MSU sponsors 15 sports and is a NCAA Division I member institution, with football competing in the Football Championship Sub-Division (FCS). Montana State is an active member of the Big Sky Conference where it has the opportunity to participate in the following championships: Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Women’s Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field, Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field, Men’s and Women’s Tennis, and Women’s Golf. Men’s and Women’s Nordic and Alpine Skiing participate in the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Skiing Association (RMISA/NCAA). Bobcat Athletics also sponsors a Spirit Squad, which consists of cheer and dance, and houses the MSU Rodeo Team, as well.