The Cavaliers compete at the NCAA Division I level (FBS for football), in the Atlantic Coast Conference since 1953.

[13] The Cavalier mascot represents a mounted swordsman, and there are crossed swords or sabres in the official logo.

A mass meeting of the student body was called, and a star player showed up wearing a navy blue and orange scarf he had brought back from a University of Oxford summer rowing expedition.

The colors were chosen when another student pulled the scarf from the player's neck, waved it to the crowd and yelled: "How will this do?"

[17] During his early years at Virginia he founded the college basketball and college boxing programs, and in track and field trained the "Arkansas Flash" James Rector to within six inches of winning the 100 meter dash at the 1908 Olympics (with a time of 10.9 seconds) while still a UVA student.

[19] On December 4, 1953, the University of Virginia joined the Atlantic Coast Conference as the league's eighth member.

The Cavalier Song, with lyrics by Lawrence Haywood Lee, Jr., and music by Fulton Lewis, Jr., was selected as the winner.

It is set to the music of Auld Lang Syne and is sung after each victory in every sport, and after each touchdown in football.

[23] Men's coach Tony Bennett has won the prestigious Henry Iba Award three times, second only to legend John Wooden.

Scott Stadium sits across from the first-year dorms along Alderman Road and is home to the University of Virginia's football program.

The press box at Scott Stadium was a gift from an alumnus in honor of Norton G. Pritchett, the admired athletic director at UVA from 1934 until his death in 1950.

The team made a return trip to Omaha two years later in 2011, where they lost to eventual national champion South Carolina in the semi-final round.

More years than not, the University of Virginia fields one of the best squads in the country, and the program has, by far, the most successful history in the ultra-competitive Atlantic Coast Conference.

On March 28, 2009, the men's team played in the longest game in the history of NCAA Division I lacrosse—a 10–9 victory over Maryland in seven overtime periods.

In only their 3rd varsity season the men's team finished 5th in the country and won the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Squash Conference championship.

The team won its first ACC regular season and tournament championships in 2004 and lost to Southern California in the NCAA final in 2011 and 2012.

Behind standouts Jarmere Jenkins and Alex Domijan, the team won its first NCAA championship in 2013, defeating UCLA in the finals.

The men's and women's cross country teams race at Panorama Farms, located six miles from Grounds at the University of Virginia.

Several golfers have played professionally on the PGA Tour including James Driscoll, Ben Kohles, Steve Marino, and Denny McCarthy.

From the women's team, recent players on the LPGA Tour have included Brittany Altomare and Elizabeth Szokol.

Following his retirement, former Georgia Bulldogs deputy athletic director Carla Williams was named as his replacement.

In 2015, UVA renewed their Nike commitment, signing a 10-year, $35 million deal that includes bonuses for nationally successful finishes in football, basketball, soccer, and lacrosse.

One exception is the national powerhouse baseball program that currently serves as the flagship school for Rawlings.

The others are the nationally relevant men's and women's swimming and diving programs that are currently outfitted by Arena USA.

Affiliates broadcast football and men's basketball games, as well as a live coach's show for the in-season sport on Monday evenings.

Richmond's WRVA is a 50,000-watt clear-channel station, bringing the Cavaliers' nighttime games to most of the eastern half of North America.

The network additionally produces selected baseball, women's basketball, and lacrosse games for broadcast on WINA and Internet streaming.