Press Release

Mountain View, CA (February 28, 2000) -- FindLaw, the most highly-trafficked Web portal focused on law and government, today announced its latest Tarnished Twenty college basketball rankings, which compare major college hoops teams based on criminal, civil and NCAA violations of players, coaches and others associated with Division 1A basketball ( http://sports.findlaw.com/). Michigan has soared from number eight to number three, with star player Jamal Crawford benched for eight games by the NCAA for allegedly trying to enter the NBA draft in high school and putting his amateur status in question. Minnesota retains its grip on the top spot in the Tarnished Twenty for a record fifth time in a row, thanks both to a massive academic fraud scandal from previous years and continuing problems with its players this season.

Pittsburgh holds fast to the number-two position, with injured senior forward Chris Hawkins getting busted for marijuana possession. Two new teams joined this week's ranking -- St. John's and Connecticut -- bumping Arizona and Howard off the Tarnished Twenty list. The NCAA suspended St. John's top scorer, Erick Barkley, for two games for allegedly switching his own car for a more valuable car from a so-called "family friend." Reacting to the benching, St. John's coach Mike Jarvis described the NCAA as "the Gestapo" and said he felt like he'd been "raped."

College Basketball's Tarnished Twenty
1.	Minnesota	11.	North Carolina
2.	Pittsburgh	12.	UC Santa Barbara
3.	Michigan	13.	Duquesne
4.	Cincinnati	14.	St. John's
5.	Iowa State	15.	Missouri
6.	Weber	16.	Northern Iowa
7.	UCLA	17.	Texas Pan-American
8.	Memphis	18.	San Jose State
9.	Purdue	19.	Connecticut
10.	Kansas	20.	Wisconsin

"While many feel college sports teams are out of control, decisions like the one to suspend Barkley are sparking serious debate over the zero-tolerance policy enforced by the NCAA," said FindLaw CEO, Tim Stanley. "As the conflict grows between college sports and the law, FindLaw will continue to track both the off-the-court problems of major college basketball programs, and the NCAAÕs sometimes controversial response to those problems."

Designed for the general public, and especially sports fans, FindLaw Sports offers daily news on legal issues in sports ranging from drug use to college recruiting violations, as well as special features and analysis on sports and the law. FindLaw Sports also includes a special section devoted to the use of drugs in amateur and professional sports, opinion polls on controversial topics, and links to rules and regulations of various governing bodies in sports, such as the NCAA.

FindLaw, Inc. ( http://www.findlaw.com), the leading Web portal focused on law and government, is dedicated to making legal information on the Internet freely available and easy to find. By far the Internet's most highly trafficked legal portal, FindLaw offers lawyers, consumers, and small businesses a wealth of legal resources and information, including legal search tools, case law (including U.S. Supreme Court decisions back to 1893), legal news, real-time SEC filings, community discussion areas and online continuing legal education. FindLaw is currently a privately held company backed by @Ventures, the affiliated venture capital arm of CMGI, Inc. Other investors include Amicus Investments, Angel Investors LP, Arba Seed Investment Group and Glasser Legal Works.