Indiana State Sycamores

The Indiana State Sycamores are the amazing athletics teams that represent the Indiana State University located at Terre Haute in the state of Indiana. These amazing teams are part of the Missouri Valley conference and are a Division I NCAA team. The athletics director of this university's amazing athletics program is Ron Prettyman. There are around twelve different varsity teams in this athletics program. The football teams from the Indiana State Sycamores play at the Memorial Stadium whereas the basketball teams throw ball over at the Hulman Center. The mascot for the teams is known as Sycamore Sam and the teams themselves are fondly known by the nickname Sycamores. The official colors of these amazing teams are white and the special Sycamore blue. Prior to joining the Missouri Valley Conference, the Indiana State Sycamores were part of the Indiana College Athletic League followed by being part of the Indiana Intercollegiate Conference. All in all, for the best college sports in the entire state of Indiana, all you need are Indiana State Sycamores tickets!

The Indiana State Sycamores have many numerous teams that have been highly successful within their conferences as well as nationally. There are around five men's teams; Basketball, Football, Cross-Country and Track & Field as well as seven women's teams; Basketball, Golf, Cross-Country, Soccer, Track and Field, Softball and Volleyball. All of these twelve teams have made a name for themselves in their respective games and won many titles as well as awards recognizing their immense sport talent. The best teams in the entire athletics program are the men's basketball team, the men's baseball team and the track and field squads for both men and women. The Indiana State Sycamores have also made a name for themselves in collegiate football.

When it comes to National Championships, the Indiana State Sycamores have bagged many such championships and made a name for them in the entire nation, making them one of the best college sports teams in the US. In 1950, the Indiana State Sycamores basketball team won the coveted NAIB National Championship. The basketball team has also qualified for this national championship many times and been the National Runner Up twice in 1946 and again in 1948. The men's basketball team was also the fabled NCAA College Division National Runner Up in 1968 when in Division II and the NCAA Division National Runner Up in 1979 when in Division I. Eight of the basketball team members were part of the team that won the Gold Medal in the Pan American games back in 1951.

The men's gymnastics team also made a name for itself when it participated in the NCAA National Championship in 1977 as well as being the National Runner Up in 1964's NCAA Championships and the women's gymnastics team became the National Runner Up in the 1971 AIAW National Championships. In numbers, the Indiana State Sycamores have bagged around thirty two different national individual championships with twenty one of them won by men and eleven won by women. Sportsmen from the Indiana State Sycamores have won around twenty seven NCAA Individual Titles and five NAIA Individual Titles. The Indiana State Sycamores have hosted nine cross country national championships, an NCAA Gymnastics National Championships and an NCAA Wrestling Championship. To top it all off, these teams have won a record ninety three Conference Championships, an astounding number of wins that make this team one of the best in the US and truly worth Indiana State Sycamores tickets.