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Saint Louis doesn't have a main rival, ''per se''. There are mild rivalries with most of the midwestern Catholic institutions, and [[North Carolina-Charlotte]], as the team which joined the Billikens in moving from [[{{cusa}}]] to the [[{{a10}}]], can be seen as a rival. There are also mild rivalries with [[Southern Illinois]] and [[Missouri State]]. The real historical "rivalry" is with [[Washington (MO)|Washington University]], located less than a mile to the west; however, as Washington is a Division III school and de-emphasized athletics after World War II, they no longer compete athletically. | Saint Louis doesn't have a main rival, ''per se''. There are mild rivalries with most of the midwestern Catholic institutions, and [[North Carolina-Charlotte]], as the team which joined the Billikens in moving from [[{{cusa}}]] to the [[{{a10}}]], can be seen as a rival. There are also mild rivalries with [[Southern Illinois]] and [[Missouri State]]. The real historical "rivalry" is with [[Washington (MO)|Washington University]], located less than a mile to the west; however, as Washington is a Division III school and de-emphasized athletics after World War II, they no longer compete athletically. | ||
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| + | Nineteen Saint Louis alumni have played in the NFL. Most of these are from the pre-war era; the lone exception never played intercollegiate football for the Billikens as they didn't have a football team while he was a student. That exception is 18-year veteran kicker Pat Leahy, who played soccer at SLU before spending his entire career with the New York Jets. (Saint Louis has won more NCAA Division I soccer championships than any other school.) | ||
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The Saint Louis University Billikens compete as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference in NCAA Division I basketball. The school has not sponsored football since 1949. Saint Louis is a private Catholic (Jesuit) institution located in midtown Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 7,000.
The campus is located squarely in midtown, between Forest Park Avenue and Lindell Boulevard, and between Vandeventer Avenue and Compton Avenue. I-64 exits 37B (Grand Boulevard) and 38A (Forest Park Avenue) lead directly to campus, and Chaifetz Arena (10,600) sits just off the latter interchange.
Saint Louis doesn't have a main rival, per se. There are mild rivalries with most of the midwestern Catholic institutions, and North Carolina-Charlotte, as the team which joined the Billikens in moving from Conference USA to the Atlantic 10 Conference, can be seen as a rival. There are also mild rivalries with Southern Illinois and Missouri State. The real historical "rivalry" is with Washington University, located less than a mile to the west; however, as Washington is a Division III school and de-emphasized athletics after World War II, they no longer compete athletically.
Nineteen Saint Louis alumni have played in the NFL. Most of these are from the pre-war era; the lone exception never played intercollegiate football for the Billikens as they didn't have a football team while he was a student. That exception is 18-year veteran kicker Pat Leahy, who played soccer at SLU before spending his entire career with the New York Jets. (Saint Louis has won more NCAA Division I soccer championships than any other school.)
Contents
Conference Affiliations
Football
| no team | 1974-present | |
| club team | NCFA | 1968-1973 |
| no team | 1950-1967 | |
| Missouri Valley Conference | NCAA University | 1947-1949 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | NCAA | 1937-1946 |
| NCAA Independents | NCAA | 1910-1936 |
| Pre-NCAA Independents | Independent | 1899-1909 |
Basketball
| Atlantic 10 Conference | NCAA I | 2005-present |
| Conference USA | NCAA I | 1995-2005 |
| Great Midwest Conference | NCAA I | 1991-1995 |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | NCAA I | 1985-1991 |
| Midwestern City Conference | NCAA I | 1982-1985 |
| Metro Conference | NCAA I | 1975-1982 |
| NCAA Division I Independents | NCAA I | 1974-1975 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | NCAA I | 1973-1974 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | NCAA University | 1947-1973 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | NCAA | 1937-1947 |
| NCAA Independents | NCAA | 1915-1937 |
Post-Season Appearances
Football
Saint Louis football never appeared in a post-season game.
Basketball
| NCAA Division I Men's Tournament | 1952, 1957, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000 |
| National Invitation Tournament Championship Game | 1948, 1961, 1989, 1990 |
| National Invitation Tournament | 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2003, 2004 |
Championships
Football
Saint Louis never won a championship of any kind in football.
Basketball
| National Invitation Tournament Champions | 1948 |
| Conference USA Tournament Champions | 2000 |
| Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Champions | 1947, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1971 |
External Links
Saint Louis University Athletics
| Atlantic 10 Conference | edit |
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| NCAA Division I (non-football) | |
| Davidson • Dayton • Duquesne • Fordham • George Mason • George Washington • La Salle • Massachusetts | |
| Rhode Island • Richmond • Saint Bonaventure • St. Joseph's • Saint Louis • Virginia Commonwealth |
