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The Louisville Cardinals are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Louisville. The Cardinals teams play in the Atlantic Coast Conference, beginning in the 2014 season. While playing in the Big East Conference from 2005 through 2013, the Cardinals captured 17 regular season Big East titles and 33 Big East Tournament titles totaling 50 Big East Championships across all sports. On November 28, 2012, Louisville received and accepted an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference and became a participating member in all sports in 2014. In 2016, Lamar Jackson won the school its first Heisman Trophy.
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- ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2012-13". ESPN. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "2013 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament". bigten.org. June 6, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "2013 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Schedule". June 6, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "2013 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket" (PDF). June 6, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2020.