"Xavier"@en . "UCLA"@en . . "57"^^ . "Pittsburgh"@en . "59"^^ . "First round"@en . . "North Carolina"@en . "North Carolina"@en . "Texas"@en . "Kansas"@en . . "Regional finals"@en . . "The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007\u201308 basketball season. It began on March 18, 2008, and concluded as the Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Memphis Tigers 75-68 in overtime on April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, to win their fifth national championship, and third NCAA championship. The host institution was the University of Texas at San Antonio. For the first time in tournament history since seeding began, the top seeded team from each of the four regionals made it to the final four: Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina, and UCLA. On August 20, 2009, the NCAA forced Memphis to vacate all of its wins from the 2007-08 season, as well as their trip to the Final Four and the NCAA Championship Game. The penalty, which was due to use of the ineligible Derrick Rose, was upheld by the NCAA Infractions Appeals Committee on March 22, 2010. Entering the tournament on March 18, the top ranked team was North Carolina in both the AP Top 25 and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Polls, followed by Memphis, UCLA and Kansas. American University, UMBC, Texas-Arlington, and Portland State all entered the tournament for the first time in their school's history. Another school, Coppin State won the MEAC Tournament to became the first 20-loss school ever to make the field. The first round of the tournament featured some unprecedented upsets, with four upsets in all four games played in Tampa. The surprise of the tournament was tenth-seeded Davidson, who advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to eventual champion Kansas 59-57, each team's closest game of the tournament. This tournament was also notable for being the only one to date to feature two 12 vs. 13 matchups. The total tournament attendance of 763,607 set a record for highest total tournament attendance, breaking the record set during the 1999 tournament."@en . "--03-22"^^ . "W. Ellington 18"@en . . "Michigan State"@en . "Wisconsin"@en . "N/A"@en . "68"^^ . "66"^^ . "67"^^ . "Texas"@en . "1"^^ . "Siena"@en . . "2"^^ . "78"^^ . "3"^^ . "76"^^ . "Verne Harris, Tom Eades, Tony Greene"@en . "32798"^^ . "Texas A&M"@en . "75"^^ . "73"^^ . "John Cahill, Ed Hightower, Ed Corbett"@en . "10"^^ . "545.0"^^ . "--03-28"^^ . "Texas A&M"@en . "84"^^ . "85"^^ . "83"^^ . "#eee"@en . . . "North Carolina"@en . "Oklahoma"@en . . . "Georgetown"@en . "7"^^ . "4"^^ . . "West Virginia"@en . "--03-29"^^ . "5"^^ . . "2"^^ . . "3"^^ . "1"^^ . "UNLV"@en . "12"^^ . "10"^^ . "Karl Hess, Curtis Shaw, J.D. Collins"@en . "Xavier"@en . . "Texas"@en . "--04-05"^^ . "Three tied at 2"@en . "R. Robinson 4"@en . "4"^^ . "Kansas St."@en . "5"^^ . "D. Arthur 20"@en . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . "Siena"@en . "1"^^ . "2"^^ . "3"^^ . . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . "J. Dorsey 15"@en . "8"^^ . "--03-30"^^ . "9"^^ . "UCLA"@en . "10"^^ . "11"^^ . "Marquette"@en . "D. Rose 4"@en . . "Opening Round Game"@en . "Davidson"@en . . "M1"@en . "W1"@en . . "Butler"@en . . "--04-07"^^ . "--03-18"^^ . . . . "Marquette"@en . "Purdue"@en . "41"^^ . "National Championship Game"@en . "Washington, D.C."@en . "63"^^ . "56"^^ . "59"^^ . . "57"^^ . . "61"^^ . "Washington St."@en . "Kansas St."@en . "C. Douglas-Roberts 28"@en . "63"^^ . "48"^^ . "49"^^ . "Stanford"@en . "51"^^ . "54"^^ . "55"^^ . "Michigan St."