NCAA March Madness 2005 Goes Gold, Announces Top 25

Electronic Arts is pleased to announce that NCAA March Madness 2005 has officially gone gold for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox and will ship to retailers nationwide under the EA SPORTS brand on November 15.

The game features the all-new Floor General Play Calling System and the EA SPORTS Top 25, an in-game ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I basketball programs in the country for the 2004-05 season. Using NCAA March Madness 2005 to simulate the college basketball season—a computer-generated poll that distinguishes it from others in the sport—Kansas, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Arizona and Michigan State are the top five rated programs in the game.

A complete listing of the EA SPORTS Top 25 is below, and new movies and screenshots are available on our FTP site (please contact me for the login information).

EA SPORTS Top 25

1. Kansas

2. North Carolina

3. Wake Forest

4. Arizona

5. Michigan State

6. Georgia Tech

7. Duke

8. Syracuse

9. Kentucky

10. Oklahoma State

11. Connecticut

12. Illinois

13. Maryland

14. Louisville

15. Mississippi State

16. Pittsburgh

17. Texas

18. Notre Dame

19. Alabama

20. Wisconsin

21. Gonzaga

22. LSU

23. NC State

24. Washington

25. Florida

NCAA March Madness  was developed by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C. and is rated “E” (Everyone) by the ESRB. The game’s official website is www.marchmadness2005.com.

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