2013 NCAA Tournament Sites and Dates: Future Locations and Schedule
Below are the NCAA tournament sites and dates for 2013 and 2014. Each 1st and 2nd round NCAA tournament location will host a total of eight teams with the NCAA tournament schedule taking place on either Thursday and Saturday or Friday and Sunday. The NCAA tournament sites for the Regional semifinals and finals will host four teams and will also play their games on either Thursday/Saturday or Friday/Monday.
The host for each NCAA tournament site may not play at that site. Also, every effort is made to ensure that teams that are seeded 4th are better are not placed in an NCAA tournament location that could give a home court advantage to an opponent in the first two rounds. The NCAA tournament dates that correspond to the sites can also be important as, for example, BYU may not be placed on a path that could have the Cougars playing on a Sunday.
NCAA Tournament Sites & Schedule 2013
First and Second Rounds
Thursday and Saturday
March 21 and 23, 2013
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit, Michigan
Host: Oakland University
Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
Host: University of Kentucky
EnergySolutions Arena
Salt Lake City, Utah
Host: University of Utah
HP Pavilion
San Jose, California
Host: West Coast Conference
Friday and Sunday
March 22 and 24, 2013
University of Dayton Arena
Dayton, Ohio
Host: University of Dayton
Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Host: Temple University
Sprint Center
Kansas City, Missouri
Host: Missouri Valley Conference
Frank Erwin Center
Austin, Texas
Host: University of Texas
Regionals
Thursday and Saturday
March 28 and 30, 2013
East Regional
Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Host: Georgetown Uinversity
West Regional
Staples Center
Los Angeles, California
Host: Pepperdine University
Friday and Sunday
March 29 and 31, 2013
Midwest Regional
LucasOil Stadium
Indianapolis, Indiana
Host: IUPUI/Horizon League
South Regional
Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, Texas
Host: Big 12 Conference
Final Four
Saturday and Monday
April 6 and 8, 2013
Georgia Dome
Atlanta, Georgia
Host: Georgia Tech
NCAA Tournament Sites & Schedule 2014
First and Second Rounds
Thursday and Saturday
March 20 and 22, 2014
First Niagra Center
Buffalo, New York
Host: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
BMO Harris Bradley Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Host: Marquette University
Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
Host: Stetson University
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Spokane, Washington
Host: Washington State University
Friday and Sunday
March 21 and 23, 2014
PNC Arena
Raleigh, North Carolina
Host: North Carolina State University
AT&T Center
San Antonio, Texas
Host: University of Texas at San Antonio
Viejas Arena
San Diego, California
Host: San Diego State University
Scottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
Host: Missouri Valley Conference
Regionals
Thursday and Saturday
March 27 and 29, 2014
South Regional
FedEx Forum
Memphis, Tennessee
Host: University of Memphis
West Regional
Honda Center
Anaheim, California
Host: Big West Conference
Friday and Sunday
March 28 and 30, 2014
Midwest Regional
LucasOil Stadium
Indianapolis, Indiana
Host: IUPUI/Horizon League
East Regional
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York
Host: St. John's University/Big East Conference
Final Four
Saturday and Monday
April 5 and 7, 2014
Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, Texas
Host: Big 12 Conference