The Georgetown Tigers are the athletic teams that represent

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located in Georgetown,

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, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the

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(NAIA), primarily competing in the

Mid-South Conference The Mid-South Conference (MSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Member institutions are located in Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. The league is headquartered in Lo ...

(MSC) since the 1995–96 academic year. The Tigers previously competed in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC; now currently known as the River States Conference (RSC) since the 2016–17 school year) from 1916–17 to 1994–95.

Attempt to move to NCAA Division II

On April 28, 2012, the college officially announced that after a year-long study, it had decided to transfer its athletics program to

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...

. It was presumed they would join the newly formed

Great Midwest Athletic Conference The Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. It was named the 24th (at the time) NCAA Division II conference and ope ...

(G-MAC). However, on July 24, 2012, the college announced that its application to join the NCAA was denied. The membership committee had notified them on July 12 that "it felt that Georgetown College was not ready to enter the process at this time." As of 2021, Georgetown hasn't yet re-applied to transition into NCAA Division II.

Varsity teams

Georgetown competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball; and co-ed sports include archery and cheerleading. Former sports included women's acrobatics & tumbling. Club sports include bass fishing and dance.

Overview

* 3 NAIA football national championships (1991, 2000, and 2001)National Championships
/ref> * 3 NAIA men's basketball national championships (1998, 2013, & 2019 )

Football

Accomplishments

* National Champions – 1991, 2000, 2001 * National Finalist – 1991, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 * National Semi-Finalist – 2004, 2011 * 19 Mid-South Conference Champions – 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 * NAIA National Coach of the Year – Bill Cronin – 2000, 2001

Men's basketball

Accomplishments

* 38 appearances in NAIA National Tournament (Tournament Record) * 28 consecutive NAIA appearances (Tournament Record) * 57 wins in National Tournament History * 22 Sweet Sixteen appearances * 14 Elite Eight appearances * 12 Fab Four appearances * 7 National Title games * 3 National Championships

Notable alumni

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– American country singer (attended, but did not graduate)

References

External links

* {{Mid-South Conference navbox

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