EAST REGIONAL
        First Round
        Thursday, March 15
        At Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
        Uniondale, N.Y.
        Kentucky 72, Holy Cross 68
        Iowa 69, Creighton 56
        Boston College 68, Southern Utah 65
        Southern California 69, Oklahoma State 54
        At Greensboro Coliseum
        Greensboro, N.C.
        Utah State 77, Ohio State 68, OT
        UCLA 61, Hofstra 48
        Duke 95, Monmouth, N.J. 52
        Missouri 70, Georgia 68
        Second Round
        Saturday, March 17
        At Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
        Uniondale, N.Y.
        Southern California 74, Boston College 71
        Kentucky 92, Iowa 79
        At Greensboro Coliseum
        Greensboro, N.C.
        Duke 94, Missouri 81
        UCLA 75, Utah State 50
        At First Union Center
        Philadelphia
        Regional Semifinals
        Thursday, March 22
        Kentucky (24-9) vs. Southern California (23-9), 7:38 p.m.
        Duke (31-4) vs. UCLA (23-8), 25 minutes after previous game
        Regional Championship
        Saturday, March 24
        Semifinal winners
        ———
        SOUTH REGIONAL
        First Round
        Friday, March 16
        At The Pyramid
        Memphis, Tenn.
        Gonzaga 86, Virginia 85
        Indiana State 70, Oklahoma 68
        Michigan State 69, Alabama State 35
        Fresno State 82, California 70
        At The Louisiana Superdome
        New Orleans
        Temple 79, Texas 65
        Florida 69, Western Kentucky 56
        Penn State 69, Providence 59
        North Carolina 70, Princeton 48
        Second Round
        Sunday, March 18
        At The Pyramid
        Memphis, Tenn.
        Gonzaga 85, Indiana State 68
        Michigan State 81, Fresno State 65
        At The Louisiana Superdome
        New Orleans
        Temple 75, Florida 54
        Penn State 82, North Carolina 74
        At The Georgia Dome
        Atlanta
        Regional Semifinals
        Friday, March 23
        Michigan State (26-4) vs. Gonzaga (26-6)
        Penn State (21-11) vs. Temple (23-12)
        Regional Championship
        Sunday, March 25
        Semifinal winners
        ———
        MIDWEST REGIONAL
        First Round
        Friday, March 16
        At University of Dayton Arena
        Dayton, Ohio
        Illinois 96, Northwestern State 54
        Charlotte 70, Tennessee 63
        Kansas 99, Cal State Northridge 75
        Syracuse 79, Hawaii 69
        At Kemper Arena
        Kansas City, Mo.
        Butler 79, Wake Forest 63
        Arizona 101, Eastern Illinois 76
        Mississippi 72, Iona 70
        Notre Dame 83, Xavier 71
        Second Round
        Sunday, March 18
        At University of Dayton Arena
        Dayton, Ohio
        Kansas 87, Syracuse 58
        Illinois 79, Charlotte 61
        At Kemper Arena
        Kansas City, Mo.
        Arizona 73, Butler 52
        Mississippi 59, Notre Dame 56
        At The Alamodome
        San Antonio
        Regional Semifinals
        Friday, March 23
        Illinois (26-7) vs. Kansas (26-6)
        Arizona (25-7) vs. Mississippi (27-7)
        Regional Championship
        Sunday, March 25
        Semifinal winners
        ———
        WEST REGIONAL
        First Round
        Thursday, March 15
        At Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl
        San Diego
        St. Joseph's 66, Georgia Tech 62
        Stanford 89, North Carolina-Greensboro 60
        Kent State 77, Indiana 73
        Cincinnati 84, Brigham Young 59
        At BSU Pavilion
        Boise, Idaho
        Georgia State 50, Wisconsin 49
        Maryland 83, George Mason 80
        Georgetown 63, Arkansas 61
        Hampton 58, Iowa State 57
        Second Round
        Saturday, March 17
        At Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl
        San Diego
        Cincinnati 66, Kent State 43
        Stanford 90, St. Joseph's 83
        At BSU Pavilion
        Boise, Idaho
        Maryland 79, Georgia State 60
        Georgetown 76, Hampton 57
        At Arrowhead Pond
        Anaheim, Calif.
        Regional Semifinals
        Thursday, March 22
        Georgetown (25-7) vs. Maryland (23-10), 7:55 p.m.
        Stanford (30-2) vs. Cincinnati (25-9), 25 minutes after previous game
        Regional Championship
        Saturday, March 24
        Semifinal winners
        ———
        THE FINAL FOUR
        At The Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
        Minneapolis
        National Semifinals
        Saturday, March 31
        East champion vs. West champion
        South champion vs. Midwest champion
        National Championship
        Monday, April 2
        Semifinal winners

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