Key 2005 NCAA Basketball Tournament Dates:

• Selection Sunday:  March 13

• First Round Begins:  March 17

• Final Four Begins:  April 2

• National Championship:  April 4

2005 NCAA Basketball Tournament Sites & Dates

2005 NCAA Tournament bracket

Opening Round; Tuesday, March 15

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; Tickets are $10, call 937-229-4433
DAYTON HOTELS  DAYTON CITY GUIDE

First & Second Rounds; Thursday, March 17 & Saturday, March 19

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.

Boise, ID; Boise State University Pavilion; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Boise, or call 208-426-2229
BOISE HOTELS

Cleveland, OH; CSU Convention Center; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Cleveland, or call 216-687-4848
CLEVELAND HOTELS  CLEVELAND CITY GUIDE

Indianapolis, IN; RCA Dome; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Indianapolis, or call 317-239-5151
INDIANAPOLIS HOTELS  INDIANAPOLIS CITY GUIDE

Tucson, AZ; McKale Center; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Tucson, or call 800-452-CATS
TUCSON HOTELS  TUCSON CITY GUIDE

First & Second Rounds; Friday, March 18 & Sunday, March 20

Charlotte, NC; Charlotte Coliseum; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Charlotte, or call 704-894-2943
CHARLOTTE HOTELS  CHARLOTTE CITY GUIDE

Nashville, TN; Gaylord Entertainment Center; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Nashville, or call 615-770-2040
NASHVILLE HOTELS  NASHVILLE CITY GUIDE

Oklahoma City, OK; Ford Center; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Oklahoma City, or call 405-236-5000
OKLAHOMA CITY HOTELS

Worcester, MA; Centrum Centre; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Worcester, or call 508-755-6800
WORCESTER HOTELS  BOSTON CITY GUIDE

Regionals; Thursday, March 24 & Saturday, March 26

Albuquerque, NM; University Arena (The Pit); Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Albuquerque, or call 505-925-5626
ALBUQUERQUE HOTELS

Chicago, IL; Allstate Arena; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Chicago, or call 773-325-SLAM
CHICAGO HOTELS  CHICAGO CITY GUIDE

Regionals, Friday, March 25 & Sunday, March 27

Austin, TX; Frank Erwin Center; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Austin, or call 800-982-BEVO
AUSTIN HOTELS  AUSTIN CITY GUIDE

Syracuse, NY; Carrier Dome; Click here for tickets to the NCAA tournament in Syracuse, or call 315-443-2121
SYRACUSE HOTELS

Final Four, Saturday, April 2 & Monday, April 4

St. Louis, MO; Edward Jones Dome; Tickets are allocated by the NCAA in a lottery system.  Click here for more information.
ST. LOUIS HOTELS  ST. LOUIS CITY GUIDE