Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
MBB | Fifth Straight NCAA Tournament, Fifth Straight Single Digit Seed: The Gaels are OKC Bound as a Seven Seed
3/15/2026 4:56:00 PM | Men's Basketball
MORAGA, Calif. — For a program record fifth consecutive year, Saint Mary's is going dancing! The Gaels' men's basketball team head to the 2026 NCAA Tournament on the back of a 27-5 campaign and their fourth consecutive West Coast Conference Regular Season Title. The seventh seeded Gaels will now head to Oklahoma City to face off with the 10th seeded Texas A&M Aggies on Thursday, March 19.
The Gaels are one of just 14 teams to make five straight NCAA Tournaments, and one of just three non-power four schools to earn that distinction, joining Gonzaga and UConn. That number drops down to 13 schools that have earned a single-digit seed in each of the last five tournaments, and 11 that have worn a home uniform in the round of 64 in each of the last five tournaments.
Texas A&M has amassed a 21-11 record heading into the 2026 NCAA Tournament, and finished in a three way tie for fourth place in the SEC with Vanderbilt and Tennessee. They were upset by Oklahoma in the second round of the SEC Tournament, but will hope to regroup in OKC. Also in the Gaels pod are 15-seed Idaho (Big Sky Champs) and two-seed Houston (Big12 Runners-Up).
Submit your request for tickets in Oklahoma City here. Come out, get loud and support your Gaels!
#GaelsRise
The Gaels are one of just 14 teams to make five straight NCAA Tournaments, and one of just three non-power four schools to earn that distinction, joining Gonzaga and UConn. That number drops down to 13 schools that have earned a single-digit seed in each of the last five tournaments, and 11 that have worn a home uniform in the round of 64 in each of the last five tournaments.
Texas A&M has amassed a 21-11 record heading into the 2026 NCAA Tournament, and finished in a three way tie for fourth place in the SEC with Vanderbilt and Tennessee. They were upset by Oklahoma in the second round of the SEC Tournament, but will hope to regroup in OKC. Also in the Gaels pod are 15-seed Idaho (Big Sky Champs) and two-seed Houston (Big12 Runners-Up).
Submit your request for tickets in Oklahoma City here. Come out, get loud and support your Gaels!
#GaelsRise
MBB | Highlights from Mickey McConnell's Introductory Press Conference
Wednesday, March 25
MBB | Mickey McConnell Introductory Press Conference, 3-25-26
Wednesday, March 25
MBB | Liam Campbell, Joshua Dent and Randy Bennett Postgame Interview vs Texas A&M, 3-19-26, presented by University Credit Union
Thursday, March 19
MBB | Harry Wessels, Joshua Dent and Rory Hawke Featured on ESPN Australia
Wednesday, March 18
