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 RESULTS  First Round - March 15 No. 4 Maryland 82, No. 13 Davidson 70 No. 7 BC 84, No. 10 Texas Tech 75 No. 6 Louisville 78, No. 11 Stanford 58 No. 2 Georgetown 80, No. 15 Belmont 55 No. 3 Wash. State 70, No. 14 Oral Roberts 54 No. 5 Butler 57, No. 12 Old Dominion 46 No. 3 Texas A&M 68, No. 14 Penn 52 No. 6 Vanderbilt 77, No. 11 G.W. 44 No. 9 Michigan St. 61, No. 8 Marquette 49 No. 1 Ohio St. 78, No. 16 CCSU 57 No. 2 UCLA 70, No. 15 Weber St. 42 No. 11 VCU 79, No. 6 Duke 77 No. 3 Pitt 79, No. 14 Wright St. 58 No. 7 Indiana 70, No. 10 Gonzaga 57 No. 1 UNC 86, No. 16 E. Kentucky 65 No. 9 Xavier 79, No. 8 BYU 77 First Round - March 16 No. 4 Virginia 84, No. 13 Albany 57 No. 7 UNLV 67, No. 10 Georgia Tech 63 No. 2 Memphis 73, No. 15 North Texas 58 No. 11 Winthrop 74, No. 6 Notre Dame 64 No. 5 Tennessee 121, No. 12 LBSU 86 No. 8 Nevada 77, No. 9 Creighton 71 No. 2 Wisconsin 76, No. 15 TAMU-CC 63 No. 3 Oregon 58, No. 14 Miami (Ohio) 56 No. 1 Kansas 107, No. 16 Niagara 67 No. 9 Purdue 72, No. 8 Arizona 63 No. 4 Texas 79, No. 13 New Mexico State 67 No. 4 S. Illinois 61, No. 13 Holy Cross 51 No. 8 Kentucky 67, No. 9 Villanova 58 No. 1 Florida 112, No. 16 Jackson State 69 No. 5 USC 77, No. 12 Arkansas 60 Second Round - March 17 No. 1 Ohio State 78, No. 9 Xavier 71, OT No. 5 Butler 62, No. 4 Maryland 59 No. 3 Texas A&M 72, No. 6 Louisville 69 No. 2 Georgetown 62, No. 7 Boston College 55 No. 6 Vanderbilt 78, No. 3 Washington State 74, 2OT No. 3 Pittsburgh 84, No. 11 VCU 79, OT No. 1 North Carolina 81, No. 9 Michigan State 67 No. 2 UCLA 54, No. 7 Indiana 49 Second Round - March 18 No. 7 UNLV 74, No. 2 Wisconsin 68 No. 1 Florida 74, No. 9 Purdue 67 No. 1 Kansas 88, No. 8 Kentucky 76 No. 2 Memphis 78, No. 10 Nevada 62 No. 3 Oregon 75, No. 11 Winthrop 61 No. 4 Southern Illinois 63, No. 5 Virginia Tech 48 No. 5 USC 87, No. 4 Texas 68 No. 5 Tennessee 77, No. 4 Virginia 74 Third Round - March 22 No. 1 Kansas 61, No. 4 Southern Illinois 58 No. 2 Memphis 65, No. 3 Texas A&M 64 No. 2 UCLA 64, No. 3 Pittsburgh 55 No. 1 Ohio State 85, No. 5 Tennessee 84 Third Round - March 23 No. 1 Florida 65, No. 5 Butler 57 No. 2 Georgetown 66, No. 6 Vanderbilt 65 No. 3 Oregon 76, No. 7 UNLV 72 No. 1 North Carolina 74, No. 5 USC 64 Fourth Round - March 24 No. 1 Ohio State 92, No. 2 Memphis 76 No. 2 UCLA 68, No. 1 Kansas 55 Fourth Round - March 25 No. 1 Florida 85, No. 3 Oregon 77 No. 2 Georgetown 96, No. 1 North Carolina 84 Fifth Round - March 31 No. 1 Ohio St. 67, No. 2 Georgetown 60 No. 1 Florida 76, No. 2 UCLA 66 National Championship - April 2 No. 1 Florida 84, No. 1 Ohio State 74

March 30, 2007

By Bryan Armen Graham

CSTV.com

	BRYAN GRAHAM Bryan is a basketball editor for CSTV.com and contributes on a regular weekly basis. E-mail here!

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Sharpen those pencils and pick up those bluebooks -- it's time too see how much you know about the four teams that have negotiated a path to college basketball's brightest stage. There's a little history here -- but the clear emphasis is on current events. So if you've really been paying attention this season, you should have no problem handling these softballs.

Good luck!

