Scores reported by Emmet Tuohy, GU '03 NCAA QUIZBOWL DIVISION ONE TOURNAMENT (Final Four at the United Center, hosted by Chicago) >From the Civic Center (Host: Carnegie Mellon) [1] Harvard vs. [16] Loyola, Maryland Harvard wins easily (315-35) [8] Boston U. vs. [9] Massachusetts BU has little difficulty, winning 245-60. [4] South Carolina vs. [13] UMBC Go Gamecocks! Carolina over the lackluster UMBC squad by 125. [5] Iowa vs. [12] Alabama State Alabama State in a close one, 210-185. >From the Fleet Center (host: MIT) [2] Penn State vs. [15] Bucknell CBI-only Bucknell can't hold the Nittany Lions, 45-385. [7] Pittsburgh vs. [10] Florida Schaible comes through with 6 tossups in a 215-90 victory. [3] Maryland vs. [14] Florida A&M A&M wins by 25! Was it a purpose-written packet? [6] Southern Cal vs. [11] Columbia The reckless Californians' 15 negs cost them the match, 255-80. [1] Illinois vs. [16] Louisiana-Monroe The Fighting Illini roll over their no-name opponents, 350-20. [8] Vanderbilt vs. [9] UCLA Vanderbilt in a 290-point walkover. [4] Duke vs. [13] UT-Chattanooga Power tossups on Braxton Bragg and Jefferson Davis push the Tennesseans ahead, 310-300. [5] Texas A&M vs. [12] Utah The Aggies triumph in a close 175-155 match. >From the Kiel Center (hosted by WashU) [2] Stanford vs. [15] South Alabama Stanford cruises to a 330-45 victory. [7] Minnesota vs. [10] Wichita State The Golden Gophers shine while racking up 400 points in a win over Wichita. [3] Pennsylvania vs. [14] Missouri-KC Lack of practice is fatal for the inner-city Ivy Leaguers, as they drop a 45-point game to UMKC. [6] Georgia Tech vs. [11] Central Florida UCF's dominance of non-physics tossups gains the 115-point win. [1] Michigan vs. [16] Elon Another stunning upset! The small school from North Carolina vanquishes the Midwestern Goliath by 10 on an appropriately Biblical final tossup. [8] Iowa State vs. [9] Virginia Tech Impressive at ACF regionals, VaTech continues its rise with a 335-point slaughtering of the Iowans. [4] Kentucky vs. [13] Arizona State The Wildcats take control, winning by 250. [5] Cornell vs. [12] Delaware Cornell's experience plays a crucial role as they win in overtime. >From the Phillips Arena (hosted by Berry) [2] Yale vs. [15] Memphis Yale needs little to overwhelm its opponents in a 390-point win. [7] Washington vs. [10] Northwestern Northwestern takes the game by 60. [3] Virginia vs. [14] Middle Tennessee State Virginia starts its run toward the Elite Eight with a 360-point thrashing of Middle Tenn. [6] Texas vs. [11] Georgia State Texas snatches victory from the jaws of defeat with a final-tossup win. >From the McNichols Arena (hosted by UC-Denver) [1] California vs. [16] Pepperdine Pepperdine wins by 30'ing a Kenneth Starr bonus. [8] George Washington vs. [9] Bowling Green GW's freshman superstar Raj Sinha leads the 300-point drubbing of the Ohioans. [4] Wisconsin vs. [13] UC-Irvine Cheeseheads by 90. [5] Arkansas vs. [12] Georgetown Georgetown's intellectual aura so overwhelms its rustic opposition that the match is forfeited by a Razorback captain eager to avoid embarrassment. >From the Key Arena (hosted by Whitman) [2] Princeton vs. [15] Illinois-Chicago Princeton's overconfidence proves to be its downfall in a stunning 50-point win by UIC. [7] George Mason vs. [10] Brigham Young George Mason continues its rise with a 245-point victory over the Mormons. [3] Oklahoma vs. [14] Montana Oklahoma's concentration of National Merit Scholars prove to be crucial in its 400-pt. throttling of Montana. [6] Georgia vs. [11] Rutgers Bereft of native Garden State talent, Rutgers puts up weak opposition
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