Key 2004 NCAA Basketball Tournament Dates:

• Selection Sunday:  March 14

• First Round Begins:  March 18

• Final Four Begins:  April 3

• National Championship:  April 5

2004 NCAA Basketball Tournament Sites & Dates

2004 NCAA Tournament bracket

Opening Round; Tuesday, March 16

The opening round of the NCAA Tournament matches the 64th and 65th teams in the tournament.  The winner becomes the #16 seed in one of the regions.

Dayton, OH; Dayton Arena; Click here for Dayton NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 937-229-4433
DAYTON HOTELS

First & Second Rounds; Thursday, March 18 & Saturday, March 20

The first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament feature eight teams at each host site.  Each of the top four seeds in each region is placed at a site as close as possible to the school, and the other three teams in that school's "pod" also play at that site.

Buffalo, NY; HSBC Arena; Click here for Buffalo NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 716-270-6222
BUFFALO HOTELS

Denver, CO; Pepsi Center; Click here for Denver NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 800-491-7267
DENVER HOTELS

Raleigh, NC; RBC Center; Click here for Raleigh NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 800-310-7225
RALEIGH HOTELS

Seattle, WA; Key Arena; Click here for Seattle NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 206-543-2200
SEATTLE HOTELS

First & Second Rounds; Friday, March 19 & Sunday, March 21

Columbus, OH; Nationwide Arena; Click here for Columbus NCAA Tournament tickets
COLUMBUS HOTELS

Kansas City, MO; Kemper Arena; Click here for Kansas City NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 816-415-8749
KANSAS CITY HOTELS

Milwaukee, WI; Bradley Center; Click here for Milwaukee NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 414-288-4668
MILWAUKEE HOTELS

Orlando, FL; TD Waterhouse Center; Click here for Orlando NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 407-849-2020
ORLANDO HOTELS

Regionals; Thursday, March 25 & Saturday, March 27

East Rutherford, NJ; Continental Airlines Arena; Click here for East Rutherford NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 201-935-3900
EAST RUTHERFORD HOTELS
NEW YORK CITY HOTELS

Phoenix, AZ; America West Arena; Click here for Phoenix NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 480-965-2381
PHOENIX HOTELS

Regionals, Friday, March 26 & Sunday, March 28

Atlanta, GA; Georgia Dome; Click here for Atlanta NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 404-222-6222
ATLANTA HOTELS

St. Louis, MO; Edward Jones Dome; Click here for St. Louis NCAA Tournament tickets, or call 314-342-5000
ST. LOUIS HOTELS

Final Four, Saturday, April 3 & Monday, April 5

San Antonio, TX; Alamodome; Tickets are allocated by the NCAA in a lottery system.  Click here for more information or click here to purchase 2004 Final Four tickets
SAN ANTONIO HOTELS