The Calvin Knights are the Calvin College athletics teams. Calvin College fields ten men's and eleven women's varsity intercollegiate teams that participate in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III level.
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Teams
There are currently both men's and women's varsity athletic teams participating in basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, diving, tennis, and track and field. In addition, there is a men's varsity baseball team and women's varsity softball and volleyball teams.
Calvin also fields an American Collegiate Hockey Association men's ice hockey team.
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History of the name
Between 1920-21 and 1926-27, the school's athletic teams were known as the "Calvin-ites. The first reference to the "Calvin Knights" appeared in 1926-27.
Calvin-Hope rivalry
In 2005, ESPN polled its staff about what they thought were the nation's greatest college basketball rivalries, and the Calvin-Hope rivalry was voted fourth in all college basketball.
Championships
Calvin has won 11 NCAA Division III national championships and one club sport (ACHA Division III) national championship.
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