NCAA college basketball tournaments

Several NCAA college basketball tournaments have brought high-profile men's college basketball games to the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.

1982 Mideast regional Semifinals and finals

• Sweet Sixteen

• UAB (4) defeated Virginia (1) 68-66
• Louisville (3) defeated Minnesota (2) 67-61

• Elite Eight

• Lousville defeated UAB 75-68, then lost to champion Georgetown in the Final Four at New Orleans.

1985 Southeast regional Semifinals and finals

• Sweet Sixteen

• Villanova (8) defeated Maryland (5) 46-43
• North Carolina (2) defeated Auburn (11) 62-56

• Elite Eight

• Villanova defeated North Carolina 56-44, and went on to upset Georgetown in the final at Lexington, Kentucky

1988 Southeast regional Semifinals and finals

• Sweet Sixteen

• Oklahoma (1) defeated Lousville (5) 108-98
• Villanova (6) defeated Kentucky (2) 80-74

• Elite Eight

• Oklahoma defeated Villanova 78-59, then lost to Kansas in the championship game in Kansas City, Missouri.

1995 Southeast regional Semifinals and finals

• Sweet Sixteen

• Oklahoma State (4) defeated Wake Forest (1) 71-66
• Massachusetts (2) defeated Tulsa (6) 76-51

• Elite Eight

• Oklahoma State defeated Massachusetts 68-54, then lost to UCLA in the Final Four in Seattle, Washington.

1997 Southeast regional Semifinals and finals

• Sweet Sixteen

• Arizona (4) defeated Kansas (1) 85-82
• Providence (10) defeated Tennessee-Chattanooga 71-65

• Elite Eight

• Arizona defeated Providence 96-92 and was crowned champion after beating North Carolina and Kentucky in Indianapolis, Indiana

2008 First and second round games

• First round (Friday, March 21)

• Tennessee (2) defeated American (15) 72-57
• Louisville (3) defeated Boise State (14) 79-61
• Oklahoma (6) defeated St Joseph's (11) 72-64
• Butler (7) defeated South Alabama (10) 81-61

• Sunday, March 23

• Butler vs Tennessee
• Oklahoma winner vs Louisville