WCN Fans Guide to the NCAA Tournament - 1st/2nd Rounds

[Wildcat Larry]

**** The Road to San Antonio Starts Here ****
Eight Sites - Sixty Four Teams
After This Weekend There Will Be Sixteen

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Anaheim Game Site
Honda Center
Anaheim, California


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Thursday, March 20
No. 6 Marquette 74 - No. 11 Kentucky 66
No. 3 Stanford 77 - No. 14 Cornell 53
No. 8 Brigham Young 62 vs. No. 9 Texas A&M 67
No. 1 UCLA 70 - No. 16 Mississippi Valley State 29

Saturday, March 22
Texas A&M vs. UCLA, 9:15
Marquette vs. Stanford, 6:45

[Wildcat Larry]

Birmingham Game Site
BJCC Arena
Birmingham, Alabama


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Friday, March 21
No. 2 Tennessee 72 - No. 15 American 57
No. 7 Butler 81 - No. 10 South Alabama 61
No. 6 Oklahoma 72 - vs. No. 11 Saint Joseph's 64
No. 3 Louisville 79 - No. 14 Boise State 61

Sunday, March 23
Tennessee vs. Butler, 1:30
Oklahoma vs. Louisville, 4:00

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Denver Game Site
Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado

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Thursday, March 20
No. 5 Michigan State 72 - No. 12 Temple 61
No. 4 Pittsburgh 82 - 13 Oral Roberts 63
No. 4 Washington State 71 - No. 13 Winthrop 40
No. 5 Notre Dame 68 - No. 12 George Mason 50

Saturday, March 22
Washington State vs. Notre Dame, 6:40
Michigan State vs. Pittsburgh, 9:10

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Little Rock Game Site
Alltel Arena
North Little Rock, Arkansas

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Friday, March 21
No. 7 Miami (Fla.) 78 - No. 10 Saint Mary's, Calif. 64
No. 2 Texas 74 - No. 15 Austin Peay 54
No. 8 Mississippi State 76 - No. 9 Oregon 69
No. 1 Memphis 87 - No. 16 Texas-Arlington 63

Sunday, March 23
Miami (Fla.) vs. Texas, 1:15
Mississippi State vs. Memphis

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Omaha Game Site
Quest Center
Omaha, Nebraska

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Thursday, March 20
No. 1 Kansas 85 - No. 16 Portland State 61
No. 8 UNLV 71 - No. 9 Kent State 58
No. 6 Southern California 67 - No. 11 Kansas State 80
No. 3 Wisconsin 71 - No. 14 Cal State Fullerton 56

Saturday, March 22
Kansas State vs. Wisconsin, 3:20 p.m.
Kansas vs. UNLV, 5:50

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Raleigh Game Site
RBC Center
Raleigh, North Carolina

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Friday, March 21
No. 7 Gonzaga 76 - No. 10 Davidson 82
No. 2 Georgetown 66 - No. 15 Maryland-Baltimore County 47
No. 1 North Carolina 113 - Mount St. Mary's, Md. 74, 7:10
No. 8 Indiana 72 No. 9 Arkansas 86

Sunday, March 23
North Carolina vs. Arkansas, 2:40 or 5:15 p.m.
Davidson vs. Georgetown, 2:40 or 5:15

[Wildcat Larry]

Tampa Game Site
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Florida

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Friday, March 21
No. 5 Drake 99 - No. 12 Western Kentucky 101 OT
No. 4 Connecticut (24-8) vs. No. 13 San Diego (21-13), 2:50
No. 4 Vanderbilt 62 - No. 13 Siena 83
No. 5 Clemson 69 - No. 12 Villanova 75

Sunday, March 23
Siena vs. Villanova, 12:10 or 2:40
Western Kentucky vs. San Diego, 12:10 or 2:40

[Wildcat Larry]

Washington Game Site
Verizon Center
Washington, DC

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Thursday, March 20
No. 3 Xavier 73 - No. 14 Georgia 61
No. 6 Purdue 90 - vs. No. 11 Baylor 79
No. 2 Duke 71 - No. 15 Belmont 70
No. 7 West Virginia 75 - No. 10 Arizona 65

