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Key 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament Dates:

• Selection Sunday:  March 11

• First Four Begins:  March 13

• Second Round Begins: March 15

• Final Four Begins:  March 31

• National Championship:  April 2

2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament Sites & Dates

First Four; Tuesday, March 13-14

The first four of the NCAA Tournament matches the last two automatic bids and the last two at-large teams, with the winners slotted into the main bracket.

Dayton, OH; UD Arena
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Second & Third Rounds; Thursday, March 15 & Saturday March 17

The second and third 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.

Albuquerque, NM; The Pit
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Louisville, KY; Louisville Arena
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Pittsburgh, PA; Consol Energy Center
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Portland, OR; Rose Garden
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First & Second Rounds; Friday, March 16 & Sunday March 18

Columbus, OH; Nationwide Arena
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Greensboro, NC; Greensboro Coliseum
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Nashville, TN; Sommet Center
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Omaha, NE; Qwest Center Omaha
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Regionals; Thursday, March 22 & Saturday March 24

WEST REGIONAL
Phoenix, AZ; US Airways Center
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EAST REGIONAL
Boston, MA; TD Banknorth Garden
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Regionals; Friday March 23 & Sunday, March 25

MIDWEST REGIONAL
St. Louis, MO; Edward Jones Dome
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SOUTH REGIONAL
Atlanta, GA; Georgia Dome
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Final Four, Saturday, March 31 & Monday, April 2

New Orleans, LA; Louisiana Superdome; Tickets are allocated by the NCAA in a lottery system.  Click here for more 2012 Final Four ticket information.
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