Dancing Days: Nike Brands Worn By 55 Teams In Men's Tournament

Nike and its affiliated brands sponsor 55 of the 68 teams in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, up slightly from 53 in last year's 65-team tournament. THE DAILY's annual breakdown of the shoe and apparel brands worn in the tourney shows there are 52 schools that wear Nike shoes, while three teams don Jordan Brand. Twelve teams wear adidas shoes, up from 11 last year. Temple is the lone school to sport Under Armour gear and shoes. Nike/Jordan jerseys are worn by 51 teams. Anaconda Sports' "The Rock" brand and Russell Athletic both sponsor two teams' jerseys, while Crons sponsors UNC-Asheville. Schools in the chart below are listed by region in their seed order. The first round of the NCAA tournament begins today (THE DAILY).

EAST		SOUTHWEST
TEAM	SHOE/APPAREL	TEAM	SHOE/APPAREL
1) Ohio State	Nike/Nike	1) Kansas	adidas/adidas
2) North Carolina	Jordan/Jordan	2) Notre Dame	adidas/adidas
3) Syracuse	Nike/Nike	3) Purdue	Nike/Nike
4) Kentucky	Nike/Nike	4) Louisville	adidas/adidas
5) West Virginia	Nike/Nike	5) Vanderbilt	Nike/Nike
6) Xavier	Nike/Nike	6) Georgetown	Jordan/Jordan
7) Washington	Nike/Nike	7) Texas A&M	adidas/adidas
8) George Mason	Nike/Nike	8) UNLV	Nike/Nike
9) Villanova	Nike/Nike	9) Illinois	Nike/Nike
10) Georgia	Nike/Nike	10) Florida State	Nike/Nike
11) Marquette	Jordan/Jordan	11) Southern Cal	Nike/Nike
12) Clemson	Nike/Nike	11) Virginia Commonwealth	Nike/Nike
12) UAB	Nike/Nike	12) Richmond	Nike/Nike
13) Princeton	Nike/Nike	13) Morehead State	Nike/Nike
14) Indiana State	Nike/Nike	14) St. Peter's	Nike/Anaconda Sports
15) Long Island	adidas/Anacoda Sports	15) Akron	Nike/Nike
16) Texas-San Antonio	Nike/Nike	16) Boston University	Nike/Nike
16) Alabama State	Nike/Russell Athletic
WEST		SOUTHEAST
TEAM	SHOE/APPAREL	TEAM	SHOE/APPAREL
1) Duke	Nike/Nike	1) Pittsburgh	Nike/Nike
2) San Diego State	Nike/Nike	2) Florida	Nike/Nike
3) Connecticut	Nike/Nike	3) BYU	Nike/Nike
4) Texas	Nike/Nike	4) Wisconsin	adidas/adidas
5) Arizona	Nike/Nike	5) Kansas State	Nike/Nike
6) Cincinnati	adidas/adidas	6) St. John's	Nike/Nike
7) Temple	Under Armour/ Under Armour	7) UCLA	adidas/adidas
8) Michigan	adidas/adidas	8) Butler	Nike/Nike
9) Tennessee	adidas/adidas	9) Old Dominion	Nike/Nike
10) Penn State	Nike/Nike	10) Michigan State	Nike/Nike
11) Missouri	Nike/Nike	11) Gonzaga	Nike/Nike
12) Memphis	Nike/Nike	12) Utah State	Nike/Nike
13) Oakland	Nike/Nike	13) Belmont	Nike/Nike
14) Bucknell	adidas/adidas	14) Wofford	adidas/adidas
15) Northern Colorado	Nike/Nike	15) UC Santa Barbara	Nike/Nike
16) Hampton	Nike/Russell Athletic	16) Arkansas-Little Rock	Nike/Nike
		16) UNC-Asheville	Nike/Crons