The Selection Show begins at 6:00PM ET on CBS. This is a one-hour show and the brackets will be released one region at a time. After 7:00PM ET, the majority of the bracket contests will be open. You will be able to find a printable bracket here, along with the completed brackets from the previous 5 NCAA tournaments.
First Four (First Round) - Tuesday, March 13 - Wednesday, March 14
This is now an annual event that will be hosted in Dayton, Ohio. The First Four is a matchup between 8 teams who will meet in 4 games for the right to enter the 64-team bracket. Two of these matchups will be between the weakest 4 automatic qualifiers for the right to earn a 16 seed in the 64 team bracket. Two of these matchups will be between the last 4 At-Large bids to make the tournament for the right to compete as an 11 seed.
Second and Third Rounds - Thursday, March 15 - Sunday, March 18
March 15, 17 - Rose Garden (Portland); The Pit (Albuquerque); Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh); KFC Yum! Center (Louisville)
March 16, 18 - Nationwide Arena (Columbus); CenturyLink Center (Omaha); Bridgestone Arena (Nashville); Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC)
Sweet 16 and Elite 8 - Thursday, March 22 - Sunday, March 25
East Regional - March 22, 24 (TD Garden - Boston)
West Region - March 22, 24 (US Airways Center - Phoenix)
Midwest Region - March 23, 25 (Edward Jones Dome - St Louis)
South Region - March 23, 25 (Georgia Dome - Atlanta)
Final Four - March 31, 2012
Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans
Championship Game - April 2, 2012
Louisiana Superdome - New Orleans
First 4 Schedule
Tuesday, March 13:
6:40PM ET on truTV - 16 Western Kentucky vs 16 Mississippi Valley St
9:10PM ET on truTV - 14 Iona vs 14 BYU
Wednesday, March 14:
6:40PM ET on truTV - 16 Vermont vs 16 Lamar
9:10PM ET on truTV - 12 South Florida vs 12 California
Second Round Schedule
Thursday, March 15:
12:15PM ET on CBS - 11 Colorado State vs 6 Murray State
12:40PM ET on truTV - 9 Southern Miss vs 8 Kansas State
1:40PM ET on TBS - 13 Davidson vs 4 Louisville
2:10PM ET on TNT - 13 Montana vs 4 Wisconsin
2:45PM ET on CBS - 14 Iona/BYU vs 3 Marquette
3:10PM ET on truTV - 16 UNC-Asheville vs 1 Syracuse
4:10PM ET on TBS - 12 Long Beach State vs 5 New Mexico
4:40PM ET on TNT - 12 Harvard vs 5 Vanderbilt
6:50PM ET on TBS - 16 MVS/WK vs 1 Kentucky
7:15PM ET on CBS - 12 VCU vs 5 Wichita State
7:20PM ET on TNT - 10 West Virginia vs 7 Gonzaga
7:27PM ET on truTV - 14 South Dakota St vs 3 Baylor
9:20PM ET on TBS - 9 Connecticut vs 8 Iowa State
9:45PM ET on CBS - 13 New Mexico State vs 4 Indiana
9:50PM ET on TNT - 15 Loyola (MD) vs 2 Ohio State
9:57PM ET on truTV - 11 Colorado vs 6 UNLV
Friday, March 16:
12:15PM ET on CBS - 11 Texas vs 6 Cincinnati
12:40PM ET on truTV - 11 North Carolina St vs 6 San Diego St
1:40PM ET on TBS - 9 Alabama vs 8 Creighton
2:10PM ET on TNT - 10 Virginia vs 7 Florida
2:45PM ET on CBS - 14 St. Bonaventure vs 3 Florida State
3:10PM ET on truTV - 14 Belmont vs 3 Georgetown
4:10PM ET on TBS - 16 Vermont/Lamar vs 1 North Carolina
4:40PM ET on TNT - 15 Norfolk State vs 2 Missouri
6:50PM ET on TBS - 9 Saint Louis vs 8 Memphis
7:15PM ET on CBS - 15 Lehigh vs 2 Duke
7:20PM ET on TNT - 13 Ohio vs 4 Michigan
7:27PM ET on truTV - 10 Purdue vs 7 Saint Mary's
9:20PM ET on TBS - 16 LIU Brooklyn vs 1 Michigan State
9:45PM ET on CBS - 10 Xavier vs 7 Notre Dame
9:50PM ET on TNT - 12 USF/Cal vs 5 Temple
9:57PM ET on truTV - 15 Detroit vs 2 Kansas
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