1998 Tournament

Final Four host site: Kansas City, MO	Go to 1997 Tournament
Champion: Tennessee (39-0)	Go to 1997 Tournament
Runner-Up: Louisiana Tech (31-4)	Go to 1999 Tournament
Final Four: Arkansas (22-11)	Go to 1999 Tournament
North Carolina State (25-7) 64 teams	Return to Index Page

Automatic bids:
UC-Santa Barbara    Big West tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Connecticut               Big East regular-season and tournament champion
Drake                       Missouri Valley tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Fairfield                    MAAC tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Florida International TAAC tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Grambling State        SWAC tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Harvard                    Ivy League regular-season champion (no tournament)
Holy Cross               Patriot League tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Howard                    Mideastern tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Kent                         MAC (Mid-American) tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Liberty                      Big South regular-season and tournament champion
Louisiana Tech          Sun Belt regular-season and tournament champion
Maine                       America East tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Memphis                   C-USA tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Midd. Tenn. State     Ohio Valley tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Montana                   Big Sky tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
New Mexico            WAC tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
North Carolina          ACC tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
N.C. - Greensboro   Southern tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Old Dominion           Colonial regular-season and tournament champion
Purdue                      Big 10 tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
St. Francis, PA         Northeast tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Santa Clara              West Coast tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Stanford                   Pac-10 regular-season champion (no tournament)
Stephen F. Austin     Southland regular-season and tournament champion
Tennessee                SEC regular-season and tournament champion
Texas Tech              Big 12 tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Virginia Tech            Atlantic 10 tournament champion (George Washington won regular-season title)
Wisc.-Green Bay     Midwestern Collegiate tournament champion (? won regular-season title)
Youngstown State    Mid-Continent tournament champion (? won regular-season title)

First and second round games at subregional hosts (top four seeds in each region).

EAST REGIONAL -- Dayton, OH

First Round
Fri., 3/13-Sat., 3/14 Second Round
Sun., 3/15-Mon., 3/16 Regional Semifinals
Saturday, 3/21 Regional Final
Monday, 3/23

1. Old Dominion 92

16. St. Francis-PA 39 1. Old Dominion 75

8. New Mexico 59 9. Nebraska 60

9. Nebraska 76 1. Old Dominion 54

5. Memphis 80 4. North Carolina St. 55

12. Youngstown State 91 12. Youngstown St. 61

4. North Carolina State 89 4. North Carolina St. 88

13. Maine 64 4. North Carolina St. 60

3. Arizona 75 2. Connecticut 52

14. Santa Clara 63 3. Arizona 94

6. Virginia 77 6. Virginia 77

11. Southern Methodist 68 3. Arizona 57

7. Georgia 72 2. Connecticut 74

10. George Washington 74 10. Geo. Washington 67

2. Connecticut 93 2. Connecticut 75

15. Fairfield 52

MIDWEST REGIONAL -- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

First Round
Fri., 3/13-Sat., 3/14 Second Round
Sun., 3/15-Mon., 3/16 Regional Semifinals
Saturday, 3/21 Regional Final
Monday, 3/23

1. Texas Tech 87

16. Grambling State 75 1. Texas Tech 59

8. S.W. Missouri State 64 9. Notre Dame 74

9. Notre Dame 78 9. Notre Dame 65

5. Drake 75 4. Purdue 70

12. Colorado State 81 12. Colorado State 63

4. Purdue 88 4. Purdue 77

13. Washington 71 4. Purdue 65

3. Louisiana Tech 80 3. Louisiana Tech 72

14. Holy Cross 58 3. Louisiana Tech 74

6. Clemson 60 6. Clemson 52

11. Miami-FL 49 3. Louisiana Tech 71

7. UCLA 65 2. Alabama 57

10. Michigan 58 7. UCLA 74

2. Alabama 94 2. Alabama 75

15. NC-Greensboro 46

MIDEAST REGIONAL -- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

First Round
Fri., 3/13-Sat., 3/14 Second Round
Sun., 3/15-Mon., 3/16 Regional Semifinals
Saturday, 3/21 Regional Final
Monday, 3/23

