Get ready to start humming “One Shining Moment,” college basketball season is almost upon us. (Getty)
So, your team is going to win it all right? Of course they are.
It’s the beginning of the season. Anything is possible and everyone is the best team in the country. But before you start singing victory songs and planning your squad’s post-championship to the White House, you need to know where that road to a title will take you.
Read on for the dates and locations for each round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament. It’s all ahead of us guys, get ready for basketball season.
2016 First Four
Tuesday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 16
Dayton, Ohio
University of Dayton Arena
Dayton Flyers, host
2016 First Weekend
Thursday, March 17 and Saturday, March 19
Denver, Colorado
Pepsi Center
Mountain West Conference, host
Des Moines, Iowa
Wells Fargo Arena
Iowa State Cyclones, host
Providence, Rhode Island
Dunkin Donuts Center
Providence Friars, host
Raleigh, North Carolina
PNC Arena
North Carolina State Wolfpack, host
Friday, March 18 and Sunday, March 20
Brooklyn, New York
Barclays Center
Atlantic 10 Conference, host
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Big 12 Conference, host
St. Louis, Missouri
Scottrade Center
Missouri Valley Conference, host
Spokane, Washington
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Idaho Vandals, host
2016 Regionals
Thursday, March 24 and Saturday, March 26
West
Anaheim, California
Honda Center
Big West Conference, host
South
Louisville, Kentucky
KFC YUM! Center
Louisville Cardinals, host
Friday, March 25 and Sunday, March 27
Midwest
Chicago, Illinois
United Center
Big Ten Conference, host
East
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wells Fargo Center
La Salle Explorers, host
2016 Final Four
Saturday, April 2 and Monday, April 4
Houston, Texas
NRG Stadium
Houston Cougars and Rice Owls, host