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	2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. Team selections were announced on March 11, 2007, and the tournament began on March 13, 2007 with the play-in game between Florida A&M and Niagara, and concluded with the championship game on April 2, 2007 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The Florida Gators repeated as national champions with an 84-75 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes. Florida's Corey Brewer was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament. Florida became the first team to repeat since the 1991-92 Duke Blue Devils, and this was the first time in history that the exact same starting five were able to repeat as champions.

This tournament was significant for bracketologists because of its lack of major upsets. There were only 12 games in which a lower-seeded team defeated a higher-seeded team, and half of these "upsets" were by teams ranked only one seed higher than their opponent. A #7 seed, UNLV, was the highest-seeded team to make it to the Sweet Sixteen, marking the first time since the tournament expanded to 64 teams that no team seeded eighth or higher played in the Sweet Sixteen.




 Tournament procedure
A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams are seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65.

The first and second-round games were played at the following sites:

March 15 and 17 
HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York (Hosts: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Canisius College and Niagara University) 
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California (Host: University of the Pacific) 
Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky (Host: University of Kentucky) 
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (Host: Wake Forest University) 
March 16 and 18 
United Center, Chicago, Illinois (Host: Big Ten Conference) 
Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio (Host: Ohio State University) 
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington (Host: Washington State University) 
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana (Host: Tulane University) 
The NCAA had also resumed naming the regionals after geographic directions. [1] Regionals were named after their host cities from 2004 to 2006. The regional final sites were:

March 22 and 24 
South Regional, Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio) 
West Regional, HP Pavilion, San José, California (Host: San José State University) 
March 23 and 25 
East Regional, Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (Host: Rutgers University) 
Midwest Regional, Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) 
Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on March 31 and April 2, 2007 at the Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, hosted by Georgia Institute of Technology (aka Georgia Tech).


 Qualifying teams
Team names are those listed on the NCAA's scoreboard for the play-in game and first round matchups. Only UNLV and UCLA use abbreviations; all other names are unabbreviated except for the common abbreviation "A&M".[2][3][4]


Listed by Grouping & Seeding
Midwest Regional - St. Louis 
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type 
#1 Florida SEC 29-5 Tournament Champion 
#2 Wisconsin Big Ten 29-5 At-Large Bid 
#3 Oregon Pac-10 26-7 Tournament Champion 
#4 Maryland ACC 24-8 At-Large Bid 
#5 Butler Horizon 27-6 At-Large Bid 
#6 Notre Dame Big East 24-7 At-Large Bid 
#7 UNLV Mountain West 28-6 Tournament Champion 
#8 Arizona Pac-10 20-10 At-Large Bid 
#9 Purdue Big Ten 21-11 At-Large Bid 
#10 Georgia Tech ACC 20-11 At-Large Bid 
#11 Winthrop Big South 28-4 Tournament Champion 
#12 Old Dominion CAA 24-8 At-Large Bid 
#13 Davidson Southern 29-4 Tournament Champion 
#14 Miami (Ohio) Mid-American 18-14 Tournament Champion 
#15 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Southland 26-6 Tournament Champion 
#16 Jackson State SWAC 21-13 Tournament Champion 
 East Regional - East Rutherford 
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type 
#1 North Carolina ACC 28-6 Tournament Champion 
#2 Georgetown Big East 26-6 Tournament Champion 
#3 Washington State Pac-10 25-7 At-Large Bid 
#4 Texas Big 12 24-9 At-Large Bid 
#5 USC Pac-10 23-11 At-Large Bid 
#6 Vanderbilt SEC 20-11 At-Large Bid 
#7 Boston College ACC 20-11 At-Large Bid 
#8 Marquette Big East 24-9 At-Large Bid 
#9 Michigan State Big Ten 22-11 At-Large Bid 
#10 Texas Tech Big 12 21-12 At-Large Bid 
#11 George Washington Atlantic 10 23-8 Tournament Champion 
#12 Arkansas SEC 21-13 At-Large Bid 
#13 New Mexico State WAC 25-8 Tournament Champion 
#14 Oral Roberts Mid-Continent 23-10 Tournament Champion 
#15 Belmont Atlantic Sun 23-9 Tournament Champion 
#16 Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 21-11 Tournament Champion 
 
