BIG EAST in the NCAA Championship
Connecticut – 2003 NCAA Champions
2004-05 (7-4) Boston College (No. 7 seed) Connecticut (No. 3 seed) Notre Dame (No. 4 seed) Rutgers (No. 3 seed)
W L W W L W L W W W L
65-43 70-60 95-47 70-52 76-59 61-51 70-61 62-37 61-54 64-58 59-49
No. 10 seed Houston (Chattanooga Region First Round, Chapel Hill, N.C.) No. 2 seed Duke (Chattanooga Region Second Round, Chapel Hill, N.C.) No. 14 seed Dartmouth (Kansas City Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.) No. 6 seed Florida State (Kansas City Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.) No. 2 seed Stanford (Kansas City Region Semifinal, Kansas City, Mo.) No. 13 seed UC Santa Barbara (Tempe Region First Round, Fresno, Calif.) No. 5 seed Arizona State (Tempe Region Second Round, Fresno, Calif.) No. 14 seed Hartford (Philadelphia Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.) No. 6 seed Temple (Philadelphia Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.) No. 2 seed Ohio State (Philadelphia Region Semifinal, Philadelphia, Pa.) No. 1 seed Tennessee (Philadelphia Region Final, Philadelphia, Pa.)
58-56 63-48 76-63 91-55 79-53 63-55 66-49 67-58 70-61 86-85 69-65 ot 59-46 55-49 74-69 66-63 60-42 89-76 61-48 73-67
No. 14 seed Eastern Michigan (Mideast Region First Round, Columbus, Ohio) No. 6 seed Ohio State (Mideast Region Second Round, Columbus, Ohio) No. 7 seed Minnesota (Mideast Region Semifinal, Norfolk, Va.) No. 15 seed Pennsylvania (East Region First Round, Bridgeport, Conn.) No. 7 seed Auburn (Easr Region Second Round, Bridgeport, Conn.) No. 11 seed UC Santa Barbara (East Region Semifinal, Hartford, Conn.) No. 1 seed Penn State (East Region Final, Hartford, Conn.) No. 7 seed Minnesota (National Semifinal, New Orleans, La.) No. 1 seed Tennessee (National Championship, New Orleans, La.) No. 12 seed Maryland (West Region First Round, Baton Rouge, La.) No. 12 seed SW Missouri State (East Region First Round, Notre Dame, Ind.) No. 13 seed Middle Tennessee (East Region Second Round, Notre Dame, Ind.) No. 1 seed Penn State (East Region Semifinal, Hartford, Conn.) No. 10 seed Chattanooga (Midwest Region First Round, Chattanooga, Tenn.) No. 10 seed Mississippi (West Region First Round, Ames, Iowa) No. 2 seed Purdue (West Region Second Round, Ames, Iowa) No. 9 seed Iowa (East Region First Round, Blacksburg, Va.) No. 1 seed Penn State (East Region Second Round, Blacksburg, Va.) No. 6 seed Ohio State (East Region First Round, Columbus, Ohio)
2003-04 (12-7) Boston College (No. 3 seed) W W L Connecticut (No. 2 seed) W W W W W W Miami (No. 5 seed) L Notre Dame (No. 5 seed) W W L Rutgers (No. 7 seed) L Villanova (No. 7 seed) W L Virginia Tech (No. 8 seed) W L West Virginia (No. 11 seed) L
Miami (No. 11 seed) Notre Dame (No. 11 seed) Rutgers (No. 4 seed) Villanova (No. 2 seed)
Virginia Tech (No. 7 seed)
Connecticut (No. 1 seed)
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W 91-44 W 81-66 W 70-49
No. 16 seed Boston University (East Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.) No. 9 seed TCU (East Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.) No. 5 seed Boston College (East Region Semifinal, Dayton, Ohio)
73-64 71-69 73-68 91-85 ot 59-47 59-53 66-47 64-52 74-64 51-36 70-57 53-51 73-49 61-59 80-62