1. Tennessee 102

16. Liberty 58 1. Tennessee 82

8. Western Kentucky 88 8. Western Kentucky 62

9. Stephen F. Austin 76 1. Tennessee 92

5. Rutgers 79 5. Rutgers 60

12. Oregon 76 5. Rutgers 62

4. Iowa State 79 4. Iowa State 61

13. Kent 76 1. Tennessee 76

3. Illinois 82 2. North Carolina 70

14. Wisc.-Green Bay 58 3. Illinois 69

6. Vanderbilt 71 11. UC-Santa Barbara 65

11. UC-Santa Barbara 76 3. Illinois 74

7. Florida International 59 2. North Carolina 80

10. Marquette 45 7. Florida International 72

2. North Carolina 91 2. North Carolina 85

15. Howard 71

WEST REGIONAL -- University of California, Berkeley, CA

First Round
Fri., 3/13-Sat., 3/14 Second Round
Sun., 3/15-Mon., 3/16 Regional Semifinals
Saturday, 3/21 Regional Final
Monday, 3/23

1. Stanford 67

16. Harvard 71 16. Harvard 64

8. Hawaii 70 9. Arkansas 82

9. Arkansas 76 9. Arkansas 79

5. Kansas 72 5. Kansas 63

12. Tulane 68 5. Kansas 62

4. Iowa 77 4. Iowa 58

13. Massachusetts 59 9. Arkansas 77

3. Florida 85 2. Duke 72

14. Montana 64 3. Florida 89

6. Wisconsin 64 11. Virginia Tech 57

11. Virginia Tech 75 3. Florida 58

7. Utah 61 2. Duke 69

10. Louisville 69 10. Louisville 53

2. Duke 92 2. Duke 69

15. Mid. Tennessee St. 67

FINAL FOUR -- Kansas City, MO

Semifinals
Friday, 3/27 Championship
Sunday, 3/29

North Carolina State 65

Louisiana Tech 84 Louisiana Tech 75

Tennessee 86 Tennessee 93

Arkansas 58

Season Records Final Poll Post-Season

Alabama 24-10 NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinal

Arizona 23- 7 NCAA East Regional Semifinal

Arkansas 22-11 NCAA Final Four (West Region)

UC-Santa Barbara 27- 6 NCAA Mideast second round

Clemson 25- 8 NCAA Midwest second round

Colorado State 24- 6 NCAA Midwest second round

Connecticut 34- 3 NCAA East Regional Final

Drake 25- 5 NCAA Midwest first round

Duke 24- 8 NCAA West Regional Final

Fairfield 20-10 NCAA East first round

Florida 23- 9 NCAA West Regional Semifinal

Florida International 29- 2 NCAA Mideast second round

George Washington 20-10 NCAA East second round

Georgia 17-11 NCAA East first round

Grambling State 23- 7 NCAA Midwest first round

Harvard 23- 5 NCAA West second round

Hawaii 24- 4 NCAA West first round

Holy Cross 21- 9 NCAA Midwest first round

Howard 23- 7 NCAA Mideast first round

Illinois 20-10 NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinal

Iowa 18-11 NCAA West second round

Iowa State 25- 8 NCAA Mideast second round

Kent State 23- 7 NCAA Mideast first round

Liberty 28- 1 NCAA Mideast first round

Louisiana Tech 31- 4 NCAA Runner-Up (Midwest Region)

Louisville 20-12 NCAA West second round

Maine 21- 9 NCAA East first round

Marquette 22- 7 NCAA Mideast first round

Massachusetts 19-11 NCAA West first round

Memphis 22- 8 NCAA East first round

Miami-FL 19-10 NCAA Midwest first round

Michigan 19-10 NCAA Midwest first round

Middle Tennessee State 18-12 NCAA West first round

Montana 24- 6 NCAA West first round

Nebraska 23-10 NCAA East second round

New Mexico 26- 7 NCAA East first round

North Carolina 27- 7 NCAA Mideast Regional Final

North Carolina State 25- 7 NCAA Final Four (East Region)

Notre Dame 22-10 NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal

Old Dominion 29- 3 NCAA East Regional Semifinal

Oregon 17-10 NCAA Mideast first round

Purdue 23-10 NCAA Midwest Regional Final

Rutgers 22-10 NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinal

St. Francis-PA 22- 8 NCAA East first round

Santa Clara 23- 8 NCAA East first round

Southern Methodist 21- 8 NCAA East first round

Southwest Missouri St. 24- 6 NCAA Midwest first round

Stanford 21- 6 NCAA West first round

Stephen F. Austin 25- 4 NCAA Mideast first round

Tennessee 39- 0 NCAA Champion (Mideast Region)

