PlayStation Setup
Console Top View
Front View
Set up your PlayStation game console according to the instructions in its Instruction Manual. Make sure the power is OFF before inserting or removing a compact disc.
Insert the NCAA Final Four 2001 disc and close the Disc Cover. Insert game controllers and turn ON the PlayStation game console. Follow on-screen instructions to start a game.
Quick Start
Quick Start Games allow you to start an Exhibition game quickly without any set up. Teams are selected for you. All you have to do is select one of the predetermined teams and you're all set.
If you decide after selecting Quick Start that you would prefer to set up your game format:
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Press from the Controller screen to go back to the Main Menu.
CONTROLLER
Choose a team and configure your controller for the game.
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Press the Left/Right Directional Buttons to choose a team.
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Press to configure your controller by setting different offensive and defensive game controls.
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Press the Up/Down Directional Buttons to highlight a game action.
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Press the Left/Right Directional Buttons to switch the action button symbol with that of a different action button symbol.
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If after you make changes to your controller setup you decide to use the default settings, press .
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Press to accept the new configuration or press to cancel.
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Press to move to the Touch Shooting screen.
TOUCH SHOOTING
Touch Shooting allows you to control a player's shooting ability. The use of a shot meter will make your player into a successful jump-shooter from anywhere on the court.
To give yourself the best chance at making a shot:
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Watch the red bar rise on the shot meter.
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Release at the yellow triangle on the shot meter to hit the shot.
NOTE: If a green layer at the top of the shot meter is not visible, your player is out of range for his skill level.
Select Game
EXHIBITION
Exhibition games allow you to play a game with any of the teams from the NCAA Division I-A. Get a feel for the speed of the game and the players on the court.
Exhibition results are not recorded in Season standings and cannot be saved to the MEMORY CARD.
EXHIBITION TEAM MATCHUP
Here's where you choose the teams for your game. Use the overall team ratings shown below the team logo to help with your team selection. The higher the number, the better the skill level.
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Press to select Home or Away.
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Press the Left/Right Directional Buttons to choose a team. Press L1/R1 to cycle alphabetically through the teams.
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Repeat these steps to make a selection for the opposing team.
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Press to accept the team matchup and bring up the Controller screen.
CONTROLLER
See Controller on page 8 for more information.
TOUCH SHOOTING
See Touch Shooting on page 9 for more information.
NEW SEASON
Enjoy the challenge of playing an entire Season. If your team wins enough games, at the end of a Season, it will join the field of 64 teams making a run at the NCAA Championship.
Your goal is to win your Conference championship to earn a top seed for the Tournament. See Quick Start on page 8 for more information on setting up a game.
SELECT TEAM
Select a team for your season.
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From CONFERENCE, press the Left/Right Directional Buttons to choose a Conference. To select a team from the entire field of NCAA teams, make the selection ALL.
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Press the Down Directional Button to SCHOOL and then press the Left/Right Directional Buttons to choose a team.
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Press the Up/Down Directional Buttons to select a game on the schedule. You can simulate any game on the schedule by highlighting a game date and pressing. This will simulate that game and all games prior to it. Once a game is simulated, it cannot be replayed.
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Press to play a game. In a multi-player game, this will bring up the Controller screen. See Controller on page 8 for more information.
NEW TOURNAMENT
Bypass the regular Season and jump straight into the NCAA Tournament. There are four regional brackets that make up the 64 teams competing for the National Championship. See Quick Start on page 8 for more information on setting up a game.
TOURNAMENT
The Tournament screen shows the tree of matchups for each round. Keep the matchups or customize your own Tournament by changing the teams within the brackets. You also have the option to simulate a Tournament.
To make changes to the Tournament setup:
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Press to select the tree map.
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Press the Directional Buttons to navigate through the tree map to select a particular Region.
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Press to switch control back to the team list.
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Press the Up/Down Directional Buttons throughout the region to highlight a team.
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Press the Left/Right Directional Buttons to choose a different team from the list of unseeded teams.
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When finished making changes, to play a game, press the Directional Buttons to a team matchup and press to bring up the Controller screen. See Controller on page 8 for more information.
NOTE: You will be locked into this tier of the Tournament tree throughout the Tournament.
CONTINUE
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