Fields Set for Next Three Maui Invitationals – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/19/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 19, 2001
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) – The Maui Invitational, which boasted three Top Ten teams both last year and this year, will draw attractive fields for the following three seasons.
Chaminade, the NCAA Division II school from Honolulu, will serve as host as it has every year since 1984.
The 2002 field includes: Arizona State, Gonzaga, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Utah and Virginia.
The 2003 participants are: California, Dayton, Florida State, Hawaii, Ohio State, San Diego State and Villanova.
The 2004 field, which could be subject to change pending NCAA legislation regarding early season tournaments, is: Iowa, Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Texas and Stanford.
This year’s tournament gets under way Monday and features No. 1 Duke, No. 5 UCLA and No. 7 Kansas.
Last year, top-ranked Arizona beat No. 8 Illinois in the championship game. Fifth-ranked Maryland was also in the field.
