The NCAA News - News and Features

March 31, 1997

Championships summaries

Division I

men's basketball

Regionals: West region -- Kentucky 83, St. Joseph's (Pa.) 68; Utah 82, Stanford 77 (ot); Kentucky 72, Utah 59.

Midwest region -- Minnesota 90, Clemson 84 (ot); UCLA 74, Iowa St. 73 (ot); Minnesota 80, UCLA 72.

East region -- North Caro. 63, California 57; Louisville 78, Texas 63; North Caro. 97, Louisville 74.

Southeast region -- Arizona 85, Kansas 82; Providence 91, Tenn.-Chatt. 65; Arizona 96, Providence 92 (ot).

Final Four (RCA Dome, Indianapolis, March 29 and 31): Kentucky (34-4) vs. Minnesota (31-3); North Caro. (28-6) vs. Arizona (23-9).

Division I

women's basketball

Regionals: Midwest region -- Connecticut 78, Illinois 73; Tennessee 75, Colorado 67; Tennessee 91, Connecticut 81.

East region -- Geo. Washington 55, North Caro. 46; Notre Dame 87, Alabama 71; Notre Dame 62, Geo. Washington 52.

West region -- Stanford 91, Virginia 69; Georgia 66, Vanderbilt 52; Stanford 82, Georgia 47.

Mideast region -- Old Dominion 62, LSU 49; Florida 71, Louisiana Tech 57; Old Dominion 53, Florida 51.

Women's Final Four (Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, March 28 and 30): Tennessee (27-10) vs. Notre Dame (31-6); Stanford (34-1) vs. Old Dominion (33-1).

Division I

men's ice hockey

Regionals: East region -- Colorado Col. 3, New Hampshire 2; Denver 6, Vermont 3; Colorado Col. 5, Clarkson 4 (Colorado Col. advances); Boston U. 4, Denver 3 (ot) (Boston U. advances).

West region -- Cornell 4, Miami (Ohio) 2; Minnesota 6, Michigan St. 3; North Dak. 6, Cornell 2 (North Dak. advances); Michigan 7, Minnesota 4 (Michigan advances).

Semifinals (March 27 at Milwaukee) -- Colorado Col. (25-4-4) vs. North Dak. (29-10-2); Boston U. (26-8-6) vs. Michigan (34-3-4). Championship March 29 at Milwaukee.