1.       The Georgia Dome plays host to this weekend's event. How many schools from the Peach State have appeared in the NCAAs?

a.       Three

b.       Four

c.        Five

d.       Six

2.       With two wins in Atlanta, Georgetown would become the first Catholic school to win the national championship since:

a.       Georgetown

b.       Villanova

c.        Marquette

d.       Boston College

3.       Ohio State senior Ron Lewis, who has averaged a team-high 21.8 points throughout the NCAAs, transferred from which Mid-American Conference school to finish his career with the Buckeyes?

a.       Akron

b.       Toledo

c.        Ohio

d.       Bowling Green

4.       Texas freshman Kevin Durant was named the Associated Press player of the year Friday amid this weekend's Final Four celebration. How many previous AP players of the year have hailed from the Big 12/Big Eight Conference in the 46-year history of the award?

a.       Zero

b.       One

c.        Two

d.       Three

5.       Ben Howland has carved out a reputation as one of the game's premier defensive minds -- a field of emphasis with roots that trace back to the fourth-year UCLA coach's playing days. Name the school where Howland won a pair of Big Sky defensive player of the year awards.

a.       Eastern Washington

b.       Northern Arizona

c.        Weber State

d.       Montana

6.       Which of the following schools has NOT been ranked No. 1 in both football and men's basketball during the same week?

a.       Ohio State

b.       Notre Dame

c.        UCLA

d.       Michigan

7.       TRUE OR FALSE: This year's Final Four marks the first time in history that each participating school enters the national semifinals with 30 or more victories.

a.       True

b.       False

8.       Ohio State teammates and longtime friends Mike Conley, Jr., and Greg Oden won three consecutive Indiana state titles as prepsters and amassed a 103-7 record over four years while playing for which school?

a.       Muncie Central

b.       Carmel High School

c.        Washington

d.       Lawrence North

9.       The first McDonald's High School All-American game took place in 1978. Name the only NCAA Division I men's basketball champion since 1979 -- when the committee began seeding each participating team -- which did not have a single McDonald's All-American on its roster.

a.       Arizona (1997)

b.       Michigan State (2000)

c.        Maryland (2002)

d.       Florida (2006)

10.    UCLA and Florida are appearing in the Final Four for the second consecutive season. When was the last time two schools advanced to the final weekend in back-to-back years?

a.       UCLA and North Carolina (in 1968 and 1969)

b.       Duke and UNLV (in 1990 and 1991)

c.        Duke and Michigan (in 1992 and 1993)

d.       Kentucky and North Carolina (in 1997 and 1998)

11.    Out of the 100 student-athletes that have gone through the Georgetown men's basketball program since 1972, there have been 98 who have graduated with their degrees. Name the two players who have yet to finish their graduation requirements at the esteemed D.C. school.

a.       Allen Iverson and Alonzo Mourning

b.       Alonzo Mourning and Mike Sweetney

c.        Allen Iverson and Victor Page

d.       Eric Floyd and Allen Iverson

12.    Should Ohio State win the school's first national championship since 1960, there's a fair chance that one of that team's standout first-year players would garner Most Outstanding Player honors for the NCAA Tournament. Which of the following players who made invaluable contributions to their title teams as freshman did NOT collect the MOP award?

a.       Utah's Arnie Ferrin in 1944

b.       North Carolina's Michael Jordan in 1982

c.        Louisville's Pervis Ellison in 1986

d.       Syracuse's Carmelo Anthony in 2003

13.    Florida looks to become to first team since Duke in 1992 to complete a successful defense of the national championship. Name the last defending champ to even reach the Final Four.

a.       Kentucky in 1997

b.       Michigan State in 2001

c.        Duke in 2002

d.       Connecticut in 2005

14.    The Final Four teams have amassed a combined 27-1 mark during this year's postseason, which includes conference tournaments. Name the school which recorded that lone blemish -- the only team to defeat one of this weekend's four participants over that span.

a.       California

b.       Notre Dame

c.        Arizona

d.       Washington

15.    Who is Florida's leading scorer?

a.       Joakim Noah

b.       Al Horford

c.        Taurean Green

d.       Corey Brewer

16.    If UCLA tops Florida on Saturday but loses in Monday night's national championship game, the Bruins would become the fourth team in the event's history to finish as the national runner-up in consecutive seasons. Which of the following schools does NOT have a claim to this dubious distinction?

a.       Cincinnati

b.       Ohio State

c.        Houston

d.       Michigan

17.    Ohio State coach Thad Matta was the second of two coaches to lead two different schools to the NCAA Tournament in his first season with each team -- turning the trick with Butler (2001) and Xavier (2002). Who was the first to accomplish this feat?

a.       Pete Gillen

b.       Skip Prosser

c.        Lefty Driesell

d.       Eddie Sutton

18.    This year marks the third time that each of the Final Four schools have previously won national championships. The first time occurred in 1993, when North Carolina, Michigan, Kentucky and Kansas won their regions. In which tournament did the second occur?

a.       1995

b.       1998

c.        2001

d.       2004

19.    Which Division I school has the longest active losing streak in NCAA Tournament play?

a.       Pennsylvania

b.       Arizona State

c.        Murray State

d.       Oral Roberts

20.    Which famous coach did NOT end his career with a victory in the national championship game?

a.       John Wooden

b.       Al McGuire

c.        Larry Brown

d.       Dean Smith

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