Updated January 03, 2012
The NCAA Tournament is the year's greatest event for couch potatoes -- there's just nothing like wall-to-wall basketball from noon to midnight. But even if you've got one of those HDTVs the size of a stadium jumbotron, it just isn't the same as being there. And in 2012 there's a bonus - the Final Four host city is New Orleans - one of America's top tourist destinations.Plan your trip now and experience the 2012 NCAA Tournament in person.
The application process for Final Four tickets will run from mid-March until May 31, 2011. Tickets for the other sites will be available from the host venues and schools at a later date.
| First Four: Tuesday and Wednesday, March 13 and 14 | |
| University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH | Host: University of Dayton |
| Second and Third Rounds: Thursday and Saturday, March 15 and 17 | |
| The Pit, Albuquerque, NM | Host: University of New Mexico |
| KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY | Host: University of Louisville |
| Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA | Host: Duquesne University |
| Rose Garden, Portland, OR | Host: University of Oregon |
| Second and Third Rounds: Friday and Sunday, March 16 and 18 | |
| Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH | Host: Ohio State |
| Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC | Host: ACC |
| Bridgestone Center, Nashville, TN | Host: Ohio Valley Conference |
| Qwest Center, Omaha, NE | Host: Creighton University |
| Regionals: Thursday and Saturday, March 22 and 24 | |
| TD Garden, Boston, MA | Host: Boston College |
| US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ | Host: Arizona State |
| Regionals: Friday and Sunday, March 23 and 25 | |
| Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA | Host: Georgia Tech |
| Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO | Host: Saint Louis University |
| Final Four: Saturday and Monday, March 31 and April 2 | |
| Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA | Host: Tulane University |