Belmont Abbey College

== Athletics ==
{{Infobox college athletics
| name                    = Belmont Abbey Crusaders
| logo                    = 
| logo_width              = 200
| university              = Belmont Abbey College
| association             = NCAA
| conference              = [[Conference Carolinas]] (primary)
| division                = [[NCAA Division II|Division II]]
| director                = Stephen Miss
| location                = [[Belmont, North Carolina]]
| first season            = 
| teams                   = 31
| mens_teams              = 14
| womens_teams            = 14
| coed_teams              = 3
| basketballarena         = Wheeler Center
| baseballfield           = Abbey Yard
| softballstadium         = Crusader Field
| soccerfield             = Alumni Field
| lacrossestadium         = Alumni Field
| tenniscourt             = Reidy Tennis Center
| mascot                  = 
| nickname                = Crusaders
| fightsong               =
| pageurl                 = https://abbeyathletics.com/
| ncaa titles             = 
| indiv_relay ncaa champs = 
}}

The Belmont Abbey Crusaders participate in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] program. The Crusaders are members of [[Conference Carolinas]]. Men's and women's [[lacrosse]], women's [[golf]]. Men's and women's [[tennis]] and men's and women's [[track and field]] have been added for the 2009 season. [[Al McGuire]] coached Basketball for the Crusaders from 1957 to 1964. During his tenure the team had 5 post-season tournament appearances.
In 2009, the Crusaders Baseball team reached the NCAA Division II World Series, at the [[USA Baseball Training Complex]] located in [[Cary, North Carolina]]. The Crusaders were ranked 6th in their respective regional tournament and went on to win four straight against nationally ranked teams to capture their first regional championship. The Crusaders fell to eventual National Champions [[Lynn University]] after winning two in a row. The Crusaders finished the season ranked 3rd in the Nation.

In 2012, the women's volleyball, women's soccer, and men's basketball teams all won the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas title. In 2018, the men's lacrosse team won the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas title.

In 2021, the women's basketball, and men's basketball teams both won the NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas titles.

As a member of Conference Carolinas, Belmont Abbey College competes annually for the league's Messick Award, which is presented for demonstrating the best overall sportsmanship over the entire conference schedule. As of 2019, Belmont Abbey Athletics has won the overall Messick Award four times: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 (tie) and 2016–17.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abbeyathletics.com/sport_virtue/MessickAward|title=Sport and Virtue|website=Belmont Abbey College Athletics Official Site}}</ref>