Who is Michigan Wolverines

The Michigan Wolverines comprise 24 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which competes in the NCAA inter-divisional Collegiate Water Polo Association. Team colors are maize and blue—which are different shades of "maize" and "blue" than the university at large.Which Maize? Which Blue?. Michigan Today, Fall 1996 The Winged Helmet is a recognized icon of Michigan Athletics.

In 10 of the past 14 years (through 2008-2009), Michigan has finished in the top five of the NACDA Director's Cup, a list compiled by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics that charts institutions' overall success in college sports. UM has finished in the top ten of the Directors' Cup standings in fourteen of the award's sixteen seasons.