Florida State Seminoles

The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I (Division I FBS for football). FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a divisional format. The current athletic director is Colonel Randy Spetman, who was introduced on February 4, 2008. The Seminoles field 17 teams, 8 men and 9 women and have won 12 team National Titles, over 100 team Conference Titles as well as numerous individual national and conference titles. In 1999, the Seminoles football team became the first national champion to begin the season as the top-ranked team without losing that position for the entire season. Recently, the men's outdoor track and field team has won three consecutive NCAA national titles. The "Seminoles" name is derived from the Seminole people historically of Florida, and was chosen by students in 1947. Since 1978, the teams have been represented by the symbols Chief Osceola and Renegade, the former of whom represents the Seminole chief Osceola. The logo, a profile of a Seminole warrior, was created using the actual profile of Thomas Wright, who wrote the Florida State University Fight Song. The use of the Seminoles and Osceola name and imagery is officially sanctioned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.