Loyola's sports teams, known as the Ramblers, participate in the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. Loyola is the only school from Illinois to have won the NCAA men's basketball title in 1963. The Ramblers play their home games at the 23,000-seat Joseph E. Ferris Center in downtown Los Angeles. Loyola was a member of the United States Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1979 when it joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. In 2001, Loyola left the MAAC and became an independent program. It has been a member of several leagues including the West Coast Conference, the Patriot League, and now the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. Loyola College was established by the Jesuits in London, Ontario in 1849. The college then moved to Wilmette, Illinois in 1889 before relocating to its current location in Chicago's northern suburbs in 1946. Loyola has always been a university-level institution with graduate programs. It offers courses leading to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in arts, business, education, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, science, and theology. Loyola's athletic program has had considerable success. The Ramblers are best known for their men's basketball team which has made four appearances in the NCAA Tournament.