South Regional - San Antonio 
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type 
#1 Ohio State Big Ten 30-3 Tournament Champion 
#2 Memphis C-USA 30-3 Tournament Champion 
#3 Texas A&M Big 12 25-6 At-Large Bid 
#4 Virginia ACC 20-10 At-Large Bid 
#5 Tennessee SEC 22-10 At-Large Bid 
#6 Louisville Big East 23-9 At-Large Bid 
#7 Nevada WAC 28-4 At-Large Bid 
#8 Brigham Young Mountain West 25-8 At-Large Bid 
#9 Xavier Atlantic 10 24-8 At-Large Bid 
#10 Creighton Missouri Valley 22-10 Tournament Champion 
#11 Stanford Pac-10 18-12 At-Large Bid 
#12 Long Beach State Big West 24-7 Tournament Champion 
#13 Albany America East 23-9 Tournament Champion 
#14 Penn Ivy 22-8 Regular Season Champion 
#15 North Texas Sun Belt 23-10 Tournament Champion 
#16 Central Connecticut State Northeast 22-11 Tournament Champion 
 West Regional - San Jose 
Seed School Conference Record Berth Type 
#1 Kansas Big 12 31-4 Tournament Champion 
#2 UCLA Pac-10 26-5 At-Large Bid 
#3 Pittsburgh Big East 27-7 At-Large Bid 
#4 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 27-6 At-Large Bid 
#5 Virginia Tech ACC 21-11 At-Large Bid 
#6 Duke ACC 22-10 At-Large Bid 
#7 Indiana Big Ten 20-10 At-Large Bid 
#8 Kentucky SEC 21-11 At-Large Bid 
#9 Villanova Big East 22-10 At-Large Bid 
#10 Gonzaga WCC 23-10 Tournament Champion 
#11 Virginia Commonwealth CAA 27-6 Tournament Champion 
#12 Illinois Big Ten 23-11 At-Large Bid 
#13 Holy Cross Patriot 25-8 Tournament Champion 
#14 Wright State Horizon 23-9 Tournament Champion 
#15 Weber State Big Sky 20-11 Tournament Champion 
#16 Niagara
(Play-in Winner) MAAC 22-11 Tournament Champion 
#16B Florida A&M
(Play-in Loser) MEAC 21-13 Tournament Champion 
 


 Brackets
Team names and abbreviations are those listed on the NCAA's official bracket. [5]
(*) - Number of asterisks denotes number of overtimes.


Final Four – Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
  National Semifinals
March 31  National Championship
April 2 
                  
 W2  UCLA 66   
 MW1  Florida 76   
     MW1  Florida 84 
   S1  Ohio St. 75 
 S1  Ohio St. 67 
 E2  Georgetown 60   


 East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey
  First round
March 15-16  Second round
March 17-18  Regional semifinals
March 23  Regional finals
March 25 
                                      
 1  North Carolina 86   
 16  Eastern Ky. 1 65   
   1  North Carolina 81   
  
   9  Michigan St. 67   
 8  Marquette 49 
 
 9  Michigan St. 61   
    1  North Carolina 74   
  
   5  Southern Cal 64   
 5  Southern Cal 2 77   
 
 12  Arkansas 60   
   5  Southern Cal 87 
  
   4  Texas 68   
 4  Texas 79 
 
 13  New Mexico St. 67   
    1  North Carolina 84 
   
   2  Georgetown 96* 
 6  Vanderbilt 77   
 
 11  G. Washington 3 44   
   6  Vanderbilt 78** 
  
   3  Washington St. 74   
 3  Washington St. 70 
 
 14  Oral Roberts 54   
    6  Vanderbilt 65 
  
   2  Georgetown 66   
 7  Boston College 84   
 
 10  Texas Tech 75   
   7  Boston College 55 
  
   2  Georgetown 62   
 2  Georgetown 80 
 
 15  Belmont 55   


 Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri
  First round
March 15-16  Second round
March 17-18  Regional semifinals
March 23  Regional finals
March 25 
                                      
