[2] As a primary member of the Mountain West Conference, the United States Air Force Academy sponsors teams in sixteen men's, ten women's, and one coed NCAA-sanctioned sports.

Air Force enjoyed some success on the baseball diamond in its early years and recently, earning seven berths to the NCAA Division I playoffs (1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969 and 2022).

They finished as runner-up in 2000, when they lost to San Diego State in the MW tournament championship game (which would have earned an automatic berth).

The Academy's most famous basketball alumnus, however, is Gregg Popovich, a Hall of Fame coach who has led the San Antonio Spurs to five NBA titles to date.

[6] On November 5, 2021, the men's and women's boxing teams took part in the first-ever boxing matches held at Globe Life Field, as a pre-gameday event before the Army-Air Force football game the following day; Air Force won the matchup 6 bouts to 4.

In the East Regional of the 2009 NCAA tournament, Air Force upset top seed Michigan 2–0, and just missed going to the Frozen Four in a 3–2 double overtime loss to Vermont.

Air Force finished as one of the top 3 teams in the country 11 times from 1980 to 1995, including back-to-back national championships in 1989 and 1990.

Air Force won the 2012 Rocky Mountain 7s tournament to qualify for the 2012 USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships.

[15] Air Force also played in the 2013 USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships, reaching the quarterfinals.

It's one of the must successful men's team handball college program in the country with 3 national titles.

The Air Force men's team is one of few colleges which has won an adults national title this was in the year 1978.