Texas Tech 26- 5 NCAA Midwest second round

Tulane 21- 7 NCAA West first round

UCLA 20- 9 NCAA Midwest second round

Utah 21- 6 NCAA West first round

Vanderbilt 20- 9 NCAA Mideast first round

Virginia 19-10 NCAA East second round

Virginia Tech 22-10 NCAA West second round

Washington 18-10 NCAA Midwest first round

Western Kentucky 26- 9 NCAA Mideast second round

Wisconsin 21-10 NCAA West first round

Wisconsin-Green Bay 21- 9 NCAA Mideast first round

Youngstown State 28- 3 NCAA East second round

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS

Atlantic 10 Conference
February 24
     (W4) Duquesne 76, (E5) Temple 45
     (E3) St. Bonaventure 82, (W6) Dayton 69
     (W5) La Salle 59, (E4) Rhode Island 57
     (W3) Virginia Tech 79, (E6) Fordham 40
February 26
     (E1) Massachusetts 63, (W4) Duquesne 47
     (W2) Xavier 77, (E3) St. Bonaventure 67
     (W1) George Washington 66, (W5) La Salle 52
     (W3) Virginia Tech 67, (E2) St. Joseph's 62
March 1 -- at Mullins Center, Amherst, Mass.
     (E1) Massachusetts 49, (W2) Xavier 44
     (W3) Virginia Tech 73, (W1) George Washington 71
March 2
     (W3) Virginia Tech 66, (E1) Massachusetts 64 (OT)

Ohio Valley Conference -- at Nashville Arena, Nashville, TN
February 24
     (4) Middle Tennessee State 73, (5) Eastern Illinois 60
     (1) Eastern Kentucky 92, (8) SE Missouri State 71
     (3) Tennessee-Martin 80, (6) Tennessee State 75
     (2) Tennessee Tech 80, (7) Austin Peay 60
February 28
     (4) Middle Tennessee State 72, vs. (1) Eastern Kentucky 62
     (3) Tennessee-Martin 69, (2) Tennessee Tech 53
March 1 -- Championship
    (4) Middle Tennessee State 59, (3) Tennessee-Martin 58

Colonial Athletic Association -- at Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
February 25
     (8) East Carolina 66, (9) William & Mary 58
February 26
     (2) American U. 97, (7) N.C.-Wilmington 80
     (3) James Madison 72, (6) Richmond 68
     (4) Virginia Commonwealth 60, (5) George Mason 42
     (1) Old Dominion 60, (8) East Carolina 39
February 28
     (2) American 53, (3) James Madison 52
     (1) Old Dominion 86, (4) Virginia Commonwealth 61
March 1 -- Championship
     (1) Old Dominion 82, (2) American 49

Big South Conference -- at Vines Center, Lynchburg, VA
February 26
     (2) Radford 77, (7)Winthrop 72
     (6) N.C.-Asheville 60, (3) Coastal Carolina 59
     (4) Charleston Southern 57, (5) Md.-Baltimore County 51, OT
February 27
     (1) Liberty 64, (4) Charleston Southern 54
     (6) NC Asheville 81, (2) Radford 74
February 28 -- Championship
     (1) Liberty 65, (6) NC Asheville 53

Atlantic Coast Conference -- at Independence Arena, Charlotte, NC
February 26 -- First round
     (8) Georgia Tech 78, (9) Wake Forest 67
February 27
     (4) North Carolina 76, (5) Virginia 56
     (1) Duke 100, (8) Georgia Tech 56
     (2) Clemson 85, (7) Florida State 68
     (6) Maryland 61, (3) North Carolina State 48
February 28
     (4) North Carolina 56, (1) Duke 52
     (2) Clemson 63, (6) Maryland 44
March 1 -- Championship
     (4) North Carolina 81, (2) Clemson 50

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
February 26 -- at Siena College
     (7) Manhattan 83, (10) Canisius 71
     (8) Rider 75, (9) Marist 56
February 27 -- at Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
     (2) Fairfield 89, (7) Manhattan 83 (OT)
     (3) St. Peter's 63, (6) Niagara 50
     (1) Siena 98, (8) Rider 79
     (4) Loyola MD 80, (5) Iona 66
February 28
     (2) Fairfield 64, (3) St. Peter's 51
     (4) Loyola MD. 58, (1) Siena 50
March 1 -- Championship
     (2) Fairfield 59, (4) Loyola MD 53

Southeastern Conference -- at Columbus Civic Center, Columbus, GA
February 26
     (9) Mississippi State 67, (8) Kentucky 48
     (7) Arkansas 59, (10) Auburn 43
     (12) Mississippi 77, (5) Georgia 73
     (11) South Carolina 76, (6) LSU 61
February 27
     (1) Tennessee 88, (9) Mississippi State 60
     (2) Florida 63, (7) Arkansas 49
     (4) Vanderbilt 76, (12) Mississippi 64
     (3) Alabama 92, (11) South Carolina 72
February 28
     (1) Tennessee 106, (4) Vanderbilt 45
     (3) Alabama 74, (2) Florida 61
March 1 -- Championship
     (1) Tennessee 67, (3) Alabama 63

