Pikeville Bears
The Pikeville Bears, also the UPike Bears, are the athletic teams that represent the University of Pikeville, located in Pikeville, Kentucky, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference since the 2023–24 academic year. The Bears previously competed in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They have been known as the River States Conference from 1958–59 to 1999–2000. More recently, the Bears competed in the Mid-South Conference from 2000–2001 to 2022–2023.
Conference affiliations
NAIA- Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Mid-South Conference
- Appalachian Athletic Conference
Varsity teams