There aren't many Division III basketball facilities run by a professional management corporation. Then again, there aren't many Division III basketball facilities like Western Connecticut State's William A. O'Neill Athletic and Convocation Center.

With that in mind, the NCAA selected the sparkling 2,700-seat O'Neill Center in Danbury, Conn., as the predetermined venue for its 1999 women's Division III championship final. The 1999 event will mark the first predetermined site for the women's Final Four.

Since the introduction of the women's tournament for Division III in 1982, the semifinal round and national championship game have been hosted by one of the competing institutions. Check out the full story in Jim Stout's Northeast Notebook.