The University's 14 men’s and women’s teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level.
Only three times in Big South Conference history has the same institution claimed the men's and women's basketball titles in the same year.
In 2024, the Lancers won the Big South men's basketball tournament for the second time in three years and earned a berth in the NCAA Division I Tournament.
Since joining the Big South, the Longwood softball team has won five Big South tournament crowns and three regular-season titles.
[6] The Lancers have appeared in the NCAA Division I softball tournament four times.