The Division I Men's and Women's Basketball Committees have developed criteria in order to allow access for media that will reach the most fans and also for media agencies which cover teams all season.
If your media agency will attend regardless of which teams are competing at a particular site, please click on the link below and read the credentials criteria. If your agency plans to attend ONLY if the team you regularly cover advances to a particular site, DO NOT complete this online application. Instead, you may obtain credentials through that team's sports information contact.
Before submitting an application, please click on the following link and read the credentials criteria:
If your media agency meets the qualification criteria, please click on the site link(s) below and complete the appropriate sections to submit your request credentials. The sports editor or news director is the "requestor" and must submit the request for all employees who will cover the event, who are the "attendees." Please request credentials for all of your staff members on ONE application.
The deadline for applying for credentials for the Men's Final Four is Friday, February 15, 2008. Media agencies that are local to the host cities have until March 1, 2008 to apply for credentials. National media agencies, as identified by the credentials criteria, have until 5 p.m., local time, on Monday, March 17, 2008 to apply for credentials at any preliminary round site. Media agencies covering a specific institution will receive instructions from the institution’s sports information director for credential application procedures.
The deadline for applying for credentials for the Women's Final Four is Friday, February 15, 2008. Media agencies that are local to the host cities have until March 5, 2008 to apply for credentials. National media agencies, as identified by the credentials criteria, have until 5 p.m., local time, on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 to apply for credentials at any preliminary round site. Media agencies covering a specific institution will receive instructions from the institution’s sports information director for credential application procedures.
Men's Sites Credentials |
Women's Sites Credentials |
| Opening Round | |
| First & Second Rounds | First & Second Rounds |
| Regionals | Regionals |
| Final Four | Women's Final Four |