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CHARLOTTESVILLE Virginia invites all fans to John Paul Jones Arena Monday, March 17, to watch the 2008 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Selection Show. The West Gate will open at 6:30 p.m. and admission is free. Join the team and be a part of finding out where and when UVa will begin its quest for a national championship.
Brackets will be available and fans are encouraged to fill out their bracket as it is announced live on ESPN. The selection show begins at 7 p.m. and will last approximately an hour.
Head coach Debbie Ryan is expected to address the crowd once Virginia’s seed and location is announced. Virginia (23-9) is ranked No. 24/23 in the national polls and advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament last weekend.
First-round play in the 2008 championship will begin on March 22 in Albuquerque, N.M.; Baton Rouge, La.; Des Moines, Iowa and Stanford, Calif. On March 23, action will begin at Bridgeport, Conn.; College Park, Md.; Norfolk, Va. and West Lafayette, Ind.
Following second-round play at each of these sites, on March 24 and 25, regional play will commence on March 29-31 with the New Orleans Regional and Spokane Regional, while the Greensboro Regional and Oklahoma City Regionals will be played on March 30 and April 1.
The 2008 Women’s Final Four will be played April 6 and 8 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.
All 63 games of the 2008 Championship will be televised live on ESPN and ESPN2.