▁basketball ▁tournament ▁each ▁year ▁since ▁it ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁has ▁also ▁performed ▁for ▁several ▁NCAA ▁tournament s ▁following ▁the ▁Final ▁Four ▁appearance ▁and ▁subsequent ▁third - place ▁finish ▁of ▁De P au w ' s ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁When ▁De P au w ' ▁team ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁Four ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁stad ium ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁championship ▁game ▁alongside ▁Rose - H ul man ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ' s ▁Rose ▁P ep ▁Band , ▁it ▁so ▁im pressed ▁NCAA ▁officials ▁that ▁they ▁named ▁the ▁bands ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁Division ▁III ▁athlet ics ▁and ▁invited ▁them ▁to ▁return ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁bands ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁national ▁basketball ▁tournament . ▁ ▁These ▁performances ▁were ▁selected ▁among ▁favorite ▁Final ▁Four ▁moments ▁by ▁a ▁journalist ▁from ▁D 3 ho ops . com , ▁a ▁popular ▁Web ▁site ▁covering ▁Division ▁III ▁basketball . ▁ ▁Later , ▁the ▁T iger ▁P ep ▁Band ▁also ▁appeared ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁band ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁and ▁Women ' s ▁Ind oor ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championship ▁and ▁represented ▁De P au w ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁NCAA ▁Tennis ▁Championship . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁or ▁its ▁performance ▁units ▁have ▁also ▁appeared ▁at ▁non - De P au w ▁events , ▁including ▁Green castle , ▁Indiana ' s ▁hol iday ▁para de