Southern Conference -- at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
February 26 -- at Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
     (9) Wofford 70, (8) Chattanooga 57
February 27 -- at Fleming Gym, UNC-Greensboro
     (4) Furman 85, (5) East Tennessee State 74
     (1) Georgia Southern 84, (9) Wofford 57
     (2) N.C. Greensboro 86, (7) Western Carolina 54
     (3) Davidson 79, (6) Appalachian State 63
February 28
     (1) Georgia Southern 80, (4) Furman 60
     (2) UNC-Greensboro 78, (3) Davidson 75
March 1 -- Championship
     (2) NC Greensboro 75, (1) Georgia Southern 69

West Coast Conference -- at Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, CA
February 26
     (2) Pepperdine 75, (7) Gonzaga 56
     (4) Portland 67, (5) San Diego 49
     (3) St. Mary's Calif. 70, (6) San Francisco 62
     (1) Santa Clara 71, (8) Loyola Marymount 42
February 27
     (3) St. Mary's, Calif. 68, (2) Pepperdine 56
     (1) Santa Clara 67, (4) Portland 58
March 1 -- Championship
     (1) Santa Clara 65, (3) St. Mary's 53

Big Ten Conference -- at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, IN
February 27
     (8) Ohio State 83, (9) Michigan State 61
     (7) Penn State 97, (10) Northwestern 76
     (6) Wisconsin 65, (11) Minnesota 47
February 28
     (1) Iowa 72, (8) Ohio State 54
     (5) Purdue 65, (4) Indiana 56
     (7) Penn State 74, (2) Illinois 71
     (3) Michigan 79, (6) Wisconsin 70
March 1
     (5) Purdue 61, (1) Iowa 60
     (7) Penn State 87, (3) Michigan 81 (OT)
March 2 -- Championship
     (5) Purdue 59, (7) Penn State 49

Conference USA -- at Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY
February 27
     (9) South Florida 77, (8) Saint Louis 62
     (5) Cincinnati 62, (12) Houston 57
     (7) N.C. Charlotte 78, (10) DePaul 65
     (11) UAB 74, (6) Souther Mississippi 72, OT
February 28
     (1) Memphis 78, (9) South Florida 66
     (5) Cincinnati 77, (4) Tulane 62
     (2) Marquette 76, (7) N.C. Charlotte 74
     (3) Louisville 90, (11) UAB 40
March 1
     (1) Memphis 72, (5) Cincinnati 54
     (3) Louisville 77, (2) Marquette 66
March 2 -- Championship
     (1) Memphis 79, (3) Louisville 75

Mid-American Conference -- at SeaGate Center, Toledo, OH
February 27
     (1) Kent 111, (8) Ball State 73
     (4) Ohio U 72, (5) Miami Ohio 60
     (3) Toledo 96, (6) Akron 65
     (2) Bowling Green 76, (7) Central Michigan 65
March 1
     (1) Kent 80, (4) Ohio 65
     (3) Toledo 75, (2) Bowling Green 56
March 2 -- Championship
     (1) Kent 64, (3) Toledo 56

Patriot League -- at Alumni Hall, Annapolis, MD
February 27
     (2) Navy 72, (7) Colgate 46
     (3) Lafayette 64, (6) Army 47
     (5) Lehigh 59, (4) Bucknell 55
February 28
     (2) Navy 76, (3) Lafayette 59
     (1) Holy Cross 83, (5) Lehigh 69
March 4 -- Championship
     (1) Holy Cross 67, (2) Navy 60

Big East Conference -- at Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, NJ
February 28
     (4) Villanova 56, (13) Pittsburgh 51
     (5) Notre Dame 94, (12) St. John's 57
     (8) West Virginia 67, (9) Seton Hall 65
     (7) Boston College 87, (10) Providence 77
     (11) Georgetown 68, (6) Syracuse 59
March 1
     (5) Notre Dame 56, (4) Villanova 48
     (1) Connecticut 84, (8) West Virginia 82
     (2) Rutgers 61, (7) Boston College 52
     (3) Miami Fla. 81, (11) Georgetown 66
March 2
     (1) Connecticut 73, (5) Notre Dame 53
     (2) Rutgers 81, (3) Miami 62
March 3 -- Championship
     (1) Connecticut 67, (2) Rutgers 58

