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Final Four 2012: Peyton Siva, Louisville To Play Kentucky, Kansas Faces Ohio State

2012-03-26T10:00:15Z

Peyton Siva and the Louisville Cardinals punched their ticket to the Final Four against the Florida Gators, setting up a rematch with hated Kentucky. The Wildcats beat the Baylor Bears on Sunday to earn their spot in the NCAA Tournament semifinal. Louisville will play Kentucky on Saturday, March 31st in New Orleans at the Louisiana Superdome, tip-off scheduled at 3:09 PM PT/6:09 PM ET, on CBS.

Ohio State (who beat Syracuse in the regional final) now faces Kansas, who rocked up North Carolina in their regional final, with tip-off scheduled at 5:49 PM PT/8:49 PM ET, on CBS.

For up-to-the-minute scores on all NCAA Tournament games, please check out SI.com's complete scoreboard.

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NCAA Tournament Schedule 2012: Game Times, TV Schedule, Announcers & More For Sunday's Elite Eight Matchups

2012-03-25T16:35:31Z

Sunday should prove to be a good day for most NCAA basketball fans as a pair of high-intensity Elite Eight matchups are set to take place as the road to the Final Four has almost run it's course.

The morning game has the No. 3 seeded Baylor Bears taking on the No. 1 seeded Kentucky Wildcats out in the South Region finale out in Atlanta, with tipoff set for 11:20 a.m. PT with coverage on CBS:

Date	Sun., March 25 \| 11:20 a.m. PT
Location	Atlanta, Ga. \| Georgia Dome (35,000)
TV	CBS
Announcers:	Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg
Radio	ESPN Central Texas - Sirius 92 / XM 190

The afternoon game should prove to be a doozy as well as the No 1. seeded North Carolina Tar Heels take on the No. 2 Kansas Jayhawks this afternoon in the Midwest Region finale out in St. Louis, will tipoff set for 2:20 p.m. with coverage also on CBS.

Date: Sunday, 3/25, 2:05 p.m. PT

Location: St. Louis, Edward Jones Dome

TV: CBS

Announcers: Marv Albert and Steve Kerr

For up-to-the-minute scores on all NCAA Tournament games, please check out SI.com's complete scoreboard.

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NCAA Basketball Schedule: Game Time & TV Info For Saturday

2012-03-17T12:01:20Z

The Gonzaga Bulldogs must be counting their lucky stars that they are still in the hunt for the national championship after Friday night. WCC champs the St. Mary's, Calif. Gaels saw themselves eliminated by the Purdue Boilermakers but more than that, two separate No. 2 seeds were sent packing within four hours of one another in the Round of 64, as Duke and Missouri were both stunned by No. 15 seeds -- upsets of the historical variety.

The stage has now been set for a tournament where absolutely anything can happen. Saturday kicks off the Round of 32 and it is entirely possible that No. 1 Syracuse will be sent packing. Hope you filled out your brackets in pencil, because sheesh.

Saturday's games will feature Thursday's winners duking it out to determine who enters the Sweet 16 as we get one day closer to crowning a national champion.

Syracuse. vs. Kansas St., 12:15 p.m. on CBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller

Ohio St. vs. Gonzaga, 2:45 p.m. (tentative) on CBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller

Marquette vs. Murray St., 5:15 p.m. on CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery

Wisconsin vs. Vanderbilt, 6:10 p.m. on TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel

Indiana vs. VCU, 7:10 p.m. on TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner

Kentucky vs. Iowa St., 7:45 p.m. (tentative) on CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery

Baylor vs. Colorado, 8:40 p.m. (tentative) on TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel

Louisville vs. New Mexico, 9:40 p.m. (tentative) on TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner

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Watch 2012 NCAA Tournament Online Friday With March Madness Live

2012-03-16T11:00:20Z

Well, March Madness is three days deep and if you haven't enjoyed the action yet, you need to check your pulse. Thursday's 2nd round (first round is technically the play-in games) games are all wrapped up but Friday is sure to bring you hours and hours and hours of basketball-watching-enjoyment.

March Madness, also known as the NCAA Tournament, is one of the only major sporting events in this country to take part, a large portion of it anyway, during work hours. If you're one of the lucky few (or unlucky?) that has a job and you're at work today but hoping for a way to watch the games online, you'll be quite pleased to know that the NCAA has your back. If you head to the March Madness 2012 official website, you can sign up to have every single game stream live on your computer, smartphone, or tablet for just $3.99. Also, if you receive a cable subscription from one of the eligible providers, be sure to have your account number handy. With it, you'll be able to bypass the $3.99 fee, allowing you to watch all the action online for the low price of free.

CBS Sports will also be streaming live the free games on their official website whenever a game is airing on CBS.

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March Madness 2012, Gonzaga Vs. West Virginia: Game Time, TV Schedule And More

2012-03-15T18:00:45Z

The Gonzaga Bulldogs have got their dancing shoes on once again, looking to make a deep run in the 2012 NCAA Tournament this year. But standing in their way is Bob Huggins and his West Virginia Mountaineers, who have their eyes on some Final Four glory as well.

