NCAA: Tournament brackets announced
The 2013 NCAA Tournament will get underway on Tuesday with two first round contests, Liberty vs. N.C. A&T and Middle Tennessee State vs. St Mary’s, and then two more on Wednesday, James Madison vs. Long Island and Boise State vs. La Salle. The festivities kick into high gear on Thursday and Friday with 14 games being played each day at eight region sites (Lexington, KY, Dayton, OH, Salt Lake City, UT, Austin, TX, Philadelphia, PA, Kansas City, MO, Auburn Hills, MI, and San Jose, CA).
The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee named Louisville the No. 1 seed over all and then added Indiana, Gonzaga, and Kansas as the other three No. 1 seeds in their respective divisions.
| East | West | Midwest | South | |
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1
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Indiana | Gonzaga | Louisville | Kansas |
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2
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Miami | Ohio State | Duke | Georgetown |
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3
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Marquette | New Mexico | Michigan St. | Florida |
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4
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Syracuse | Kansas St. | Saint Louis | Michigan |
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5
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UNLV | Wisconsin | Oklahoma St. | VCU |
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6
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Butler | Arizona | Memphis | UCLA |
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7
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Illinois | Notre Dame | Creighton | San Diego St. |
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8
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NC St. | Pittsburgh | Colorado St. | North Carolina |
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9
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Temple | Wichita St. | Missouri | Villanova |
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10
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Colorado | Iowa State | Cincinnati | Oklahoma |
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11
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Bucknell | Belmont | Middle Tennesse St./Saint Mary’s | Minnesota |
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12
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California | Ole Miss | Oregon | Akron |
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13
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Montana | Boise St./La Salle | New Mexico State | South Dakota St. |
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14
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Davidson | Harvard | Valparaiso | Northwestern St. |
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15
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Pacific | Iona | Albany | Florida Gulf Coast |
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16
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LIU Brooklyn/ James Madison | Southern | North Carolina A&T/Liberty | W. Kentucky |
NCAA Tournament Schedule (Rounds 1-2)
| Tue, Mar 19 | |||
| Time | Teams | Records | Location |
| 6:40 PM ET | Liberty (16) vs No.Carolina A&T (16) |
15-20 (5-11 V) 19-16 (9-3 H) |
Dayton, OH |
| 9:10 PM ET | St. Mary’s (11) vs Middle Tennessee St. (11) |
27-6 (9-2 V) 28-5 (15-0 H) |
Dayton, OH |
| Wed, Mar 20 | |||
