The UT Permian Basin Falcons (also UTPB Falcons) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Texas Permian Basin, located in Odessa, Texas, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in Lone Star Conference for most of their varsity sports since the 2016–17 academic year.
[5] After a successful transition period, UTPB became a full member of the NCAA at the Division II level in the fall of 2008.
[2] The Falcons have seen success since joining the Lone Star, shocking the league in their first season by winning the men's basketball conference championship.
On November 2, 2020, Todd Dooley took over as director of athletics, replacing the retiring Scott Farmer, who served as AD since 2017.
[6] After the COVID pandemic forced the 2020 football season to be moved to the spring, the Falcons went 5-0 and finished undefeated for the first time in program history.