Schedule
Look for weekly brackers to begin January 11, bi-weekly brackets will start the week of Feburary 8, and daily brackets begin March 7. Look for preseason predictions on November 10
Sites and host schools for this year's tournament:
First Four(March 15 and 16):
UD Arena(Dayton, OH)
Host: University of Dayton
1st/2nd Rounds:
March 17 and 19
Pepsi Center(Denver)
Host: Mountain West Conference
Wells Fargo Arena(Des Moines)
Host: Iowa State University
Dunkin' Donuts Center(Providence, RI)
Host: Providence College
PNC Arena(Raleigh, NC)
Host: North Carolina State University
March 18 and 20
Barclays Center(Brooklyn)
Host: Atlantic 10 Conference
Chesapeake Energy Arena(Oklahoma City)
Host: Big 12 Conference
Scottrade Center(St. Louis)
Host: Missouri Valley Conference
Spokane Veterans Memorial Center(Spokane, WA)
Host: University of Idaho
East Regional(March 25 and 27):
Wells Fargo Center(Philadelphia)
Location: La Salle University
South Regional(March 24 and 26):
KFC Yum! Center(Louisville)
Host: University of Louisville
Midwest Regional(March 25 and 27):
United Center(Chicago)
Host: Big Ten Conference
West Regional(March 24 and 26):
Honda Center(Anaheim)
Host: Big West Conference
Final Four(April 2 and 4):
Reliant Stadium(Houston)
Hosts: University of Houston, Rice University and Texas Southern University
Teams ineligible for the tournament:
Abilene Christian(Transition to Division I)
Alcorn State(Low APR score)
Central Arkansas(Low APR score)
Florida A&M(Low APR score)
Grand Canyon(Transition to Division I)
Incarnate Word(Transition to Division I)
UMass Lowell(Transition to Division I)
Northern Kentucky(Transition to Division I)
SMU(Probation)
Southern Miss(Probation)
Stetson(Low APR score)