| The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | | | | seeded #8 and defeated the University of |
| (also known as UW-Green Bay, UWGB or GB) | | | | Washington from the Pacific Ten |
| is a public university located in Green | | | | Conference in the first round. They also |
| Bay, Wisconsin, USA. It is part of the | | | | received their first national ranking in |
| University of Wisconsin System. | | | | 2003, when they were ranked as high as |
| UW–Green Bay was founded in 1965 and | | | | #16 in both the Associated Press poll |
| originally had an environmental | | | | and the Coaches' Poll. In 2005, they |
| emphasis, but now offers a wide array of | | | | also received a national ranking and a |
| degrees. It is unusual among Wisconsin's | | | | bid to the NCAA Tournament, but were |
| public universities in that it does not | | | | knocked out in the first round by |
| have a football team, due to advice from | | | | University of Maryland, College Park. |
| Vince Lombardi citing high costs and the | | | | They have also made two appearances in |
| fact that the city already hosted the | | | | the Women's NIT (National Invitational |
| Green Bay Packers. | | | | Tournament), most recently in 2006, |
| Around the university is the Cofrin | | | | where they lost to Iowa State University |
| Memorial Arboretum, which has several | | | | in overtime in a first round game. |
| miles of walking and bicycling trails. | | | | The UW-Green Bay softball team has also |
| Organizing theme:Connecting learning to | | | | entered the national spotlight recently. |
| life | | | | In the 2005 season, they claimed their |
| The university's mascot is the Phoenix. | | | | first Horizon League tournament |
| Students | | | | championship after being picked to |
| In 2006, student enrollment was | | | | finish last in the conference. They went |
| approximately 5,800, 5,489 of whom were | | | | on to the national tournament, where |
| undergraduates (33% male, 67% female). | | | | they defeated #6 seed Oregon State |
| In 2004 there were 5,657 students | | | | University in the first round of the |
| enrolled, 5,349 of whom were | | | | tournament. |
| undergraduates. 35% were men and 65% | | | | Notable alumni |
| women. White non-Hispanics made up 93% | | | | Tony Bennett, former NBA basketball |
| of the population, African Americans 1%, | | | | player and current men's head basketball |
| American Indians 2%, Asians 2% and | | | | coach for Washington State University. |
| Hispanics 1%. [1] The average GPA of the | | | | Robert Cowles, Wisconsin State Senator |
| 2005 incoming class was 3.30. | | | | Teresa Halbach, murder victim |
| Athletics | | | | Dave Hansen, Wisconsin State Senator |
| UW-Green Bay is a NCAA Division I | | | | Barbara Lawton, Lieutenant Governor of |
| school. They are a member of the Horizon | | | | Wisconsin (attended) |
| League. The UW-Green Bay women's | | | | Nick Mortensen, comedian |
| basketball team has won or tied for the | | | | Logan Vander Velden, former NBA |
| Horizon League regular-season | | | | basketball player |
| championship nine times, including the | | | | Notable faculty |
| last eight years.[2] They have been to | | | | Dick Bennett, former head basketball |
| the NCAA tournament eight times, as | | | | coach |
| well, including four of the last five | | | | Gregory S. Aldrete, professor of history |
| years. Their lone win in the NCAA | | | | and humanistic studies |
| Tournament came in 2003, when they were | | | | |