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March 17&18, 2005 March 19&20, 2005 March 24, 2005 March 26, 2005 April 2, 2005 April 4, 2005 April 2, 2005 March 27, 2005 March 25, 2005 March 19&20, 2005 March 17&18, 2005
MIDWEST EAST
1) Illinois 1) North Carolina
1) Illinois 1) North Carolina
16) FDU 16) Oakland
Indianapolis, IN 1) Illinois 1) North Carolina Charlotte, NC
8) Texas 8) Minnesota
9) Nevada 8) Minnesota
9) Nevada 9) Iowa State
1) Illinois 1) North Carolina
4) Boston College 4) Florida
4) Boston College 4) Florida
13) Pennsylvania 13) Ohio
Cleveland, OH 12) WI-Milwaukee 4) Florida Nashville, TN
5) Alabama 5) Villanova
12) WI-Milwaukee 5) Villanova
12) WI-Milwaukee 12) New Mexico
Chicago, IL 1) Illinois 1) North Carolina Syracuse, NY
6) LSU 6) Wisconsin
6) LSU 6) Wisconsin
11) UAB 11) Northern Iowa
Boise, ID 3) Arizona 6) Wisconsin Oklahoma City, OK
3) Arizona 3) Kansas
3) Arizona 3) Kansas
14) Utah State 14) Bucknell
2) Oklahoma State 2) Connecticut
7) Southern Illinois 7) NC-Charlotte
7) Southern Illinois 7) NC-Charlotte
10) St. Mary's (CA) 10) NC State
Oklahoma City, OK 2) Oklahoma State 2) Connecticut Worcester, MA
2) Oklahoma State 2) Connecticut
2) Oklahoma State 2) Connecticut
15) SE Louisiana 15) Central Florida
WEST Illinois North Carolina SOUTH
1) Washington 1) Duke
1) Washington Champion 1) Duke
16) Montana Illinois 16) Delaware State
Boise, ID 9) Pittsburgh 1) Duke Charlotte, NC
8) Pacific Score of Game 8) Stanford
9) Pittsburgh 80-75 9) Mississippi State
9) Pittsburgh 9) Mississippi State
4) Louisville Your Birthday 4) Syracuse
4) Louisville 4/5 4) Syracuse
4) Louisville 4) Syracuse
13) LA-Lafayette 13) Vermont
Nashville, TN 4) Louisville 4) Syracuse Worcester, MA
5) Georgia Tech 5) Michigan State
5) Georgia Tech 5) Michigan State
12) Geo. Wash. 12) Old Dominion
Albuquerque, NM 2) Wake Forest 4) Syracuse Austin, TX
6) Texas Tech 6) Utah
6) Texas Tech 11) UTEP
11) UCLA 11) UTEP
Tucson, AZ 3) Gonzaga 3) Oklahoma Tucson, AZ
3) Gonzaga 3) Oklahoma
3) Gonzaga 3) Oklahoma
14) Winthrop 14) Niagara
2) Wake Forest 2) Kentucky
7) West Virginia 7) Cincinnati
7) West Virginia 7) Cincinnati
10) Creighton 10) Iowa
Cleveland, OH 2) Wake Forest 2) Kentucky Indianapolis, IN
2) Wake Forest 2) Kentucky
2) Wake Forest 2) Kentucky
15) Chattanooga 15) E. Kentucky
Bold: Correct pick
Italics: Incorrect pick
Strikethrough: Team eliminated
Picks in red are eligible for bonus points.