The George Washington Colonials are the athletic teams of George Washington University

George Washington University

The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...

. The school sponsors 21 varsity sports (8 men, 11 women), the majority of which compete in the Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The men's and women's water polo

Water polo

Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...

 teams compete in the Collegiate Water Polo Association

Collegiate Water Polo Association

The Collegiate Water Polo Association is a conference of colleges and universities in the Eastern United States that compete in varsity water polo...

 and the women's gymnastics

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

 team is independent. The Colonials' colors are buff

Buff (colour)

Buff is a pale yellow-brown colour that got its name from the colour of buff leather.Displayed on the right is the colour buff.EtymologyAccording to the Oxford English Dictionary, buff as a descriptor of a colour was first used in the London Gazette of 1686, describing a uniform to be "A Red Coat...

 and blue

Blue

Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...

. George Washington formerly sponsored a varsity football team

George Washington Colonials football

The George Washington Colonials football team represented The George Washington University in National Collegiate Athletic Association major college-level football competition from 1881 to 1966. The Colonials were most successful between the 1930s and 1950s when they regularly played top-level...

, which was disbanded in 1966.

Teams

Men		Women
Sport	Facility	Sport	Facility
Baseball	Barcroft Park Barcroft Park Barcroft Park is a baseball field located on in Arlington, Virginia, USA. The field is home to the George Washington Colonials baseball team of the Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The field holds a capacity of 1,000 fans...	Basketball	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Charles E. Smith Athletic Center The Charles E. Smith Athletic Center is a 5,000-seat multipurpose arena in Washington D.C.. It is home to the George Washington University Colonials men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the university's swimming, water polo, gymnastics, and volleyball teams...
Basketball George Washington Colonials men's basketball The George Washington Colonials Basketball team represents The George Washington University in Washington, DC. It plays its home games in the Charles E. Smith Center, which is also shared with other George Washington Colonials athletic programs. The school's team currently competes in the Atlantic...	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Charles E. Smith Athletic Center The Charles E. Smith Athletic Center is a 5,000-seat multipurpose arena in Washington D.C.. It is home to the George Washington University Colonials men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the university's swimming, water polo, gymnastics, and volleyball teams...	Cross Country	Bull Run Park
Cross Country	Bull Run Park	Gymnastics	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Charles E. Smith Athletic Center The Charles E. Smith Athletic Center is a 5,000-seat multipurpose arena in Washington D.C.. It is home to the George Washington University Colonials men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the university's swimming, water polo, gymnastics, and volleyball teams...
Golf	Laurel Hill Golf Club	Lacrosse	GW Athletic Fields
Rowing	Thompson Boat Center	Rowing	Thompson Boat Center
Soccer	GW Athletic Fields	Soccer	GW Athletic Fields
Squash	-	Softball	GW Athletic Fields
Swimming	GW Swim Center	Squash	-
Tennis	GW Tennis Center	Swimming	GW Swim Center
Water Polo	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Charles E. Smith Athletic Center The Charles E. Smith Athletic Center is a 5,000-seat multipurpose arena in Washington D.C.. It is home to the George Washington University Colonials men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the university's swimming, water polo, gymnastics, and volleyball teams...	Tennis	GW Tennis Center
		Volleyball	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Charles E. Smith Athletic Center The Charles E. Smith Athletic Center is a 5,000-seat multipurpose arena in Washington D.C.. It is home to the George Washington University Colonials men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the university's swimming, water polo, gymnastics, and volleyball teams...
		Water Polo	Charles E. Smith Athletic Center Charles E. Smith Athletic Center The Charles E. Smith Athletic Center is a 5,000-seat multipurpose arena in Washington D.C.. It is home to the George Washington University Colonials men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the university's swimming, water polo, gymnastics, and volleyball teams...