The Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (also FGCU) refer to the fifteen sports teams representing Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women`s basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, and tennis; women`s-only softball, swimming and diving, indoor volleyball, and sand volleyball; and men`s-only baseball. The Eagles compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. FGCU athletics began in the NAIA. In 2002, Florida Gulf Coast became an independent member of NCAA Division II. In 2006, Florida Gulf Coast applied for NCAA Division I status and became a transitory Division I effective in the 2007–08 season. Florida…