2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Central

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• LSU Tournament News:
  Final Four
• The Farrer Files Part IV: The Dance Ends (Sat., April 1)
• UCLA Too Much for LSU in Final Four, 59-45 (Sat., April 1)
• The Farrer Files Part III: Gettin’ Prepped for the Biggest Dance (Fri, March 31)
• Finally, The Final Four: Tigers, Bruins Set for Shot at Title (Fri., March 31)
• Tigers Go Through Final Four Motions, Practice (Fri., March 31)
• LSU Greeted in Indy by Congratulatory Outdoor Billboard (Fri., March 31)
• AP: LSU-UCLA Preview (Fri., March 31)
• AP: Temple is Forever LSU (Fri., March 31)
• The Farrer Files Part II: Tag, You’re It! The Final Four Games Begin (Thurs., March 30)
• The Farrer Files Part I: Welcome to the Final Four (Wed., March 29)
• Title Games to Be Aired in PMAC, If LSU Teams Advance (Wed., March 29)
• Tigers Fans Send Off Men’s Basketball Team at Pep Rally (Wed., March 29)
• AP: LSU Men’s Basketball Family (Tues., March 28)
• Davis Named Wooden All-American (Tues., March 28)
• LSU to Host Send-Off Pep Rally on Wednesday (Tues., March 28)
• LSU Holds Pre-Men’s Final Four Press Conference; Watch Now (Tues., March 28)
• Davis on AP All-America Third Team (Mon., March 27)
• Tigers Take Day Off, Meet Governor and Mayor (Mon., March 27)
• AP: NCAA Men’s Tournament Aggregate Leaders (Mon., March 27)
• Men’s Basketball Featured Monday on CBS Evening News (Mon., March 27)
• AP: NCAA Final Four Preview I (Mon., March 27)
• LSU-UCLA to Tipoff at 5:07 p.m. on CBS (Sun., March 26)
• AP: Inside The LSU-UCLA Game (Sun., March 26)
• Tigers Fans Welcome Final Four Bound Tigers Home (Sat., March 25)
• Men’s Final Four Ticket Applications Taken Online Now (Sat., March 25)
  Atlanta Regional
• Dancin’ to Indy: LSU Beats Texas for Final Four Berth, 70-60, in OT (Sat., March 25)
• AP: LSU-Texas Recap (Sat., March 25)
• Final Four Berth at Stake as Tigers, Longhorns Meet (Fri., March 24)
• AP: Atlanta Region Notebook (Fri., March 24)
• AP: LSU-Texas Preview (Fri., March 24)
• More Than ‘Special’: LSU Smothers No. 1 Duke, 62-54 (Thurs., March 23)
• LSU Set to Square Off With No. 1-Ranked Duke in Sweet 16 (Wed., March 22)
• AP: NCAA Sweet 16 Breakdown (Wed., March 22)
• AP: LSU-Duke Preview (Wed., March 22)
• Tigers Begin Preparation for Top-Seeded Duke (Mon., March 20)
• LSU-Duke to Tip at 6:10 p.m. CT on CBS (Sun., March 19)
  First/Second Rounds
• How Sweet It Is: Mitchell’s Trey Sends LSU to Regional, 58-57 (Sat., March 18)
• It’s Showtime: Tigers, Aggies Square Off in Second Round (Fri., March 17)
• AP: Texas A&M-LSU Preview (Fri., March 17)
• AP: Texas A&M-Syracuse Recap (Thurs., March 16)
• LSU Rallies Past Iona in Second Half, 80-64 (Thurs., March 16)
• AP: Iona-LSU Preview II (Thurs., March 16)
• LSU Opens ‘Big Dance’ Against Gaels at 6:10 p.m. (Wed., March 15)
• AP: Iona-LSU Preview (Wed., March 15)
• Davis, Thomas Earn SEC’s Top Honors from AP (Tues., March 14)
• NCAA First Round Preview: Iona College (Tues., March 14)
• Davis Named Second-Team All-America by Rivals (Tues., March 14)
• AP: NCAA Tournament Breakdown of Atlanta Bracket (Mon., March 13)
• AP: NCAA Bracket Breakdown (Mon., March 13)
• No. 4 Seed LSU to Face Iona in NCAA First Round on Thursday (Sun., March 12)

Indianapolis, Ind.
April 1
National Semifinal
3. Florida def. 11. George Mason (27-8), 73-58
2. UCLA def. 4. LSU (27-9), 59-45
April 3
National Championship Game
3. Florida (32-6) def. 2. UCLA (32-7), 73-57