@en . "72"^^ . . "73"^^ . "Texas"@en . "74"^^ . "75"^^ . "76"^^ . "77"^^ . "78"^^ . "Stanford"@en . "65"^^ . "67"^^ . "Kansas"@en . "68"^^ . "70"^^ . "--04-07"^^ . "71"^^ . "Purdue"@en . "--03-27"^^ . "S. Collins 6"@en . "57563"^^ . "Denver"@en . "Wisconsin"@en . "81"^^ . "82"^^ . "84"^^ . . "85"^^ . "Georgetown"@en . "Davidson"@en . "Kansas"@en . . "400.0"^^ . "108"^^ . "561.0"^^ . . "Western Kentucky"@en . "Louisville"@en . . "18103"^^ . "Regional semifinals"@en . "--03-30"^^ . "24"^^ . . . "28"^^ . "Louisville"@en . "29"^^ . "30"^^ . "Tennessee"@en . . "2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament"@en . "92"^^ . "C. Douglas-Roberts 22"@en . "367.0"^^ . "Arkansas"@en . "Louisville"@en . "Western Kentucky"@en . "--03-29"^^ . "Miami"@en . "88"^^ . "Mount St. Mary's"@en . "Davidson"@en . "D. Arthur 9"@en . "UCLA"@en . "32"^^ . "33"^^ . "16"^^ . "35"^^ . "North Little Rock"@en . "82"^^ . "39"^^ . "78"^^ . "40"^^ . "79"^^ . "41"^^ . "72"^^ . "73"^^ . . "74"^^ . "44"^^ . "75"^^ . "68"^^ . "Xavier"@en . "Xavier"@en . . "The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007\u201308 basketball season. It began on March 18, 2008, and concluded as the Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Memphis Tigers 75-68 in overtime on April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, to win their fifth national championship, and third NCAA championship. The host institution was the University of Texas at San Antonio. For the first time in tournament history since seeding began, the top seeded team from each of the four regionals made it to the final four: Kansas, Memphis, North Carolina, and UCLA. On August 20, 2009, the NCAA forced Memphis to vacate all of its wins fr"@en . . "Villanova"@en . . "Memphis"@en . "Tennessee"@en . . . . . "Western Kentucky"@en . "Michigan St."@en . "527.0"^^ . "Tampa"@en . "T. Hansbrough 9"@en . "305.0"^^ . "Mississippi St."@en . "D. Collison 4"@en . "San Diego"@en . "--04-05"^^ . "Memphis"@en . "19092"^^ . . "140.0"^^ . "60"^^ . "West Virginia"@en . "62"^^ . "56"^^ . "57"^^ . "Mississippi St."@en . "Notre Dame"@en . "58"^^ . "56"^^ . "43718"^^ . "57"^^ . "47"^^ . "62"^^ . . "Memphis"@en . "63"^^ . "60"^^ . "San Diego"@en . "61"^^ . "50"^^ . "Washington St."@en . . "54"^^ . "North Carolina"@en . "Wisconsin"@en . "53"^^ . "40"^^ . "47"^^ . "Notre Dame"@en . "Texas"@en . "UCLA"@en . . "West Virginia"@en . . "--03-20"^^ . . "R. Westbrook 22"@en . "29"^^ . . "Davidson"@en . "Raleigh"@en . . "Omaha"@en . "Louisville"@en . "Kansas"@en . "Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas"@en . . "D. Arthur 10"@en . "Kansas"@en . "M1"@en . "113"^^ . "E1"@en . "S1"@en . "Birmingham"@en . . "Stanford"@en . "North Carolina"@en . . . "Second round"@en . "99"^^ . . . "101"^^ . "90"^^ . "Oklahoma"@en . "Duke"@en . "83"^^ . . "82"^^ . "85"^^ . . "83"^^ . "80"^^ . "81"^^ . "Villanova"@en . "43257"^^ . "86"^^ . "Butler"@en . "87"^^ . . "84"^^ . "85"^^ . "74"^^ . "75"^^ . "72"^^ . . "73"^^ . "Duke"@en . "78"^^ . "79"^^ . "66"^^ . "76"^^ . "77"^^ . "66"^^ . . "67"^^ . . "UNLV"@en . "64"^^ . "65"^^ . "70"^^ . "73"^^ . "71"^^ . "68"^^ . "69"^^ . "76"^^ . . "CBS"@en . "Washington St."@en . "Xavier"@en . "S1"@en . "Memphis"@en . "Anaheim"@en . "Miami (Florida)"@en . "Davidson"@en . . "Memphis"@en . . . "Louisville"@en . "Tennessee"@en . "L. Mbah a Moute 13"@en . "12"^^ . "National Semifinals"@en . "UCLA"@en . . "D. Rose 8"@en . . "Arkansas"@en . "B. Rush 25"@en . "R. Dozier 10"@en . "Pittsburgh"@en . . "Villanova"@en . .