March Madness: NCAA Tournament Brackets and TV Schedule

March Madness 2012 steps up yet another notch today.

Not too long from now, Greg Gumbel and the CBS boys will start revealing the brackets for the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Click if you need a refresher on the key dates and tournament sites for this year’s tournament.

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As has become tradition here at MSF, I will be updating the tables below live as the seeds and pairings are announced.

What this means is that you literally will not be able to find the brackets posted quicker than we’ll have them here…not that it really matters, since you’ll probably be watching CBS; but on the off chance that your only means for finding out the tournament matchups is refreshing this page…we’ll have you covered!

And as soon as I’m done inputting the seeds, pairings, and game times, I’ll be getting to work on getting my annual bracket predictions up. So stay tuned for those.

But without further adieu, here are the bracket breakdowns for each region, with all cells soon to be filled in.

 

East Region Bracket, TV Schedule, Sites, Announcers, Point Spreads

Game	Matchup	Date	Time	Location	Announcers	TV	Spread
	SECOND ROUND
1	#1 Syracuse def #16 UNC-Asheville 72-65	Thu, 3/15	3:05 ET	Pittsburgh	Harlan-Elmore	truTV	SU -17
2	#8 Kansas State def #9 Southern Miss 70-64	Thu, 3/15	12:40 ET	Pittsburgh	Harlan-Elmore	truTV	KST -6.5
3	#4 Wisconsin def #13 Montana 73-49	Thu, 3/15	2:10 ET	Albuquerque	Dedes-Wenzel	TNT	WIS -9.5
4	#5 Vanderbilt def #12 Harvard 79-70	Thu, 3/15	4:35 ET	Albuquerque	Dedes-Wenzel	TNT	VAN -6.5
5	#2 Ohio State def #15 Loyola (MD) 78-59	Thu, 3/15	9:45 ET	Pittsburgh	Harlan-Elmore	TNT	OSU -17.5
6	#7 Gonzaga def #10 West Virginia 77-54	Thu, 3/15	7:20 ET	Pittsburgh	Harlan-Elmore	TNT	Pick 'em
7	#3 Florida State def #14 St. Bonaventure 66-63	Fri, 3/16	2:40 ET	Nashville	Eagle-Spanarkel	CBS	FSU -6
8	#6 Cincinnati def #11 Texas 65-59	Fri, 3/16	12:15 ET	Nashville	Eagle-Spanarkel	CBS	CIN -2
	THIRD ROUND
9	#1 Syracuse def #8 Kansas State 77-59	Sat, 3/17	12:15 ET	Pittsburgh	Harlan-Elmore	CBS	SU -5
10	#4 Wisconsin def #5 Vanderbilt 60-57	Sat, 3/17	6:10 ET	Albuquerque	Dedes-Wenzel	TNT	VAN -1
11	#2 Ohio State def #7 Gonzaga 73-66	Sat, 3/17	2:45 ET	Pittsburgh	Harlan-Elmore	CBS	OSU -7.5
12	#3 Florida State v #6 Cincinnati	Sun, 3/18	9:40 ET	Nashville	Eagle-Spanarkel	TBS
	SWEET 16
13	#1 Syracuse v #4 Wisconsin	Thu, 3/22		Boston			SU -4
14	#2 Ohio State v Game 12 Winner	Thu, 3/22		Boston
	ELITE 8 - REGIONAL FINAL
15	Game 13 Winner v Game 14 Winner	Sat, 3/24		Boston

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South Region Bracket, TV Schedule, Sites, Announcers, Point Spreads

