1.   Many other superstar matchups did not include a center.

2.   Other first-round matchups include Oregon-Washington, Arizona-Arizona State and California-Stanford.

3.   The Freedom matchup will include the runnerup in a three-way race in the Western Athletic Conference.

4.   The heavyweight matchups include Venus Williams vs. Anna Kournikova, Jim Courier vs. Tim Henman in a rematch of the Davis Cup, Patrick Rafter vs. Boris Becker.

5.   The most intriguing matchups include England-Portugal, Germany-Nigeria, Austria-United States, and Ireland-Argentina.

6.   Other matchups include Toronto vs. Ottawa, Pittsburgh vs. Washington and Buffalo vs. Philadelphia.

7.   Other matchups include the Netherlands vs. Switzerland in Geneva and Austria vs. Spain in Vienna.

8.   Other matchups include the Netherlands vs. Switzerland in Geneva, Austria vs. Spain in Vienna, and Italy vs. Czech Republic in Naples.

9.   The matchup includes this twist -- for the first time, the World Series features teams that played during the regular season.