Sunday, March 16, 2008

Final Bracket

The Final Bracket will also be posted at www.huskerhoopscentral.com

2008 NCAA Tournament
National Semifinals: April 5
National Finals: April 7
Site: The Alamodome

Final Four Pairings
East (1) v. South (4), Midwest (2) v. West (3)

Play-in Game
Mt. St. Mary’s (Northeast) / Coppin State (MEAC)

Charlotte
Regional Semifinal: March 27
Regional Final: March 29
Site: Charlotte Arena

1 North Carolina (ACC) v. 16 Play-in Game
8 Oklahoma v. 9 St. Mary’s
Pod site: Raleigh
5 Vanderbilt v. 12 Temple (Atlantic 10)
13 George Mason (Colonial) v. 4 Pittsburgh (Big East)
Pod site: Tampa

3 Louisville v. 14 Cornell (Ivy League)
11 Illinois State v. 6 Southern California
Pod site: Birmingham

7 Indiana v. 10 South Alabama
15 Winthrop (Big South) v. 2 Georgetown
Pod site: Tampa

Detroit
Regional Semifinal: March 28
Regional Final: March 30
Site: Ford Field
1 Kansas (Big 12) v. 16 Austin Peay (Ohio Valley)
8 Miami (FL) v. 9 Gonzaga
Pod site: Omaha

5 Butler (Horizon) v. 12 Siena (Metro Atlantic)
13 Georgia (SEC)
v. 4 Connecticut
Pod site: Washington, DC

3 Xavier v. 14 San Diego (West Coast)
11 Arizona v. 6 Purdue
Pod site: Washington, DC

7 Kent State (Mid-American) v. 10 Davidson (Southern)
15 American (Patriot) v. 2 Tennessee
Pod site: Birmingham

Phoenix
Regional Semifinal: March 27
Regional Final: March 29
Site: US Airways Arena
1 UCLA (Pacific 10) v. 16 Miss. Valley State (SWAC)
8 UNLV (Mountain West)
v. 9 Texas A&M
Pod site: Anaheim

5 Clemson v. 12 Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
13 CS-Fullerton (Big West) v. 4 Drake (Missouri Valley)
Pod site: Denver

3 Duke v. 14 Belmont (Atlantic Sun)
11 Arizona State v. 6 Notre Dame
Pod site: Raleigh

7 Arkansas v. 10 BYU
15 Portland State (Big Sky) v. 2 Wisconsin (Big 10)
Pod site: Omaha

Houston
Regional Semifinal: March 28
Regional Final: March 30
Site: Reliant Stadium
1 Memphis (Conf. USA) v. 16 TX-Arlington (Southland)
8 West Virginia v. 9 Kansas State
Pod site: Little Rock

5 Washington State v. 12 Kentucky
13 Oral Roberts (Summit) v. 4 Michigan State
Pod site: Denver

3 Stanford v. 14 Boise State (WAC)
11 St. Joseph’s v. 6 Marquette
Pod site: Anaheim

7 Mississippi State v. 10 Baylor
15 MD-Baltimore Cty (Am. East) v. 2 Texas
Pod site: Little Rock

Last four in: St. Joe’s, Kentucky, Illinois State, Arizona State
First four out: Villanova, Oregon, VCU, Ohio State
Next four out: Va. Tech, UMass, Syracuse, New Mexico

Pod Sites
East – Raleigh (21, 23), Washington DC (20, 22)
Midwest – Omaha (20, 22), Little Rock (21, 23)
South – Tampa (21, 23), Birmingham (21, 23)
West – Anaheim (20, 22), Denver (20, 22)

Bids by Conference: Big East (7), Pac-10, Big 12, SEC (6), ACC, Big 10 (4), Atlantic 10, West Coast (3), Mountain West, Missouri Valley, Sun Belt (2)

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