When the University of Louisville tied for the BIG EAST Conference regular season baseball championship on May 19, it marked the tenth league title the Cardinals won during the 2011-12 season.
UofL’s 10 league titles is a school record, surpassing the nine championships won by the Cardinals during the 2008-09 season.
UofL claimed five regular season BIG EAST championships: baseball (co-champions), football (co-champs), women’s soccer (north division), softball and volleyball. The Cardinals won five tournament or post-season titles: men’s basketball, softball, women’s swimming and diving, men’s tennis, and women’s track and field.
In the Cardinals’ seven seasons in the BIG EAST Conference, UofL has won 50 league titles. That figure is second to Notre Dame’s 64 championships and 14 more than Connecticut’s third-place total of 36 during the seven-year period. Seven of the league’s 16 schools have achieved double-digit championships in that time.
Louisville’s overall athletics success ranks among the nation’s elite as well. The Cardinals are currently tied for 10th in the Capital One Cup men’s standings and finished 19th in the final winter Division I Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings.
BIG EAST Championships
All Sports, Last Seven Years
(Since 2005-06 when UofL joined the league;
includes ties for regular season titles)
School Total
1. Notre Dame 64
2. Louisville 50
3. Connecticut 36
4. Syracuse 21
5. West Virginia 14
6. Georgetown 13
St. John’s 13
8. Villanova 8
9. Cincinnati 7
USF 7
11. DePaul 5
Marquette 5
13. Pittsburgh 3
Providence 3
Rutgers 3
16. Loyola (Md.)* 2
17. Seton Hall 1
*women’s lacrosse league member.
2011-12 University of Louisville BIG EAST Championships
Regular Season Championships Tournament/Post-Season Championships
Baseball Men’s Basketball
Football Softball
Women’s Soccer Men’s Tennis
Softball Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Volleyball Women’s Swimming & Diving
2011-12 University of Louisville NCAA/Post-Season Participants
Baseball - will play in the first round of the NCAA Championship on June 1
Men’s Basketball - reached NCAA Final Four
Women’s Basketball - reached NCAA Tournament second round
Football - participated in 2011 Belk Bowl
Men’s Soccer - reached NCAA national quarterfinals
Women’s Soccer - advanced to the NCAA round of 16
Softball - Selected as a top 16 seed to host NCAA regional; reached regional finals
Men’s Swimming & Diving - finished ninth at NCAA Championships; Individually,
Carlos Almeida won the national championship in the 200 breast
Women’s Swimming & Diving - finished 24th in NCAA Championships
Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field - Six UofL athletes will compete in seven
events the NCAA Championships on June 6-9
Volleyball - advanced to NCAA second round
BIG EAST Championships
2011-12 Season
(includes ties for regular season titles)
School Total
1. Louisville 10
2. Notre Dame 8
3. Syracuse 4
4. St. John’s 3
West Virginia 3
6. Cincinnati 2
Connecticut 2
USF 2
Marquette 2
Villanova 2
11. Georgetown 1
Loyola (Md.) * 1
13. DePaul 0
Pittsburgh 0
Providence 0
Rutgers 0
Seton Hall 0
*women’s lacrosse league member.
