Marquette Golden Eagles Information, The Golden Eagles, formerly known as the Warriors, Hilltoppers, and Golden Avalanche represent the 10 varsity programs that play in the NCAA Division 1 Big East for Marquette University. After cutting the football program out the budget, the school has looked to basketball as the primary sport. The Marquette men's team won a National championship in 1977 and advanced to the finals before in 1974. Their last final four appearance was in 2003, and they have almost yearly qualified for the NCAA National tournament.
