European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes monday March 13,1939 women s a rings announced Kansas City to. A top ranked and once beaten Auburn was made the top seed in the Mideast Region for the Mcaa women s basketball championship in pairings announced sunday. Auburn. 28-1 after losing to second ranked Tennessee 66-51 on monday gained a Bye in the first round of the tournament and Wilt meet the Winner of the Temple holy. Cross game on March 19 m . 2 Tennessee 30-2, was the lop seed in the Cost regional. It will open play in the second round March 18 at Home against either connect Cut or la Salic. I. Fifth ranked Maryland and no. 3 Louisiana tech were Given the other lop seeds. Maryland 2&-2, was put in the West regional but will play either Cincinnati or Bowling Green at Maryland in the second round March is. Louisiana tech 29-3, was lop seeded in the Midwest and will open play against either Miami ra., Oro Keiaho in state on March 19 at Home. Also Given byes in the first round were no. 7 Long by tech state 28-4. No. 13 North Carolina state. 23-5. No. 4. Stanford 16-2. And no. 6 Scias. 15-4 Long Beach stale will play in the East Texas in the Wesl North Carolina slate in the  and Stanford in the Midwest. Long Beach slate. Louisiana tech and ten Nessee were among five learns to make an eighth appearance in the tournament. Also appearing in All eight years the tournament has been played were Georgia and Mississippi. " -. Auburn North Carolina state and Texas made the tournament for the seventh Lime. Eight teams were added to the tournament this year for a total of 48. Conference champions earned 19 automatic berths and 29 at Large spots., were awarded. " first and second round games were to be played at Campus Sites with first round games scheduled March i i and second round games1 March in or 19 the first round of regional play was scheduled March 23 and 25, with semifinals Oil March 31. I Vional Sites arc. East Western Kentucky University Bowling Green Kyd Mideast Auburn University Aubun Vatu Midwest Louisiana. Tech. Ruiton la and.  of teas au5tin. To is v the championship games april 2 in the Tacoma dome Inta Corna Wash first round pairings in the Easl were la Salle 27-1, at Connecticut 24-5 West Virginia 23-7, at Western Kentucky Providence 21-10 at Jame Midison 25-3 and Vanderbilt 21-7 at St.jossphy1 a.,2 -7, first round pairings in the West were Cincin Nati 21-8, at Bowling Green. 25-3 Hawaii. 18-9, at Washington 22-9, Utah 24-5, at Nevada Las vegas 25-6 and California , 21-8, Al montana.-26-3, first round pairings in the Mideast were holy Cross. 21-9, Ai Temple 21-9 Tennessee Chattanooga 19-11, at Georgia. 22-6 Villanova 18-11, at old Dominion 22-b and Southern Mississippi 26-4 at Rutgers 23-c, first round pairings in the Midwest were Miami Fla. 21-7 at Oklahoma state 19-1  Ledo 23-ft, or Arkansas 22-7, at Purdue 23-s Tennessee tech 21-7, at South Carolina 23-6 and Northwestern St., la., 22-7, at Illinois state 22-7/ Toledo placed howling Green in the championship game of the mid american conference sunday. Toledo gained the league s automatic berth by winning if it lost Arkansas was Given an at larges each had 16 Points for Florida stale 22-6. Pucylo no. 1 Ari Ona 98, Oregon St. 87 scan Elliott scored 21 of his 29 Points in the first half As Arizona won its eighth straight game. Anthony Coo scored seven Points tarty in the second half As the wild Illino Larry Smith puts up a shot despite the efforts of Michigan s Sean i Tiffins Ift and Loy Vaud it. Cats broke the game open. Cook finished with 24 Points for Arizona 26-3. Gary Payton scored 25 Points for Oregon slate 22-7. Stanford 95, Urcla 86 Todd Lichti scored 23 Points and freshman Reserve Adam Keef had 2 As Stanford beat Urcla. The win was the i us straight and 21st in the last 21 games for Stanford which improved to 26-5. Urcla fell to 20-9, dig eight no. 10 Missouri 88, Kansas St. 83 Anthony Peeler and Doug Smith eyed an 11-3 run at the Start of the second halt As Missouri moved into the title game. The tigers 26-7 Overall and 6-4 under interim coach Rich Daly used their height advantage to dominate play inside. Blow Cal no. In Nevada Las Vukas be Mexico St. 62david Butler scored 17 Points us Nevada Las vegas advanced to the Mcaa tournament for the seventh straight year. Stacey a Amon had i Points and.12 re Bounds for univ 26-7. New Mexico stale 21-10, is hoping for its first postseason bid in a decade