Evansville Purple Aces

About

The Evansville Purple Aces represents the athletic programs and intercollegiate teams of the University of Evansville in Indiana. After spending years under Division II classification, the school joined the Division I ranks in 1977, where it competes in the Missouri Valley and Mid-American conferences. Evansville fields a number of men's and women's teams in sports such as baseball, golf, cross country, soccer and diving. Its most notable achievements over the years, however, has come via its men's basketball team, which has won a number of Division II titles in addition to making several NCAA March Madness tournament appearances.