First and Second Rounds
In 1989, the field expanded to 48 teams. The teams were seeded, and assigned to four geographic regions, with seeds 1-12 in each region. In Round 1, seeds 8 and 9 faced each other for the opportunity to face the 1 seed in the second round, seeds 7 and 10 played for the opportunity to face the 2 seed, seeds 5 and 12 played for the opportunity to face the 4 seed, and seeds 6 and 11 played for the opportunity to face the 3 seed. In the first two rounds, the higher seed was given the opportunity to host the first round game. In most cases, the higher seed accepted the opportunity. The exceptions:
- Fifth seeded Purdue played fourth seeded LSU at Purdue
- Tenth seeded Montana played seventh seeded Cal St. Fullerton at Montana
- Ninth seeded Oklahoma State played eighth seeded Miami(FL) at Oklahoma State
- Seventh seeded Vanderbilt played tenth seeded St. Joseph’s at St. Joseph’s
- Ninth seeded Bowling Green played eighth seeded Cincinnati at Bowling Green
Because Purdue was also a first round venue, there are only 31 rather than 32 first and second round venues
The following table lists the region, host school, venue and the thirty-one first and second round locations:
Harrisonburg Storrs Nashville Athens Piscataway Norfolk Philadelphia Columbia Stillwater Normal Missoula Seattle Las Vegas Bowling Green W. Lafayette 1989 NCAA first round Columbus Long Beach Charlottesville Knoxville Raleigh University Auburn Clemson Ruston Iowa City Stanford College Park Austin Boulder Nacogdoches 1989 NCAA second roundRegion | Rnd | Host | Venue | City | State |
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East | 1 | Western Kentucky University | E.A. Diddle Arena | Bowling Green | Kentucky |
East | 1 | James Madison University | James Madison University Convocation Center | Harrisonburg | Virginia |
East | 1 | University of Connecticut | Hugh S. Greer Field House | Storrs | Connecticut |
East | 1 | Vanderbilt University | Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt University) | Nashville | Tennessee |
East | 1 | University of Tennessee | Thompson-Boling Arena | Knoxville | Tennessee |
East | 2 | Ohio State University | St. John Arena | Columbus | Ohio |
East | 2 | Long Beach State | University Gym (Gold Mine) | Long Beach | California |
East | 2 | University of Virginia | University Hall (University of Virginia) | Charlottesville | Virginia |
Mideast | 1 | University of Georgia | Georgia Coliseum (Stegeman Coliseum) | Athens | Georgia |
Mideast | 1 | Rutgers University | Louis Brown Athletic Center | Piscataway | New Jersey |
Mideast | 1 | Old Dominion University | Old Dominion University Fieldhouse | Norfolk | Virginia |
Mideast | 1 | Temple University | McGonigle Hall | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
Mideast | 2 | North Carolina State University | Reynolds Coliseum | Raleigh | North Carolina |
Mideast | 2 | University of Mississippi | Tad Smith Coliseum | University | Mississippi |
Mideast | 2 | Auburn University | Memorial Coliseum (Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum) | Auburn | Alabama |
Mideast | 2 | Clemson University | Littlejohn Coliseum | Clemson | South Carolina |
Midwest | 1 | University of South Carolina | Carolina Coliseum | Columbia | South Carolina |
Midwest | 1 | Oklahoma State University | Gallagher-Iba Arena | Stillwater | Oklahoma |
Midwest | 1 | Illinois State University | Redbird Arena | Normal | Illinois |
Midwest | 1 & 2 | Purdue University | Mackey Arena | West Lafayette | Indiana |
Midwest | 2 | Louisiana Tech University | Thomas Assembly Center | Ruston | Louisiana |
Midwest | 2 | University of Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena | Iowa City | Indiana |
Midwest | 2 | Stanford University | Maples Pavilion | Stanford | California |
West | 1 | University of Montana | Dahlberg Arena | Missoula | Montana |
West | 1 | University of Washington | Hec Edmundson Pavilion | Seattle | Washington |
West | 1 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | South Gym | Las Vegas | Nevada |
West | 1 | Bowling Green State University | Anderson Arena | Bowling Green | Ohio |
West | 2 | University of Maryland | Cole Field House | College Park | Maryland |
West | 2 | University of Texas | Frank Erwin Center | Austin | Texas |
West | 2 | University of Colorado | CU Events Center (Coors Events Center) | Boulder | Colorado |
West | 2 | Stephen F. Austin University | William R. Johnson Coliseum | Nacogdoches | Texas |
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