Mid-Continent Conference -- at The Mark of the Quad Cities, Moline, IL
February 28 -- at Black Hawk College, Moline, IL
     (1) Youngstown State 76, (8) Chicago State 57
     (4) Southern Utah 77, (5) Missouri-Kansas City 59
     (2) Valparaiso 80, (7) Western Illinois 64
     (3) Buffalo 63, (6) Oral Roberts 52
March 2
     (1) Youngstown St. 83, (4) S. Utah 73
     (2) Valparaiso 76, (3) Buffalo 75
March 3 -- Championship
     (1) Youngstown State 78, (2) Valparaiso 69

Western Athletic Conference -- at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
March 2
     (P3) SMU 69, (M6) Wyoming 55
     (M4) New Mexico 64, (P5) Tulsa 54
     (M3) UTEP 63, (P6) TCU 49
     (M5) BYU 71, (P4) Fresno St. 67
March 4
     (M2) Colorado State 67, (P3) SMU 64 (OT)
     (M4) New Mexico 79, (P1) Hawaii 65
     (P2) Rice 88, (M3) UTEP 68
     (M5) BYU 66, (M1) Utah 58
March 6
     (M4) New Mexico 76, (M2) Colorado St. 60
     (P2) Rice 65, (M5) Brigham Young 57
March 7
     (M4) New Mexico 69, (P2) Rice 48

Mideastern Athletic Conference -- at Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA
March 3 -- at Ashe Center, Richmond, VA
     (7) Morgan State 62, (10) North Carolina A&T 49
     (8) Delaware State 52, (9) South Carolina State 51
March 4
     (1) Howard 66, (8) Delaware State 60
     (2) Hampton 63, (7) Morgan State 48
March 5
     (3) Florida A&M 73, (6) Bethune Cookman 38
     (5) Coppin State 76, (4) Maryland Eastern Shore 70
March 6
     (1) Howard 70, (5) Coppin State 46
     (2) Hampton 66, (3) Florida A&M 60
March 7
     (1) Howard 78, (2) Hampton 70

Big Twelve Conference -- at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO
March 3
     (8) Colorado 71, (9) Oklahoma 66
     (5) Oklahoma State 67, (9) Missouri 45
     (10) Texas A&M 98, (7) Texas 73
     (11) Kansas State 75, (6) Baylor 66, OT
March 4
     (1) Texas Tech 80, (9) Colorado 49
     (5) Oklahoma State 83, (4) Nebraska 69
     (2) Iowa State 88, (10) Texas A&M 68
     (3) Kansas 50, (11) Kansas State 46
March 5
     (1) Texas Tech 53, (5) Oklahoma State 49
     (3) Kansas 70, (2) Iowa State 65
March 7
     (1) Texas Tech 71, (3) Kansas 53

Northeast Conference -- at DeGol Arena, Loretto, PA
March 3
     (3) Wagner 68, (6) Monmouth, N.J., 58
     (2) Central Connecticut State 64, (7) Fairleigh Dickinson 61
     (4) Mount St. Mary's, Md. 67, (5) St. Francis, N.Y. 43
     (1) St. Francis, Pa. 73, (8) Long Island University 47
March 4
     (1) St. Francis (Pa.) 73, (4) Mt St Mary's 56
     (3) Wagner 54, (2) Central Connecticut 50
March 7 -- Championship
     (1) St Francis, Pa. 74, (3) Wagner 49

America East Conference -- at Alfond Arena, Orono, ME
March 4
     (9) Hofstra 76, (8) Boston U. 62
     (7) Drexel 68, (10) Delaware 66
March 5
     (4) Towson 66, (5) Hartford 61
     (1) Vermont 72, (9) Hofstra 69
     (2) Maine 84, (7) Drexel 59
     (3) Northeastern 71, (6) New Hampshire 59
March 6
     (1) Vermont 78, (4) Towson 55
     (2) Maine 77, (3) Northeastern 70
March 7
     (2) Maine 81, (1) Vermont 80

Big West Conference -- at Lawlor Events Center, Reno, NV
March 4
     (E1) Boise State 65, (W4) Pacific 57
     (E3) Idaho 70, (W2) UC Irvine 65
     (W1) UC Santa Barbara 92, (E4) North Texas 64
     (E2) Nevada 81, (W3) Cal St.-Fullerton 45
March 5
     (E1) Bosie State 73, (E3) Idaho 61
     (W1) UC Santa Barbara 95, (E2) Nevada 88 OT
March 7
     (W1) Santa Barbara 86, (E1) Boise State 69

