The University of California, Irvine , is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California, United States. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and professional degrees, and roughly 31,000 undergraduates and 6,200 graduate students are enrolled. Nestled in the rolling coastal foothills of Orange County and five miles from pristine Pacific Ocean beaches, UCI's campus benefits from a perfect Mediterranean climate.
UC Irvine Anteaters compete in the Big West conference. Playing the likes of: Hawaii, Santa Barbara, San Diego and Cal Poly. In 2023 the programme won their 3rd straight Big West Championship and made it to the final 16 of the National Tournament. Defeating UCLA in Round 1 in a big upset victory.
They are a programme with huge momentum riding the crest of a wave from the past few seasons. Englishman Scott Juniper is the long time head coach and is the most successful coach in the programmes history.