Saturday, March 22
Duke vs. West Virginia, 2:10 p.m.
Xavier vs. Purdue, 4:40

[Wildcat Larry]

NCAA Tournament Brackets

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ESPN Bracket (http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncb/tournament/bracket)
CBS Bracket (http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/viewable_men)
FoxSports Bracket (http://msn.foxsports.com/id/3461098_36_105.gif)
Sports Illustrated Bracket (http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/basketball/ncaa/men/2008/ncaa_tourney/brackets/printable/08ncaa_m_bracket_h.jpg)
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NCAA Basketball News

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CBS Sports (http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball)
ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/index)
Fox Sports (http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk)
USAToday Sports (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/default.htm)
Real Time RPI Site (http://www.realtimerpi.com/)

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Tournament Team Index and Data

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CBS Television Coverage Info & Maps

Window 1: 12:30 PM ET - Coverage Map (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/img/maps/320-1-prelim-map.pdf)
12:20 Georgia vs Xavier - 25%
12:25 Portland St. vs Kansas - 36%
12:30 Temple vs Michigan State - 39%

Window 2: 2:30 PM ET - Coverage Map (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/img/maps/320-2-prelim-map.pdf)
2:30 Kentucky vs Marquette - 60%
2:40 Baylor vs Purdue - 17%
2:45 Kent State vs UNLV - 9%
2:50 Oral Roberts vs Pittsburgh - 14%

Window 2a: 4:40 PM ET - Coverage Map (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/img/maps/320-2a-prelim-map.pdf)
Available in areas of interest only
4:40 Cornell vs Stanford

Window 3: 7:00 PM ET - Coverage Map (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/img/maps/320-3-prelim-map.pdf)
7:10 Belmont vs Duke - 41%
7:10 Kansas St. vs USC - 43%
7:20 Winthrop vs Washington St - 5%
7:25 Texas A&M vs BYU - 11%

Window 4: 9:30 PM ET - Coverage Map (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/img/maps/320-4-prelim-map.pdf)
9:30 Arizona vs West Virginia - 15%
9:30 CS Fullerton vs Wisconsin - 6%
9:40 George Mason vs Notre Dame - 63%
9:40 Mississippi Valley vs UCLA - 17%


Friday's CBS Coverage


Window 1: 12:30 PM ET - Coverage Map (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/files/321-1-FINAL-map.pdf)
12:15 American vs Tennessee - 12%
12:25 Davidson vs Gonzaga - 75%
12:30 W. Kentucky vs Drake - 3%

Window 2: 2:30 PM ET - Coverage Map (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/files/321-2-FINAL-map.pdf)
2:35 S. Alabama vs Butler - 20%
2:45 UMBC vs Georgetown -12%
2:50 San Diego vs UCONN -45%

Window 3: 7:30 PM ET - Coverage Map (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/files/321-3-FINAL-map.pdf)
7:10 St. Josephs vs Oklahoma -21%
7:10 Mt. St. Mary’s vs UNC -48%
7:20 Siena vs Vanderbilt -4%
7:25 Oregon vs Mississippi St - 27%

Window 4: 9:30 PM ET - Coverage Map (http://www.hdsportsguide.com/files/321-4-FINAL-map.pdf)
9:30 Boise State vs Louisville - 7%
9:30 Arkansas vs Indiana - 52%
9:40 Villanova vs Clemson - 28%
9:45 Texas Arlington vs Memphis - 13%

[Wildcat Larry]

CBS Game Site Announcers

Thursday Games:

