The NCAA News - News and Features

March 24, 1997

Championships summaries

First round: West region -- Kentucky 92, Montana 54; Iowa 73, Virginia 60; Boston College 73, Valparaiso 66; St. Joseph's (Pa.) 75, Pacific (Cal.) 65; Stanford 80, Oklahoma 67; Wake Forest 68, St. Mary's (Cal.) 46; N.C.-Charlotte 79, Georgetown 67; Utah 75, Navy 61.

Midwest region -- Minnesota 78, Southwest Tex. St. 46; Temple 62, Mississippi 40; Tulsa 81, Boston U. 52; Clemson 68, Miami (Ohio) 56; Iowa St. 69, Illinois St. 57; Cincinnati 86, Butler 69; Xavier (Ohio) 80, Vanderbilt 68; UCLA 109, Charleston So. 75.

East region -- North Caro. 82, Fairfield 74; Colorado 80, Indiana 62; California 55, Princeton 52; Villanova 101, LIU-Brooklyn 91; Louisville 65, Massachusetts 57; New Mexico 59, Old Dominion 55; Texas 71, Wisconsin 58; Coppin St. 78, South Caro. 65.

Southeast region -- Kansas 78, Jackson St. 64; Purdue 83, Rhode Island 76 (ot); Charleston (S.C.) 75, Maryland 66; Arizona 65, South Ala. 57; Illinois 90, Southern Cal 77; Tenn.-Chatt. 73, Georgia 70; Providence 81, Marquette 59; Duke 71, Murray St. 68.

Second round: West region -- Kentucky 75, Iowa 69; St. Joseph's (Pa.) 81, Boston College 77 (ot); Stanford 72, Wake Forest 66; Utah 77, N.C.-Charlotte 58.

Midwest region -- Minnesota 76, Temple 57; Clemson 65, Tulsa 59; Iowa St. 67, Cincinnati 66; UCLA 96, Xavier (Ohio) 83.

East region -- North Caro. 73, Colorado 56; California 75, Villanova 68; Louisville 64, New Mexico 63; Texas 82, Coppin St. 81.

Southeast region -- Kansas 75, Purdue 61; Arizona 73, Charleston (S.C.) 69; Tenn.-Chatt. 75, Illinois 63; Providence 98, Duke 87.

Regionals: West regional (March 20 and 22 at San Jose, California) -- Kentucky (32-4) vs. St. Joseph's (Pa.) (26-6); Stanford (22-7) vs. Utah (28-3). Midwest regional (March 20 and 22 at San Antonio) -- Minnesota (29-3) vs. Clemson (22-9); Iowa St. (22-8) vs. UCLA (23-7). East regional (March 21 and 23 at Syracuse, New York) -- North Caro. (26-6) vs. California (23-8); Louisville (25-8) vs. Texas (18-11). Southeast regional (March 21 and 23 at Birmingham, Alabama) -- Kansas (34-1) vs. Arizona (21-9); Tenn.-Chatt. (24-10) vs. Providence (23-11).

Semifinals and final: March 29 and 31 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.

Division I women's basketball

First round: Midwest region -- Connecticut 103, Lehigh 35; Iowa 56, North Caro. St. 50; Duke 70, DePaul 56; Illinois 79, Drake 62; Oregon 80, San Diego St. 68; Tennessee 91, Grambling 54; Stephen F. Austin 79, Toledo 66; Colorado 69, Marshall 49.

East region -- North Caro. 78, Harvard 53; Michigan St. 75, Portland 70 (ot); Geo. Washington 61, Northwestern 46; Tulane 72, UC Santa Barb. 69; Notre Dame 93, Memphis 62; Texas 66, Southwest Tex. St. 38; St. Joseph's (Pa.) 70, Kansas St. 52; Alabama 94, St. Francis (Pa.) 50.

West region -- Stanford 111, Howard 59; Texas Tech 47, Montana 45; Utah 66, Iowa St. 57; Virginia 96, Troy St. 74; Vanderbilt 74, Washington 62; Kansas 81, Detroit 67; Arizona 76, Western Ky. 54; Georgia 91, Eastern Ky. 55.

Mideast region -- Old Dominion 102, Liberty 52; Purdue 74, Maryland 48; Marquette 70, Clemson 66; LSU 88, Maine 79; Southern Cal 68, San Francisco 55; Florida 92, Florida Int'l. 68; Auburn 68, Louisville 65; Louisiana Tech 94, St. Peter's 50.

