WHAT TO WEAR TO THE BIG DANCE?

     Today, THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY provides the NCAA Women's
Tournament brackets, including each school's shoe affiliations.
Schools are listed in seed order.
     EAST REGION                        WEST REGION
Tennessee           Converse       Stanford            Nike
Old Dominion        Nike           Penn State          Nike
Virginia            Nike           Colorado            Nike
Kansas              Nike           Alabama             Nike
Texas               Reebok         N.C. State          Converse
G. Washington       Reebok         Auburn              Converse
Mississippi         Nike           Texas A&M           Nike
Memphis             Reebok         Colorado State      Converse
Ohio State          Reebok         Nebraska            Converse
Toledo              Reebok         Kent                Reebok
Maine               Nike           Hawaii              Nike
S.W. Missouri St.   Converse       Montana             Converse
Mid. Tennessee St.  Nike           App. State          Nike^
Manhattan           Nike           Tulane              Reebok
Holy Cross          Nike           Youngstown State    Nike
Radford             Converse       Grambling           Adidas
     MIDEAST REGION                     MIDWEST REGION
Connecticut         Reebok         LA Tech             Adidas
Iowa                Reebok         Georgia             Nike
Vanderbilt          Reebok         Clemson             Nike
Duke                Nike           Texas Tech          Nike
Florida             Reebok         Purdue              Nike
Wisconsin           Reebok         Oregon State        Nike
DePaul              Nike           Oklahoma State      Nike
Massachusetts       Nike           Utah                Reebok
Michigan State      Reebok         So. Mississippi     Reebok
SMU                 Reebok         Rhode Island        Reebok
Oregon              Nike           S.F. Austin         Converse
San Francisco       Adidas         Notre Dame          Nike
James Madison       Converse       Portland            Nike
Harvard             Reebok         Austin Peay         Converse
Butler              Converse       St. Francis, PA     Reebok
Howard              Nike           Central Florida     Reebok
     THE NUMBERS GAME:  Twenty-nine schools will wear Nike
footwear, followed by 20 in Reebok, 12 in Converse and three in
Adidas.  Officials at Appalachian State noted they purchase their
shoes from Nike (THE DAILY).