Welcome, Oakland!

On July 1, Oakland University officially starts its membership in the Horizon League.

A quick history of the university:
Oakland University celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding in 2007. When it opened in 1959, 570 students were enrolled, and the charter class graduated in 1963 with 125 students receiving diplomas. Today, more than 18,000 students attend classes at OU each fall. Oakland University was created in 1957 when the late Alfred and Matilda Wilson donated $2 million and their 1,500-acre estate to Michigan State University to start a new college in Oakland County. Named Michigan State University - Oakland, the college enrolled its first students in 1959. The name changed to Oakland University in 1963. In 1970, the Michigan Legislature recognized the maturity and stature of Oakland University by granting it autonomy, and Michigan's governor appointed Oakland's first Board of Trustees.

With 129 baccalaureate degree programs and 99 graduate degree and certificate programs, Oakland provides a learner-centered education with flexible class schedules and increased facilities, student services, classroom technologies, labs, internships, co-ops and research opportunities with corporate partners.

Rated one of the country's 82 doctoral/research universities by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Oakland University offers students opportunities to work directly on research projects with expert faculty who bring current knowledge right to the classroom.

As it enters the Horizon League, the Golden Grizzlies boast 49 Mid-Continent Conference championships and regular season titles, and 37 NCAA championship appearances. More than half of all student-athletes maintain a GPA over 3.0.

Division I League Championships
24 regular season titles
49 tournament championships**
37 NCAA appearances

**This includes Cross Country, Swimming and Diving League Championships

Student-Athlete Academic Achievement
1,581 Academic all-league selections

Division I Championships and NCAA Appearances
Sport (regular season, tournament, NCAA)
1997-98, '98-99 were transition years from D-II to D-I

1999-00
Men's Basketball (regular season)
Women's Basketball (regular season)
Women's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving (43rd at NCAA Championships, 1 point)

2000-01
Women's Basketball (regular season)
Men's Soccer (regular season)
Women's Soccer (regular season, tournament)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Softball (regular season)

2001-02
Women's Basketball (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Softball (tournament, NCAA tournament - 0-2)
Men's Swimming and Diving (Did not score at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (Did not score at NCAA Championships)

2002-03
Men's Cross Country
Women's Cross Country (no league title, Did not score at NCAA Championships)
Men's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Softball (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1-2)
Men's Swimming and Diving (27th at NCAA Championships, 17 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving (Did not score at NCAA Championships)

2003-04
Men's Soccer (regular season, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (Did not score at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving (39th at NCAA Championships, 1 point)

2004-05
Men's Basketball (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1-1)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving

2005-06
Men's Cross Country
Women's Basketball (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Soccer (regular season)
Women's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving (25th at NCAA Championships, 22 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving

2006-07
Women's Basketball (regular season, WNIT appearance)
Women's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (35th at NCAA Championships, 3.5 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving

2007-08
Men's Soccer (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1-1)
Women's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (27th at NCAA Championships, 23 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving

2008-09
Men's Soccer (regular season, NCAA tournament** - 1st Round) 
Women's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving (35th at NCAA Championships, 5 points)
Women's Swimming and Diving
**Oakland hosted Ohio State at OU Soccer Field

2009-10
Men's Basketball (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Men's Track and Field (Jason Bigelow finished 23rd in 1500 meters)
Women's Track and Field (NCAA Outdoor Regional Championships, Micah Jones, long jump)

2010-11
Men's Basketball (regular season, tournament, NCAA tournament - 2nd Round)
Women's Cross Country
Men's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Women's Soccer (regular season)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving
Men's Track and Field (NCAA Outdoor Championships, Zack Jones finished 26th in 10,000 meters)
Women's Track and Field (NCAA Outdoor Championships, Lia Jones finished 28th in 5,000 meters)

2011-12
Women's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 1st Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving
Women's Swimming and Diving

2012-13
Men's Soccer
Women's Soccer (tournament, NCAA tournament - 2nd Round)
Men's Swimming and Diving (DNS at NCAA Championships)
Women's Swimming and Diving
Women's Track and Field (NCAA Outdoor Regional Championships, Brittni Hutton, 10,000 meters, Breanna Peabody, 400m hurdles)