Yale University
- Athletics

Nothing Special

Men's hockey is pretty big here (because it's like the only sport we're good at on a national level, go figure). Other than that, though, nobody really seems to care. Football game tailgates have a much higher attendance rate than the games do. Harvard - Yale football is probably the one game that the majority of the student body bothers to watch. School spirit is pretty weak.

Also, it's an ivy league school. You're not gonna find the caliber of athlete that you'll find at just about any non-ivy. The athletics in the ivy league (even though it's D1) are just weaker.

Yale's saving grace, however, is that the athletic facilities are fantastic.

Great Athletics

Athletics is visible and just about EVERYONE participates in one or two IM sports every year. Varsity athletes probably don't receive as much attention as those in the NCAA powerhouses but most choose Yale for a Yale education and the chance to still play their sport. But there is a good deal of fan support in basketball, football and hockey.

Athletics - Varsity and Collegiate

Athletics is good and almost everyone is involved in the residential college intramural sports. Varsity sports is big among those participate, but with the exception of the popular Yale-Harvard Football Game, fan support is pretty minimal because Yale students are all busy doing their own thing. Yale Varsity have won NCAA Championship in a couple of varsity sports in 2010.