Today, THE DAILY lists a different type of NCAA tourney
bracket -- not just the schools, but also their shoe and
uniform affiliations. Schools are listed in seed order:
EAST SHOE/UNIFORM SOUTH SHOE/UNIFORM
DUKE Nike/Nike STANFORD Nike/Nike
TEMPLE Nike/Nike CINCINNATI Jordan/Jordan
OKLAHOMA ST. Nike/Nike OHIO STATE Nike/Nike
ILLINOIS Nike/Nike TENNESSEE adidas/adidas
FLORIDA Nike/Nike UCONN Nike/Nike
INDIANA Converse/Logo Ath. MIAMI FL Nike/Nike
OREGON Nike/Nike TULSA Nike/Russell
KANSAS Nike/Nike N. CAROLINA Jordan/Jordan
DEPAUL adidas/adidas MISSOURI Nike/Nike
SETON HALL Fila/Fila UNLV Nike/Nike
PEPPERDINE Nike/Speedline ARKANSAS Reebok/Reebok
BUTLER Nike/Nike UTAH STATE Nike/Wilson
PENN Nike/AND 1 LA LAFAYETTE Nike/Russell
HOFSTRA adidas/Authentic APP. STATE Nike/Speedline
LAFAYETTE New Bal./Speedline UNC WILM. Nike/Nike
LAMAR Nike/Authentic SC STATE Nike/Russell
WEST SHOE/UNIFORM MIDWEST SHOE/UNIFORM
ARIZONA Nike/Nike MICHIGAN ST. Reebok/Reebok
ST. JOHN'S Jordan/Jordan IOWA STATE adidas/adidas
OKLAHOMA Nike/Nike MARYLAND Nike/Nike
LSU Nike/Sports Belle SYRACUSE Nike/Nike
TEXAS Reebok/Reebok KENTUCKY Nike/Nike
PURDUE Nike/Champion UCLA adidas/adidas
LOUISVILLE Converse/Converse AUBURN Nike/Russell
WISCONSIN Reebok/Reebok UTAH Reebok/Reebok
FRESNO ST. AND 1/AND 1 ST. LOUIS Nike/Rawlings
GONZAGA Nike/Speedline CREIGHTON Nike/Big Time
DAYTON Nike/AIS BALL STATE Nike/AND 1
INDIANA ST. Nike/Speedline ST. BONAV. Nike/AND 1
SE MO ST. Nike/Delong SAMFORD Nike/Sports Belle
WINTHROP Nike/Sports Belle IONA Nike/Nike
N. ARIZONA adidas/Delong C. CONN. ST. Reebok/Speedline
JACKSON ST. Nike/Russell VALPARAISO Nike/Nike
FOOT LOOSE: The following lists this year's totals,
with last year's numbers in parenthesis: Nike, including the
Jordan Brand, leads the way by providing shoes to 47 (44 in
'99) teams and uniforms to 25 (16) teams; Reebok provides
shoes to six (nine) teams and uniforms to five (nine) teams;
adidas provides shoes to six (four) teams and uniforms to
four (three) teams; Converse provides shoes to two (five)
teams and uniforms to one (two) team; AND 1 provides shoes
to one (none) team and uniforms to four (five); Fila
provides shoes to one (none) team and uniforms to one (none)
team; New Balance provides shoes to one (one) team.
Meanwhile, Russell outfits five (seven) teams with uniforms;
Speedline outfits six (four) teams; Sports Belle outfits
three (three) teams; Authentic outfits two (none) teams;
Delong outfits two (none) teams; AIS outfits one (none)
team; and Big Time (one), Champion (three), Logo Athletic
(one), Rawlings (one) and Wilson (four) outfit one each.
