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The intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are known as the Fighting Illini. In the world of popular intercollegiate sports, the University's teams are also known as "the Illini", or commonly "Illinois". The University offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports. The University operates a number of top athletic facilities, including Memorial Stadium for football, the Assembly Hall for men's basketball, and the Atkins Tennis Center for men's and women's tennis.

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[edit] Organization

The University's Division of Intercollegiate Athletics administers the official athletics teams of the University. All of the University's athletics teams participate in the NCAA's Division I, and form the Big Ten Conference with 10 other primarily midwestern universities. The football team participates in a subdivision within the Division I known as Division I-A.

[edit] Men's Sports

Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, tennis, swimming and diving, track and field, and wrestling.

[edit] Women's Sports

Basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

[edit] Championships

[edit] Baseball

  • Big Ten Champions: 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1921, 1922, 1927, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1962, 1963, 1989, 1990, 1998, 2005

[edit] Basketball: Men

  • NCAA Final Four: 1949, 1951, 1952, 1989, 2005
  • Big Ten Champions: 1915, 1918, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1951 1952, 1963, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
  • Big Ten Tournament Champions: 2003, 2005

[edit] Basketball: Women

  • Big Ten Champions: 1997

[edit] Cross Country: Men

  • Big Ten Champions: 1921, 1947, 1984

[edit] Football

[edit] Golf: Men

  • Big Ten Champions: 1923, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1940, 1941, 1988

[edit] Gymnastics: Men

  • NCAA National Champions: 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1989
  • Big Ten Champions: 1911, 1912, 1929, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989, 2004

[edit] Gymnastics: Women

  • Big Ten Champions: 1990

[edit] Swimming and Diving: Men

  • Big Ten Championships: 1911, 1912, 1913

[edit] Tennis: Men

  • NCAA National Champions: 2003
  • Big Ten Champions: 1914, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1946, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
  • Big Ten Tournament Champions: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

[edit] Track and Field: Men

INDOOR

  • NCAA National Champions: 1921, 1926, 1943, 1945, 1946
  • Big Ten Champions: 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1928, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989

OUTDOOR

  • NCAA National Champions': 1921, 1927, 1944, 1946, 1947<ref name=TF1927>The Illini were voted unofficial National Champions in 1927, since the NCAA did not hold a National Championship competition that year.</ref>
  • Big Ten Champions: 1907, 1909, 1913, 1914, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994

[edit] Track and Field: Women

INDOOR

  • Big Ten Champions: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996

OUTDOOR

  • Big Ten Champions: 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 2005

[edit] Volleyball

  • Big Ten Champions: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992

[edit] Wrestling

  • Big Ten Champions: 1913, 1917, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1952, 2005

[edit] Famous athletes

[edit] Noteworthy teams

Here are the University of Illinois athletics teams that are notable.

[edit] Men's Basketball: 2004-2005 season

Overall record (tournaments included): 37-2

Regular season: 29-1

Big Ten Conference play: 15-1

Head coach: Bruce Weber

Starters:

Story: The first Illinois men's basketball team to be ranked number one in the polls since Lou Henson's "Flying Illini" of 1989. The only thing that stood between them and the best record in Big Ten history was the team's sole regular season loss; in their final game of the regular season, The Illini lost on the road to Ohio State, 65-64. They still won the Big Ten Tournament, and they were the overall number one seed in the NCAA Tournament. The University of Illinois men's basketball team traveled all the way to the NCAA Finals, including a come from behind win against the University of Arizona, before losing to The University of North Carolina, 75-70. Many have said that this was one of the greatest college basketball teams not to win the national championship. Illinois tied the NCAA record for most wins in a season with 37. All five of the starters are currently in the NBA. James Augustine is with the Orlando Magic, Luther Head is with the Houston Rockets, and Deron Williams, Dee Brown, and Roger Powell, Jr. are all with the Utah Jazz.

[edit] Symbol and Controversy

A symbol of the University's athletic teams is a Native American figure, Chief Illiniwek, who has sparked significant controversy. Critics of the symbol claim that it is a racist stereotype, while supporters claim that it is unoffensive and is a source of pride for a majority of students and alumni. The University is deeply divided on this issue; while some of the faculty have condemned the symbol, the administration is largely supportive of it.

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