The school's sports teams are named the
Blue Jays. Hopkins has separate sets of colors: Columbia blue and black for
athletic uniforms, and sable and gold for academic robes, and it is the only university in the United States to celebrate
Homecoming in the spring. Hopkins participates in the NCAA's Division III and the Centennial Conference. The school's most prominent sports team is
its Division I lacrosse team, which has won 42 national titles. Hopkins' collegiate
lacrosse rivals are Princeton University and Syracuse
University, and intrastate rivals are the University of Maryland and the United States Naval Academy. The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame is adjacent to the
University.