Houston Baptist Huskies

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Houston Baptist University (commonly abbreviated HBU) is a private Baptist institution founded in 1960. It is located in the southwest part of Houston, Texas near the Southwest Freeway.

On April 4, 2007, it was announced that The Huskies were applying for readmission into the NCAA as a Division I member.1

HBU had been a member of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Division I and the Red River Athletic Conference.

Houston Baptist will field 14 sports beginning in 2007-08.

MEN: Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Cross-Country

WOMEN: Basketball, Softball, Volleyball, Soccer, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Cross Country, Golf

The athletics department boasts an 80% graduation rate amongst its student-athletes.