Men's teams include baseball, basketball, cross-country, diving, football, tennis, and track and field.

The ibis was selected as the school's mascot because it is typically the last animal to flee an approaching hurricane and the first to reappear after the storm, making it a symbol of leadership and courage.

Dozens of Miami Hurricanes football players have gone on to excel in the NFL, and eleven to date have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jim Otto in 1980, Ted Hendricks in 1990, Jim Kelly in 2002, Michael Irvin in 2007, Cortez Kennedy in 2012, Warren Sapp in 2013, Ray Lewis in 2018, Ed Reed in 2019, Edgerrin James in 2020, and Devin Hester and Andre Johnson in 2024.

The University of Miami has won four national championships (1982, 1985, 1999 and 2001) and reached the College World Series 22 times in the 34 seasons since 1974.

The team plays its games on the University of Miami campus at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field.

The University of Miami baseball team holds the NCAA record for the most consecutive post season appearances (44 from 1973 through 2016).

The University of Miami's men's basketball team has produced several players who have gone on to play professionally in the NBA.

Barry is the Hurricanes' only consensus All-American in basketball and led the nation in scoring his senior year with a 37.4 average during the 1964–65 season.

In the middle of the 1970 season, the university's board of trustees attempted to shut the program down, which forced Will Allen to organize his teammates and strike because it was not sufficient notice for the players to transfer schools.

In 1971, the university dropped the program,[9] with the board citing inadequate facilities, sagging attendance, and serious financial losses as justifications for the decision.

The program's fortunes turned around in 1990 when Miami hired Leonard Hamilton as head basketball coach and accepted an invitation to join the Big East.

Hamilton left at the end of the 2000 season to become head coach of the NBA's Washington Wizards and was replaced by Perry Clark.

Despite a win over powerhouse North Carolina to christen the new arena, Clark's teams performed woefully over the next two seasons.

In the 2012–2013 season, the University of Miami defeated first-ranked Duke 90–63, won their first 13 ACC games, and attained the highest Associated Press ranking (second in the nation) in school history.

In 2009, University of Miami women's basketball forward Shenise Johnson competed on the gold medal-winning USA Team at the 2009 U19 World Championships.

That season, Miami went undefeated at the Watsco Center, extending their home winning streak to 24 straight games.

[17] As of 2019[update], the University of Miami has produced two Heisman Trophy winners, Vinny Testaverde in 1986 and Gino Torretta in 1992.

[19] To date, eleven Miami Hurricanes have been inducted into the NFL's Pro Football Hall of Fame: Jim Otto in 1980, Ted Hendricks in 1990, Jim Kelly in 2002, Michael Irvin in 2007, Cortez Kennedy in 2012, Warren Sapp in 2013, Ray Lewis in 2018, Ed Reed in 2019, Edgerrin James in 2020, and Devin Hester and Andre Johnson in 2024.

They also went undefeated in the Big East Conference and capped off their amazing season by winning the Rose Bowl, which served as the BCS National Championship Game, defeating Nebraska 37-14.

The University of Miami tennis program has produced several men's and women's players who have gone on to amateur and professional accomplishment, including current Brazilian professional player Monique Albuquerque, Israel team player Maya Tahan, 1960 Wimbledon Singles champion Rod Mandelstam, 1987 Pan American Games Doubles gold medal winner Ronni Reis, 2006–07 NCCA Women's singles champion Audra Cohen, 1947 Wimbledon Doubles champion Doris Hart, and former professional tennis players Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer, Julia Cohen, Gardnar Mulloy, Ed Rubinoff, Michael Russell, Pancho Segura, and Todd Widom.

The team plays its home golf matches at Deering Bay Yacht and Country Club in Coral Gables.

One of the University of Miami's most notable track and field athletes is Lauryn Williams, who earned nine All-American honors.

[34] Amy Deem, who had been the women's coach for 17 years, was appointed the University of Miami's director of track and field/cross country.

[44] However, in the past, female athletes filed complaints with the federal government in the 1970s and 1980s alleging unequal funding and facilities for UM women's sports.

[47] Some critics of Miami's allocation of fiscal resources within the university's athletics department have blamed the decision to drop certain men's teams on Title IX compliance.

In 2019, the team qualified for nationals, held at WinStar World Casino in Oklahoma, for the first time in the club's history.

The club is a student-run organization with four dedicated volunteer coaches from the Miami sailing community, enabling them to hold practice three days per week and accommodate students different class schedules.

[51] A sanctioned men's soccer team played for a handful of years from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, but the program received little funding and no scholarships and was ultimately dropped.