(Selection Sunday will be on March 17, 2013.)
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament performed each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship of the major college basketball teams. The tournament, organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), was created during 1939 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and was the idea of Ohio State University coach Harold Olsen. Performed mostly during March, it is known informally as
March Madness or the
Big Dance, and has become one of the most famous annual sporting events in the United States. The NCAA has credited Bob Walsh of the Seattle Organizing Committee for starting the March Madness celebration during 1984.
Key Dates:
• First Round
March 19-20
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
• Second-Third Rounds
March 21, 23
The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Mich.)
Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.)
EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah)
HP Pavilion (San Jose, Calif.)
March 22, 24
Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas)
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.)
Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)
• East Regional
March 28, 30
Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.)
• West Regional
March 28, 30
Staples Center (Los Angeles)
• Midwest Regional
March 29, 31
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
• South Regional
March 29, 31
Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
• National Semifinals
April 6
Georgia Dome (Atlanta)
• Championship Game
April 8
Georgia Dome (Atlanta)
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