Southland Conference -- at the Gold Dome, Shreveport, LA
March 4
     (6) Northwestern State 55, (3) Texas-Arlington 52
     (4) Texas-San Antonio 73, (5) Sam Houston 72 (OT)
March 5
     (2) Northeast Louisiana 71, (6) Northwestern State 69
     (1) Stephen F. Austin 88, (4) Texas-San Antonio 81
March 7
     (1) Stephen F. Austin 84, (2) Northeast Louisiana 52

Southwestern Athletic Conference -- at Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, TX
March 4
     (5) Mississippi Valley State 78, (4) Southern 68
     (3) Jackson State 78, (6) Prairie View 41
     (2) Alcorn State 77, (7) Alabama State 63
     (1) Grambling 89, (8) Texas Southern 62
March 6
     (3) Jackson State 70, (2) Alcorn State 60
     (1) Grambling St. 97, (5) Mississippi Valley State 76
March 7
     (1) Grambling 63, (3) Jackson State 54

Big Sky Conference -- at site of regular-season champion
March 5
     (6) Montana State 59, (3) Idaho State 55
     (4) Cal State Northridge 73, (5) Weber State 69
March 6
      (2) Northern Arizona 61, (4) Cal State Northridge 49
     (1) Montana 66, (6) Montana State 50
March 7
     (1) Montana 58, (2) Northern Arizona 48

Midwestern Collegiate Conference -- at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
March 5
     (2) Wisconsin-Green Bay 76, (7) Loyola Chicago 60
     (3) Cleveland State 63, (6) Wright State 56
     (5) Detroit 80, (4) Wisconsin-Milwaukee 72
     (1) Butler 90, (8) Illinois Chicago 65
March 6
     (2) Wisconsin-Green Bay 83, (3) Cleveland St. 55
     (1) Butler 81, (5) Detroit 70
March 7
     (2) Wisconsin Green Bay 61, (1) Butler 54

Missouri Valley Conference -- at Hammons Student Center, Springfield, MO
March 5
     (1) Drake 84, (8) Southern Illinois 70
     (5) Indiana State 67, (4) Indiana State 58
     (3) Creighton 83, (6) Wichita State 60
     (2) SW Missouri State 82, (7) Northern Iowa 58
March 6
     (1) Drake 74, (5) Indiana State 56
     (2) SW Missouri State 83, (3) Creighton 69
March 7
     (1) Drake 73, (2) SW Missouri State 59

Sun Belt Conference -- at Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, LA
March 5
     (3) Arkansas State 78, (6) South Alabama 59
     (2) Western Kentucky 113, (7) Lamar 47
     (1) Louisiana Tech 92, (8) Texas-Pan American 56
     (5) New Orleans 66, (4) SW Louisiana 63
March 6
     (2) Western Kentucky 103, (3) Arkansas State 88
     (1) Louisiana Tech 91, (5) New Orleans 54
March 7
     (1) Louisiana Tech 69, (2) Western Kentucky 68

Trans America Athletic Conference -- at FIU Golden Panther Arena, Miami, FL
March 5
     (2) Central Florida 69, (7) Mercer 65
     (3) Georgia State 83, (6) Troy State 78
     (1) Florida International 72, (8) Florida Atlantic 43
     (5) Jacksonville State 75, (4) Campbell 68
March 6
     (1) Florida International 82, (5) Jacksonville St. 44
     (3) Georgia St. 92, (2) Central Florida 76
March 7
     (1) Florida International 86, (3) Georgia State 50

AP POLLS

3/9 (Final) prev

1. Tennessee (40) 33-0 1

2. Old Dominion 27-2 2

3. Connecticut 31-2 3

4. Louisiana Tech 26-3 4

5. Stanford 21-5 5

6. Texas Tech 25-4 6

7. North Carolina 23-6 7

8. Duke 21-7 8

9. Arizona 21-6 9

10. North Carolina St. 21-6 10

11. Alabama 22-9 12

12. Florida Int'l 28-1 11

13. Florida 21-8 13

14. Clemson 24-7 14

15. Western Kentucky 25-8 15

16. Illinois 18-9 17

17. Virginia 18-9 18

18. Vanderbilt 20-8 19

19. Stephen F. Austin 25-3 20

20. Hawaii 24-3 16

21. Purdue 20-9 --

22. Drake 25-4 --

23. Iowa 17-10 24

24. Iowa State 24-7 22

25. UCLA 19-8 23

Also: Utah, Memphis, Rutgers, Kansas, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Nebraska, S.W. Missouri State, Liberty, Arkansas, Georgia, Washington, Marquette, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Kent, UC-Santa Barbara, Colorado State, Notre Dame, Tulane, Indiana, Rice, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Youngstown State.

