Dates and site: March 7-10 at Middlebury.

Field: A total of 74 men and 74 women.

Selection date: February 27.

2000 champion: Denver.

Contending teams: Colorado, Dartmouth, Denver, Utah, Vermont.

Top individual contenders: Pietro Broggini, Denver; Matthew Knittle, Vermont; Cecile Larsen, Denver; Katerina Hanusova, Colorado; Ekaterina Ivanova, Vermont; Josh Nolting, Colorado; Gusty Swift, Dartmouth, Scott McArt, Dartmouth; Shaina Mulkern, Vermont; Brad Wall, Dartmouth.

Colorado and Denver are tied with 15 team titles apiece. Those two schools also lead in individual champions with 69 and 58, respectively.