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NCAA Tournament Schedule

Opening Round | Syracuse Regional | Chicago Regional | Austin Regional
Albuquerque Regional | Final Four | NCAA Tournament Section

Opening Round
At UD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
• Oakland, Mich. (12-18) vs. Alabama A&M (18-13), 7 p.m.

Syracuse Regional
First Round
Friday, March 18
At DCU Center
Worcester, Mass.
• Charlotte (21-7) vs. North Carolina State (19-13), 12:15 p.m.
• Connecticut (22-7) vs. Central Florida (24-8), 2:45 p.m.

At Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte
• Minnesota (21-10) vs. Iowa State (18-11), 12:30 p.m.
• North Carolina (27-4) vs. Oakland, Mich.-Alabama A&M winner, 3 p.m.

At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.
• Florida (23-7) vs. Ohio (21-10), 12:25 p.m.
• Villanova (22-7) vs. New Mexico (26-6), 2:55 p.m.

At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
• Wisconsin (22-8) vs. Northern Iowa (21-10), 7:20 p.m.
• Kansas (23-6) vs. Bucknell (22-9), 9:50 p.m.

Second Round
Sunday, March 20
At DCU Center
Worcester, Mass.
• Connecticut-Central Florida winner vs. Charlotte-North Carolina State winner, 12:10 p.m.

At Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte
• North Carolina-Oakland, Mich.-Alabama A&M winner vs. Minnesota-Iowa State winner, 2:30 p.m.

At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.
• Florida-Ohio winner vs. Villanova-New Mexico winner, 4:45 p.m.

At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
• Kansas-Bucknell winner vs. Wisconsin-Northern Iowa winner, 4:50 p.m.

Semifinals
Friday, March 25
At The Carrier Dome
Syracuse, N.Y.
• North Carolina-Oakland, Mich.-Alabama A&M-Minnesota-Iowa State winner vs. Florida-Ohio-Villanova-New Mexico winner
• Connecticut-Central Florida-Charlotte-North Carolina State winner vs. Kansas-Bucknell-Wisconsin-Northern Iowa winner

Championship
Sunday, March 27
At The Carrier Dome
Syracuse, N.Y.
• Semifinal winners

Chicago Regional
First Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Wolstein Center
Cleveland
• Alabama (24-7) vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (24-5), 12:25 p.m.
• Boston College (24-4) vs. Pennsylvania (20-8), 2:55 p.m.

At The RCA Dome
Indianapolis
• Texas (20-10) vs. Nevada (24-6), 7:10 p.m. • Illinois (32-1) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (20-12), 9:40 p.m.
At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
• Arizona (27-6) vs. Utah State (24-7), 7:20 p.m. • LSU (20-9) vs. Alabama-Birmingham (21-10), 9:50 p.m.

Friday, March 18
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma State (24-6) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (24-8), 12:30 p.m.
• Southern Illinois (26-7) vs. Saint Mary's, Calif. (25-8), 3 p.m.

Second Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Wolstein Center
Cleveland
• Boston College-Pennsylvania winner vs. Alabama-Wisconsin-Milwaukee winner, 5:30 p.m.

At The RCA Dome
Indianapolis
• Illinois-Fairleigh Dickinson winner vs. Texas-Nevada winner, 8:10 p.m.

At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
• Arizona-Utah State winner vs. LSU-Alabama-Birmingham winner, 5:50 p.m.

Sunday, March 20
At The Ford Center
Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma State-Southeastern Louisiana winner vs. Southern Illinois-Saint Mary's, Calif. winner, 2:20 p.m.

Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
At Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Ill.
• Illinois-Fairleigh Dickinson-Texas-Nevada winner vs. Boston College-Pennsylvania-Alabama-Wisconsin-Milwaukee winner
• Oklahoma State-Southeastern Louisiana-Southern Illinois-Saint Mary's, Calif. winner vs. Arizona-Utah State-LSU-Alabama-Birmingham winner

Championship
Saturday, March 26
At Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Ill.
• Semifinal winners

Austin Regional
First Round
Thursday, March 17
At The RCA Dome
Indianapolis
• Kentucky (25-5) vs. Eastern Kentucky (22-8), 12:20 p.m.
• Cincinnati (24-7) vs. Iowa (21-11), 2:50 p.m.

