The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 14, 2005, Primed for the Postseason, Page 4, Image 18

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First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four NATIONAL Final Four Elite Eight Sweet 16 Second Round First Round March 17 18 March 19, 20 March 24, 25 March 26, 27 April 2 CHAMPIONSHIP April 2 March 26, 27 March 24, 25 March 19, 20 March 17 18 (1 ) Illinois (32-1 )_ (16) Fairleigh-Dtekinson (20-12) Indianapolis, IN -- March 17 4 19 (8) Texas (20-10)_ _ (9) Nevada (24-6) (5) Alabama (24-7) (12) UW-Milwaukee (24-5) Cleveland, OH March 1 7 & 19 (4) Boston College (24-4) (T3> - PkllPAPfl (6) LSU (20-9)_ UniuMUU (1 1) UAB (21-10)__Boisa, ID March 17 & 19 (3) Arizona (27-6) . (14) Utah State (24-7)__ (7) So. Illinois (26-7)_ _ (1 O) St. Mary's(CA) (25-8) Oklahoma City. OK March 18 & 20 (2) Oklahoma St. (24-6) ^ (15) SE Louisiana (24-8) " « (I ) Washington (27-5) (16) Montana (18-12) Boise. ID March 1 7 * 19 (8) Pacific (26-3)_ _ (9) Pittsburgh (20-8)__■ (5) Georgia Tech (1 9-1 1 ) (1 2) George Washington (22-7) Nashville, TN March 18 & 20 (4) Louisville (29-4) (1 3) LA-Lafayette (20-10) --1 _ ■ ■ i ■ ■- A ■ a ■ (6) Texas-Tech (20-10)_^ ALBUQUERQUE (11) UCLA (18-10)_ Tuscan, AZ March I7 & 19 _ (3) Qomaga (25-4) (14) Winthrop (27-5)__ (7) West Virginia (21-IQ) - (IQ) Creighton (23-10)_ Cleveland, OH March 18 & 20 (2) Wake Forest (26-5)_ _ (15) Chattanooga (20-10) AMECOCK NCAA TOUNAMENT ST. LOUIS April 4 ST. LOUIS ST. LOUIS April 2 April 2 CHAU P 10 M I 4* Test your luck against The Gamecock staff and yourfellow readers. The top five readers will receive a prize from The Gamecock. Bring your completed brackets to Russell House room 333 by 10 a. m. Thursday. Please include your name and phone number. - How it’s scored: 1 Points are based on picking the winner of each round. First-round winners = 1 point Bonus points: Second-round winners = 2 points Correct Final Four = 40 points Regional semifinals winners = 3 points Correct national championship = 80 points Regional final winners = 4 points First-round upset bonus = 10 points (11th through 16th National semifinals winners = 5 points seeds correctly picked to win over corresponding higher National champion = 6 points seeds. (1) North Carolina (27-4)_ Charlotte, NC I 0 6) Oakland/Alabama A&M March 18 & 20 - (8) Minnesota (2 1-10) _ ---\ (9) Iowa State (18-11) - (5) Villanova (22-7)_ Nashville, TN-1 Q2) New Mexico (26-6) March 18 & 20 - (4) Florida (23-7) -1 (13) Ohio (21-10) SYRACUSE (6) Wisconsin (22-8)_ Oklahoma city, ok I O 1 ) Northern Iowa (21-10) March 18 & 20 (3) Kansas (23-6) -1 (14) Bucknell (22-9) - (7) Charlotte (21-7)_ Worcester, MA f(1Q) N. Carolina St. (19-13) March 18 & 20 ... (2) Connecticut (22-7) """ j (15) Central Florida (24-8) (16a) Oakland (12-18)_ (16b) Alabama A&M (18-13) | OPBNINO round a am I! Dayton, Ohio, March 15 (1 ) Duke (25-5)_ Charlotf, nc | (16) Delaware St. (19-13) March 18 & 20 “”“ (8) Stanford (1 8-1 2) | (9) Mississippi St. (22-10) (5) Michigan St. (22-6) Worca.fr, MA | (12) Old Dominion (28-5) March 18 & 20 ■“ (4) Syracuse (27-6) -1 (1 3) Vermont (24-6) AUSTIN j Tuicon, AZ | (11) UTEP (27-7) _ March I 7 & 19 (3) Oklahoma (24-7)_ -1 (14) Niagara (20-9) 17) Cincinnati (24-7)_ TndSanapoiitTlN- — March 1Z & 19 - (2) Kentucky (25-5)_ -1 (1 5) E. Kentucky (22-8)_