Seems the NCAA loves trivia (sometimes known as women's basketball history) as much as I do. All through the tournament scoreboards flashed questions and answers about tournament winners and record holders. Very fun -- and important. But "those in charge" might do well to hire a fact checker/copy editor for next season: Tennessee's Kellie Jolly does NOT share the assist record (11) with Teresa WItherspoon. That would be LaTech's Teresa WEAtherspoon. (and I may be mis-remembering, but they might want to double check the spelling of Kellie's first name. And who was the second person to dunk in the WNBA...)

The Weatherspoon error is inexcusable (and any committed writer's nightmare), but New York Liberty fans dealt with it over and over again in local and national coverage-- especially when Sophia Witherspoon was on the team. The worst, though, was seeing it during my 2002 visit to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. They had it wrong on the list of Wade Trophy winners. Needless to say, I did point it out. Hopefully it's been fixed.

Becky Hammon(d) has since picked up T's "mantle-of-the-misspelled," but now that Hammon's in San Antonio, my vote for most likely successor goes to Shameka Christon. The possibilities are endless...

But, getting back to my point before my mini-rant...

Before we get swept up in the summer world of the W, how 'bout we cap off the college season with a quick quiz? While none of this year's college basketball championships are trivial, they soon will become fodder for next season's Pub Quizzes (we wish!). If you've been taking detailed notes while reading this blog, you ought not to have any trouble naming the "Champeens of 2007." If you haven't (tsk! tsk!), here's your chance to catch up:

NAIA Division I: This team claimed the first of two 2007 basketball championships for the state of Tennessee. Answer?
NAIA Division II: The first D-II team to do so, they had a perfect end to a perfect season (38-0). Answer?

NCAA Division III: Only good enunciation and better hearing separates this first-time winner from Doug Bruno's team. Answer?
NCAA Division II: A finalist in the 1973 AIAW championship, this team won its first national championship and gives a state that's gotten used to trophies something to hoot about. Answer?
NCAA Division I: Seven was the magic number for this winner. Answer?

WNIT: In the first state to legally recognize women's suffrage (thus their state motto: Equal Rights), record breaking crowds made this championship memorable: Answer?

Bonus points (since they weren't blogged. We promise to do better next season):
NJCAA Division I: The fourth largest city in Ukraine or a championship team in Texas. Answer?