DID YOU KNOW? North Carolina Central University sports teams have won 41 conference championships in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), including 10 conference titles in its final three seasons of NCAA Division II competition (2004-07).
In addition, two NCCU teams have captured national championship titles. The Eagles won the NCAA Division II men’s basketball national championship in 1989, while the men’s track & field team won the NAIA national championship in 1972.
NCCU has competed in the NCAA playoffs 21 times in the sports of football, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, softball and women’s cross country.
As part of North Carolina Central University's Centennial celebration, the NCCU Department of Athletics posted sports history facts from the institution's first 100 years to its official web site, www.NCCUEaglePride.com, every week during the year-long observance.
This is the 44th and final edition of the “NCCU Centennial Sports History: Did You Know?” fact. To continue following NCCU Athletics and witness the Eagles making more history, visit www.NCCUEaglePride.com.
CHAMPIONSHIPS / NCAA POST-SEASON
Basketball (Men)
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA): 1946, 1950
NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 1957, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997
NCAA Division II Regional Champions: 1989, 1993
NCAA Division II National Champions: 1989
Football
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA): 1953, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1963, 1980, 2005, 2006
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions (MEAC): 1972, 1973
NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances: 1988, 2005, 2006
Track & Field (Men)
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA): 1964, 1965, 1971
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions (MEAC): 1972, 1973, 1974
NAIA National Champions: 1972
Tennis (Men)
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA): 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1965, 1998
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champions (MEAC): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
Volleyball (Women)
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA): 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006
NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances: 2004, 2005, 2006
Softball
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA): 1998, 1999, 2006
NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances: 2006, 2007
Basketball (Women)
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA): 1984, 2007
NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances: 1984, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007
Cross Country (Women)
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA): 2005, 2006
NCAA Division II Regional Champions: 2006
Cross Country (Men)
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA): 2004
Bowling (Women)
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Champions (CIAA): 2001