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EAST REGIONAL -- Dayton, OH
First Round Fri., 3/13-Sat., 3/14		Second Round Sun., 3/15-Mon., 3/16		Regional Semifinals Saturday, 3/21		Regional Final Monday, 3/23
1. Old Dominion	92
16. St. Francis-PA	39	1. Old Dominion	75

8. New Mexico	59	9. Nebraska	60
9. Nebraska	76			1. Old Dominion	54

5. Memphis	80			4. North Carolina St.	55
12. Youngstown State	91	12. Youngstown St.	61

4. North Carolina State	89	4. North Carolina St.	88
13. Maine	64					4. North Carolina St.	60

3. Arizona	75					2. Connecticut	52
14. Santa Clara	63	3. Arizona	94

6. Virginia	77	6. Virginia	77
11. Southern Methodist	68			3. Arizona	57

7. Georgia	72			2. Connecticut	74
10. George Washington	74	10. Geo. Washington	67

2. Connecticut	93	2. Connecticut	75
15. Fairfield	52

MIDWEST REGIONAL -- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
First Round Fri., 3/13-Sat., 3/14		Second Round Sun., 3/15-Mon., 3/16		Regional Semifinals Saturday, 3/21		Regional Final Monday, 3/23
1. Texas Tech	87
16. Grambling State	75	1. Texas Tech	59

8. S.W. Missouri State	64	9. Notre Dame	74
9. Notre Dame	78			9. Notre Dame	65

5. Drake	75			4. Purdue	70
12. Colorado State	81	12. Colorado State	63

4. Purdue	88	4. Purdue	77
13. Washington	71					4. Purdue	65

3. Louisiana Tech	80					3. Louisiana Tech	72
14. Holy Cross	58	3. Louisiana Tech	74

6. Clemson	60	6. Clemson	52
11. Miami-FL	49			3. Louisiana Tech	71

7. UCLA	65			2. Alabama	57
10. Michigan	58	7. UCLA	74

2. Alabama	94	2. Alabama	75
15. NC-Greensboro	46

MIDEAST REGIONAL -- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
First Round Fri., 3/13-Sat., 3/14		Second Round Sun., 3/15-Mon., 3/16		Regional Semifinals Saturday, 3/21		Regional Final Monday, 3/23
1. Tennessee	102
16. Liberty	58	1. Tennessee	82

8. Western Kentucky	88	8. Western Kentucky	62
9. Stephen F. Austin	76			1. Tennessee	92

5. Rutgers	79			5. Rutgers	60
12. Oregon	76	5. Rutgers	62

4. Iowa State	79	4. Iowa State	61
13. Kent	76					1. Tennessee	76

3. Illinois	82					2. North Carolina	70
14. Wisc.-Green Bay	58	3. Illinois	69

6. Vanderbilt	71	11. UC-Santa Barbara	65
11. UC-Santa Barbara	76			3. Illinois	74

7. Florida International	59			2. North Carolina	80
10. Marquette	45	7. Florida International	72

2. North Carolina	91	2. North Carolina	85
15. Howard	71

WEST REGIONAL -- University of California, Berkeley, CA
First Round Fri., 3/13-Sat., 3/14		Second Round Sun., 3/15-Mon., 3/16		Regional Semifinals Saturday, 3/21		Regional Final Monday, 3/23
1. Stanford	67
16. Harvard	71	16. Harvard	64

8. Hawaii	70	9. Arkansas	82
9. Arkansas	76			9. Arkansas	79

5. Kansas	72			5. Kansas	63
12. Tulane	68	5. Kansas	62

4. Iowa	77	4. Iowa	58
13. Massachusetts	59					9. Arkansas	77

3. Florida	85					2. Duke	72
14. Montana	64	3. Florida	89

6. Wisconsin	64	11. Virginia Tech	57
11. Virginia Tech	75			3. Florida	58

7. Utah	61			2. Duke	69
10. Louisville	69	10. Louisville	53

2. Duke	92	2. Duke	69
15. Mid. Tennessee St.	67

FINAL FOUR -- Kansas City, MO
Semifinals Friday, 3/27		Championship Sunday, 3/29
North Carolina State	65
Louisiana Tech	84	Louisiana Tech	75

