As the second week of March approaches, fans of collegiate basketball will be glued once again to their screens for the freshest updates about the events happening during NCAA's March Madness 2016.
The events will begin during Selection Sunday, March 13, as the NCAA men's and women's basketball committees decide which teams will make the cut for the upcoming basketball championship. Fans can catch all the action during the special two-hour telecast on CBS and live-streamed on NCAA.com.
On March 15 and March 16, the First Four games will be held at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
The schedule for the First and Second Rounds will be held at different venues from March 17 to March 20. Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) will be held on March 24 to March 27 and the National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship) will happen on April 2 and April 4.
The complete schedule is as follows:
First and Second Rounds
March 17 and 19
- Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island (Host: Providence College)
- Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa, (Host: Iowa State University)
- PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina, (Host: North Carolina State University)
- Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado, (Host: Mountain West Conference)
March 18 and 20
- Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, (Host: Atlantic 10 Conference)
- Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri, (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
- Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, (Host: Big 12 Conference)
- Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington, (Host: University of Idaho)
- Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
March 24 and 26
- South Regional, KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky, (Host: University of Louisville)
- West Regional, Honda Center, Anaheim, California, (Host: Big West Conference)
March 25 and 27
- East Regional, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (Host: La Salle University)
- Midwest Regional, United Center, Chicago, Illinois, (Host: Big Ten Conference)
- National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)
April 2 and 4
- NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas (Hosts: Rice University, Texas Southern University, University of Houston)
The leading team, according to the Associated Press, is Kansas, but it has already incurred four losses. Based on statistics, there was no AP No. 1 team with more than three losses during the last decade. This means that any team can claim the top spot anytime during the current season.
The events during the NCAA March Madness 2016 will be broadcasted live by various streaming service providers, including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Roku gadgets.
