DALLAS — (March 8, 2005) — CompUSA recently reached an agreement with CBS Sports to become an official NCAA Corporate Partner. The overall agreement includes marketing rights to 88 NCAA championships conducted annually in more than 700 locations across the United States in 23 sports, a comprehensive media package on CBS Sports for NCAA March Madness®, NCAA Football and other NCAA related programming and an Internet component on www.ncaasports.com.

"Partnering with CBS Sports and the NCAA puts CompUSA among a group of outstanding corporate partners,” said Larry Mondry, president and CEO of CompUSA. “It also provides a great opportunity to demonstrate CompUSA’s ongoing commitment to student-athletes and higher education. We look forward to working with CBS Sports, the NCAA and its partners to advance the pursuit of excellence in academics and athletics.”

To kick off the partnership, CompUSA will host an in-store and online promotion surrounding the 2006 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, which includes NCAA March Madness.  Prizes include trips to the 2006 and 2007 Men’s Final Four®, HDTVs, CompUSA gift certificates and official 2006 Men’s Final Four hats.

"We will unite CompUSA’s customer-base of technology lovers with sports fans through our NCAA corporate partnership,” Mondry said. “The in-store and online NCAA March Madness promotion will be a fun way for CompUSA customers to enjoy NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Basketball with additional exciting promotions through 2006.”

"CBS Sports is proud to have a first-class company like CompUSA join our NCAA corporate marketing family,” said Chris Simko, senior vice president sports sales and marketing, CBS. “We are excited about the opportunities this partnership presents and are looking forward to working with CompUSA to develop additional marketing programs to enhance the college sports fans’ experience.

"CompUSA and other NCAA Corporate Champions and Corporate Partners provide a direct, positive impact on the academic and developmental opportunities afforded to more than 360,000 NCAA student-athletes each year,” said Greg Shaheen, NCAA vice president of Division I Men's Basketball and championship strategies. “These Champions and Partners also help fans share in the excitement of NCAA sports - on the field, hardwood, track, ice and everywhere else NCAA national championships are on the line.”

NCAA Corporate Champions and Corporate Partners are critical components to the success of the NCAA's overall mission. Not only do participating corporations support student-athletes, these partnerships support NCAA sponsored youth clinics and fan interactive experiences. NCAA Corporate Champions include Cingular Wireless, Coca-Cola and Pontiac. Other Corporate Partners include DiGiorno Pizza, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, The Hartford Mutual Funds, Lowe’s and State Farm Insurance.

About NCAA

The NCAA is a membership-led non-profit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 360,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 49,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Division I, II and III sports. For more information, go to www.ncaa.org.

About CompUSA

CompUSA, Inc., a Dallas-based company, is one of the nation's leading retailers and resellers of technology products and services. CompUSA currently operates

more than 240 locations in more than 90 major metropolitan markets across the United States and Puerto Rico. In addition, CompUSA's Web site offers an assortment of more than 170,000 items. Visit them at www.compusa.com.