Game	Matchup	Date	Time	Location	Announcers	TV	Spread
	FIRST ROUND
	Western Kentucky def Miss Val St. 59-58	Tue, 3/13	6:40 ET	Dayton	Nantz-Kellogg-Kerr	truTV	WKU -4.5
	SECOND ROUND
1	#1 Kentucky def #16 Western Kentucky 81-66	Thu, 3/15	6:50 ET	Louisville	Lundquist-Raftery	TBS	UK -24.5
2	#8 Iowa State def #9 UConn 77-64	Thu, 3/15	9:15 ET	Louisville	Lundquist-Raftery	TBS	CON -2
3	#4 Indiana def #13 New Mexico State 79-66	Thu, 3/15	9:40 ET	Portland	Anderson-Bonner	CBS	IU -6.5
4	#12 VCU def #5 Wichita State 62-59	Thu, 3/15	7:15 ET	Portland	Anderson-Bonner	CBS	WICH -6
5	#15 Lehigh def #2 Duke 75-70	Fri, 3/16	7:15 ET	Greensboro	Nantz-Kellogg	TBS	DUKE -12
6	#10 Xavier def #7 Notre Dame 67-63	Fri, 3/16	9:40 ET	Greensboro	Nantz-Kellogg	TBS	ND -2.5
7	#3 Baylor def #14 South Dakota State 68-60	Thu, 3/15	7:27 ET	Albuquerque	Dedes-Wenzel	truTV	BAY -8
8	#11 Colorado def #6 UNLV 68-64	Thu, 3/15	9:52 ET	Albuquerque	Dedes-Wenzel	truTV	UNLV -5
	THIRD ROUND
9	#1 Kentucky def #8 Iowa State 87-71	Sat, 3/17	7:45 ET	Louisville	Lundquist-Raftery	CBS	UK -11.5
10	#4 Indiana def #12 VCU 63-61	Sat, 3/17	7:10 ET	Portland	Anderson-Bonner	TBS	IU -6
11	#10 Xavier def #15 Lehigh 70-58	Sun, 3/18	7:45 ET	Greensboro	Nantz-Kellogg	truTV
12	#3 Baylor def #11 Colorado 80-63	Sat, 3/17	8:40 ET	Albuquerque	Dedes-Wenzel	TNT	BAY -7.5
	SWEET 16
13	#1 Kentucky v #4 Indiana	Fri, 3/23		Atlanta			UK -9
14	#3 Baylor v #10 Xavier	Fri, 3/23		Atlanta			BAY -6
	ELITE 8 - REGIONAL FINAL
15	Game 13 Winner v Game 14 Winner	Sun, 3/25		Atlanta

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West Region Bracket, TV Schedule, Sites, Announcers, Point Spreads

Game	Matchup	Date	Time	Location	Announcers	TV	Spread
	FIRST ROUND
	BYU def Iona 78-72	Tue, 3/14	9:05 ET	Dayton	Nantz-Kellogg-Kerr	truTV	BYU -2
	SECOND ROUND
1	#1 Michigan State def #16 LIU Brooklyn 89-67	Fri, 3/16	9:15 ET	Columbus	Brando-Gminski	TBS	MSU -20
2	#9 Saint Louis def #8 Memphis 61-54	Fri, 3/16	6:50 ET	Columbus	Brando-Gminski	TBS	MEM -3
3	#4 Louisville def #13 Davidson 69-62	Thu, 3/15	1:40 ET	Portland	Anderson-Bonner	TBS	UL -7
4	#5 New Mexico def #12 Long Beach State 75-68	Thu, 3/15	3:05 ET	Portland	Anderson-Bonner	TBS	UNM -4.5
5	#15 Norfolk St def #2 Missouri 86-84	Fri, 3/16	4:35 ET	Omaha	Albert-Kerr-Sager	TNT	MIS -21.5
6	#7 Florida def #10 Virginia 71-45	Fri, 3/16	2:10 ET	Omaha	Albert-Kerr-Sager	TNT	UF -3.5
7	#3 Marquette def #14 BYU 88-68	Thu, 3/15	2:35 ET	Louisville	Lundquist-Raftery	CBS	TBA
8	#6 Murray State def #11 Colorado State 58-41	Thu, 3/15	12:15 ET	Louisville	Lundquist-Raftery	CBS	MUR -3.5
	THIRD ROUND
9	#1 Michigan State def #9 Saint Louis 65-61	Sun, 3/18	2:45 ET	Columbus	Brando-Gminski	CBS
10	#4 Louisville def #5 New Mexico 59-56	Sat, 3/17	9:40 ET	Portland	Anderson-Bonner	TBS	LOU -1.5
11	#7 Florida def #15 Norfolk State	Sun, 3/18	6:10 ET	Omaha	Albert-Kerr-Sager	TNT	UF -14
12	#3 Marquette def #6 Murray State 62-53	Sat, 3/17	5:15 ET	Louisville	Lundquist-Raftery	CBS	MARQ -5
	SWEET 16
13	#1 Michigan State v #4 Louisville	Thu, 3/22		Phoenix			MSU -5
14	#7 Florida v #3 Marquette	Thu, 3/22		Phoenix			MARQ -2
	ELITE 8 - REGIONAL FINAL
15	Game 13 Winner v Game 14 Winner	Sat, 3/24		Phoenix

