Here are some key dates for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Selection Sunday: March 15, 2009 - NCAA basketball odds will be posted
Opening Round Game: March 17, 2009 - Play-in game UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
First Round: March 19-20, 2009 - That’s the day when 12 seeds upend 5 seeds on the college basketball point spread
- Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, N.C.)
- Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.)
- Wachovia Center (Philadelphia)
- Roes Garden (Portland, Ore.)
Second Round: March 21-22, 2009
- Taco Bell Arena (Boise, Idaho.)
- UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
- American Airlines Arena (Miami)
- HHH Metrodome (Minneapolis)
Third Round: March 26-27, 2009
- TD Banknorth Garden (Boston)
- University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)
- Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
- FedEx Forum (Memphis)
Final Four: April 4 & 6, 2009
- Ford Field (Detroit)