TV listings: Thursday March 1, 2007 (Championship Week!)

*** all times pacific; add +3 for eastern; adjust for other time zones ***
*** predictions are not the most likely outcomes ***
*** predictions attempt to catch the randomness of each game ***
*** FSN/FoxCollegeSports games may be regionally aligned. YMMV ***
*** by the law of averages, I am bound to have some incorrect listings ***
*** please double-check with your local listings ***

Comprenensive March Madness listings here

NIT Central here

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Championship Week begins, Thursday March 1, 2007
LIVE or new

12pm, 2pm, first two CIAA quarterfinals on ESPN Classic. This is a recent schedule change. Previously they were listed at 10am and 12pm

4pm, Virginia Tech at Virginia, ESPN. I bet ACC purists love this one! The ACC title may be decided in Virginia, not in the state of North Carolina. Prediction: While it's hard to beat the Cavaliers at their new shiny facility, the fighting Greenies will win in overtime

4pm, George Washington at Charlotte, ESPN2. Prediction: GW steals one on the road

430pm, 630pm, 9pm, 1230am, Seth Davis Generation Next, Episode V, CSTV

6pm, Nevada at Utah State, CSN. Prediction: Nick Fazekas leads the way to a tough road win

6pm, 8pm, last two CIAA quarterfinals, ESPN Classic.

6pm, Memphis at UTEP, ESPN. ESPN loves the "student vs teacher" matchups as Calipari's former player/assistant will try to beat him. Prediction: Memphis wins

6pm, North Carolina at Georgia Tech, ESPN2. This promises to be an exciting game with two young, talented and athletic teams matching up. Georgia Tech needs the win for an NCAA bid, Carolina needs the win to build up toughness for the tourneys (ACC, NCAA)

730pm, UCLA at Washington State, FSN/FoxCollegeSports. Game of the day!. UCLA fans may tell you this is the only game UCLA could lose from here onwards. Tony Bennett has shown some new wrinkles with Hopson and Cross. Prediction: Washington State wins! Washington State wins! Washington State wins!

730pm, Arizona at California, regional-FSN/FoxCollegeSports. Arizona needs to win, not just to solidify their at-large chances but also to boost their seeding. Prediction: Arizona squeaks by, just barely

9pm, 9am, College Gamenight, ESPN




Classic or repeats

9am, Portland at Gonzaga, Fox College Sports. Senior Night

No ESPN Classic game because the CIAA conference tournament quarterfinals are aired live on ESPN Classic

11am, the last two episodes of ABC's "Free Ticket Inside College basketball" presented by Chase. They feature the Wisconsin Badgets and Bo Ryan going all Improv with the "10 missed calls" joke

5pm, Kevin Love alert!, Lake Oswego at Mater Dei, Fox College Sports. UCLA bound K-Love visited SoCal with his hs team to cut the ribbons on Mater Dei's long awaited new facility. I don't want to spoil the result, but it made UCLA fans happy. Ben Howland was caught by the cameras watching the game from a prime location (they call it "baby-sitting" in the recruiting world).

5am Fri, North Carolina at Maryland, Fox College Sports. Great game!

5am Fri, Cal at USC, Fox College Sports.

11am Fri, ESPN Classic continues with the conference tourney theme as it showcases the 1996 Big East final between UConn and Georgetown


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