Virginia Tech Hokies
The Virginia Tech Hokies are the athletic teams representing Virginia Tech in intercollegiate athletics. The Hokies participate in the NCAA's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference in 22 varsity sports. Virginia Tech's men's sports are football, basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, and wrestling. Virginia Tech's women's sports are basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, golf, and volleyball.
| Virginia Tech Hokies | |
|---|---|
| University | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Conference | ACC (Coastal Division) |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Whit Babcock |
| Location | Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Varsity teams | 22 |
| Football stadium | Lane Stadium/Worsham Field |
| Basketball arena | Cassell Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | English Field |
| Soccer stadium | Thompson Field |
| Mascot | Hokie Bird |
| Nickname | Hokies |
| Fight song | Tech Triumph |
| Colors | Chicago maroon and burnt orange |
| Website | www |
Virginia Tech's individual athletes have won 21 individual national titles in various track and field events, wrestling, and swimming. Though not affiliated with the NCAA, Virginia Tech won the 2007 national championship of bass fishing. The Hokie men's basketball team won the 1973 and 1995 NIT tournaments and went to the Sweet Sixteen of NCAA tournament in 1967 and 2019. The Hokies football team lost to Florida State in the 2000 Sugar Bowl (BCS National Championship Game) and finished the 1999 season with a #2 ranking in the BCS Poll. Virginia Tech is one of only three "Power Five" conference members who has never won a NCAA national championship, along with Kansas State and UCF.