Tennessee	86	Tennessee	93
Arkansas	58

Season Records		Final Poll	Post-Season
Alabama	24-10		NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinal
Arizona	23- 7		NCAA East Regional Semifinal
Arkansas	22-11		NCAA Final Four (West Region)
UC-Santa Barbara	27- 6		NCAA Mideast second round
Clemson	25- 8		NCAA Midwest second round
Colorado State	24- 6		NCAA Midwest second round
Connecticut	34- 3		NCAA East Regional Final
Drake	25- 5		NCAA Midwest first round
Duke	24- 8		NCAA West Regional Final
Fairfield	20-10		NCAA East first round
Florida	23- 9		NCAA West Regional Semifinal
Florida International	29- 2		NCAA Mideast second round
George Washington	20-10		NCAA East second round
Georgia	17-11		NCAA East first round
Grambling State	23- 7		NCAA Midwest first round
Harvard	23- 5		NCAA West second round
Hawaii	24- 4		NCAA West first round
Holy Cross	21- 9		NCAA Midwest first round
Howard	23- 7		NCAA Mideast first round
Illinois	20-10		NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinal
Iowa	18-11		NCAA West second round
Iowa State	25- 8		NCAA Mideast second round
Kent State	23- 7		NCAA Mideast first round
Liberty	28- 1		NCAA Mideast first round
Louisiana Tech	31- 4		NCAA Runner-Up (Midwest Region)
Louisville	20-12		NCAA West second round
Maine	21- 9		NCAA East first round
Marquette	22- 7		NCAA Mideast first round
Massachusetts	19-11		NCAA West first round
Memphis	22- 8		NCAA East first round
Miami-FL	19-10		NCAA Midwest first round
Michigan	19-10		NCAA Midwest first round
Middle Tennessee State	18-12		NCAA West first round
Montana	24- 6		NCAA West first round
Nebraska	23-10		NCAA East second round
New Mexico	26- 7		NCAA East first round
North Carolina	27- 7		NCAA Mideast Regional Final
North Carolina State	25- 7		NCAA Final Four (East Region)
Notre Dame	22-10		NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinal
Old Dominion	29- 3		NCAA East Regional Semifinal
Oregon	17-10		NCAA Mideast first round
Purdue	23-10		NCAA Midwest Regional Final
Rutgers	22-10		NCAA Mideast Regional Semifinal
St. Francis-PA	22- 8		NCAA East first round
Santa Clara	23- 8		NCAA East first round
Southern Methodist	21- 8		NCAA East first round
Southwest Missouri St.	24- 6		NCAA Midwest first round
Stanford	21- 6		NCAA West first round
Stephen F. Austin	25- 4		NCAA Mideast first round
Tennessee	39- 0		NCAA Champion (Mideast Region)
Texas Tech	26- 5		NCAA Midwest second round
Tulane	21- 7		NCAA West first round
UCLA	20- 9		NCAA Midwest second round
Utah	21- 6		NCAA West first round
Vanderbilt	20- 9		NCAA Mideast first round
Virginia	19-10		NCAA East second round
Virginia Tech	22-10		NCAA West second round
Washington	18-10		NCAA Midwest first round
Western Kentucky	26- 9		NCAA Mideast second round
Wisconsin	21-10		NCAA West first round
Wisconsin-Green Bay	21- 9		NCAA Mideast first round
Youngstown State	28- 3		NCAA East second round

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1.	Tennessee (40)	33-0	1
2.	Old Dominion	27-2	2
3.	Connecticut	31-2	3
4.	Louisiana Tech	26-3	4
5.	Stanford	21-5	5
6.	Texas Tech	25-4	6
7.	North Carolina	23-6	7
8.	Duke	21-7	8
9.	Arizona	21-6	9
10.	North Carolina St.	21-6	10
11.	Alabama	22-9	12
12.	Florida Int'l	28-1	11
13.	Florida	21-8	13
14.	Clemson	24-7	14
15.	Western Kentucky	25-8	15
16.	Illinois	18-9	17
17.	Virginia	18-9	18
18.	Vanderbilt	20-8	19
19.	Stephen F. Austin	25-3	20
20.	Hawaii	24-3	16
21.	Purdue	20-9	--
22.	Drake	25-4	--
23.	Iowa	17-10	24
24.	Iowa State	24-7	22
25.	UCLA	19-8	23
Also: Utah, Memphis, Rutgers, Kansas, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Nebraska, S.W. Missouri State, Liberty, Arkansas, Georgia, Washington, Marquette, Oregon, Virginia Tech, Kent, UC-Santa Barbara, Colorado State, Notre Dame, Tulane, Indiana, Rice, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Youngstown State.