Butler To Meet No. 1 Florida In St. Louis :: Bulldogs will square off against the defending national champs in the Sweet 16

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Butler To Meet No. 1 Florida In St. Louis

Bulldogs will square off against the defending national champs in the Sweet 16

March 20, 2007

Butler is playing in the "Sweet 16" for the second time in five years and for the third time overall. The Bulldogs (29-6), seeded fifth in the Midwest Region, will square off against No. 1 seed Florida (31-5) at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Mo., on Friday, March 23. The game is slated for 7:10 p.m. (ET) and will be televised nationally on CBS.

Butler earned its third trip to the Sweet 16 with victories over Old Dominion, 57-46, and Maryland, 62-59, in the first and second rounds at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. Defending national champ Florida advanced to St. Louis with wins over Jackson State, 112-69, and Purdue, 74-67.

The other Sweet 16 game at the Edward Jones Dome will send No. 3 seed Oregon (28-7) against No. 7 seed UNLV (30-6). The Midwest Regional finals are slated for Sunday, March 25.

Butler reached the "Sweet 16" in its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1962 and then again in 2003.