NIT Pairings Set for Midweek College Basketball
The schedule lists Wednesday games featuring Marquette at Auburn, Coppin State at St Joseph's, Seton Hall at Canisius, Miami at Penn State, DePaul at Iowa, Colorado at New Mexico State, Texas Tech at Washington State, and Thursday contests including George Washington at Ohio, St John’s at South Florida, College of Charleston at Providence, Southern Mississippi at St Bonaventure, Georgia at Nebraska, Eastern Michigan at Bradley, Illinois State at Utah State, Montana at Texas El Paso, and Clemson at Virginia Tech with ESPN coverage.
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Conference seeds for NCAA men’s tournament in 64-team era
Since the 1985 expansion to 64 teams, conference seeds assign No. 1 entrants to Big Ten with ten teams, Big Eight with seven, Atlantic Coast six, Big East six, Southeastern four, Big West three, Pacific-10 three, and Atlantic-10 one. Current conference membership shapes seed distribution.
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UCLA Earns No. 1 Seed In NCAA Tournament
UCLA led by coach John Wooden earns a No. 1 seed in the West region as the Bruins, Pac 10 champions and AP top pick, open against Florida International. Kentucky, Kansas, and Wake Forest also secure top seeds with strong conference titles shaping the field.
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Jayhawks face Colgate with Dayton past in mind
Kansas, a No. 2 seed in the Midwest, draws Colgate in the NCAA Tournament. Roy Williams laments a Big Eight exit and recalls 1992 Dayton loss as the Jayhawks pursue a path to Seattle, while Colgate features Adonal Foyle and Tucker Neale poised to challenge.
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NCAA Tournament Seeds by Region
The bracket lists seeds for the East Southeast Midwest and West regions. Top seeds include Wake Forest Kentucky Kansas UCLA and Connecticut with a full slate of 16 teams per region. The rankings show prominent programs such as North Carolina Villanova Duke and Maryland among others in the seed list.
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Stewart and Knight set to meet in NCAA tournament clash
Norm Stewart and Bobby Knight, each with 659 coaching wins, will finally clash as Missouri, an eighth seed in the West, faces Indiana's ninth seed in Boise. Stewart notes their long friendship and near-miss matchups from years past as the NCAA field reshapes with extra bids to the West Coast Metro Atlantic and Mid-America conferences, while other traditional powers miss out.
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Brown Sparks Royals Pitching Bid in Spring Wins
Kansas City beat Detroit 9 1 as Kevin Brown, who twice spurned the Royals, pitched four strong innings to earn the win. In three spring starts he has allowed four earned runs in 11 innings, while 21 year old Dwayne Lewis has emerged as a surprise at shortstop. Outfielder Kevin Long drove in three runs and is 8 for 15 in four games as Kansas City builds toward the season.
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Baseball owners prepare best offer amid bunt of talks
In Lake Buena Vista Florida owners plan a best offer session this afternoon to pressure a week of bargaining with players. Union head Donald Fehr said he is unsure when talks start while a Tampa meeting and NLRB guidance loom. The dispute centers on salary arbitration and the legality of bargaining topics as the strike nears its eighth month.
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