The Zags enter their 14th straight NCAA tournament berth with high hopes after getting an at-large bid with the loss to St. Mary's in the WCC Championship. Nevertheless, Gonzaga is poised to make another run even though their opponent are playing essentially a home game so close to West Virginia.

The Mountaineers earned themselves a No. 10 seed in the East bracket, entering their seventh NCAA Tournament in the last eight years after making the 2010 Final Four.They closed out their season with only four wins in their last 12 matchups after earning an at-large bid, finishing the regular season with a 19-13 overall mark and 9-9 record in the Big East.

Date: March, 15 2012

Time: 4:20 PM PT (7:20 ET)

Location: CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA

TV: TNT Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)

To discuss more on the Bulldogs tournament hopes, head over to The Slipper Still Fits. For the Mountaineers side of the street, make sure you check out The Smoking Musket. For more on the NCAA tournament in general, please check out SB Nation's dedicated NCAA hoops hub.

Watch 2012 NCAA Tournament Online With March Madness Live

2012-03-15T14:55:35Z

March Madness is already two days in and if you haven't yet caught the fever yet it's going to happen soon. The First Four games are all wrapped up and the play-ins are set, but the traditional Round of 64 that marks the beginning of the craziness that is the 2012 NCAA Tournament proper will begin on Thursday morning, at 9am PT.

If there's any time in the year that you should 'get sick' and stay home from work, it might be Thursday and Friday. It's probably a little late for this if you haven't yet done it, but as men are doing across the nation in record numbers, hopefully you planned your vasectomy surgery for this morning (clever bastards!), so you can just kick back and watch non-stop college hoops for the next 48 hours or so. If you didn't yet realize it, Thursday and Friday will be wall-to-wall college hoops.

If you weren't so forward thinking, or maybe if didn't want to get a vasectomy, and you're at work but hoping for a way to watch the games online, you'll be quite pleased to know that the NCAA has your back. If you head to the March Madness 2012 official website, you can sign up to have every single game stream live on your computer, smartphone, or tablet for just $3.99. Also, if you receive a cable subscription from one of the eligible providers, be sure to have your account number handy. With it, you'll be able to bypass the $3.99 fee, allowing you to watch all the action online for the low price of free.

CBS Sports will also be streaming live the free games on their official website whenever a game is airing on CBS. If you're overwhelmed with your choices in basketball viewing, head over to SB Nation.com for this easy guide to the best games of the day.

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NCAA Tournament 2012: TV Times, Schedule, Announcers For Thursday

2012-03-15T09:55:03Z

It's here. The wait is over. The 2012 NCAA tournament is upon us boys and girls, and the excitement is palpable.

Thursday will consist of 16 action-packed games, with No. 1 seeds Kentucky Wildcats and Syracuse Orangemen in action, as well as a number of other exciting teams like UNLV, Kansas State, Ohio State, Wisconsin and of course, the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

Essentially there are two sessions, the morning/early afternoon session of games and the evening session of games, all are broken down below for your viewing enjoyment. So get the popcorn ready, find a comfy seat, and if need be call in sick to work (but you didn't hear that from me).

All times Pacfic.

THURSDAY, MARCH 15- Morning/early afternoon session

Murray State vs. Colorado State, 9:15 AM PT, CBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)

Kansas State vs. Southern Miss, 9:40 AM PT, truTV (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)

Louisville vs. Davidson, 10:40 AM PT, TBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)

Wisconsin vs. Montana, 11:10 AM PT, TNT (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)

Marquette vs. BYU/Iona, 30 minutes after conclusion of Murray St/Colorado St, CBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)

Syracuse vs. UNC Asheville, 30 minutes after conclusion of Kansas St/Southern Miss, truTV (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)

New Mexico vs. Long Beach St., 30 minutes after conclusion of Louisville/Davidson, TBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)

Vanderbilt vs. Harvard, 30 minutes after conclusion of Wisconsin/Montana, TNT (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)

-Late afternoon/evening games-

Kentucky vs. Mississippi Valley State/Western Kentucky, 3:50 PM PT, TBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)

Wichita State vs. VCU, 4:15 PM PT, CBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)

Gonzaga vs. West Virginia, 4:20 PM PT, TNT (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)

Baylor vs. South Dakota State, 4:27 PM PT, truTV (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)

Iowa State vs. Connecticut, 30 minutes after conclusion of Kentucky/MVS-WKU winner, TBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)

Indiana vs. New Mexico State, 30 minutes after conclusion of Wichita St/VCU, CBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)

Ohio State vs. Loyola Maryland, 30 minutes after conclusion of Gonzaga/West Virginia, TNT (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)

UNLV vs. Colorado, 30 minutes after conc. of Baylor/South Dakota State, truTV (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)

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NCAA Basketball Tournament 2012: Full Schedule, TV Information & Announcers For Wednesday-Friday

2012-03-14T13:00:37Z

As we've mentioned around these parts earlier, March Madness is going multi-platform again in 2012 as TruTV, TNT and TBS join CBS with the broadcasting privileges. All four networks will handle the opening-round games, ensuring every single game will be broadcast and TruTV gets all the love on Wednesday. In addition to the network television, CBS' March Madness on Demand should also be up and running.

