The Lincoln Blue Tigers are the athletic teams that represent Lincoln University, located in Jefferson City, Missouri, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) since the 2024–25 academic year.
The Blue Tigers previously competed in the Heartland Conference (1999–2010) and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (1970–1999 and 2010–2024).
In June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic Lincoln dropped its women's bowling program.
[5] The Blue Tigers have won fourteen NCAA Division II team championships.
Lincoln University doesn't have a name for their fight song, but it is sung to the tune of "The Washington and Lee Swing".