Lauren Kirschman, NCAA Tournament, Ray Mernagh, Teams

KIRSCHMAN & MERNAGH: 2012 NCAA TOURNAMENT MANIFESTO

March 13, 8:28 PM:
Gracious sakes alive in the name of John Wooden.

I can understand your dislike for this event I mean, dang, it’s not like some team from the CAA will get in unexpectedly, get routinely bashed by everyone from Joe Lunardi to Jay Bilas and, in-spite of all the negativity, still win five games to get to the final four….oh wait.

Iona vs BYU
Machado vs Carlino — two great guards with really good support. This could be a great game and the winner has a chance to win 1-2 “real” games afterwards.

Vermont vs Lamar
My hope for this one of Lamar’s seniors to hit a deep three from the corner to win it at the buzzer, dig a blunt out of his sock, light it up and blow the smoke in Pat Knight’s face. Would that change your un-American view of the First Four?
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The First Four (Round One) - University of Dayton Arena
-Mississippi Valley State vs. Western Kentucky
-Lamar vs. Vermont
-BYU vs. Iona
-California vs. South Florida

ROUNDS 2 & 3 (Various Sites):
PITTSBURGH - Consol Energy Center — Thurs/Sat
-Syracuse vs. UNC-Asheville
-Kansas State vs. Southern Miss

-Gonzaga vs. West Virginia
-Ohio State vs. Loyola (MD)

LOUISVILLE - KFC Yum! Center — Thurs/Sat
-Kentucky vs. Miss. Valley St/WKU winner
-Iowa State vs. Connecticut

-Murray State vs. Colorado State
-Marquette vs.BYU/Iona winner

Columbus - Nationwide Arena — Fri/Sun
-Michigan State vs. LIU-Brooklyn
-Memphis vs. St. Louis

-San Diego State vs. NC State
-Georgetown vs. Belmont

Greensboro - Greensboro Coliseum — Fri/Sun
-Notre Dame vs. Xavier
-Duke vs. Lehigh

-North Carolina vs. Lamar/Vermont winner
-Creighton vs. Alabama

Portland - Rose Garden — Thurs/Sat
-Wichita State vs. VCU
-Indiana vs. New Mexico State

-New Mexico vs. Long Beach State
-Louisville vs. Davidson

Nashville - Bridgestone Arena — Fri/Sun
-Cincinnati vs. Texas
-Florida State vs. St. Bonaventure

-Temple vs. California/South Florida winner
-Michigan vs. Ohio

Omaha - Century Link Center — Fri/Sun
-Florida vs. Virginia
-Missouri vs. Norfolk State

-St. Mary’s vs. Purdue
-Kansas vs. Detroit

Albuquerque - The Pit — Thurs/Sat
-UNLV vs. Colorado
-Baylor vs. South Dakota State

-Vanderbilt vs. Harvard
-Wisconsin vs. Montana

REGIONAL FINALS (Sweet 16 & Elite 8):
Boston - TD Garden

Atlanta - Georgia Dome

Phoenix - US Airways Center

St. Louis - Edward Jones Dome

2012 NCAA FINAL FOUR - New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome

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