NCAA tournament preview.

From: The Sporting News | Date: March 22, 2004 | Copyright information

RANKING THE REGIONS

1 EAST RUTHERFORD

Three No. 1-caliber teams in Saint Joseph's, Oklahoma State and Pittsburgh, plus Wisconsin playing the first two rounds in Milwaukee. Another team to watch is high-scoring Wake Forest.

2 ATLANTA

Duke, Mississippi State and Texas are heavyweights. North Carolina, Cincinnati and Louisville are talented but inconsistent. Murray State and East Tennessee State provide upset possibilities.

3 ST. LOUIS

The key to this region will be whether Gonzaga can live up to its No. 2 seed. If so, a possible meeting between a blue ...

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