Dallas Baptist University

==Athletics==
{{main|Dallas Baptist Patriots}}
Dallas Baptist University's Patriot Athletic Department sponsors 15 intercollegiate athletics teams that compete in the [[NCAA|National Collegiate Athletic Association]] ([[NCAA]]) and the [[National Christian College Athletic Association]] ([[NCCAA]]). DBU also sponsors cheerleading and beginning in the fall of 2010, ice hockey at the club levels.  All teams compete at the [[NCAA Division II]] level and compete in the [[Lone Star Conference]], with the exception of the baseball team, which is a member of the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] [[Conference USA]], which they joined in the 2014 season. Although the baseball team played as an independent for several years, they accepted an invitation to join the [[Western Athletic Conference]] for the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=WAC Adds DBU, CSUB in 2012-13|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2011-09-19/wac-adds-dbu-csub-2012-13|publisher=NCAA|access-date=29 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015221255/http://www.ncaa.com/news/baseball/article/2011-09-19/wac-adds-dbu-csub-2012-13|archive-date=15 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>  DBU also sponsors six intercollegiate club sports. The Diamond Belles are also an active part of the Patriot Athletic Department, serving as an auxiliary group of the Athletic Department.

In 2021, the Women's Golf team won the NCAA Division II National Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=NCAA.com|title=See the birdie putt that clinched DBU's DII women's golf national championship {{!}} NCAA.com|url=https://www.ncaa.com/live-updates/golf-women/d2/dbu-wins-2021-ncaa-dii-womens-golf-championship|access-date=2021-12-30|website=www.ncaa.com|language=en}}</ref>

The DBU Baseball Team continues to be a premier sport for the school, with the team returning to an NCAA Super Regionals for the second time in school history in 2021, falling to Virginia in Game 3.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-14|title=Dallas Baptist tries to put an unbelievable season in perspective after falling just short of the College World Series|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/other-schools/2021/06/14/dallas-baptist-eliminated-one-game-short-of-college-world-series-falls-to-virginia-in-super-regional/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=Dallas News|language=en}}</ref> 
[[File:Joan and Andy Horner Ballpark, Dallas Baptist University.jpg|right|thumb|<span style="font-size:100%;">Horner Ballpark</span>]]

The Athletic Department also features a Christ-centered Patriot Discipleship program, entitled "Champions for Christ," as well as the Athletic Department's Global Missions Initiative with athletic mission trips to Guatemala,<ref>{{cite web|last=Henson|first=George|title=DBU team hits home run with Guatemalan children|url=http://www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7064&Itemid=135|publisher=Baptist Standard}}</ref> Northern England,<ref>{{cite web|title=DBU tennis teams share gospel in England|url=http://www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11417&Itemid=53|publisher=Baptist Standard|access-date=4 September 2011}}</ref> Peru,<ref>{{cite web|title=DBU women's teams bring joy to orphans in Peru|url=http://www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9328&Itemid=53|publisher=Baptist Standard}}</ref> and South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|title=DBU students share basketball, cheerleading and the gospel in Korea|url=http://www.baptiststandard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10304&Itemid=53|publisher=Baptist Standard}}</ref>

===Teams===
A member of the [[Lone Star Conference]], Dallas Baptist University sponsors eight men's and seven women's teams in [[NCAA]]-sanctioned sports:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dbupatriots.com|title=The Official Site of Dallas Baptist University Patriots Athletics|work=dbupatriots.com}}</ref> DBU is also home to a debate team that competes within the International Public Debate Association (IPDA). The team began competing in the fall of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DBU Debate Team {{!}} Dallas Baptist University |url=https://www.dbu.edu/debate/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.dbu.edu}}</ref> 
{| class="wikitable"
!Men's Intercollegiate Sports
!Women's Intercollegiate Sports
!Club Sports
|-
|Baseball
|Cross Country
|Ice Hockey
|-
|Basketball
|Golf
|Cheerleading
|-
|Cross Country
|Soccer
|Drill/Dance (Patriettes)
|-
|Golf
|Tennis
|Bass Fishing
|-
|Track and Field
|Track and Field
|Men's Lacrosse
|-
|Tennis
|Volleyball
|Bowling
|-
|Soccer
|STUNT
|Esports
|}
* '''Note''' = The [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] baseball team competes as an affiliate member of [[Conference USA]]