Carleton Ravens


The Carleton Ravens are the athletic teams that represent Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. The most notable sports team for Carleton is the men's basketball team. In men's basketball, the Ravens have won 16 of the last 19 national men's championships, which is more than any top division college in Canada or the United States. The Ravens went on an 87-game winning streak from 2003 to 2006. They also had a 54-game home winning streak. The Ravens finished 2nd in the World University Basketball Championships in 2004.
Outside basketball, the Ravens won the silver medal at the 2015 Winter Universiade in Granada. They are also the Men's Water Polo and Men's Fencing provincial champions. The Men's Hockey team also placed 3rd in the province and made an appearance at nationals. Carleton participates in the Ontario University Athletics Conference for all varsity sports, except the Women's Hockey and Rugby teams who play in Quebec Student Sport Federation.

Varsity sports

Men's basketball

The Ravens have won 17 of the last 20 national championships. Below is their regular season record since 1996–97. Of note, they have captured the Wilson Cup 12 times. Five of those national titles were won consecutively between 2002–03 and 2006–07 plus seven consecutive titles between 2010–2011 and 2016–2017, surpassing the University of Victoria at the top of the all-time list. The Vikes had seven consecutive wins in the 1980s. With its 12th crown in 2016, the Ravens eclipsed the UCLA Bruins men's basketball team as the college with the most national basketball titles, a feat accomplished in 14 years, compared with UCLA's 11 titles in 32 seasons.
As part of its athletic rivalry with the University of Ottawa, the team has participated in Capital Hoops Classic since its inception in 2007, which typically takes place in late January and early February at the arena at TD Place. In fourteen years of the event, Carleton has won on eleven occasions.

Women's basketball

Carleton's women's basketball program has become one of the most competitive in Canada, winning their first national championship in 2018. They won a second national title in 2023. The Ravens have also won the OUA Critelli Cup conference championship three times, in 2017, 2018, and 2023. Between 2009 and 2018, the Ruth Coe Award, recognizing Carleton University’s Female Athlete of the Year, was won by seven female basketball players. Additionally, the program served as host team for the 2020 U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, contested at Ottawa's TD Place Arena.

Curling

Carleton won the national women's championship in 2014 and the national men's championship in 2019. In 2025 Carleton won the men's provincial championship and captured the silver medal at the national championship.

Fencing

The Carleton fencing team competes on the Ontario University Athletics circuit and has won four women's championships and six men's championships. The most recent women's championship came in 2013, while the most recent men's championship came in 2015. The team's head coach is Kyle Girard.
SeasonPlace
2011–121st
2012–131st
2013–142nd
2014–153rd
2015–166th
2016–175th
2017–186th
2018–194th
2019–209th
2020–21N/A
2021–227th
2022–234th
2023–243rd

SeasonPlace
2013–141st
2014–151st
2015–162nd
2016–172nd
2017–183rd
2018–192nd
2019–207th
2020–21N/A
2021–229th
2022–2311th
2023–2411th

Women's field hockey

SeasonWLTPFPAPts.Finish
2002291143273rd, OUA East
2003112136647th, OUA
20043831238127th, OUA
2005581923166th, OUA
20062102184287th, OUA
20073101655106th, OUA
200829344997th, OUA
2009014075708th, OUA
2010014068208th, OUA

The women's field hockey team has not participated in U Sports since 2010.

Football

The Carleton Ravens football team returned to the Ontario University Athletics football conference in 2013 after a 15-year absence. Upon their return, the team was led by head coach Steve Sumarah from 2013 to 2021. In 2013, Sumarah predicted his team would play in the semi-finals within four years, and in 2016 the team accomplished that goal. After Sumarah was dismissed with a losing record over eight seasons, Corey Grant was hired as the team's head coach for the 2022 season. The football team plays at Keith Harris Stadium.
Historically, the Ravens football team first began play just after the Second World War in 1945 and was in continuous operation until the program was dropped in 1998. While the team had some success in the mid-1980s, poor performances and a plan by the Carleton Athletic department to invest more funds in other sports led to the sport being cut after the 1998 season. In their history, the Ravens won one Dunsmore Cup conference championship in 1985, but lost in the following Western Bowl to the Calgary Dinos 56 to 14.

Men's golf

Men's golf has had a long history at Carleton. Despite many strong individual performances, the Ravens have struggled to find team success at the OUA stage.
SeasonFinishLocationHost
200712thRoyal Ottawa Golf ClubUniversity of Ottawa Gee-Gee's
20087thCrosswinds Golf ClubMcMaster University Marauders
200910thAngus Glen Golf Club - SouthUniversity of Toronto Varsity Blues
201011thAngus Glen Golf Club - SouthUniversity of Toronto Varsity Blues
201113thCataraqui Golf and Country ClubQueen's University Gaels
201213thGrey Silo Golf ClubUniversity of Waterloo Warriors
201314thGrey Silo Golf ClubWilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks

Men's ice hockey

The Carleton Ravens men's ice hockey team plays within the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports.
Former NHL hockey player Shaun Van Allen has led Carleton as head coach since the fall of 2017, when he took the program over from previous head coach Marty Johnston. Under Van Allen, the Ravens program has continued to be a consistently-.500 team into a perennial threat in the OUA's Eastern Conference. Despite a plethora of regular-season success, the program has repeatedly been handed early playoff exits by the arch-rival UQTR Patriotes. The Ravens overcame the Patriotes in the 2019 playoffs en route to winning the OUA Bronze medal.
SeasonWLOTLGFGAPts.Finish
2007–081213388110274th, OUA Far East
2008–09131149189304th, OUA Far East
2009–101510310187334th, OUA East
2010–11188210867383rd, OUA East
2011–121510310078337th, OUA East
2012–13197210175402nd, OUA East
2013–14225112867451st, OUA East
2014–15205110858412nd, OUA East
2015–16207111662413rd, OUA East
2016–1716939862355th, OUA East
2017–1815949876384th, OUA East
2018–1917859975412nd, OUA East
2019–20243110262491st, OUA East
2021–224433136114th, OUA Far East

Women's ice hockey

SeasonWLTOTLPFPFPts.Finish
2004–0501410128314th, QSSF
2005–0601401136114th, QSSF
2006–07513002663103rd, QSSF
2007–08711002757143rd, QSSF
2008–09711–03161143rd, QSSF
2009–10812–03947164th, Quebec
2010–1178–54659194th, RSEQ
2011–1298–35375213rd, RSEQ
2012–13712–14685154th, RSEQ
2013–1411541329066th, RSEQ
2014–15317–0249665th, RSEQ
2015–16515–02365105th, RSEQ