CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK TOURNAMENT SITES AND DATES, PLUS A LOOK AT THE EARLY TOP 4 SEED PREDICTIONS

HERE ARE THE DATES AND SITES FOR THE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS:

2008 Conference Tournament Brackets
Conference Dates/Champ Conference Dates/Champ
ACC March 13-16 MEAC March 10-15
Am. East March 7, 9-15 MVC Drake
A-Sun Belmont MWC March 12-15
A-10 March 12-15 Northeast March 6, 9, 12
Big 12 March 13-16 Ohio Valley Austin Peay
Big East March 12-15 Pac-10 March 12-15
Big Sky March 8, 11-12 Patriot March 5, 9, 14
Big South Winthrop SEC March 13-16
Big Ten March 13-16 Southern March 7-10
Big West March 12-15 Southland March 13-16
Colonial March 7-10 Summit March 8-11
C-USA March 12-15 Sun Belt March 5, 9-11
Horizon March 4, 7-8, 11 SWAC March 12-15
MAAC March 7-10 WAC March 11, 13-15
MAC March 12-15 West Coast March 7-10
Dates, sites and brackets

Key Dates
3/16/08 Selection Sunday
4/7/08 National Championship
4/27/08 NBA Draft early entry deadline
6/16/08 Early entry withdrawal deadline
4/6/09 2009 Championship
4/5/10 2010 Championship

HERE ARE THE TOP 4 SEEDS IN EACH REGION:
Top four seeds by region
Seed East Midwest South West
1 NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE MEMPHIS UCLA
2 GEORGETOWN KANSAS TEXAS DUKE
3 WISCONSIN NOTRE DAME LOUISVILLE XAVIER
4 STANFORD PURDUE GONZAGA UCONN

Bubble teams
Last four in: New Mexico, Western Kentucky, Arizona State, Ole Miss
Last four out: Dayton, Oregon, Virginia Commonwealth, Ohio State