(12) Temple (21-12) vs (5) Michigan State (25-8) 12:20 PM South (Denver): Gus Johnson and Len Elmore
(14) Georgia (17-16) vs (3) Xavier (27-6) 12:20 PM West (Washington, DC): Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel
(16) Portland State (23-9) vs (1) Kansas (31-3) 12:25 PM Midwest (Omaha): Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
(11) Kentucky (18-12) vs (6) Marquette (24-9) 2:30 PM South (Anaheim): Dick Enberg/Carter Blackburn and Jay Bilas
(11) Baylor (21-10) vs (6) Purdue (24-8) 2:50 PM West (Washington, DC): Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel
(9) Kent State (28-6) vs (8) UNLV (26-7) 2:55 PM Midwest (Omaha): Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
(13) Oral Roberts (24-8) vs (4) Pittsburgh (26-9) 3:00 PM South (Denver): Gus Johnson and Len Elmore
(14) Cornell (22-5) vs (3) Stanford (26-7) 4:55 PM South (Anaheim): Dick Enberg/Carter Blackburn and Jay Bilas
(11) Kansas State (20-11) vs (6) USC (21-11) 7:10 PM Midwest (Omaha): Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
(15) Belmont (25-8) vs (2) Duke (27-5) 7:10 PM West (Washington, DC): Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel
(13) Winthrop (22-11) vs (4) Washington State (24-8) 7:20 PM East (Denver): Gus Johnson and Len Elmore
(9) Texas A&M (24-10) vs (8) BYU (27-7) 7:25 PM West (Anaheim): Dick Enberg/Carter Blackburn and Jay Bilas
(14) Cal State Fullerton (24-8) vs (3) Wisconsin (29-4) 9:40 PM Midwest (Omaha): Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
(12) George Mason (23-10) vs (5) Notre Dame (24-7) 9:50 PM East (Denver): Gus Johnson and Len Elmore
(16) Mississippi Valley State (17-15) vs (1) UCLA (31-3) 9:50 PM West (Anaheim): Dick Enberg/Carter Blackburn and Jay Bilas
(10) Arizona (19-14) vs (7) West Virginia (24-10) 9:50 PM West (Washington, DC): Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel

Friday Games:

(15) American (21-11) vs (2) Tennessee (29-4) 12:15 PM East (Birmingham): Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
(10) Davidson (26-6) vs (7) Gonzaga (25-7) 12:25 PM Midwest (Raleigh): Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
(10) St. Mary's (CA) (25-6) vs (7) Miami (FL) (22-10) 12:30 PM South (Little Rock): Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
(12) Western Kentucky (27-6) vs (5) Drake (28-4) 12:30 PM West (Tampa): Tim Brando and Mike Gminski
(10) South Alabama (26-6) vs (7) Butler (29-3) 2:45 PM East (Birmingham): Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
(15) UMBC (24-8) vs (2) Georgetown (27-5) 2:55 PM Midwest (Raleigh): Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
(13) San Diego (21-13) vs (4) UConn (24-8) 3:00 PM West (Tampa): Tim Brando and Mike Gminski
(15) Austin Peay (24-10) vs (2) Texas (28-6) 5:00 PM South (Little Rock): Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
(16) Play-In Winner (TBD) vs (1) North Carolina (32-2) 7:10 PM East (Raleigh): Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
(11) St. Joseph's (21-12) vs (6) Oklahoma (22-11) 7:10 PM East (Birmingham): Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
(13) Siena (22-10) vs (4) Vanderbilt (26-7) 7:20 PM Midwest (Tampa): Tim Brando and Mike Gminski
(9) Oregon (18-13) vs (8) Mississippi State (22-10) 7:25 PM South (Little Rock): Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
(9) Arkansas (22-11) vs (8) Indiana (25-7) 9:50 PM East (Raleigh): Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
(14) Boise State (25-8) vs (3) Louisville (24-8) 9:50 PM East (Birmingham): Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
(12) Villanova (20-12) vs (5) Clemson (24-9) 9:50 PM Midwest (Tampa): Tim Brando and Mike Gminski
(16) UT Arlington (21-11) vs (1) Memphis (33-1) 9:55 PM South (Little Rock): Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel

Teams stay at the same locations for Round Two

[Wildcat Larry]

NCAA Basketball News

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CBS Sports (http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball)
ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/index)
Fox Sports (http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk)
USAToday Sports (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/default.htm)
Real Time RPI Site (http://www.realtimerpi.com/)