The Maryland Terrapins, most commonly referred to as the Terps, represent the University of Maryland, College Park in NCAA sports. The University of Maryland is an NCAA Division I-A school that belongs to the Atlantic Coast Conference and currently sponsors 27 varsity sports. Their mascot is Testudo the Turtle, who was born in 1932, when Dr. Curley Byrd suggested that the school's mascot should be the diamondback terrapin. Their official colors are red, white, black, and gold.

The Maryland Terrapins (commonly referred to as 'the Terps') is the intercollegiate football team that represents the University of Maryland in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

The team's history includes two national championships, nine ACC championships, two Southern Conference championships, two perfect undefeated seasons, numerous All-Americans and Hall of Fame inductees, and 22 bowl game appearances. Maryland holds the record for third-most ACC championships at nine, behind only Florida State (12) and Clemson (13). Many former Terrapin players and coaches have gone on to careers in professional football, including 14 first-round NFL draft picks.

Since Ralph Friedgen took over as head coach in 2001, Terrapins football has experienced a period of resurgence, winning the ACC Championship in 2001, many sought-after new recruits, and five bowl game appearances to include a BCS bowl and three bowl championships. During Friedgen's tenure, the Terps have accumulated a 56-31 record.

The University of Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team has been one of the most successful college basketball programs in the country since hiring Coach Gary Williams before the 1989-1990 season. Since the hiring of Williams, the Terrapins have gone to twelve NCAA tournaments, including eleven straight from 1994-2004, highlighted by the school's first Final Four appearance in 2001, and its first national title in 2002.