The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos are the athletic sports teams for the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona).
Cal Poly Pomona has 11 varsity sports teams and offers student participation in a wide range of sports including baseball, basketball, cross country, soccer, track and field, and volleyball. Cal Poly Pomona participates at the NCAA's Division II (DII) level in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).
The Broncos have 107 CCAA championships (regular season and tournament titles) and 15 National Championships. Current and former Cal Poly Pomona athletes have won 7 Olympic medals (3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze). As of 2024, Cal Poly ranks 9th in the nation in NCAA Division II Next College Student Athlete (NCSA) Power Rankings that calculate rankings based on NCSA recruiting network, general academic rankings by U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) graduation rates and IPEDS average cost after aid.
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NCAA Appearances
The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos have competed in the NCAA Tournament across 11 active sports (5 men's and 6 women's) 200 times at the Division II level.
Baseball (16): 1976 • 1979 • 1980 • 1983 • 1985 • 1988 • 1993 • 2011 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
Men's Basketball (17): 1962 • 1964 • 1976 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2022
Women's Basketball (30): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2019 • 2020 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025
Men's Cross Country (25): 1967 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1988 • 1990 • 1992 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025
Women's Cross Country (6): 1985 • 2010 • 2016 • 2017 • 2019 • 2025
Men's Soccer (10): 1998 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
Women's Soccer (6): 1999 • 2001 • 2012 • 2014 • 2019 • 2024
Men's Outdoor Track and Field (43): 1965 • 1967 • 1968 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1984 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1999 • 2000 • 2002 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • 2009 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 • 2015 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025
Women's Outdoor Track and Field (34): 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2002 • 2004 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2013 • 2014 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 • 2025
Team National Titles
The Broncos have won 13 NCAA championships at the Division II level, as well as two in the AIAW.
Men's (5)
Baseball (3): 1976 • 1980 • 1983
Basketball (1): 2010
Cross Country (1): 1983
Women's (10)
Basketball (5): 1982 • 1985 • 1986 • 2001 • 2002
Soccer (1): 2024
Tennis (4): 1980 (AIAW) • 1981 (AIAW) • 1991 • 1992
Results
Below is one national club team championship:
Co-ed Roller Hockey (1): 2003 (NCRHA)
Individual National Titles
Cal Poly Pomona has 25 individual national titles at the Division II level.
At the NCAA Division I level, Cal Poly Pomona is partially recognized for 1 individual championship - Eduardo Labastida who won a boxing title in 1957 in the 112-pound weight class. Labastida attended the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus, which didn't officially separate from Cal Poly Pomona until 1966. Cal Poly Pomona Athletics does not recognize this title, as Labastida is a member of the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Athletics Hall of Fame.
Conference Championships
CCAA regular season championships (86)
Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA regular season championships in the following events:
Men's sports (34):
Men's Water Polo (5) - 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Men's baseball (9) - 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2015, 2016
Men's Basketball (7) - 1980-81, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2017-18, 2018-19
Men's Cross Country (5) - 1983, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1997
Men's Outdoor Track & Field (6) - 1972, 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024
Men's Soccer (2) - 2014*, 2018, 2024
Women's sports (52):
Women's Basketball (25) - 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2013–14, 2025-26
Women's Soccer (5) - 1991, 1999, 2023, 2024, 2025
Women's Tennis (11) - 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2003
Women's Outdoor Track & Field (6) - 1997, 1998, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Women's Volleyball (5) - 1981, 1990, 2005, 2024, 2025
CCAA Tournament championships (22)
Cal Poly Pomona has won CCAA tournament championships in the following events:
Men's sports (8):
Baseball (3): 2015, 2019, 2022
Men's Basketball (2) - 2013, 2015
Men's Soccer (3) - 2014, 2015, 2019
Women's sports (14):
Women's Basketball (11) - 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2011
Women's Soccer (2) - 1999, 2024
Volleyball (1) - 2022
*CPP forced to vacate CCAA Regular Season title in 2014, determined ineligible for NCAA Tournament at season's end.
Olympics
Former sports
Football
Cal Poly Pomona fielded a college football team in Division II through the 1982 season. Jim Zorn was the Broncos' quarterback in 1973 and 1974; he played in the NFL for a decade, most notably as the starter for the expansion Seattle Seahawks.
Softball
While in existence, the Broncos' softball team appeared in seven Women's College World Series, in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988 and 1989. The team played in the Big West, a current Division I conference. When the Big West terminated Pomona's affiliation with the conference, Cal Poly Pomona determined they did not want to drop the program to Division II, nor play an independent schedule, thus discontinuing the sport in 1993. While there are no active plans to revive the sport, it's cited as a possibility by Brian Swanson, the current athletic director.
Club sports
There are currently 8 club sports at Cal Poly Pomona that are not affiliated with the Athletics department.
Basketball
Soccer
Volleyball
Tennis
Cycling
Roller Hockey
Martial Arts
Ultimate Frisbee
All students may only participate in any clubs/activities with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Bronco Pep Band
The Bronco Pep Band is a student-run band at the university. The band is currently a group within the Athletics Department.
Cal Poly Pomona music department student Daniel Sandt became the first director of what became known as "Bronco Pep Band version 2.0".
Directors
Daniel Sandt (2002–2005)
Steven Corral (2005–2009)
James Rodriguez (2009-2012)
Branden Herron (2012-2014)
Ramiro Castañeda (2014-2016)
Kingsley Hickman (2016-2018)
Viral Shukla (2018–2020)
Omar Arellano (2020–2023)
Stevie Bolanos (2023-2024)
Manny Gonzalez (2023-2025)
Kit Rugprayoon (2025-Present)
Fight song
The first fight song
Song of the Viking
Words by Jerry Voorhis, Sung to the tune of The Maine Stein Song
The new fight song
Cal Poly Pomona Fight Song
Words sung to the trio section of John Philip Sousa's "Solid Men to the Front".
Unofficial Fight Song
The finale of the overture to the opera William Tell has served as the university's fight song.