NCAA college basketball tournaments

Several NCAA college basketball tournaments have brought high-profile men's college basketball games to the 16,063-seat coliseum at 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

2000 First and second round games

The coliseum hosted an average crowd of 13,772 over the course of three two-game sessions.

2003 First and second round games

The coliseum hosted an average crowd of 15,727 over the course of three two-game sessions.

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

• Tennessee defeated Butler 76-71 in overtime.
• Louisville defeated Oklahoma 78-48.

The coliseum hosted an average crowd of 14,447 over the course of three two-game sessions.

References

• Solomon, Jon (March 24, 2008) "CBS gives city 'shining moment' with NCAA basketball." Birmingham News