 1  Florida 112   
 16  Jackson St. 69   
   1  Florida 74   
  
   9  Purdue 67   
 8  Arizona 63 
 
 9  Purdue 72   
    1  Florida 65   
  
   5  Butler 57   
 5  Butler 57   
 
 12  Old Dominion 46   
   5  Butler 62 
  
   4  Maryland 59   
 4  Maryland 82 
 
 13  Davidson 70   
    1  Florida 85 
   
   3  Oregon 77 
 6  Notre Dame 64   
 
 11  Winthrop 74   
   11  Winthrop 61 
  
   3  Oregon 75   
 3  Oregon 58 
 
 14  Miami (Ohio) 56   
    3  Oregon 76 
  
   7  UNLV 72   
 7  UNLV 67   
 
 10  Georgia Tech 63   
   7  UNLV 74 
  
   2  Wisconsin 68   
 2  Wisconsin 76 
 
 15  Texas A&M-CC 4 63   





 South Regional – San Antonio, Texas
  First round
March 15-16  Second round
March 17-18  Regional semifinals
March 22  Regional finals
March 24 
                                      
 1  Ohio St. 78   
 16  C. Conn. St. 5 57   
   1  Ohio St. 78*   
  
   9  Xavier 71   
 8  BYU 77 
 
 9  Xavier 79   
    1  Ohio St. 85   
  
   5  Tennessee 84   
 5  Tennessee 121   
 
 12  Long Beach St. 86   
   5  Tennessee 77 
  
   4  Virginia 74   
 4  Virginia 84 
 
 13  Albany 57   
    1  Ohio St. 92 
   
   2  Memphis 76 
 6  Louisville 78   
 
 11  Stanford 58   
   6  Louisville 69 
  
   3  Texas A&M 72   
 3  Texas A&M 68 
 
 14  Penn 6 52   
    3  Texas A&M 64 
  
   2  Memphis 65   
 7  Nevada 77*   
 
 10  Creighton 71   
   7  Nevada 62 
  
   2  Memphis 78   
 2  Memphis 73 
 
 15  North Texas 58   


 West Regional – San Jose, California
  First round
March 15-16  Second round
March 17-18  Regional semifinals
March 22  Regional finals
March 24 
                                      
 1  Kansas 107   
 16  Niagara 67   
   1  Kansas 88   
  
   8  Kentucky 76   
 8  Kentucky 67 
 
 9  Villanova 58   
    1  Kansas 61   
  
   4  Southern Ill. 58   
 5  Virginia Tech 54   
 
 12  Illinois 52   
   5  Virginia Tech 48 
  
   4  Southern Ill. 63   
 4  Southern Ill. 7 61 
 
 13  Holy Cross 51   
    1  Kansas 55 
   
   2  UCLA 68 
 6  Duke 77   
 
 11  VCU 79   
   11  VCU 79 
  
   3  Pittsburgh 84*   
 3  Pittsburgh 79 
 
 14  Wright St. 58   
    3  Pittsburgh 55 
  
   2  UCLA 64   
 7  Indiana 70   
 
 10  Gonzaga 57   
   7  Indiana 49 
  
   2  UCLA 54   
 2  UCLA 70 
 
 15  Weber St. 42   


 Play-In Game – Dayton, Ohio
Winner advances to 16th seed in West Regional vs. (1) Kansas.

  Play-In Game
March 13 
        
 16a  Florida A&M 69 
 16b  Niagara 77 

Schools listed with abbreviations:
1 - Eastern Kentucky
2 - Southern California
3 - George Washington
4 - Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
5 - Central Connecticut State
6 - Pennsylvania
7 - Southern Illinois



Scores and schedule
Unless otherwise specified, all games were on CBS, except for the play-in game, which aired on ESPN and two additional games. Those games were broadcast on College Sports Television (CSTV) except in the natural areas of the teams involved, as those were broadcast on CBS. Times listed are US EDT (UTC-4).

Team names are those listed on the NCAA's scoreboard for the play-in game and first-round matchups. Only UNLV and UCLA use abbreviations; all other names are unabbreviated except for the common abbreviation "A&M".


