Northwestern Wildcats

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Big Ten Conference member NCAA Division I athletics program college athletic program

The Northwestern Wildcats are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Northwestern University in NCAA Division I competition, primarily in the Big Ten Conference.

Aliases (16)

Northwestern Wildcats baseball ×2
Northwestern Wildcats football ×2
Go U Northwestern ×1
Northwestern Wildcats athletics ×1
Northwestern Wildcats golf ×1
Northwestern Wildcats jersey ×1
Northwestern Wildcats lacrosse ×1
Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball ×1
Northwestern Wildcats men’s basketball ×1
Northwestern Wildcats soccer ×1
Northwestern Wildcats softball ×1
Northwestern Wildcats tennis ×1
Northwestern Wildcats volleyball ×1
Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball ×1
Northwestern Wildcats women’s basketball ×1
Northwestern Wildcats wrestling ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Big Ten Conference member → NCAA Division I athletics program → college athletic program →
association	National Collegiate Athletic Association →
campus	Northwestern University Evanston campus →
conference	Big Ten Conference →
country	United States →
division	NCAA Division I →
fightSong	Go U Northwestern → Rise Northwestern →
foundedBy	Northwestern University →
governingBody	Northwestern University Department of Athletics and Recreation →
governingOfficer	athletic director of Northwestern University →
homeArena	Welsh-Ryan Arena →
homeBaseballStadium	Rocky and Berenice Miller Park NERFINISHED →
homeLacrosseStadium	Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium →
homeSoccerStadium	Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium →
homeSoftballStadium	Sharon J. Drysdale Field →
homeStadium	Ryan Field →
locatedIn	Evanston, Illinois →
mascot	Willie the Wildcat →
memberOf	Big Ten Academic Alliance (through Northwestern University) →
nickname	Cats →
notableAchievement	2017 Big Ten West Division football title → 2020 Big Ten West Division football title → multiple NCAA women's lacrosse national championships →
primaryConference	Big Ten Conference →
represents	Northwestern University →
rival	Illinois Fighting Illini → Notre Dame Fighting Irish →
rivalryTrophy	Land of Lincoln Trophy (football vs. Illinois Fighting Illini) →
sport	baseball → cross country → fencing → field hockey → football → men's basketball → men's golf → men's soccer → men's tennis → softball → women's basketball → women's golf → women's lacrosse → women's soccer → women's tennis → women's volleyball → wrestling →
subConferenceMembership	Big Ten West Division (football, before 2024 realignment) →
teamColors	purple → white →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Willie the Wildcat → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats football") → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats men’s basketball") → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats women’s basketball") → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats baseball") → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats softball") → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats volleyball") → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats soccer") → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats lacrosse") → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats wrestling") → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats tennis") → Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats golf") →	mascotOf
Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball ("Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball") → Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball ("Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball") → Wisconsin Badgers football ("Northwestern Wildcats football") →	rival
Willie the Wildcat ("Go U Northwestern") →	associatedWithSong
Joe Girardi ("Northwestern Wildcats baseball") →	collegeTeam
Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats athletics") →	represents
Northwestern University →	sportsTeamName
Willie the Wildcat ("Northwestern Wildcats jersey") →	wears