The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS host four contests in every season. Every Big Ten team will have the opportunity to participate at least four times in the games, while every Big East squad is guaranteed a minimum of six appearances. The Big East-hosted contests will appear on FOX Sports 1, while ESPN and the Big Ten Network will handle those in Big Ten arenas. Here's a rundown for the coming year: 2015 Gavitt Games Schedule MICHIGAN TO HOST SOFTBALL REGIONAL Carol Hutchins' No. 3-ranked Wolverines don't have to travel far to begin NCAA Tournament play. The No. 3 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament will host a regional at Alumni Field May 15-17. The No. 1 seed in its regional, Michigan (51-6) will take on No. 2 seed Cali- fornia (36-16), No. 3 seed Pittsburgh (35-20) and No. 4 seed Oakland (27-22). Cal and Pittsburgh open the weekend tournament with a 3:30 p.m. game May 15, followed by Michigan and Oakland at 6 p.m. The double-elimination event will play out through the weekend, with the winner advancing to the NCAA Super Regional in Athens, Ga., the weekend of May 22-24. All of the regional contests will be broadcast live on ESPNU or ESPN2. Michigan is making its 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance. Tuesday, Nov. 17 Georgetown at Maryland DePaul at Penn State Nebraska at Villanova Wednesday, Nov. 18 Illinois at Providence Thursday, Nov. 19 Creighton at Indiana Iowa at Marquette Rutgers at St. John's Friday, Nov. 20 Xavier at Michigan 2 Ann Arbor's rank among the best college towns in the Big Ten accord- ing to an AthlonSports.com poll of the conference's writers. Madison, Wis., home of the Badgers, ranked first. 5 College football teams that have produced at least one NFL Draft pick every year since the common draft era began in 1967: Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, USC and Florida. By The NUMBERS