About 113,000 entries -- the ninth-largest number in Final Four history -- were received for tickets to the 2001 Men's Final Four. Meanwhile, 2001 will mark the ninth consecutive sellout for the Women's Final Four.

The NCAA concluded its ticket procedures for the 2001 Final Fours earlier this month. Members of the general public whose entries were selected for each event were notified in letters sent in mid-August. Refunds were provided at the same time to those whose names were not selected.

The 2001 Men's Final Four will be conducted at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome for the first time since it was first played there in 1992. The championship-game attendance that year of 50,379 is the fourth-largest in Final Four history.

The 2001 Women's Final Four will be played at the Kiel Center in St. Louis. The event has sold out every year since 1993.

Refunds for unsuccessful applications (and for those individuals who were selected to win men's tickets at a lower price than for what they applied) were credited electronically to the account in which applicants' checks were drawn through an Automated Clearing House transaction. Refunds not processed electronically were mailed August 11.

Interest income generated from ticket application funds for both the Men's and Women's Final Fours is used to defray the costs of administering the ticket drawing and distribution. Any additional revenue over that cost is applied to the general fund of the NCAA, which finances such programs and services as NCAA championships and the Youth Education through Sports clinics that take place in conjunction with selected NCAA championships.

Men's Final Four

The Metrodome will seat about 45,000 for this event, which will be played March 31 and April 2, 2001. About 9,300 tickets (21 percent of capacity) were allocated to the general public through the selection process.

The remaining tickets are reserved for the four participating institutions (40 percent), the host institution/local organizing committee (12 percent), representatives of the NCAA membership (Division I conferences, presidents and various committee members) (15 percent), members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (8 percent) and Division I member institutions (4 percent).

Applications were received from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign countries. Minnesota accounted for 11 percent of the entries submitted and for 10 percent of the entries selected. Approximately 500 Minnesota cities were represented in the drawing.

Minnesota had 12,214 entries. The other top 10 states, in order, were Illinois, 9,387; Indiana, 8,889; California, 6,968; Wisconsin, 6,859; Michigan, 5,444; Ohio, 5,115; Florida, 4,420; Texas, 4,378; and New York, 3,551.

Women's Final Four

This is the fourth year that general public tickets to the Women's Final Four have been available through the random computerized drawing.

The Kiel Center will seat about 19,000 for this event, which will be played March 30 and April 1, 2001. About 7,600 tickets (39 percent of capacity) were allocated to the general public. The remaining tickets are reserved for the four participating institutions (17 percent), the host institution/local organizing committee (10 percent), members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (16 percent), and representatives of the NCAA membership and affiliated entities (Division I conferences, member institutions, committees and ESPN) (18 percent).

Applications were received from 49 states and the District of Columbia. Missouri accounted for 14 percent of the entries submitted and for 15 percent of the entries selected.

Connecticut had the most winning entries with 895. The other top five states, in order, were Missouri, 393; Illinois, 154; Tennessee, 98; and California, 75.

Most men's ticket applications, by year

1. 1994, Charlotte 267,498

2. 2000, Indianapolis 173,879

3. 1999, St. Petersburg 172,060

4. 1997, Indianapolis 167,900

5. 1998, San Antonio 144,356

6. 1991, Indianapolis 143,829

7. 1985, Lexington 140,000

8. 1993, New Orleans 131,378

9. 2001, Minneapolis 112,732

10. 1992, Minneapolis 107,433

Women's previous sellouts

The eight previous consecutive sellouts for the Women's Final Four:

2000 -- First Union Center, Philadelphia (20,060).

1999 -- San Jose Arena, San Jose, California (17, 773).

1998 -- Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri (17, 976).

1997 -- Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati (16,714).

1996 -- Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina (23,291).

1995 -- Target Center, Minneapolis (18,046).

1994 -- Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia (11,996).

1993 -- The Omni, Atlanta (16,151).