NCAA SPECIAL

Top seeds

East Region

North Carolina

(32-2)

Friday: vs. Coppin State or Mt. St. Mary’s

South Region

Memphis

(33-1)

Friday: vs. Texas-Arlington (21-11)

Midwest Region

Kansas

(31-3)

Thursday: vs. Portland State (23-9)

West Region

UCLA

(31-3)

Thursday: vs. Mississippi Valley State (17-15)

Inside

Few complaints:

Arizona State and Virginia Tech may have an argument, but overall the selection committee escapes criticism. Page C6

True Bulldogs:

Georgia, which won just four SEC games, completes remarkable conference tourney run to gain berth.

Page C5

Newcomers:

Big Sky Conference champion Portland State among newcomers to the Big Dance.

Page C5

The bracket:

Grab your pen and scissors and get to work. Page C6

The women

The Gonzaga women, upset in the WCC tournament, will be looking for an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament. The selection show will be televised today on ESPN at 4 p.m. Look for your bracket in Tuesday’s paper.

On the Web

We’ve got video of Washington State’s selection party at Friel Court. Plus, you can download a copy of the tournament bracket or find more news and photo galleries featuring Washington State and Gonzaga. Point your Web browser to spokesmanreview.com