NCAA Basketball Tournament Schedule
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The 74th annual Men’s Division I NCAA Basketball tournament is scheduled to start on March 13th this season, with the final game slated to be played on April 2nd at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, LA.
For the second time in its history the NCAA tournament will feature 68 teams in total. Thirty teams will receive an automatic bid, those who win their conference tournament. The thirty-first automatic bid goes to the regular season Ivy League champion as they do not have a conference tournament. The other thirty-seven teams are chosen by the NCAA Selection Committee, who ranks the field, including the automatic bids, from seeds 1 to 68, splitting them into four regional brackets.
2012 NCAA Tournament TV Schedule (All times Eastern)
| 2012 Tournament Schedule | |||
| Game | Site | Date/Time | TV |
| Western Ky. #16 vs. Miss. Val. #16 | University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, OH) | Tuesday, March 13 6:40 PM | truTV |
| Iona #14 vs. BYU #14 | University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, OH) | Tuesday, March 13 9:10 PM | truTV |
| Vermont #16 vs. Lamar #16 | University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, OH) | Wednesday, March 14 6:40 PM | truTV |
| South Florida #12 vs. California #12 | University of Dayton Arena (Dayton, OH) | Wednesday, March 14 9:10 PM | truTV |
| Colorado St. #11 W vs. Murray St. #6 | KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY) | Thursday, March 15 12:15 PM | CBS |
| Southern Miss #9 E vs. Kansas St. #8 | Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh, PA) | Thursday, March 15 12:40 PM | truTV |
| Davidson #13 W vs. Louisville #4 | Rose Garden (Portland, Ore.) | Thursday, March 15 1:40 PM | TBS |
| Montana #13 E vs. Wisconsin #4 | The Pit (Albuquerque, NM) | Thursday, March 15 2:10 PM | TNT |
| TBD vs. Marquette #3 | KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY) | Thursday, March 15 2:45 PM | CBS |
| NC-Asheville #16 E vs. Syracuse #1 | Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh, PA) | Thursday, March 15 3:10 PM | truTV |
| Long Beach St. #12 W vs. New Mexico #5 | Rose Garden (Portland, Ore.) | Thursday, March 15 4:10 PM | TBS |
| Harvard #12 E vs. Vanderbilt #5 | The Pit (Albuquerque, NM) | Thursday, March 15 4:40 PM | TNT |
| TBD vs. Kentucky #1 | KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY) | Thursday, March 15 6:50 PM | TBS |
| VCU #12 S vs. Wichita St. #5 | Rose Garden (Portland, Ore.) | Thursday, March 15 7:15 PM | CBS |
| West Virginia #10 E vs. Gonzaga #7 | Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh, PA) | Thursday, March 15 7:20 PM | TNT |
| S. Dakota St. #14 S vs. Baylor #3 | The Pit (Albuquerque, NM) | Thursday, March 15 7:27 PM | truTV |
| Connecticut #9 S vs. Iowa St. #8 | KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY) | Thursday, March 15 9:20 PM | TBS |
| New Mexico St. #13 S vs. Indiana #4 | Rose Garden (Portland, Ore.) | Thursday, March 15 9:45 PM | CBS |
| Loyola (Md.) #15 E vs. Ohio St. #2 | Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh, PA) | Thursday, March 15 9:50 PM | TNT |
| Colorado #11 S vs. UNLV #6 | The Pit (Albuquerque, NM) | Thursday, March 15 9:57 PM | truTV |
| Texas #11 E vs. Cincinnati #6 | Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) | Friday, March 16 12:15 PM | CBS |
| N.C. State #11 MW vs. San Diego St. #6 | Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) | Friday, March 16 12:40 PM | truTV |
| Alabama #9 MW vs. Creighton #8 | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) | Friday, March 16 1:40 PM | TBS |
| Virginia #10 W vs. Florida #7 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (Omaha, NE) | Friday, March 16 2:10 PM | TNT |
| St. Bonaventure #14 E vs. Florida St. #3 | Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) | Friday, March 16 2:45 PM | CBS |
| Belmont #14 MW vs. Georgetown #3 | Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) | Friday, March 16 3:10 PM | truTV |
| TBD vs. North Carolina #1 | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) | Friday, March 16 4:10 PM | TBS |
| Norfolk St. #15 W vs. Missouri #2 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (Omaha, NE) | Friday, March 16 4:40 PM | TNT |
| St. Louis #9 W vs. Memphis #8 | Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) | Friday, March 16 6:50 PM | TBS |
| Lehigh #15 S vs. Duke #2 | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) | Friday, March 16 7:15 PM | CBS |
| Ohio #13 MW vs. Michigan #4 | Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) | Friday, March 16 7:20 PM | TNT |
| Purdue #10 MW vs. St. Mary’s (Ca.) #7 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (Omaha, NE) | Friday, March 16 7:27 PM | truTV |
| Long Island #16 W vs. Michigan St. #1 | Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) | Friday, March 16 9:20 PM | TBS |
| Xavier #10 S vs. Notre Dame #7 | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) | Friday, March 16 9:45 PM | CBS |
| TBD vs. Temple #5 | Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN) | Friday, March 16 9:50 PM | TNT |
| Detroit #15 MW vs. Kansas #2 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (Omaha, NE) | Friday, March 16 9:57 PM | truTV |
• East Regional
March 22, 24, 2012
TD Garden (Boston)
• West Regional
March 22, 24, 2012
US Airways Center (Phoenix)
• Midwest Regional
March 23, 25, 2012
Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis)
• South Regional
March 23, 25, 2012
Georgia Dome (Atlanta)
• National Semifinals
March 31, 2012
Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans)
• Championship Game
April 2, 2012
Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans)