At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
• Oklahoma (24-7) vs. Niagara (20-9), 12:45 p.m.
• Utah (27-5) vs. Texas-El Paso (27-7), 3:15 p.m.

Friday, March 18
At DCU Center
Worcester, Mass.
• Syracuse (27-6) vs. Vermont (24-6), 7:10 p.m.
• Michigan State (22-6) vs. Old Dominion (28-5), 9:40 p.m.

At Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte
• Duke (25-5) vs. Delaware State (19-13), 7:25 p.m.
• Stanford (18-12) vs. Mississippi State (22-10), 9:55 p.m.

Second Round
Saturday, March 19
At The RCA Dome
Indianapolis
• Kentucky-Eastern Kentucky winner vs. Cincinnati-Iowa winner, 5:40 p.m.

At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
• Oklahoma-Niagara winner vs. Utah-Texas-El Paso winner, 3:40 p.m.

Sunday, March 20
At DCU Center
Worcester, Mass.
• Syracuse-Vermont winner vs. Michigan State-Old Dominion winner, 2:40 p.m.
At Charlotte Coliseum
Charlotte
• Duke-Delaware State winner vs. Stanford-Mississippi State winner, 5 p.m.

Semifinals
Friday, March 25
At The Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
• Duke-Delaware State-Stanford-Mississippi State winner vs. Syracuse-Vermont-Michigan State-Old Dominion winner
• Kentucky-Eastern Kentucky-Cincinnati-Iowa winner vs. Oklahoma-Niagara-Utah-Texas-El Paso winner

Championship
Sunday, March 27
At The Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
• Semifinal winners

Albuquerque Regional
First Round
Thursday, March 17
At The Wolstein Center
Cleveland
• Wake Forest (26-5) vs. Chattanooga (20-10), 7:10 p.m.
• West Virginia (21-10) vs. Creighton (23-10), 9:40 p.m.

At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
• Pacific (26-3) vs. Pittsburgh (20-8), 12:40 p.m. • Washington (27-5) vs. Montana (18-12), 3:10 p.m.

At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
• Gonzaga (25-4) vs. Winthrop (27-5), 7:25 p.m.
• Texas Tech (20-10) vs. UCLA (18-10), 9:55 p.m.

Friday, March 18
At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.
• Louisville (29-4) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (20-10), 7:10 p.m.
• Georgia Tech (19-11) vs. George Washington (22-7), 9:40 p.m.

Second Round
Saturday, March 19
At The Wolstein Center
Cleveland
• Wake Forest-Chattanooga winner vs. West Virginia-Creighton winner, 8 p.m.

At Taco Bell Arena
Boise, Idaho
• Washington-Montana winner vs. Pacific-Pittsburgh winner, 3:20 p.m.

At The McKale Center
Tucson, Ariz.
• Gonzaga-Winthrop winner vs. Texas Tech-UCLA winner, 1:10 p.m.

Sunday, March 20
At The Gaylord Entertainment Center
Nashville, Tenn.
• Louisville-Louisiana-Lafayette winner vs. Georgia Tech-George Washington winner, 2:15 p.m.

Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
• Washington-Montana-Pacific-Pittsburgh winner vs. Louisville-Louisiana-Lafayette-Georgia Tech-George Washington winner
• Wake Forest-Chattanooga-West Virginia-Creighton winner vs. Gonzaga-Winthrop-Texas Tech-UCLA winner

Championship
Saturday, March 26
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
• Semifinal winners

Final Four
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
• Chicago Regional champion vs. Albuquerque Regional champion
• Syracuse Regional champion vs. Austin Regional champion

Championship
Monday, April 4
• Semifinal winners

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