The NCAA News - News and Features

January 13, 1997

Preliminary-round, regional sites recommended for 2000, 2001

The NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee agreed during its December 16-18 meeting in San Antonio to recommend the following sites for preliminary-round and regional competition in 2000 and 2001.

These sites subsequently were approved by the NCAA Administrative Committee.

First- and second-round competition in 2000:

East region (March 17 and 19)

Marine Midland Arena; Buffalo, New York; Canisius College, Niagara University and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, hosts.

Lawrence-Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Wake Forest University, host.

South region (March 17 and 19)

Nashville Arena; Nashville, Tennessee; Ohio Valley Conference, host.

Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center; Birmingham, Alabama; Southeastern Conference, host.

Midwest region (March 16 and 18)

Cleveland State University Convocation Center; Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland State University, host.

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome; Minneapolis, Minnesota; University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, host.

West region (March 16 and 18)

Jon M. Huntsman Center; Salt Lake City, Utah; University of Utah, host.

McKale Center; Tucson, Arizona; University of Arizona, host.

Regional sessions in 2000:

East region (March 24 and 26)

Continental Airlines Arena; East Rutherford, New Jersey; Seton Hall University, host.

South region (March 24 and 26)

Frank Erwin Center; Austin, Texas; University of Texas at Austin, host.

Midwest region (March 23 and 25)

The Palace of Auburn Hills; Auburn Hills, Michigan; Mid-American Athletic Conference, host.

West region (March 23 and 25)

University Arena; Albuquerque, New Mexico; University of New Mexico, host.

First- and second-round competition in 2001:

East region (March 15 and 17)

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum; Long Island, New York; St. John's University (New York), Big East Conference, hosts.

Greensboro Coliseum; Greensboro, North Carolina; Atlantic Coast Conference, host.

South region (March 16 and 18)

The Pyramid; Memphis, Tennessee; University of Memphis, host.

Rupp Arena; Lexington, Kentucky; University of Kentucky, host.

Midwest region (March 16 and 18)

University of Dayton Arena; Dayton, Ohio; University of Dayton, host.

The Myriad; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; University of Oklahoma, host.

West region (March 15 and 17)

Aztec Bowl Arena; San Diego, California; San Diego State University, host.

Boise State University Pavilion; Boise, Idaho; Boise State University, host.

Regional sessions in 2001:

East region (March 22 and 24)

CoreStates Center; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlantic 10 Conference, host.

South region (March 23 and 25)

Georgia Dome; Atlanta, Georgia; Georgia Institute of Technology, host.

Midwest region (March 23 and 25)

Alamodome; San Antonio, Texas; University of Texas, San Antonio, host.

West region (March 22 and 24)

Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim; Anaheim, California; Big West Conference, host.