EA's NCAA March Madness 06 now available nationwide. Defense Creates Offense With All-New EA SPORTS Lockdown Stick.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Wednesday, October 12, 2005 - Electronic Arts announced today that NCAAR March Madness 06, the strategic college hoops simulation featuring the all-new EA SPORTS Lockdown Stick, has shipped to retailers nationwide and is now available in stores under the EA SPORTS brand.

Text Box: EA SPORTST Top 25
1. Duke
2. Oklahoma
3. Louisville
4. Gonzaga
5. Connecticut
6. Arizona
7. Nevada
8. Michigan State
9. Memphis
10. Texas Tech
11. Villanova
12. George Washington
13. Texas
14. Washington
15. Ohio State
16. West Virginia
17. Illinois
18. Oklahoma State
19. Boston College
20. Utah
21. Kansas
22. UCLA
23. Syracuse
24. Wisconsin
25. Stanford

NCAA March Madness 06, which features Duke as the top-ranked team in the country as part of the EA SPORTS Top 25 in-game ranking system, delivers the ultimate strategic basketball experience with an even deeper playbook that covers both ends of the court. Players can now dominate rivals with an authentic brand of defense and push the ball on offense with an enhanced Floor General Playcalling system that features more sets than ever before. With the all-new EA SPORTS Lockdown Stick, defense creates offense by allowing players to pressure the ball, force turnovers and harass opponents on the court.

With former North Carolina Tar Heels star Raymond Felton on all packaging, NCAA March Madness 06 celebrates everything that makes college hoops unique, including cheerleaders, mascots, authentic fight songs, raucous fans and ESPN's Dick Vitale and Brad Nessler calling all the action. Featuring an enhanced EA SPORTS Dynasty Mode and 10 new dream historical matchups in the popular College Classics mode, the Road to the Final FourR begins with NCAA March Madness 06.

Jason's Comments: Raymond Felton...I think he is a Bobcat now. Though nobody cares unless you live down here in Bobcat country.