 Opening Rounds



 First round upsets, close games, and other facts
The two major upsets of the first round were #11 Virginia Commonwealth's win over #6 Duke (West Regional), and #11 Winthrop's win over #6 Notre Dame (Midwest Regional). VCU beat Duke, 79-77, on a shot by Eric Maynor with 1.8 seconds left, sending Duke out for the first time in the first round since 1996. Winthrop's highly-touted offense beat Notre Dame in a see-saw battle, 74-64, earning their first tournament victory in school history. The only overtime game of the first round was in the South Regional, between #7 Nevada and #10 Creighton, ending 77-71 in favor of the Nevada Wolf Pack. Other close games included #3 Oregon squeaking by #14 Miami (Ohio), 58-56 (Midwest REgional), #5 Virginia Tech's win over #12 Illinois 54-52 (West Regional), and #9 Xavier's win on a shot in the final seconds over #8 BYU, 79-77 (South Regional). The highest score accumulated by a team in the 2007 tournament went to Tennessee's 121 points over Long Beach State (South Regional), which set a school record. This was the first year since 1993 that a #10 seed had not advanced to the second round. It was also only the second time in the last 17 years that a #12 seed failed to advance against a #5 seed.


Second round upsets, close games, and other facts
The two biggest upsets of the second round were #6 Vanderbilt's win over #3 Washington State (East Regional) and #7 UNLV's win over #2 Wisconsin (Midwest Regional). Vanderbilt won a heart-stopper, 78-74, in double overtime. UNLV won by six points, 74-68, in their biggest win since the 1990's. Other overtime games included #1 Ohio State's 78-71 win over #9 Xavier (South Regional) and #3 Pittsburgh's 84-79 overtime victory over #11 Virginia Commonwealth (West Regional). Ohio State's Ron Lewis hit a three-pointer with two seconds remaining to force overtime against Xavier, and Pittsburgh fought Virginia Commonwealth's comeback from 19 points down to come up with the victory. Other close games were #3 Texas A&M over #6 Louisville, 72-69 (South Regional), #5 Butler's victory over #4 Maryland, 62-59 (Midwest Regional), and #5 Tennessee defeating #4 Virginia, 77-74 (South Regional). This tournament marked the first time since 1995 that a double-digit seed did not advance to the Sweet 16 (Midwest #7 seed UNLV was the lowest).


 Regional Semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) upsets, close games, other facts
No upsets or overtime games occurred in this round of the tournament, although there were several very close games. In the South Region, #2 Memphis barely defeated #3 Texas A&M as Aggie senior Acie Law, after a solid performance for most of the game, missed an open layup with under a minute left. A controversial clock situation with 3.1 seconds left added to the emotion. [6] #1 Ohio State snuck past #5 Tennessee, coming back from 20 points down to win, 85-84, with a blocked shot by Buckeye Greg Oden with 0.2 seconds left. In the East Region, #2 Georgetown won what was possibly the most controversial game of the tournament, beating #6 Vanderbilt, 66-65, on a shot by Jeff Green with 2.5 seconds left. The play was controversial because many claimed that Green's foot motions constituted traveling.


 Regional Finals (Elite Eight)
The seeds of the Elite Eight teams were four #1s, three #2s, and one #3. This was the lowest combination of seeds in an Elite Eight since seeding began in the NCAA Tournament.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

South Final at San Antonio: 
South Regional Final [7] 
Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final 
Ohio State 41 51 92 
Memphis 38 38 76 

Although Ohio State star freshman Greg Oden got into early foul trouble, a close game at the half turned into a blowout as the Buckeyes went on a 20-8 run to win. Game leaders were Memphis' Jeremy Hunt with 26 points, and Robert Dozier with 11 rebounds. This ended Memphis' 25-game win streak, previously the longest in the nation. [8] [9]

West Final at San José: 
West Regional Final [10] 
Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final 
UCLA 35 33 68 
Kansas 31 24 55 

In a fast-paced game with several lead changes, the Bruins used their 2006 national championship game experience along with a strong defense to put away top-seeded Kansas in the second half. UCLA's Arron Afflalo led all scorers with 24 points while Brandon Rush of Kansas led the Jayhawks with 18. UCLA and Kansas combined for 35 steals, breaking the previous tournament record of 28.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Midwest Final at St. Louis: 
Midwest Regional Final [11] 
Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final 
Florida 40 45 85 
Oregon 38 39 77 

In what was actually a close game for most of regulation, Florida's three-point shots, along with a 20-9 run in the second half, amounted to a Gator win. Florida player Lee Humphrey led his team with 7 three-pointers, and added up a total of 23 points. [12] [13] In one of the more odd moments of the tournament, Florida's Lee Humphrey shot a three-pointer through the side of the net, causing a 10-minute delay as the net was repaired.

