UIC Flames
| UIC Flames | |
|---|---|
| University | University of Illinois Chicago |
| Conference | MVC (primary) MAC (men's swimming & diving & men's tennis) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Varsity teams | 18 (8 men’s and 10 women’s) |
| Basketball arena | Credit Union 1 Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Curtis Granderson Stadium |
| Softball stadium | Flames Field |
| Soccer stadium | Flames Field |
| Other venues | Cog Hill Golf and Country Club Flames Athletic Center Flames Natatorium Flames Outdoor Tennis Courts UIC Dorin Forum |
| Mascot | Sparky |
| Nickname | Flames |
| Fight song | "Fire Up Flames" |
| Colors | Navy blue and fire engine red |
| Website | uicflames |
The UIC Flames are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Illinois Chicago, located in Chicago, Illinois, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) since the 2022–23 academic year. The Flames previously competed in the D-I Horizon League from 1994–95 to 2021–22; in the D-I Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con, now currently known as the Summit League since the 2007–08 school year) from 1982–83 to 1993–94; as an NCAA D-I Independent during the 1981–82 school year; and in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1949–50 to about 1980–81.