For the first time since 2019, the Saint Louis University men’s basketball team qualified for the NCAA Tournament, and Billiken fans were ready. The Billikens, making their 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship appearance in program history and their first since 2019, earned a No. 9 seed in the Midwest Region. The Billikens, the World’s Greatest Pep Band, cheerleaders, students, fans, and alumni travelled to Buffalo, New York, to watch SLU take the court in the NCAA Tournament. /-img/-newsfeeds/newsfeed-slu.svg03/24/2026NCAA Tournamentphoto gallery