East Final at East Rutherford: 
East Regional Final [14] 
Teams 1st Half 2nd Half OT Final 
Georgetown 44 37 15 96 
North Carolina 50 31 3 84 

North Carolina led for most of the game and controlled virtually the entire second half, but Georgetown rallied from ten points down with six minutes remaining to force overtime. The Tar Heels were outscored 15-3 in the extra session, capping a spectacular collapse in which they missed 22 of their final 23 field goal attempts. Georgetown reached its first Final Four since 1985, when John Thompson III's father John Thompson (Jr.) was coach—and Thompson III became the first coach to succeed his father in coaching a team to the Final Four. With North Carolina's loss in the regional final, this marked the first time since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams that no ACC team made it to the Final Four for two consecutive years. The last time that no ACC team made it to the Final Four in consecutive years was in 1979 and 1980.


 Final Four
All of the 2007 Final Four teams had participated in the 2006 tournament. Ohio State was knocked out in the second round by Georgetown, who would lose to Florida in the Minneapolis Regional Semifinals. Florida would go on to defeat UCLA in the championship game. The four teams were all previous champions as well (Ohio State (1960), Georgetown (1984), UCLA (several), and Florida (2006)), marking the fourth time that all of the Final Four teams were past champions (joining 1993, 1995 and 1998 Final Fours). Also, it was the first time in nine years that no two Final Four teams were from the same conference.

All games at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

National Semifinals

Saturday, March 31, 2007 
South-East National Semifinal [15] 
Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final 
Ohio State 27 40 67 
Georgetown 23 37 60 

Due to sloppy and inconsistent play (12 turnovers in the first half) and a lack of aggressive rebounding techniques, Georgetown was unable to overcome being without Roy Hibbert for a good portion of the game, as Hibbert played less than 24 minutes due to foul trouble.

Midwest-West National Semifinal [16] 
Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final 
Florida 29 47 76 
UCLA 23 43 66 

In the beginning Florida struggled with UCLA's swarming defense, but ten minutes into the game they took a double-digit lead, and Lee Humphrey blew the game open in the second half hitting three consecutive three-pointers. Humphrey's shots proved too much to overcome and UCLA never threatened in the second half.


 National Championship
Monday, April 2, 2007 
National Championship [17] 
Teams 1st Half 2nd Half Final 
Florida 40 44 84 
Ohio State 29 46 75 

The Gators survived 25 points and 12 rebounds from Buckeyes center Greg Oden with stellar play from guards Lee Humphrey and Taurean Green with inside contributions coming from Al Horford (18 points) and tourney Most Outstanding Player Corey Brewer. Billy Donovan became the third-youngest coach (at age 41) to win two titles. Only Bob Knight (at Indiana) and San Francisco's Phil Woolpert both won two titles at the age of 40.

The Gators are the first team ever to hold the NCAA Division I college football and basketball titles in the same academic year (2006-07) and calendar year (2006 and 2007). Coincidentally, Florida also beat Ohio State (by a score of 41-14) in the College Football Championship, the first time in college sports history that identical matchups and results have occurred in both football and basketball championships. This was also the first time in NCAA D-I men's basketball history that the exact same starting five were able to win back-to-back titles (Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer, Lee Humphrey, Al Horford, Taurean Green). Florida's Lee Humphrey also set the all-time NCAA Tournament record for three-point field goals made with 47. Humphrey surpassed Bobby Hurley's record of 42.


 Record by Conference
Conference # of Bids Record Win % Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship Game Champions 
C-USA 1 3-1 .750 1 1 - - - 
SEC 5 11-4 .733 3 1 1 1 1 
Pac-10 6 10-6 .625 3 2 1 - - 
Big Ten 6 9-6 .600 1 1 1 1 - 
Big 12 4 6-4 .600 2 1 - - - 
Big East 6 7-6 .538 2 1 1 - - 
ACC 7 7-7 .500 1 1 - - - 
Horizon 2 2-2 .500 1 - - - - 
Missouri Valley 2 2-2 .500 1 - - - - 
Mountain West 2 2-2 .500 1 - - - - 
Big South 1 1-1 .500 - - - - - 
MAAC 1 1-1* .500 - - - - - 
Atlantic 10 2 1-2 .333 - - - - - 
CAA 2 1-2 .333 - - - - - 
WAC 2 1-2 .333 - - - - - 

The America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big West, Ivy, MEAC, Mid-American, Mid-Continent, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Sun Belt, SWAC, and WCC all went 0-1.

