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Oklahoma, Louisville coming to Taco Bell Arena next March?

Submitted by Brian Murphy on Tue, 04/15/2008 - 10:57am.

Apparently, it's never too early for Bracketology. ESPN's maestro of the bracket, Joe Lunardi, has predicted an initial field of 65 for the 2009 NCAA Tournament.

Boise's Taco Bell Arena will host first- and second-round games next March.

So who is coming to Boise? Some familiar names are among Lunardi's projected Boise games:

No. 5 Villanova vs. No. 12 Creighton

No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Kent State

No. 5 Louisville vs. No. 12 Temple

No. 4 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 13 IUPUI

Wonder what kind of reaction the Sooners would get in Boise? Louisville ousted the Broncos' men's basketball team in the first round of this year's tournament.

All in all, those four games wouldn't be terrible. There is a lot of upset possibilities in the first round and second-round No. 4 vs. No. 5 games are usually pretty good.

However, I'd be willing to wager that none of those eight teams actually play in Boise next March.

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