2011 NCAA Tournament: A Look Ahead
2011 Final Four - Houston
The 2011 NCAA Tournament culminates with the Final Four in Houston, TX. Houston will also be the home of the Final Four in 2016. The format of the 2011 Tournament will be the same as usual, although there has been talk of expanding the event in future years, it will not impact 2011.
The Lousiana Superdome, which will host the 2012 Final Four, gets a test run here in the Regional Finals. Interestingly, the Regional Finals will be played at 2 massive 30,000+ stadiums (Superdome & Alamodome), and 2 standard arenas.
Opening Round: March 15
UD Arena, Dayton, OH
Host: University of Dayton
1st and 2nd Rounds: March 17 and 19
Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
Host: Mountain West Conference
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
Host: University of South Florida
McKale Center, Tucson, AZ
Host: University of Arizona
Verizon Center, Washington, DC
Host: Georgetown University
1st and 2nd Rounds: March 18 and 20
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
Host: University of North Carolina-Charlotte
United Center, Chicago, IL
Host: Big Ten Conference
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
Host: Cleveland State University
BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
Host: University of Tulsa
West Regional: March 24 and 26
Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
Host: Big West Conference
Southeast Regional: March 24 and 26
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA
Host: Tulane University
East Regional: March 25 and 27
Prudential Center, Newark, NJ
Host: Seton Hall University
Southwest Regional: March 25 and 27
Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Host: University of Texas-San Antonio
Final Four: April 2 and 4
Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
Hosts: University of Houston, Rice University
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