The Samford Bulldogs men’s basketball team currently competes in the Southern Conference. The Bulldogs have appeared three times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2024. They have been NCAA Division I since 1972 as an independent, in the Trans-Atlantic Athletic Conference (now ASUN Conference), the Ohio Valley Conference, and presently the Southern Conference. The Bulldogs have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) in 2017.