Championship Week '98

America East
ACC
Atlantic 10
Big East
Big Sky
Big South
Big Ten
  Big 12
Big West
Colonial Ath. Assn.
Conference USA
MAAC
Mid-American
Mid-Continent
  MEAC
MCC
Missouri Valley
Northeast
Ohio Valley
Patriot
SEC
  Southern
Southland
SWAC
Sun Belt
Trans America Athletic
West Coast
WAC
All times Eastern.


America East Conference
at Bob Carpenter Center, Newark, Del.
CHAMPION: Delaware
FINALS:Saturday, March 7
(1) Delaware 66, (2) Boston U. 58
SEMIFINALS: (1) Delaware 60, (5) Hofstra 51
(2) Boston U. 53, (6) Drexel 51
QUARTERFINALS: (5) Hofstra 90, (4) Hartford 79
(1) Delaware 80, (9) Towson 60
(2) Boston U. 87, (7) Northeastern 77
(6) Drexel 51, (3) Vermont 42
FIRST ROUND: (9) Towson 67, (8) New Hampshire 65
(7) Northeastern 74, (10) Maine 54

Atlantic Coast Conference
at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.
CHAMPION: North Carolina
FINALS: (2) North Carolina 83, (1) Duke 68
SEMIFINALS:Saturday, March 7
(2) North Carolina 83, (3) Maryland 73 (OT)
(1) Duke 66, (5) Clemson 64
QUARTERFINALS:Friday, March 6
(3) Maryland 83, (6) Georgia Tech 65
(2) North Carolina 73, (8) North Carolina St. 46
(5) Clemson 75, (4) Wake Forest 56
FIRST ROUND:Thursday, March 5
(8) North Carolina State 65, (7) Florida State 63
(1) Duke 63, (9) Virginia 41

Atlantic 10 Conference
at CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, Penn.
CHAMPION: Xavier
FINALS:Saturday, March 7, 6:00 pm
(W1) Xavier 77, (W2) George Washington 63
SEMIFINALS:Friday, March 6
(W2) George Washington 78, (E1) Temple 64
(W1) Xavier 95, (E2) Rhode Island 80
QUARTERFINALS:Thursday, March 5
(E1) Temple 76, (E5) St. Joseph's 52
(W2) George Washington 88, (E3) Massachusetts 83
(W1) Xavier 68, (E4) St. Bonaventure 44
(E2) Rhode Island 83, (W3) Dayton 70
FIRST ROUND:(E5) St. Joseph's 73, (W4) La Salle 72
(E3) Massachusetts 64, (W6) Virginia Tech 58
(E4) St. Bonaventure 75, (W5) Duquesne 62
(W3) Dayton 68, (E6) Fordham 60

Big East Conference
at Madison Square Garden, New York
CHAMPION: Connecticut
FINALS:Saturday, March 7, 8:00 pm
(1) Connecticut 69, (2) Syracuse 64
SEMIFINALS:Friday, March 6
(1) Connecticut 64, (12) Rutgers 50
(2) Syracuse 69, (3) St. John's 67 (OT)
QUARTERFINALS:Thursday, March 5
(1) Connecticut 64, (8) Providence 55
(12) Rutgers 61, (13) Georgetown 60
(2) Syracuse 69, (7) Villanova 66
(3) St. John's 91, (11) Boston College 80
FIRST ROUND:(8) Providence 72, (9) Notre Dame 55
(13) Georgetown 62, (4) Miami Fla 56
(12) Rutgers 72, (5) West Virginia 65
(7) Villanova 96, (10) Pittsburgh 93 (2OT)
(11) Boston College 97, (6) Seton Hall 87 (OT)

Big Sky Conference
at Walkup Skydome, Flagstaff, Ariz.
CHAMPION: Northern Arizona
FINALS:Saturday, March 7, 9:05 pm
(1) Northern Arizona 77, (5) Montana State 50
SEMIFINALS:Friday, March 6
(5) Montana State 69, (2) Weber State 64
(1) Northern Arizona 86, (6) Cal State Northridge 79
QUARTERFINALS:Thursday, March 5
(6) Cal State Northridge 104, (3) Eastern Washington 98 (OT)
(5) Montana State 68, (4) Montana 60

Big South Conference
at Vines Center, Lynchburg, Va.
CHAMPION: Radford
FINALS:(2) Radford 63, (1) NC Asheville 61
SEMIFINALS:(1) NC Asheville 46, (4) Liberty 42
(2) Radford 88, (3) MD Baltimore Co. 69
QUARTERFINALS:(2) Radford 75, (7) Charleston Southern 68
(3) MD Baltimore Co. 67, (6) Winthrop 55
(4) Liberty 78, (5) Coastal Carolina 70

Big Ten Conference
at United Center, Chicago, Ill.
CHAMPION: Michigan
FINALS: (4) Michigan 76, (3) Purdue 67
SEMIFINALS:Saturday, March 7
(4) Michigan 85, (8) Minnesota 69
(3) Purdue 68, (2) Illinois 47
QUARTERFINALS:Friday, March 6
(4) Michigan 77, (5) Iowa 66
(8) Minnesota 76, (1) Michigan State 73
(2) Illinois 66, (10) Wisconsin 61
(3) Purdue 76, (6) Indiana 71
FIRST ROUND:Thursday, March 5
(8) Minnesota 64, (9) Northwestern 56
(10) Wisconsin 52, (7) Penn State 51
(6) Indiana 78, (11) Ohio State 71

Big 12 Conference
at Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo.
CHAMPION: Kansas
FINALS: (1) Kansas 72, (3) Oklahoma 58
SEMIFINALS: (1) Kansas 91, (4) Nebraska 59
(3) Oklahoma 68, (10) Texas 55
QUARTERFINALS: (1) Kansas 68, (8) Kansas State 61
(4) Nebraska 65, (5) Baylor 46
(10) Texas 65, (2) Oklahoma State 64
(3) Oklahoma 58, (6) Missouri 53
FIRST ROUND: (8) Kansas State 75, (9) Colorado 61
(5) Baylor 66, (12) Texas A&M 63
(10) Texas 86, (7) Texas Tech 83
(6) Missouri 74, (11) Iowa State 55

Big West Conference
at Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nev.
CHAMPION: Utah State
FINALS:Sunday, March 8
(E1) Utah State 78, (W1) Pacific 63
SEMIFINALS:Saturday, March 7
(E1) Utah State 65, (W2) Cal State Fullerton 56
(W1) Pacific 67, (E2) Nevada 62
QUARTERFINALS:Friday, March 6
(E1) Utah State 69, (W4) Long Beach State 61
(W2) Cal State Fullerton 89, (E3) Boise State 82
(W1) Pacific 82, (E4) Idaho 74
(E2) Nevada 81, (W3) UC Irvine 72

Colonial Athletic Association
Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Va.
CHAMPION: Richmond
FINALS:(3) Richmond 79, (1) North Carolina-Wilmington 64
SEMIFINALS:(1) North Carolina-Wilmington 54, (4) Old Dominion 51
(3) Richmond 66, (7) American 64
QUARTERFINALS:(1) North Carolina-Wilmington 69, (9) Virginia Commonwealth 63
(4) Old Dominion 60, (5) James Madison 56
(7) American 71, (2) William & Mary 66
(3) Richmond 66, (6) George Mason 49
FIRST ROUND:(9) Virginia Commonwealth 65, (8) East Carolina 62

Conference USA
at Shoemaker Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
CHAMPION: Cincinnati
FINALS:Saturday, March 7
(1) Cincinnati 71, (2) NC Charlotte 57
SEMIFINALS:Friday, March 6
(1) Cincinnati 100, (4) UAB 85
(2) NC Charlotte 65, (6) Southern Mississippi 53
QUARTERFINALS:Thursday, March 5
(2) NC Charlotte 63, (7) Marquette 55
(6) Southern Mississippi 85, (3) Memphis 57
(1) Cincinnati 64, (9) Louisville 50
(4) UAB 76, (5) Saint Louis 74
FIRST ROUND:(7) Marquette 52, (10) DePaul 50
(6) Southern Mississippi 73, (11) Houston 57
(9) Louisville 75, (8) South Florida 64
(5) Saint Louis 71, (12) Tulane 53

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
at Pepsi Arena, Albany, N.Y.
CHAMPION: Iona
FINALS:(1) Iona 90, (3) Siena 75
SEMIFINALS:(1) Iona 69, (5) Loyola MD 58
(3) Siena 77, (7) Manhattan 71
QUARTERFINALS:(5) Loyola MD 85, (4) Niagara 80 (OT)
(1) Iona 76, (8) Marist 55
(7) Manhattan 71, (2) Rider 58
(3) Siena 87, (6) Canisius 83 (OT)
FIRST ROUND:(7) Manhattan 66, (10) St. Peter's 55
(8) Marist 74, (9) Fairfield 73 (OT)

Mid-American Conference
at SeaGate Center, Toledo, Ohio
CHAMPION: Eastern Michigan
FINALS: (4) Eastern Michigan 92, (7) Miami Ohio 77
SEMIFINALS: (4) Eastern Michigan 93, (1) Ball State 92 (OT)
(7) Miami Ohio 64, (6) Kent 59
QUARTERFINALS:
(at campus sites)
(1) Ball State 93, (8) Marshall 76
(6) Kent 95, (3) Akron 88
(7) Miami Ohio 67, (2) Western Michigan 63
(4) Eastern Michigan 98, (5) Toledo 79

Mid-Continent Conference
at The Mark of the Quad Cities, Moline, Ill.
CHAMPION: Valparaiso
FINALS:(1) Valparaiso 67, (3) Youngstown St 48
SEMIFINALS:(1) Valparaiso 84, (5) Buffalo 73
(3) Youngstown St 74, (2) Oral Roberts 60
QUARTERFINALS:(5) Buffalo 81, (4) Western Illinois 74
(2) Oral Roberts 94, (7) Southern Utah 84 (2 OT)
(3) Youngstown State 75, (6) Missouri-Kansas City 59

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Va.
CHAMPION: South Carolina State
FINALS:Saturday, March 7
(2) South Carolina State 66, (1) Coppin State 61
SEMIFINALS:Friday, March 6
(1) Coppin State 77, (4) Florida A&M 65
(2) South Carolina State 82, (3) Morgan State 69
QUARTERFINALS:Thursday, March 5
(3) Morgan State 72, (6) Maryland Eastern Shore 51
(4) Florida A&M 88, (5) Delaware State 73
(2) South Carolina State 64, (7) North Carolina A&T 59
(1) Coppin State 82, (8) Howard 66
FIRST ROUND:(8) Howard 79, (9) Bethune Cookman 77 (OT)

Midwestern Collegiate Conference
Brown County Arena, Green Bay, Wis.
CHAMPION: Butler
FINALS:(3) Butler 70, (4) Wisconsin-Green Bay 51
SEMIFINALS:(4) Wisconsin-Green Bay 68, (1) Detroit 65
(3) Butler 67, (7) Wright State 48
QUARTERFINALS:(4) Wisconsin-Green Bay 82, (5) Cleveland State 53
(1) Detroit 74, (8) Wisconsin-Milwaukee 60
(7) Wright State 74, (2) Illinois-Chicago 73
(3) Butler 62, (6) Loyola Chi. 53

Missouri Valley Conference
at Kiel Center, St. Louis, Mo.
CHAMPION: Illinois State
FINALS:(1) Illinois State 84, (3) SW Missouri State 74
SEMIFINALS:(1) Illinois State 75, (4) Wichita State 54
(3) SW Missouri State 67, (7) Bradley 58
QUARTERFINALS:(1) Illinois State 83, (8) Southern Illinois 73
(4) Wichita State 65, (5) Indiana State 55
(7) Bradley 76, (2) Creighton 68
(3) SW Missouri State 60, (6) Evansville 59
FIRST ROUND:(8) Southern Illinois 91, (9) Northern Iowa 72
(7) Bradley 69, (10) Drake 62

Northeast Conference
at Detrick Gym, New Britain, Conn.
CHAMPION: Fairleigh Dickinson
FINALS:
(at Scwartz Athletic Center,
Brooklyn, N.Y.)
(2) Fairleigh Dickinson 105, (1) LIU Brooklyn 91
SEMIFINALS:(2) Fairleigh Dickinson 78, (6) Wagner 49
(1) LIU Brooklyn 93, (5) Mount St. Mary's 73
QUARTERFINALS:(6) Wagner 77, (3) St. Francis NY 76 (OT)
(2) Fairleigh Dickinson 89, (7) Robert Morris 73
(5) Mount St. Mary's 69, (4) St. Francis PA 50
(1) LIU Brooklyn 108, (8) Monmouth NJ 79

Ohio Valley Conference
at Nashville Arena, Nashville, Tenn.
CHAMPION: Murray State
FINALS:(1) Murray State 92, (7) Tennessee State 69
SEMIFINALS:(1) Murray State 81, (4) Austin Peay 56
(7) Tennessee State 74, (3) Middle Tennessee State 70
QUARTERFINALS:(1) Murray State 84, (8) Tennessee Tech 63
(4) Austin Peay 76, (5) SE Missouri State 46
(7) Tennessee State 84, (2) Eastern Illinois 79
(3) Middle Tennessee State 61, (6) Eastern Kentucky 49

Patriot League
at Alumni Hall, Annapolis, Md.
CHAMPION: Navy
FINALS:(2) Navy 93, (1) Lafayette 85
SEMIFINALS:(2) Navy 80, (3) Bucknell 61
(1) Lafayette 83, (4) Colgate 77
QUARTERFINALS:(2) Navy 79, (7) Army 52
(3) Bucknell 60, (6) Holy Cross 56
(4) Colgate 84, (5) Lehigh 83

Southeastern Conference
at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta
CHAMPION: Kentucky
FINALS:(E1) Kentucky 86, (E2) South Carolina 56
SEMIFINALS:Saturday, March 7
(E1) Kentucky 99, (W2) Arkansas 74
(E2) South Carolina 87, (W1) Mississippi 77
QUARTERFINALS:Friday, March 6
(E1) Kentucky 82, (W4) Alabama 71
(W1) Mississippi 72, (E4) Georgia 67
(W2) Arkansas 102, (E3) Tennessee 96
(E2) South Carolina 71, (E6) Florida 60
FIRST ROUND:Thursday, March 5
(W4) Alabama 72, (E5) Vanderbilt 62
(E4) Georgia 79, (W5) Mississippi State 76
(E3) Tennessee 73, (W6) LSU 62
(E6) Florida 68, (W3) Auburn 64

Southern Conference
at Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.
CHAMPION: Davidson
FINALS:(N1) Davidson 66, (N2) Appalachian State 62
SEMIFINALS:(N1) Davidson 68, (S2) The Citadel 59
(N2) Appalachian State 87, (S1) Chattanooga 75
QUARTERFINALS:(N1) Davidson 74, (S4) Georgia Southern 68
(S2) The Citadel 77, (N3) VMI 66
(S1) Chattanooga 56, (N6) NC Greensboro 55
(N2) Appalachian State 60, (S3) Furman 58
FIRST ROUND:(S4) Georgia Southern 57, (N5) East Tennessee State 47
(N6) NC Greensboro 60, (N4) Western Carolina 59