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Midwest Region Bracket, TV Schedule, Sites, Announcers, Spreads

Game	Matchup	Date	Time	Location	Announcers	TV	Spread
	FIRST ROUND
	Vermont def Lamar 71-59	Wed, 3/15	6:40 ET	Dayton	Eagle-Spanarkel	truTV	LAM -3
	Cal v South Florida	Wed, 3/15	9:05 ET	Dayon	Eagle-Spanarkel	truTV	CAL -2.5
	SECOND ROUND
1	#1 North Carolina def #16 Vermont 77-58	Fri, 3/16	4:05 ET	Greensboro	Nantz-Kellogg	TBS	TBA
2	#8 Creighton def #9 Alabama 58-57	Fri, 3/16	1:40 ET	Greensboro	Nantz-Kellogg	TBS	ALA -1.5
3	#13 Ohio def #4 Michigan 65-60	Fri, 3/16	7:30 ET	Nashville	Eagle-Spanarkel	TNT	MICH -6
4	#12 South Florida def #5 Temple 58-44	Fri, 3/16	9:55 ET	Nashville	Eagle-Spanarkel	TNT	TBA
5	#2 Kansas def #15 Detroit 65-50	Fri, 3/16	9:52 ET	Omaha	Albert-Kerr-Sager	truTV	KU -15
6	#10 Purdue def #7 St. Mary's 72-59	Fri, 3/16	7:27 ET	Omaha	Albert-Kerr-Sager	truTV	PU -2
7	#3 Georgetown def #14 Belmont 74-59	Fri, 3/16	3:05 ET	Columbus	Brando-Gminski	truTV	GU -3.5
8	#11 NC State def #6 San Diego State 79-65	Fri, 3/16	12:40 ET	Columbus	Brando-Gminski	truTV	NCST -1.5
	THIRD ROUND
9	#1 North Carolina def #8 Creighton 87-73	Sun, 3/18	5:15 ET	Greensboro	Nantz-Kellogg	CBS
10	#13 Ohio def #12 South Florida 62-56	Sun, 3/18	7:10 ET	Nashville	Eagle-Spanarkel	TBS
11	#2 Kansas def #10 Purdue 63-60	Sun, 3/18	8:40 ET	Omaha	Albert-Kerr-Sager	TNT
12	#11 NC State def #3 Georgetown 66-63	Sun, 3/18	12:15 ET	Columbus	Brando-Gminski	CBS
	SWEET 16
13	#1 North Carolina v #13 Ohio	Fri, 3/23		St. Louis			UNC -10.5
14	#2 Kansas v #11 NC State	Fri, 3/23		St. Louis			KU -8
	ELITE 8 - REGIONAL FINAL
15	Game 13 Winner v Game 14 Winner	Sun, 3/23		St. Louis

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2012 Final Four TV Schedule, Tip Time, Dates, Announcers, Spread

Game	Matchup	Date	Time	Location	Announcers	Spread
	FINAL FOUR
1	South v West	March 31	6:07 PM*	New Orleans, LA	Nantz-Kellogg-Kerr
2	East v Midwest	March 31	8:47 PM*	New Orleans, LA	Nantz-Kellogg-Kerr
	NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
3	Game 1 Winner v Game 2 Winner	April 2	9:21 PM	New Orleans, LA	Nantz-Kellogg-Kerr

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