LSU Events Schedule
Wed., March 29
2:30 p.m. Team Send-Off Pep Rally (PMAC)
4 p.m. Team Departs from Baton Rouge (BTR)
3-7 p.m. Ticket Pick-up at LSU Athletics Building
7 p.m. (ET) Team Arrives in Indianapolis
Thurs., March 30
8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Ticket Pick-up at LSU Athletics Building
Fri., March 31
1-1:50 p.m. (ET) LSU Open Practice (RCA Dome)
6-8 p.m. (ET) Ticket Pick-up (at Hilton, Indianapolis)
Sat., April 1
10 a.m. – Noon (ET) Ticket Pick-up (at Hilton)
2-8:45 p.m. (ET) Ticket Pick-up (at RCA Dome)
7:47 p.m. (CT) LSU vs. UCLA (on CBS)
Sun., April 2
TBD

Atlanta, Ga.
March 23/25
Regional Semifinal
4. LSU def. 1. Duke (32-4), 62-54
2. Texas def. 6. West Virginia (22-11), 74-71
Regional Final
4. LSU def. 2. Texas (30-7), 70-60 (OT)
Oakland, Calif.
March 23/25
Regional Semifinal
1. Memphis def. 13. Bradley (22-11), 80-64
2. UCLA def. 3. Gonzaga (29-4), 73-71
Regional Final
2. UCLA def. 1. Memphis (33-4), 50-45

Washington, D.C.
March 24/26
Regional Semifinal
11. George Mason def. 7. Wichita St. (25-9), 63-55
1. Connecticut def. 5. Washington (26-7), 98-92 (OT)
Regional Final
11. George Mason def. 1. Connecticut (30-4), 86-84 (OT)
Minneapolis, Minn.
March 24/26
Regional Semifinal
1. Villanova def. 4. Boston College (28-8), 60-59 (OT)
3. Florida def. 7. Georgetown (23-10), 57-53
Regional Final
3. Florida (30-6) def. 1. Villanova (28-5), 75-62

Greensboro, N.C.
March 16/18
First Round
8. G. Washington def. 9. UNCW (25-8), 88-85 (OT)
1. Duke def. 16. Southern (20-13), 70-54
Second Round
1. Duke def. 8. George Washington (27-3), 74-61

Dallas, Texas
March 17/19
First Round
9. Bucknell def. 8. Arkansas (22-10), 59-55
1. Memphis def. 16. Oral Roberts (21-12), 94-78
Second Round
1. Memphis def. 9. Bucknell (27-5), 72-56

Jacksonville, Fla.
March 16/18
First Round
4. LSU def. 13. Iona (23-8), 80-64
12. Texas A&M def. 5. Syracuse (23-11), 66-58
Second Round
4. LSU def. 12. Texas A&M (22-9), 58-57
Auburn Hills, Mich.
March 17/19
First Round
5. Pittsburgh def. 12. Kent St. (25-9), 79-64
13. Bradley def. 4. Kansas (25-8), 77-73
Second Round
13. Bradley def. 5. Pittsburgh (25-8), 72-66

Auburn Hills, Mich.
March 17/19
First Round
14. Northwestern St. def. 3. Iowa (25-9), 64-63
6. West Virginia def. 11. Southern Illinois (22-11), 64-46
Second Round
6. West Virginia def. 14. Northwestern St. (26-8), 67-54
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 16/18
First Round
3. Gonzaga def. 14. Xavier (21-11), 79-75
6. Indiana def. 11. San Diego St. (24-9), 87-83
Second Round
3. Gonzaga def. 6. Indiana (19-11) , 90-80

San Diego, Calif.
March 16/18
First Round
4. Illinois def. 13. Air Force (24-7), 78-69
5. Washington def. 12. Utah St. (23-9), 75-61
Second Round
5. Washington def. 4. Illinois (26-7), 67-64
Salt Lake City, Utah
March 16/18
First Round
4. Boston College def. 13. Pacific (24-8), 88-76 (2OT)
12. Montana (23-6) def. 5. Nevada (27-6), 87-79
Second Round
4. Boston College def. 12. Montana (24-7), 69-56

Dayton, Ohio
March 17/19
First Round
11. George Mason def. 6. Michigan St. (22-12), 75-65
3. North Carolina def. 14. Murray St. (24-7), 69-65
Second Round
11. George Mason def. 3. North Carolina (23-8), 65-60
Jacksonville, Fla.
March 16/18
First Round
11. UW-Milwaukee def. 6. Oklahoma (20-9), 82-74
3. Florida def. 14. South Alabama (24-7), 76-50
Second Round
3. Florida def. 11. UW-Milwaukee (22-9), 82-60