San Diego Toreros
The San Diego Toreros are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of San Diego. The Toreros compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the West Coast Conference.
National championships
Team
| NCAA | Division II | Men's Tennis | 1974 | UC Irvine | 25–20 |
| NCAA | Division II | Men's Tennis | 1975† | Southern Colorado State | — |
- † Title shared with UC Irvine
Notable athletes
- Oliver Kane - MLR Prop San Diego Legion
- Jamal Agnew - NFL wide receiver
- Eric Bakhtiari - former NFL linebacker
- Kris Bryant - MLB outfielder/third baseman
- Josh Butler - former MLB pitcher
- Brady Clark - Former MLB outfielder
- Dylan Covey - former MLB pitcher
- Ross Dwelley - NFL tight end
- Scott Garlick - former MLS Goalkeeper
- Michael Gasperson - NFL wide receiver
- A.J. Griffin - former MLB pitcher
- Evan Hlavacek - former AFL wide receiver
- Josh Johnson - NFL quarterback
- Zuzana Lešenarová - former professional tennis player
- Matt Maslowski - former NFL wide receiver
- John Matthews - former NFL wide receiver
- Brian Matusz - former MLB pitcher
- Mike McCoy - former MLB utility player
- James Pazos - MLB pitcher
- Paul Sewald - MLB pitcher
- Sammy Solís - former MLB pitcher
- Vern Valdez - former NFL defensive back
- Stan Washington - former NBA player
- John Wathan - former MLB utility player
Notable non-varsity teams
Rugby
The University of San Diego Rugby Football Club was founded in 1980. USD plays college rugby in Division 1-AA in the Gold Coast Conference. They are coached by Charlie Purdon.In the 2021–22 season, USD finished 4-0 in conference play and qualified for the D1-AA national playoffs in both 15s and 7s, where they lost to Fresno State 46-7 and defeated Sacramento State 53-17. The Toreros then regrouped and poised themselves to take a shot at the National Title in 7s later that year in Atlanta, Georgia. The Toreros went 6-0 in the tournament, defeating Kennesaw State, Iowa State, Harvard, Stanford, Nebraska, and finally Harvard once again to claim the First National Championship in the club's 42-year history: