Article:2008 NCAA men's tournament pairings announced

An annual tradition in American collegiate sports took place Sunday night as the pairings for the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament were announced.

2008 Men's Divison I Tournament pairings
=== East Regional (Charlotte, NC)=== *(1) North Carolina vs. (16) Mount St. MAry's/Coppin State *(8) Indiana vs. (9) Arkansas *(5) Notre Dame vs. (12) George Mason *(4) Washington State vs. (9) Winthrop *(6) Oklahoma vs. (11) St. Joseph's *(3) Louisville vs. (14) Boise State *(7) Butler vs. (10) South Alabama *(2) Tennessee vs. (15) American

Midwest Regional (Detroit)
*(1) Kansas vs. (16) Portland State *(8) UNLV vs. (9) Kent State *(5) Clemson vs. (12) Villanova *(4) Vanderbilt vs. (13) Siena *(6) USC vs. (11) Kansas State *(3) Wisconsin vs. (14) Cal State Fullerton *(7) Gonzaga vs. (10) Davidson *(2) Georgetown vs. (15) UMBC

South Regional (Houston)
*(1) Memphis vs. (16) UT-Arlington *{8} Mississippi State vs. (9) Oregon


 * (5) Michigan State vs. (12) Temple *(4) Pittsburgh vs. (13) Kent State


 * (6) Marquette vs. (11) Kentucky *(3) Stanford vs. (14) Cornell *(7) |Miami (FL) vs. (10) Saint Mary's *(2) Texas vs. (15) Austin Peay

West Regional (Phoenix, AZ)
*(1) UCLA vs. (16) Mississippi Valley State *(8) BYU vs. (9) Texas A&M *(5) Drake vs. (12) Western Kentucky *(4) Connecticut vs. (13) San Diego *(6) Purdue vs. (11) Baylor *(3) Xavier vs. (14) Georgia *(7) West Virginia vs. (10) Duke *(2) Duke vs. (15) Belmont

Date
Mon 03/17/08 8:39 PM

Source
* http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncb/tournament/bracket [http://sports-att.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney08/bracket ] * http://www.ncaa.com/basketball-mens/default.aspx?id=108 [http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens ]