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2012 Men’s Championship
First- and second-round sites in 2012 include Albuquerque, Columbus, Greensboro, Louisville, Nashville, Omaha, Pittsburgh and Portland. Louisville, which will host for the 13th time, has not hosted the championship since 1991.
Atlanta will prepare for the 2013 Final Four by hosting the South Regional in 2012, marking the 20th time the city has hosted the men’s basketball championship, including Final Fours in 1977, 2002 and 2007. Phoenix will host its fourth regional in 2012. The other two regional hosts are Boston, which has hosted the tournament three times previously, and St. Louis, which has hosted three Final Fours and seven regional rounds.
The 2012 Men’s Final Four will be played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
|
Dates, Rounds |
City, State |
Facility |
Host(s) |
|
First Round |
Dayton, OH |
UD Arena |
Dayton University |
|
March 15/17 2ndt/3rd Rounds |
Albuquerque, NM |
The Pit |
University of New Mexico |
|
March 15/17 2ndt/3rd Rounds |
Louisville, KY |
KFC Yum! Center |
University of Louisville |
|
March 15/17 2ndt/3rd Rounds |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Consol Energy Center |
Duquesne University |
|
March 15/17 2ndt/3rd Rounds |
Portland, OR |
Rose Garden Arena |
University of Oregon |
|
March 16/18 2ndt/3rd Rounds |
Columbus, OH |
Nationwide Arena |
Ohio State University |
|
March 16/18 2ndt/3rd Rounds |
Greensboro, NC |
Greensboro Coliseum |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
|
March 16/18 2ndt/3rd Rounds |
Nashville, TN |
Bridgestone Arena |
Ohio Valley Conference |
|
March 16/18 2ndt/3rd Rounds |
Omaha, NE |
CenturyLink Center |
Creighton University |
|
March 22/24 East Regional |
Boston, MA |
TD Garden |
Boston College |
|
March 22/24 West Regional |
Phoenix, AZ |
US Airways Center |
Arizona State University |
|
March 23/25 South Regional |
Atlanta, GA |
Georgia Dome |
Georgia Institute of Technology |
|
March 23/25 Midwest Regional |
St. Louis, MO |
Edward Jones Dome |
St. Louis University |
