It’s this month of the year again and it’s time for another run towards the championship title as the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball college teams that successfully made it through the season are all ready to play in this tournament.
It’s time for the 2011 March Madness!
The 2011 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament is set to start on March 15, 2011 with 68 schools filling up the bracket to play in a single-elimination format. Updates in their positions are going to be made as the matches go on.
This year’s March Madness championship game will be held on April 4, 2011 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA.
The 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament bracket has been released that includes the complete team rankings.
Here are the 2011 top seeded teams in the their respective regions.
The 2010 NCAA Champions Duke Blue Devils are top seed for the West Regional, the Pittsburgh Panthers for Southeast, Kansas Jayhawks at Southwest and the Ohio State Buckeyes for the East as well as the tournament’s top seed overall.
This is the first time that a total of 68 teams will enter the March Madness tournament. The last four at-large teams selected and the four lowest ranked automatic qualifiers will play in the “First Four” Round.
Here’s the complete 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket and the update in this list will be applied as the tourney goes on.
2011 NCAA National Championship Game
(3) Connecticut vs Butler (8)
(4) Kentucky vs Connecticut (3)
(11) VCU vs Butler (8)
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East Regional
Regional Finals or Elite Eight
(4) Kentucky vs North Carolina (2)
Regional Semifinals or Sweet Sixteen
(1) Ohio State vs Kentucky (4)
(11) Marquette vs North Carolina (2)
Third Round
(1) Ohio State vs George Mason (8)
(5) West Virginia vs Kentucky (4)
(11) Marquette vs Syracuse (3)
(7) Washington vs North Carolina (2)
Second Round
(1) Ohio State vs Texas-San Antonio (16)
(8) George Mason vs Villanova (9)
(5) West Virginia vs Clemson (12)
(4) Kentucky vs Princeton (13)
(6) Xavier vs Marquette (11)
(3) Syracuse vs Indiana State (14)
(7) Washington vs Georgia (10)
(2) North Carolina vs Long Island (15)
First Four
(12) UAB vs Clemson (12)
(16) Texas-San Antonio vs Alabama State (16)
West Regional
Regional Finals or Elite Eight
(5) Arizona vs Connecticut (3)
Regional Semifinals or Sweet Sixteen
(1) Duke vs Arizona (5)
(3) Connecticut vs San Diego State (2)
Third Round
(1) Duke vs Michigan (8)
(5) Arizona vs Texas (4)
(6) Cincinnati vs Connecticut (3)
(7) Temple vs San Diego State (2)
Second Round
(1) Duke vs Hampton (16)
(8) Michigan vs Tennessee (9)
(5) Arizona vs Memphis (12)
(4) Texas vs Oakland (13)
(6) Cincinnati vs Missouri (11)
(3) Connecticut vs Bucknell (14)
(7) Temple vs Penn State (10)
(2) San Diego State vs Northern Colorado (15)
Southeast Regional
Regional Finals or Elite Eight
(8) Butler vs Florida (2)
Regional Semifinals or Sweet Sixteen
(8) Butler vs Wisconsin (4)
(3) BYU vs Florida (2)
Third Round
(1) Pittsburgh vs Butler (8)
(5) Kansas State vs Wisconsin (4)
(3) BYU vs Gonzaga (11)
(7) UCLA vs Florida (2)
Second Round
(1) Pittsburgh vs UNC-Asheville (16)
(8) Butler vs Old Dominion (9)
(5) Kansas State vs Utah State (12)
(4) Wisconsin vs Belmont (13)
(6) St. John’s vs Gonzaga (11)
(3) BYU vs Wofford (14)
(7) UCLA vs Michigan State (10)
(2) Florida vs UC-Santa Barbara (15)
First Four
(16) UNC-Asheville vs Arkansas-Little Rock (16)
Southwest Regional
Regional Finals or Elite Eight
(1) Kansas vs VCU (11)
Regional Semifinals or Sweet Sixteen
(1) Kansas vs Richmond (12)
(11) VCU vs Florida State (10)
Third Round
(1) Kansas vs Illinois (9)
(13) Morehead State vs Richmond (12)
(11) VCU vs Purdue (3)
(10) Florida State vs Notre Dame (2)
Second Round
(1) Kansas vs Boston University (16)
(8) UNLV vs Illinois (9)
(5) Vanderbilt vs Richmond (12)
(4) Louisville vs Morehead State (13)
(6) Georgetown vs VCU (11)
(3) Purdue vs Saint Peter’s (14)
(7) Texas A&M vs Florida State (10)
(2) Notre Dame vs Akron (15)
First Four
(11) Southern California vs VCU (11)
The national semifinals teams that will be in the 2011 NCAA Final Four bracket will be determined after the Eight Finals Round so make sure to monitor the 2011 NCAA Basketball schedule for update.
Don’t forget to watch the 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament live stream. The March Madness Final Four will be held on April 2 and the NCAA Basketball Finals will happen on April 4 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA.
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