The
Eastern Michigan Eagles, formerly known as the Eastern Michigan Hurons, are the athletic teams for
Eastern Michigan University. The Eagles are members of the
Mid-American Conference (MAC), housing 20 of their 21 varsity sports in that conference. The only exception is the
women's rowing program; since the MAC does not sponsor that sport, EMU houses that team in the
Colonial Athletic Association. Altogether, they have won three
NCAA Division II national championships and 13
NAIA Division I national championships in five different sports (baseball, men's cross country, men's swimming and diving, men's indoor track and field, and men's outdoor track and field); moreover, EMU has been NCAA Division I national runner-up twice. In 1940, the men's cross country team finished second to
Indiana University at the national meet hosted by
Michigan State University.