41.   It should be a great second-round game, worthy of a regional final.

42.   It worked last year when the Huskies went west and reached the regional finals before losing to eventual NCAA champion UCLA.

43.   It looked like a regional final.

44.   Jacksonville lost to Texas City by only three points in the regional final last season and could figure in the mix as well.

45.   Jeff Jones, whose ACC Virginia team lost to Arkansas in the Midwest regional finals, offers a knowledgable comparison.

46.   Last season, everyone expected the Lady Vols to win their fourth straight title, but they faltered in the regional final against Duke.

47.   Last week I delivered a mock lament that Kentucky and North Carolina had to meet in a regional final.

48.   Last March, the West regional final was played in Spokane, Wash.

49.   Last season, UConn lost to UCLA in a regional finals.

50.   Last season the Minutemen reached the regional final, where they were eliminated by Oklahoma State.