Catholic Colleges in March Madness 2024
Share the list of Catholic colleges in this year’s Men’s and Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournaments. As an assignment, have the students explore each college’s website and make a list of one interesting fact they discovered about each school. Men’s Tournament College Seed Founded Sponsor Location Website Dusquesne 11 E 1878 Congregation of Holy Spirit Pittsburgh, PA www.duq.edu Saint Mary’s 5 W 1862 Christian Brothers Moraga, CA www.stmarys-ca.edu Dayton 7 W 1850 Marianist Dayton, OH www.udayton.edu Marquette 2 S 1881 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Milwaukee, WI www.marquette.edu Gonzaga 5 MW 1887 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Spokane, WA www.gonzaga.edu Creighton 3 MW 1878 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Omaha, NE www.creighton.edu Saint Peter’s 15 MW 1872 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Jersey City, NJ www.saintpeters.edu Women’s Tournament College Seed Founded Sponsor Location Website Sacred Heart 16 (1) 1963 Diocese of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT www.sacredheart.edu Fairfield 13 (1) 1942 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Fairfield, CT www.fairfield.edu Marquette 10 (1) 1881 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Milwaukee, WI www.marquette.edu Notre Dame 2 (1) 1842 Congregation of Holy Cross Notre Dame, IN www.nd.edu Gonzaga 4 (4) 1887 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Spokane, WA www.gonzaga.edu Holy Cross 16 (2) 1843 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Worcester, MA www.holycross.edu Portland 13 (2) 1922 Congregation of Holy Cross Portland, OR www.up.edu Creighton 7 (2) 1878 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) Omaha, NE www.creighton.edu