| Time | Teams | Records | Location |
| 6:40 PM ET | James Madison (16) vs LIU Brooklyn (16) |
20-14 (4-9 V) 20-13 (11-2 H) |
Dayton, OH |
| 9:10 PM ET | La Salle (13) vs Boise St. (13) |
21-9 (8-6 V) 21-10 (14-1 H) |
Dayton, OH |
| Thu, Mar 21 | |||
| Time | Teams | Records | Location |
| 12:15 PM ET | Valparaiso (14) vs Michigan St. (3) |
26-7 (10-5 V) 25-8 (17-1 H) |
Auburn Hills, MI |
| 12:40 PM ET | Bucknell (11) vs Butler (6) |
28-5 (12-4 V) 26-8 (14-2 H) |
Lexington, KY |
| 1:40 PM ET | Wichita St. (9) vs Pittsburgh (8) |
26-8 (7-5 V) 24-8 (15-3 H) |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| 2:10 PM ET | New Mexico St. (13) vs Saint Louis (4) |
24-10 (6-8 V) 27-6 (17-2 H) |
San Jose, CA |
| 2:45 PM ET | MTSU/St. Mary’s (11) vs Memphis (6) |
30-4 (16-0 H) | Auburn Hills, MI |
| 3:10 PM ET | Davidson (14) vs Marquette (3) |
26-7 (9-4 V) 23-8 (16-0 H) |
Lexington, KY |
| 4:10 PM ET | Southern (16) vs Gonzaga (1) |
23-9 (8-8 V) 31-2 (15-1 H) |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| 4:40 PM ET | Oregon (12) vs Oklahoma St. (5) |
26-8 (6-5 V) 24-8 (15-2 H) |
San Jose, CA |
| 6:50 PM ET | Liberty (16)/NC A&T (16) vs Louisville (1) |
29-5 (14-4 H) | Lexington, KY |
| 7:15 PM ET | South Dakota State (13) vs Michigan (4) |
25-9 (7-9 V) 26-7 (16-1 H) |
Auburn Hills, MI |
| 7:20 PM ET | Belmont (11) vs Arizona (6) |
26-6 (8-5 V) 25-7 (14-2 H) |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| 7:27 PM ET | California (12) vs UNLV (5) |
20-11 (6-5 V) 25-9 (17-3 H) |
San Jose, CA |
| 9:20 PM ET | Missouri (9) vs Colorado St. (8) |
23-10 (2-8 V) 25-8 (16-1 H) |
Lexington, KY |
| 9:45 PM ET | Akron (12) vs VCU (5) |
26-6 (7-4 V) 26-8 (15-2 H) |
Auburn Hills, MI |
| 9:50 PM ET | Harvard (14) vs New Mexico (3) |
19-9 (6-8 V) 29-5 (16-1 H) |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| 9:57 PM ET | Montana (13) vs Syracuse (3) |
25-6 (10-5 V) 26-9 (17-2 H) |
San Jose, CA |
| Fri, Mar 22 | |||
| Time | Teams | Records | Location |
| 12:15 PM ET | Albany (15) vs Duke (2) |
24-10 (10-5 V) 27-5 (16-0 H) |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 12:40 PM ET | Mississippi (12) vs Wisconsin (5) |
26-8 (6-6 V) 23-11 (15-3 H) |
Kansas City, MO |
| 1:40 PM ET | Temple (9) vs N.C. State (8) |
23-9 (8-4 V) 24-10 (16-1 H) |
Dayton, OH |
| 2:10 PM ET | Pacific (15) vs Miami-Florida (2) |
22-12 (4-9 V) 27-6 (14-1 H) |
Austin, TX |
| 2:45 PM ET | Cincinnati (10) vs Creighton (7) |
22-11 (4-5 V) 27-7 (15-2 H) |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 3:10 PM ET | Boise St. (13)/La Salle (13) vs Kansas St. (4) |
27-7 (14-4 H) | Kansas City, MO |
| 4:10 PM ET | LIU (16)/James Madison (16) vs Indiana (1) |
27-6 (14-4 H) | Dayton, OH |
| 4:40 PM ET | Colorado (10) vs Illinois (7) |
21-11 (5-7 V) 22-12 (12-4 H) |
Austin, TX |
| 6:50 PM ET | Florida Gulf Coast (15) vs Georgetown (2) |
24-10 (6-9 V) 25-6 (16-1 H) |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 7:15 PM ET | Iona (5) vs Ohio St. (2) |
20-13 (5-9 V) 26-7 (16-2 H) |
Dayton, OH |
| 7:20 PM ET | Villanova (9) vs North Carolina (8) |
20-13 (6-7 V) 24-10 (14-2 H) |
Kansas City, MO |
| 7:27 PM ET | Northwestern St. (14) vs Florida (3) |
23-8 (8-7 V) 26-7 (15-0 H) |
Austin, TX |
| 9:20 PM ET | Oklahoma (10) vs San Diego St. (7) |
20-11 (5-7 V) 22-10 (14-1 H) |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 9:45 PM ET | Iowa St. (10) vs Notre Dame (7) |
22-11 (4-8 V) 25-9 (17-3 H) |
Dayton, OH |
| 9:50 PM ET | Western Kentucky (16) vs Kansas (1) |
20-15 (4-9 V) 29-5 (16-1 H) |
Kansas City, MO |
| 9:57 PM ET | Minnesota (11) vs UCLA (6) |
20-12 (3-8 V) 25-9 (15-3 H) |
Austin, TX |