In 1987, the University of Chicago became a charter member of a new and unique NCAA Division III conference, the University Athletic Association. Comprised of some of the nation's leading research institutions, UAA members include Brandeis University, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Emory University, New York University, the University of Rochester, and Washington University in St. Louis.
Since its founding, the UAA has continued to serve as a bold statement of the vision of its founders — that the pursuit of academic and athletic excellence are complementary goals and can be achieved without the compromise of one by the other.
Since joining the UAA, UChicago teams have captured 81Â UAA conference championships, made 141Â NCAA tournament appearances, and posted 32Â national top-four finishes. Additionally, women's lacrosse won the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 CCIW conference titles.Â
| Â Conference Championship Teams |
 Years |
| Â Men's Basketball (6) |
 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008 |
| Â Women's Basketball (7) |
 1989, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2020 |
| Â Men's Cross Country (2) |
 2002, 2004 |
| Â Women's Cross Country (6) |
 1992, 1993, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2024 |
| Â Football (12) |
1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924, 1998,
2000, 2005, 2010, 2014 |
| Â Women's Lacrosse (4) |
 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Â Men's Soccer (8) |
 2001, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 |
| Â Women's Soccer (5) |
 1994, 1996, 1999, 2010, 2017 |
| Â Softball (1) |
 1996 |
| Â Men's Tennis (3) |
 2018, 2022, 2024 |
| Â Women's Tennis (6) |
 2010, 2012, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Â Men's Track & Field, Indoor (3) |
 2002, 2008, 2025 |
| Â Women's Track & Field, Indoor (5) |
 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2018 |
| Â Women's Track & Field, Outdoor (1) |
 2015 |
| Â Volleyball (1) |
 2013 |
 Wrestling (18)
 |
1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2023 |