Second round: Midwest region -- Connecticut 72, Iowa 53; Illinois 85, Duke 67; Tennessee 76, Oregon 59; Colorado 66, Stephen F. Austin 57.

East region -- North Caro. 81, Michigan St. 71 (ot); Geo. Washington 81, Tulane 67; Notre Dame 86, Texas 83; Alabama 61, St. Joseph's (Pa.) 52.

West region -- Stanford 67, Texas Tech 45; Virginia 65, Utah 46; Vanderbilt 51, Kansas 44; Georgia 80, Arizona 74.

Mideast region -- Old Dominion 69, Purdue 65 (ot); LSU 71, Marquette 58; Florida 92, Southern Cal 78; Louisiana Tech 74, Auburn 48.

Regionals: Midwest regional (March 22 and 24 at Iowa City, Iowa) -- Connecticut (32-0) vs. Illinois (24-7); Tennessee (25-10) vs. Colorado (23-8). East regional (March 22 and 24 at Columbia, South Carolina) -- North Caro. (29-2) vs. Geo. Washington (27-5); Notre Dame (29-6) vs. Alabama (25-6). West regional (March 22 and 24 at Missoula, Montana) -- Stanford (32-1) vs. Virginia (23-7); Vanderbilt (20-10) vs. Georgia (24-5). Mideast regional (March 22 and 24 at West Lafayette, Indiana) -- Old Dominion (31-3) vs. LSU (25-4); Florida (23-8) vs. Louisiana Tech (31-3).

Semifinals and final: March 28 and 30 at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati.

Division III men's basketball

East sectional: Salisbury St. 79, Brockport St. 78; Alvernia 77, Rochester Inst. 71; Alvernia 89, Salisbury St. 84.

Midwest sectional: Methodist 74, Chicago 70; Ill. Wesleyan 87, Bridgewater (Va.) 60; Ill. Wesleyan 95, Methodist 63.

Northeast sectional: Rowan 82, Salem St. 72; Williams 85, Richard Stockton 61; Williams 71, Rowan 62.

West sectional: Neb. Wesleyan 92, Hope 75; Wis.-Stevens Point 68, Mount Union 67 (ot); Neb. Wesleyan 69, Wis.-Stevens Point 66.

Semifinals and final (March 21-22 at the Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia): Alvernia (26-4) vs. Ill. Wesleyan (27-2); Williams (27-2) vs. Neb. Wesleyan (24-5). Championship and third-place games March 22 in Salem.

Division III women's basketball

East sectional: New York U. 84, William Paterson 74; William Smith 80, Marymount (Va.) 75; New York U. 75, William Smith 53.

Mid-Atlantic sectional: Johns Hopkins 76, Western Conn. St. 66; Scranton 70, Southern Me. 61; Scranton 65, Johns Hopkins 54.

Great Lakes sectional: Defiance 90, Buena Vista 80; Capital 70, St. Thomas (Minn.) 64; Capital 79, Defiance 62.

Central sectional: Millikin 51, Emory 43; Wis.-Eau Claire 90, Thomas More 55; Wis.-Eau Claire 67, Millikin 63.

Semifinals and final (March 21-22 at New York U.): New York U. (27-1) vs. Scranton (28-3); Capital (27-3) vs. Wis.-Eau Claire (26-3). Championship and third-place games March 22 at New York U.

Division III men's ice hockey

First round -- At Plattsburgh St.: Norwich 3, Plattsburgh St. 3; Norwich 5, Plattsburgh St. 2 (Norwich wins series). At Wis.-Superior: St. Norbert 2, Wis.-Superior 0; Wis.-Superior 4, St. Norbert 1; Wis.-Superior 1, St. Norbert 0 (minigame) (Wis.-Superior wins series). At St. John's (Minn.): St. John's (Minn.) 2, Elmira 2; St. John's (Minn.) 4, Elmira 2 (St. John's [Minn.] wins series). At Middlebury: Middlebury 6, Rochester Inst. 4; Middlebury 6, Rochester Inst. 3 (Middlebury wins series).

Semifinals and final (March 21-22 at Middlebury, Vermont): Norwich (21-5-2) vs. Wis.-Superior (22-8-2); St. John's (Minn.) (26-4-1) vs. Middlebury (20-3-2). Third-place and championship games will be March 22 at Middlebury).