The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers represents the athletic programs and intercollegiate teams of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. An NCAA Division I school, the university competed in the Sun Belt Conference up until 2013, when it moved to Conference USA. Western Kentucky's basketball program has enjoyed several periods of sustained success, with both the men's and women's squads making multiple NCAA Tournament appearances. Other men's and women's athletic programs sponsored by the university include football, baseball, cross country, softball, soccer, golf, swimming and volleyball.
