They will be eligible for conference championships and awards immediately but ineligible for NCAA postseason play for the first two seasons during the transition process.

The women's volleyball team cracked the NCAA Division II top 10, the only transitioning school to do so in any sport.

The Sunbirds have consistently defeated crosstown institution NCAA Division I rival Fresno State of the Mountain West Conference, with a 7–1 all-time record against the Bulldogs.

In the same stretch, FPU played for five straight NAIA Men's Tennis Championships with victories in 2009 and 2011 before joining the NCAA prior to the 2012–13 academic year.

[8] Fresno Pacific has a reputation for turning out an extraordinary number of professional athletes for a school of its size.

[10] FPU has had four alumni go on to reach Major League Soccer, as well as numerous others who have gone on to play professionally in the United States and around the world.

Former Sunbird Pablo Campos went on to win the MLS Cup with Real Salt Lake and is currently a star forward for the Minnesota United FC of the North American Soccer League.

[11] The FPU men's basketball program has continuously put out professional athletes both overseas and in the United States.

[12] In 2013, FPU guard John Taylor led NCAA Division II in scoring at 27.5 points per game and declared for the NBA draft.