Southland Conference
at the Gold Dome, Shreveport, La.
CHAMPION: Nicholls State
FINALS:Saturday, March 7, 6:00 pm
(1) Nicholls State 84, (6) Texas Arlington 81
SEMIFINALS:Friday, March 6
(1) Nicholls State 79, (4) Southwest Texas State 71
(6) Texas Arlington 77, (2) Northwestern St. 72
QUARTERFINALS:(6) Texas-Arlington 66, (3) Texas-San Antonio 62
(4) Southwest Texas State 90, (5) Northeast Louisiana 87

Southwestern Athletic Conference
at Dallas Convention Center, Dallas
CHAMPION: Prairie View
FINALS:Saturday, March 7, 6:30 pm
(7) Prairie View 59, (1) Texas Southern 57
SEMIFINALS:Friday, March 6
(7) Prairie View 65, (6) Alabama State 61
(1) Texas Southern 48, (4) Grambling 45
QUARTERFINALS:Thursday, March 5
(4) Grambling 74, (5) Alcorn State 73
(6) Alabama State 82, (3) Southern 59
(7) Prairie View 60, (2) Jackson State 58
(1) Texas Southern 72, (8) Mississippi Valley St. 57

Sun Belt Conference
at the Cajundome, Lafayette, La.
CHAMPION: South Alabama
FINALS:(1) South Alabama 62, (3) SW Louisiana 59
SEMIFINALS:(1) South Alabama 79, (4) Arkansas-Little Rock 48
(3) SW Louisiana 81, (7) Lamar 65
QUARTERFINALS:(4) Arkansas-Little Rock 74, (5) Louisiana Tech 61
(1) South Alabama 61, (9) Western Kentucky 47
(3) SW Louisiana 76, (6) New Orleans 69
(7) Lamar 70, (2) Arkansas State 54
FIRST ROUND:(9) Western Kentucky 75, (8) Jacksonville 70
(7) Lamar 103, (10) Texas-Pan American 89

Trans America Athletic Conference
at John Kresse Arena, Charleston, S.C.
CHAMPION: College of Charleston
FINALS:(1) College of Charleston 72, (2) Florida International 63
SEMIFINALS:(1) College of Charleston 81, (4) Central Florida 66
(2) Florida International 82, (3) Georgia State 80
QUARTERFINALS:(2) Florida International 101, (7) Centenary 74
(3) Georgia State 80, (6) Stetson 59
(1) College of Charleston 78, (8) Campbell 64
(4) Central Florida 94, (5) Samford 70

West Coast Conference
Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, Calif.
CHAMPION: San Francisco
FINALS:(5) San Francisco 80, (1) Gonzaga 67
SEMIFINALS:(1) Gonzaga 74, (7) San Diego 59
(5) San Francisco 85, (3) Santa Clara 83
QUARTERFINALS:(5) San Francisco 83, (4) St. Mary's CA 66
(1) Gonzaga 79, (8) Loyola Marymount 78 (OT)
(7) San Diego 56, (2) Pepperdine 54
(3) Santa Clara 74, (6) Portland 53

Western Athletic Conference
at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
CHAMPION: UNLV
FINALS:Saturday, March 7, 10:00 pm
(M5) UNLV 56, (M2) New Mexico 51
SEMIFINALS:Friday, March 6
(M2) New Mexico 80, (P1) TCU 73
(M5) UNLV 76, (P2) Fresno State 67
QUARTERFINALS:Thursday, March 5
(M2) New Mexico 60, (P3) Tulsa 59
(P1) TCU 71, (M4) SMU 69
(P2) Fresno State 92, (P6) San Diego State 57
(M5) UNLV 54, (M1) Utah 51
FIRST ROUND:(P3) Tulsa 59, (M6) Brigham Young 56
(P5) SMU 76, (M4) Colorado State 71
(P6) San Diego State 60, (M3) Wyoming 57 (OT)
(M5) UNLV 64, (P4) Hawaii 59