Saint Peter's University Athletics

Saint Peter's competes in NCAA Division I, meaning the Peacocks face major college programs with full athletic scholarships and serious competition. The university fields 12 varsity sports with 249 total athletes, representing about 13% of the 1,939-student body. Saint Peter's distributes $3.2 million in athletic scholarships across its programs. The Peacocks compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference alongside schools like Iona and Manhattan. Saint Peter's basketball program gained national attention with its historic Cinderella run to the top Eight in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, becoming the first 15-seed to reach that level. The team knocked out powerhouses Kentucky and Purdue in one of March Madness's greatest underdog stories. This small Catholic university proved that Division I dreams can come true even with limited resources.