the athletics teams of the university are called the falcons. they have 7 varsity teams for men and 10 for women, most of which compete in the mid-american conference. the men's ice hockey team plays in the central collegiate hockey association, which was re-formed starting with the 2021–22 season by several schools that left the western collegiate hockey association. bowling green had been a member of the first ccha for that league's entire history (1971–2013).