MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

SPORTS

In March 2010, the Terrapins ended the regular season tied with Duke University for first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Fear the Turtle. Diamondback Terrapin mascot, University of Maryland, College Park.

On March 14, 2004, the University of Maryland, College Park, beat Duke University to win the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) men's basketball tournament. In 2004, the Terps made their 11th straight trip to the Division I basketball tournament of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The University of Maryland, College Park, won the national championship in the men's Division I basketball tournament of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on April 1, 2002, beating Indiana University at Atlanta, Georgia.

In April 2006, the women's basketball team of the University of Maryland, College Park won the national championship at the women's Division I tournament of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in Boston, Massachusetts. The Terrapins defeated Duke University 78-75 in overtime for their first NCAA basketball title.