Virginia is also an AAU member and a quality academic institution that would be a good fit for the Big Ten. In expansion, on-field success does not always imply success, although Virginia has not had a season with double-digit victories since 1989. The Cavaliers have won at least eight games just once - in 2001 when Larry Johnson led the team to a 9-3 record - and have not made the playoffs. However, they are expected to be one of the top teams in college football this year. Virginia's athletic department received a rating of 80 out of 100 from the College Sports Journal. This makes it a "high-quality" program. The University of Virginia was founded in 1819 as the Industrial School for Boys. It became a university in 1838. Today, it is among the largest universities in the state with a student population of about 44,000. It is located in Charlottesville, which is 45 minutes away from Washington, D.C. The Cavaliers are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and have been since the league was formed in 1953. They played as an independent until then. Before that, they were members of the Southern Conference from 1952-51 and the Big East from 1970-2011 where they won three championships - 1971, 1978, and 1979 - when the Big East was still called that instead of its current name.