Editing Virginia (section)

===College sports===
[[File:VT - UVA 2012 - Waiting for the rebound.jpg|thumb|alt=A college basketball player dressed in white with orange and blue bordering prepares to shoot a free throw.|[[Mike Scott (basketball)|Mike Scott]] and [[Joe Harris (basketball)|Joe Harris]] of the [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia Cavaliers]] battle [[Cadarian Raines]] of the [[Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball|Virginia Tech Hokies]] for a rebound in a [[college basketball]] game at [[Cassell Coliseum]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]].]]
Several of Virginia's collegiate sports programs have attracted strong followings, with a 2015 poll showing that 34% of Virginians were fans of the [[Virginia Cavaliers]] and 28% were fans of the [[Virginia-Virginia Tech rivalry|rival]] [[Virginia Tech Hokies]], making both more popular than the surveyed regional professional teams.<ref name="PPP">"[http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/roanoke.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/12/712bdf7a-98ec-5ab8-a08c-2defb63ad99b/55b111de998ca.pdf.pdf Virginians Favor Background Checks, Paid Sick Days]". [[Public Policy Polling]], July 21, 2015. Accessed April 17, 2021.</ref> The men's and women's [[college basketball]] programs of the [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Cavaliers]], [[VCU Rams men's basketball|VCU Rams]], and [[Old Dominion Monarchs basketball|Old Dominion Monarchs]] have combined for 66 regular season conference championships and 49 conference tournament championships between them {{as of|2023|lc=on}}. The [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Hokies]] football team sustained a 27-year bowl streak between 1993 and 2019; [[James Madison Dukes football|James Madison Dukes]] football won [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]] NCAA Championships in both 2004 and 2016.<ref>AP. "[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2017/01/07/james-madison-wins-fcs-title-beats-youngstown-state-28-14/96292916/ James Madison beats Youngstown State for FCS title]". ''[[USA Today]]'', January 7, 2017. Accessed April 16, 2021.</ref> The overall UVA men's athletics programs won the national [[Capital One Cup (college sports)|Capital One Cup]] in [[Capital One Cup (college sports)#Champions|both 2015 and 2019]], and led the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] in [[Atlantic Coast Conference#NCAA team championships|NCAA championships]].<ref>Staff Report. "[https://richmond.com/sports/college/schools/university-virginia/uva-wins-capital-one-cup-for-men-s-sports/article_679c22b1-24ff-5350-a719-8c8da094ac20.html UVa wins Capital One Cup for men's sports]". ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]'', January 29, 2015. Accessed April 16, 2021.</ref><ref>Ron Counts. "[https://dailyprogress.com/sports/cavalierinsider/former-cavalier-long-to-present-virginia-with-its-second-capital-one-cup/article_08e25362-0549-57b0-a0bc-9533ab5d2573.html Former Cavalier Long to present Virginia with its second Capital One Cup]". ''[[Daily Progress]]'', July 10, 2019. Accessed April 16, 2021.</ref>

[[List of college athletic programs in Virginia#Division I|Fourteen universities]] in total compete in [[NCAA Division I]], with multiple programs each in the Atlantic Coast Conference, [[Atlantic 10 Conference]], [[Big South Conference]], and [[Coastal Athletic Association]]. Three [[historically black colleges and universities|historically Black schools]] compete in the Division II [[Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association]], and two others ([[Hampton Pirates and Lady Pirates|Hampton]] and [[Norfolk State Spartans|Norfolk State]]) compete in Division I. Several smaller schools compete in the [[Old Dominion Athletic Conference]] and the [[USA South Athletic Conference]] of NCAA Division III. The NCAA currently holds its [[NCAA Division III national football championship|Division III championships in football]], men's basketball, volleyball, and softball in [[Salem, Virginia|Salem]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-12-13-focus-salem_x.htm|title=Virginia town is big game central|first=Erik|last=Brady|work=[[USA Today]]|date=December 14, 2006|access-date=February 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206075557/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-12-13-focus-salem_x.htm|archive-date=February 6, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> State appropriated funds are not allowed to be used for either operational or capital expenses for intercollegiate athletics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2004-02-18-athletic-spending-cover_x.htm|title=Athletic spending grows as academic funds dry up|first1=MaryJo|last1=Sylwester|first2=Tom|last2=Witosky|date=February 18, 2004|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=August 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203174023/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2004-02-18-athletic-spending-cover_x.htm|archive-date=December 3, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>