10 Facts About VCU Rams

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VCU Rams are the athletic teams of Virginia Commonwealth University of Richmond, Virginia, United States.

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The VCU Rams compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

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The decision to allow VCU Rams to participate in the tournament was widely criticized among pundits and the media.

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VCU Rams was replaced by Anthony Grant, formerly an assistant head coach with the 2006 NCAA champions, the University of Florida.

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VCU Rams then lost in the second round to 3-seed Pitt in overtime.

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6.

Since 2013, the VCU Rams participate in the Atlantic 10 Conference in NCAA Division I baseball competitions.

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VCU's best finish in the NCAA Tournament came in 2004, when the Rams reached the quarterfinals of the tournament, where they fell to UC Santa Barbara.

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Team's most successful run in the College Cup, the men's NCAA Division I Soccer Tournament, came in 2004, where the VCU Rams entered the tournament as ranked 16th in the nation, earning a bye to the second round proper.

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The VCU Rams have had 13 straight NCAA tournament appearances and had won nine consecutive Colonial Athletic Association tournament crowns until being dethroned in the 2005 CAA tournament final by William and Mary.

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VCU Rams announced they would be adding women's lacrosse, as their 17th sport, in the Spring of 2012.

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