The 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involves 68 teams playing in asingle-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 78th edition of the tournament began on March 15, 2016, and will conclude with the championship game on April 4 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Previously, the Round of 64 was known as theSecond Round since the 2011 edition, but it was reverted to the moniker First Round for this coming tournament. The First Four was previously named the First Round.
First Four - March 15 and 16University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio(Host: University of Dayton)
First and Second Rounds - March 17 and 19Dunkin' 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 20Barclays 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: Gonzaga University)
Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
March 24 and 26South Regional, KFC Yum! Center,Louisville, Kentucky, (Host: University of Louisville)West Regional, Honda Center, Anaheim, California, (Host: Big West Conference)March 25 and 27East 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 4NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas (Hosts:Rice University, Texas Southern University, University of Houston)
