Stricklin has been Florida's athletic director since 2016.