The last Final Four arena: When the Meadowlands hosted, 30 years ago
By Jerry Carino, Asbury Park Press••Asbury Park Press
The NCAA Tournament Final Four takes place exclusively in domes now. It wasn't always that way. A look back at how the Meadowlands pulled it off in 1996.
This weekend, the national championship for college basketball is going to be decided in a 70,000-seat football stadium. A generation-plus of fans has grown up accepting this as the nature of things.…