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| Pre-Tournament | ||
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| Selection Sunday | Sunday 3/11 | CBS Studios |
| First Round | ||
| First Four | Tuesday 3/13 Wednesday 3/14 |
U of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH |
| Second and Third Rounds | ||
| Second Round | Thursday 3/15 Friday 3/16 |
Rose Garden Portland, OR The Pit Albuquerque, NM Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| Third Round | Saturday 3/17 Sunday 3/18 |
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| Sweet Sixteen® and Elite Eight® | ||
| Sweet Sixteen® | Thursday 3/22 Friday 3/23 |
TD Garden Boston, MA US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| Elite Eight® | Saturday 3/24 Sunday 3/25 |
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| Final Four® | ||
| Final Four® | Saturday 3/31 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| Championship | ||
| Championship | Monday 4/02 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
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SMU fires AD Orsini, says change necessary
ESPN.com news services - Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 4:07 PM
Old Dominion leaving CAA for Conference USA
Associated Press - Thursday, May 17th, 2012 at 10:57 AM
Committee selects D.C. to host East Regional
Associated Press - Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 at 9:49 PM
ACC head won't deal with Fla. St. 'hypotheticals'
Andrea Adelson - Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 at 2:43 PM
Ex-Syracuse coach's wife to sue ESPN for libel
ESPN.com news services - Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 at 12:26 PM
Ex-Syracuse coach's wife suing ESPN for libel
Associated Press - Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
Hofstra hires Hathaway as new athletic director
Associated Press - Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at 7:21 PM
Duke adds PF Jefferson to 2012 recruiting class
Dave Telep - Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at 4:56 PM
VCU leaves Colonial, joins A-10 for 2012-13
ESPN.com news services - Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at 2:27 PM
Reports: VCU departing Colonial for Atlantic 10
Associated Press - Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Selection committee chair named AD at Hofstra
Andy Katz - Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 10:51 PM