* The MAAC went 1-1 since Niagara won the Play-in Game.


Television and radio
For the 26th consecutive year, CBS Sports telecast the tournament, and for the 17th consecutive year, broadcast every game from the first round to the championship, with Jim Nantz and Billy Packer calling the Final Four. Nantz was in a stretch in which he will broadcast Super Bowl XLI, the Final Four, and The Masters golf tournament all in a 10-week period.

The complete list of announcing teams follows:

Jim Nantz and Billy Packer - 1st/2nd rounds at Chicago, East Rutherford (East Regionals), Final Four 
James Brown and Len Elmore - 1st/2nd rounds at Sacramento, St. Louis (Midwest Regionals) 
Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas - 1st/2nd rounds at Winston-Salem, San Jose (West Regionals) 
Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery - 1st/2nd rounds at New Orleans, San Antonio (South Regionals) 
Tim Brando and Mike Gminski - 1st/2nd rounds at Columbus 
Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel - 1st/2nd rounds at Spokane 
Kevin Harlan and Bob Wenzel - 1st/2nd rounds at Buffalo 
Gus Johnson and Dan Bonner - 1st/2nd rounds at Lexington 
Greg Gumbel once again served as the studio host, joined by analysts Clark Kellogg and Seth Davis.

College Sports Television (CSTV), owned by CBS, telecast the George Washington-Vanderbilt and the Virginia-Albany contests (in addition to the local CBS affiliates nearest to the participating teams in those games, and those using their digital subchannels for multicasting). Those games served as the first-ever live tourney telecasts on CSTV, which also provided a highlights show after each day of competition.

For the first three rounds of the tournament, games were also shown on DirecTV through the Mega March Madness pay-per-view service and on March Madness on Demand, a broadband Internet video streaming service that was a joint venture between CBS Sportsline and the NCAA.

The opening round game was broadcast on ESPN for the sixth consecutive year.

Westwood One once again had the live radio coverage. Kevin Harlan once again served as the play-by-play man at the Final Four with Bill Raftery and John Thompson on color. Thompson the elder is the father of current Georgetown coach John Thompson III.


Basketball courts
During the first- and second-round games in New Orleans, as part of the continuing recovery process from Hurricane Katrina, the NCAA allowed an additional floor decal recognizing the work of Habitat for Humanity's Collegiate Challenge program through the subregional's host institution, Tulane University. This marked the first time that a logo other than that of the NCAA or an NCAA member school has been allowed at a NCAA-sanctioned championship event. In addition, Tulane student athletes and athletic department personnel built a new house, valued at $75,000, which was paid for by the NCAA and their corporate partner Lowe's, on Girod Street between the New Orleans Arena, site of the games, and the Louisiana Superdome, which has hosted four Final Fours.[18] Also, for the first time, custom-made courts were used in the regional semi-finals and finals.


 References
^ http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryDate=20061009&name=katz_andy 
^ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/scoreboard/madness/20070313 
^ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/scoreboard/madness/20070315 
^ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/scoreboard/madness/20070316 
^ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/brackets/viewable/2007 
^ King Kaufman. 2007-03-23. NCAA Tournament's upset-free first round has led to Sweet 16 humdingers. Plus: Why is time so time-consuming? And: Replays Retrieved on 2007-04-08. 
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard?confId=100&date=20070324 
^ http://www.newsnet5.com/cbaskc12/11362970/detail.html 
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000046 
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard?confId=100&date=20070324 
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard?confId=100&date=20070325 
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000061 
^ http://www.local6.com/cbaska89/11373239/detail.html 
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard?confId=100&date=20070325 
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard?confId=100&date=20070331 
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard?confId=100&date=20070331 
^ http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard?confId=100&date=20070402 
^ http://www.ncaasports.com/story/10062095 Tulane teams with Habitat with Humanity March 15, 2007 

 External links
NCAA Men's Basketball 



Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament#Final_Four
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