European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday March 13, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 21big 10 lands 7 in Fiel Mich. St., conn., okla., univ seeded no. 1 by Tim Layden new Day if Here is a message to be pulled from this years usual sea of Joy and injustice Over the Mcaa tournament selections it is this done to play a Post season conference tournament. Or perhaps this be notre ame. Just a couple of matters for Maryland and de aul to consider. The big ten one of the few major conferences in the country that does no to decide its Champion with a lavish a and lucrative a tournament at the conclusion of the regular season became the first league in tournament history to land seven teams in the 64-team Field announced sunday. Better yet none of the seven was seeded Ower than eighth in a Region. Conference Champion Michigan state 26-5 was seeded first in the Southeast regional and joined in the Field by Purdue Indiana Illinois Minnesota Ohio state and defending Quot Mcaa Cham Rion Michigan. Complete pairings Page 22. Jim Delaney commissioner of the big ten also inc a tourney a a what me worry a sooner Hope for 50 percent a Page 25 a unbeaten lady tech sters top 32-team Mcaa women a Field a Page 26 a disappointment permeates nit Field a Page 27 the chairman of the Mcaa tournament selection committee. Tom Frerick Dayton a athletic director and a member of the selection group said Delaney did not influence decisions about his own teams. A the did not take part in any discussion the committee had on any teams that Are from the big ten. He left the meeting room a Frerick said.  after cutting Down the net sunday after Michigan state won the big ten championship. A a couple of those teams were part of the number that we agonized Over for 8 to 10 hours. They played their Way into it with their schedule strength. That a what stood out so much. They were entitled to seven  other top seeds wore big East Champion Connecticut in the East big eight Champion Oklahoma in the Midwest and big West Champion Nevada Las vegas in the West. The big East landed six teams in the Field the act had five and the Pac-10 and big eight Drew four apiece. Each of those leagues holds a postseason championship tournament and each was affected by the results. Georgetown in particular was stung by its semifinal loss to Connecticut. The hoyas 23-6 were seeded Only third in the Midwest regional behind no. 1-ranked Oklahoma 26-4 and big ten runner up Purdue 21-7. Villanova 18-14a big East semifinal loser to Syracuse was seeded Only 12th in the Southeast and must open against dangerous leu 22-8. Connecticut 28-5which won its first big East title see Mcaa on Page 26huskies beat Syracuse in big East final by the associated press Connecticut charged into the Mcaa tournament sunday by winning its first big East postseason title while Colorado a magic ride ended abruptly in a splash of pumpkin seed and Rind. The eighth ranked huskies Defeated no. 4 Syracuse 7875 in their first big East championship final after beating one oblast year s final four teams Seton Hall and fifth ranked Georgetown earlier in the tournament. A we Felt we had a pretty Good team with 18 and 20 wins the last two years but this is quite an accomplishment a huskies coach Jim Calhoun said. Colorado meanwhile lost the big eight tournament to top ranked Oklahoma ending a run that saw the College round lowly buffaloes beat no. 6 Missouri and Oklahoma stale. A there really Arentt a whole lot of people anywhere who thought they would be in the final  said buffaloes coach Tom Miller. In sundays other title games no. 3 univ Defeated Long Beach slate 92-74 in the big West no. 9 Arkansas beat Houston 96-84 in the Southwest conference no. 15 Arizona beat Urcla 94-78 in the Pacific-10, no. 14 Georgia tech beat Virginia 70-61 in the Atlantic coast Alabama beat Mississippi 70-51 in the Southeastern and Ball stale beat Central Michigan 7856 in the mid american. No. 7 Michigan stale won its first outright big ten championship since 1978 with a 72-70 Victory Over loth ranked Purdue. The big ten does not play a conference tournament so Michigan state gets the automatic Mcaa berth. Also in the big ten no. 20 Illinois beat Indiana 69-63. In saturdays two conference tournament Thampi see College on Page 26afn sports television Aba a Boston at Atlanta 2 . Wednesday. Radio Aba a Chicago at new York 1 30 .  wins up opener at Phoenix Page 25