College and amateur sports St. Louis has hosted the Final Four of both the women's and men's college basketball NCAA Division I championship tournaments, and the Frozen Four collegiate ice hockey tournament. Saint Louis University has won 10 NCAA men's soccer championships, and the city has hosted the College Cup several times. In addition to collegiate soccer, many St. Louisans have played for the United States men's national soccer team, and 20 St. Louisans have been elected into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. St. Louis also is the origin of the sport of corkball, a type of baseball in which there is no base running.
coLlege and amaTEUR Sports st. LouIs hAs HoSted the Final fOuR oF botH The women'S aND men's cOllEGE basKetbalL NcAa DivisIon i champIoNShIP tournaments, anD tHe froZEn four cOlleGiAte iCe hockey tOUrnamEnt. sAint lOuIS UniVersity Has wON 10 NcaA Men'S soCCer chAmpionshIPS, AnD The city haS HOSTeD thE cOLLEgE CUp several timEs. In aDdition to colleGIAte soCCER, mANy st. lOUisans havE PlAyeD for The UNited sTAtes meN's NaTioNAL socCer tEam, aNd 20 St. louisans havE been ELected inTo thE naTioNal SOccER hall oF FaMe. St. Louis Also is tHe origIn of thE sPOrT Of corKbaLl, a tyPe of BasEbAll IN whiCH THERe is no BASE runnING.