No. 2 seed Purdue (East Region Final, Dayton, Ohio) No. 2 seed Texas (National Semifinal, Atlanta, Ga.) No. 1 seed Tennessee (National Championship, Atlanta, Ga.) No. 6 seed New Mexico (Midwest Region First Round, Albuquerque, N.M.) No. 6 seed Arizona (East Region First Round, Manhattan, Kan.) No. 3 seed Kansas State (East Region Second Round, Manhattan, Kan.) No. 2 seed Purdue (East Region Semifinal, Dayton, Ohio) No. 13 seed Western Kentucky (Midwest Region First Round, Athens, Ga.) No. 5 seed Georgia (Midwest Region Second Round, Athens, Ga.) No. 15 seed St. Francis (Pa.) (Mideast Region First Round, Norman, Okla.) No. 7 seed George Washington (Mideast Region Second Round, Norman, Okla.) No. 6 seed Colorado (Mideast Region Semifinal, Knoxville, Tenn.) No. 1 seed Tennessee (Mideast Region Final, Knoxville, Tenn.) No. 10 seed Georgia Tech (East Region First Round, West Lafayette, Ind.) No. 2 seed Purdue (East Region Second Round, West Lafayette, Ind.)
L W W W W W W W L L W L
65-59 86-37 86-48 82-64 85-64 79-56 82-70 87-69 89-50 87-69 67-46 66-53
No. 12 seed Mississippi State (West Region First Round, Lubbock, Texas) No. 16 seed St. Francis (Pa.) (Mideast Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.) No. 9 seed Iowa (Mideast Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.) No. 4 seed Penn State (Mideast Region Semifinal, Milwaukee, Wisc.) No. 7 seed Old Dominion (Mideast Region Final, Milwaukee, Wisc.) No. 2 seed Tennessee (National Semifinal, San Antonio, Texas) No. 1 seed Oklahoma (National Championship, San Antonio, Texas) No. 10 seed New Mexico (Midwest Region First Round, Knoxville, Tenn.) No. 2 seed Tennessee (Midwest Region First Round, Knoxville, Tenn.) No. 7 seed Drake (East Region First Round, Waco, Texas) No. 8 seed Pepperdine (West Region First Round, Norman, Okla.) No. 1 seed Oklahoma (West Region First Round, Norman, Okla.)
W W W W L W W W W W W
101-29 89-44 72-58 67-48 90-75 98-49 88-54 69-54 72-64 90-75 68-66
No. 16 seed Long Island (East Region First Round, Storrs, Conn.) No. 9 seed Colorado State (East Region Second Round, Storrs, Conn.) No. 4 seed NC State (East Region Semifinal, Pittsburgh, Pa.) No. 3 seed Louisiana Tech (East Region Final, Pittsburgh, Pa.) No. 1 seed Notre Dame (National Semifinal, St. Louis, Mo.) No. 16 seed Alcorn State (Midwest Region First Round, Notre Dame, Ind.) No. 8 seed Michigan (Midwest Region Second Round, Notre Dame, Ind.) No. 5 seed Utah (Midwest Region Semifinal, Denver, Colo.) No. 3 seed Vanderbilt (Midwest Region Final, Denver, Colo.) No. 1 seed Connecticut (National Semifinal, St. Louis, Mo.) No. 3 seed Purdue (National Championship, St. Louis, Mo.)
2001-02 (8-4) Boston College (No. 5 seed) Connecticut (No. 1 seed)
Notre Dame (No. 7 seed) Syracuse (No. 10 seed) Villanova (No. 9 seed)
2000-01 (13-4) Connecticut (No. 1 seed)
2002-03 (15-6) Boston College (No. 5 seed) W 73-72 No. 12 seed Old Dominion (East Region First Round, Norfolk, Va.) W 86-85 ot No. 4 seed Vanderbilt (East Region Second Round, Norfolk, Va.) L 70-49 No. 1 seed Connecticut (East Region Semifinal, Dayton, Ohio)
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Notre Dame (No. 1 seed)
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