--- In
Bracketwatch@yahoogroups.com,
"Howard Salwasser"
<pikachu732001@...> wrote:
>
> Tipped off by an article
on ESPN.com that Portland,
Oregon has been
> cosen as a FINALIST for
hosting early round action
in the 2009 or 2010
> tournament, I've decided
to project where the NCAA
might have as
> tournament venues in the
upcoming years. Keep in mind
that these are
> just my assumptions and
are not to be taken
seriously.

Just an addendum: some of
the schools mentioned below
may not be bidding to host
the tournament. The NCAA is
keeping the list of
finalists secret.

> 2009 projected venues
>
> Opening Round(3-17):
> Dayton, OH; UD Arena;
University of Dayton
>
> 1st and 2nd rounds
> (3-19/21):
> Albuquerque; The Pit;
University of New Mexico
> Indianapolis; New
Indianapolis Colts stadium;
Butler University,
> Horizon League and IUPUI
> Portland; Rose Garden;
University of Oregon
> Sunrise, FL; BankAtlantic
Center; Florida Atlantic
University
> (3-20/22):
> Albany, NY; Pepsi Arena;
Metro Atlantic Atheltic
Conference and Siena
> College
> Charlottesville, VA; John
Paul Jones Arena; University
of Virginia
> Des Moines, IA; Wells
Fargo Arena; Iowa State
University
> Memphis; FedEx Forum;
University of Memphis
>
> Regionals
> (3-26/28):
> Cleveland; Quicken Loans
Arena; Cleveland State
University
> Los Angeles; Staples
Center; University of
California, Los Angeles and
> University of Southern
California
> (3-27/29)
> Boston; TD BankNorth
Garden; Harvard University
> Oklahoma City; Ford
Center; University of
Oklahoma
>
> 2010 projected venues
>
> Opening Round(3-16):
> Dayton, OH; UD Arena;
University of Dayton
>
> 1st and 2nd rounds
> (3-18/20):
> Brooklyn, NY; Brooklyn
Arena; St. John's University
(NY)
> (Backup site: East
Rutherford, NJ; Continental
Airlines Arena; Seton
> Hall University)
> Fresno, CA; Save Mart
Center; California State
University, Fresno
> Greensboro, NC; Greensboro
Coliseum; Atlantic Coast
Conference
> Salt Lake City; Jon M.
Huntsman Center; University
of Utah
> (3-19/21):
> Dayton, OH; UD Arena;
University of Dayton
> Kansas City; Sprint
Center; Big 12 Conference
> Madison, WI; Kohl Center;
University of Wisconsin
> Orlando; TD Ameritrade
Centre; University of
Central Florida
>
> Regionals
> (3-25/27):
> Glendale, AZ; Arizona
Cardinals Stadium; Arizona
State University
> Philadelphia; Wachovia
Center; Villanova University
> (3-26/28):
> Houston; Reliant Stadium;
University of Houston
> St. Paul, MN; Xcel Energy
Center; University of
Minnesota, Twin Cities
>
> Next up in the next few
days, the Women's projected
sites.
>