Division I - Championships information
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Men’s basketball
Selection date: March 11.
2006 champion: Florida.
Opening round: March 13 at Dayton, Ohio (Dayton, host).
First/second rounds: March 15 and 17 at Buffalo, New York (Canisius, Niagara and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, hosts); Lexington, Kentucky (Kentucky, host); Sacramento, California (Pacific, host); and Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Wake Forest, host). March 16 and 18 at Chicago (Big Ten Conference, host); Columbus, Ohio (Ohio St., host); New Orleans (Tulane, host); and Spokane, Washington (Washington St., host).
Regionals: March 22 and 24 at San Antonio (UTSA, host); and San Jose, California (San Jose St., host). March 23 and 25 at East Rutherford, New Jersey (Rutgers, host); and St. Louis (Missouri Valley Conference, host).
Men’s Final Four: March 31 and April 2 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta (Georgia Tech, host).
Women’s basketball
Selection date: March 12.
2006 champion: Maryland.
First/second rounds: March 17 and 19 at Austin, Texas (Texas, host); Los Angeles (Southern California, host); Minneapolis (Minnesota, host); and Stanford, California (Stanford, host). March 18 and 20 at East Lansing, Michigan (Michigan St., host); Hartford, Connecticut (Connecticut, host); Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, host); and Raleigh, North Carolina (North Carolina St., host).
Regionals: March 24 and 26 at Greensboro, North Carolina (Atlantic Coast Conference, host); and Fresno, California (Fresno St., host). March 25 and 27 at Dallas (Conference USA and SMU, hosts); and Dayton, Ohio (Dayton, host).
Women’s Final Four: April 1 and 3 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland (Mid-American Conference and Cleveland St., hosts).
Men’s ice hockey
Selection date: March 18.
2006 champion: Wisconsin.
Regionals: March 23-24 at Rochester, New York (ECAC Hockey League, host); and Grand Rapids, Michigan (Western Michigan, host). March 24-25 at Manchester, New Hampshire (New Hampshire, host); and Denver (Denver, host).
Men’s Frozen Four: April 5 and 7 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis (College Hockey America and the St. Louis Sports Commission, hosts).
Men’s swimming and diving
Selection date: March 9.
2006 team champion: Auburn.
Diving regionals (5): March 1-3 or 2-4 at Piscataway, New Jersey; Athens, Georgia; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Austin, Texas; and Oklahoma City.
Finals: March 15-17 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis (Minnesota, host).
Women’s swimming and diving
Selection date: March 2.
2006 team champion: Auburn.
Diving regionals (5): March 1-3 or 2-4 at Piscataway, New Jersey; Athens, Georgia; Ann Arbor, Michigan; Austin, Texas; and Oklahoma City.
Finals: March 8-10 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center in Minneapolis (Minnesota, host).
Men’s indoor track and field
Selection date: March 5.
2006 team champion: Arkansas.
Finals: March 9-10 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas (Arkansas, host).
Women’s indoor track and field
Selection date: March 5.
2006 team champion: Arkansas.
Finals: March 9-10 at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas (Arkansas, host).
Wrestling
Selection date: March 12.
2006 team champion: Oklahoma St.
Regionals: March 3 at Cedar Falls, Iowa; March 4 at Pittsburgh.
Finals: March 15-17 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan (Michigan and the Detroit Metro Sports Commission, hosts).