In case you haven't gotten, and yet filled out a bracket, I'd like to direct you towards':

SB Nation's custom printable NCAA Tournament Bracket.

It's really special. You know why? Because while you're going through and trying to figure out which teams you should pick when you've never even heard of half of them them, in your life, ever, we've embedded handy little links to our network of team blogs that should get you up to speed and on the right track toward the perfect bracket. (PS, you'll never get a perfect bracket, but we can help you get a better one).

Here's the schedule for the next few days, with TV and gametime, channel, location, and announcers. You're welcome.

Wednesday, 3/14:

Vermont Catamounts vs. Lamar Cardinals - Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. PT, truTV (Dayton)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline)

South Florida Bulls vs. California Golden Bears - Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. PT, truTV (Dayton)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline)

Thursday, 3/15

Murray State vs. Colorado State, 9:15 AM PT, CBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)

Kansas State vs. Southern Miss, 9:40 AM PT, truTV (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)

Louisville vs. Davidson, 10:40 AM PT, TBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)

Wisconsin vs. Montana, 11:10 AM PT, TNT (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)

Marquette vs. BYU/Iona, 30 minutes after conclusion of Murray St/Colorado St, CBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)

Syracuse vs. UNC Asheville, 30 minutes after conclusion of Kansas St/Southern Miss, truTV (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)

New Mexico vs. Long Beach St., 30 minutes after conclusion of Louisville/Davidson, TBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)

Vanderbilt vs. Harvard, 30 minutes after conclusion of Wisconsin/Montana, TNT (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)

Kentucky vs. Mississippi Valley State/Western Kentucky, 3:50 PM PT, TBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)

Wichita State vs. VCU, 4:15 PM PT, CBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)

Gonzaga vs. West Virginia, 4:20 PM PT, TNT (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)

Baylor vs. South Dakota State, 4:27 PM PT, truTV (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)

Iowa State vs. Connecticut, 30 minutes after conclusion of Kentucky/MVS-WKU winner, TBS (Louisville)
Announcers: Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)

Indiana vs. New Mexico State, 30 minutes after conclusion of Wichita St/VCU, CBS (Portland)
Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sideline)

Ohio State vs. Loyola Maryland, 30 minutes after conclusion of Gonzaga/West Virginia, TNT (Pittsburgh)
Announcers: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)

UNLV vs. Colorado, 30 minutes after conc. of Baylor/South Dakota State, truTV (Albuquerque)
Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Bob Wenzel (analyst), Jamie Maggio (sideline)

Friday, 3/16

Cincinnati vs. Texas, 9:15 AM PT, CBS (Nashville)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline)

San Diego St. vs. NC State, 9:40 AM PT, truTV (Columbus)
Announcers: Tim Brando (play-by-play), Mike Gminski (analyst), Otis Livingston (sideline)

Creighton vs. Alabama, 10:40 AM, TBS (Greensboro)
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

Florida vs. Virginia, 11:10 AM, TNT (Omaha)
Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Craig Sager (sideline)

Florida State vs. St. Bonaventure, 30 minutes after conc. of Cincinnati/Texas, CBS (Nashville)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline)

Georgetown vs. Belmont, 30 minutes after conclusion of San Diego St./NC State, truTV (Columbus)
Announcers: Tim Brando (play-by-play), Mike Gminski (analyst), Otis Livingston (sideline)

North Carolina vs. Lamar/Vermont, 30 minutes after conclusion of Creighton/Alabama, TBS (Greensboro)
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

Missouri vs. Norfolk St., 30 minutes after conclusion of Florida/Virginia, TNT (Omaha)
Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Craig Sager (sideline)

Memphis vs. Saint Louis, 3:50 PM PT, TBS (Columbus)
Announcers: Tim Brando (play-by-play), Mike Gminski (analyst), Otis Livingston (sideline)

Duke vs. Lehigh, 4:15 PM PT, CBS (Greensboro)
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

Michigan vs. Ohio, 4:20 PM PT, TNT (Nashville)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline)

St. Mary's (CA) vs. Purdue, 4:27 PM PT, truTV (Omaha)
Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Craig Sager (sideline)

Michigan State vs. LIU Brooklyn, 30 minutes after conclusion of Memphis/St. Louis, TBS (Columbus)
Announcers: Tim Brando (play-by-play), Mike Gminski (analyst), Otis Livingston (sideline)

Notre Dame vs. Xavier, 30 minutes after conclusion of Duke/Lehigh, CBS (Greensboro)
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

Temple vs. California/South Florida, 30 minutes after conclusion of Michigan/Ohio, TNT (Nashville)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline)

Kansas vs. Detroit, 30 minutes after conclusion of St. Mary's/Purdue, truTV (Omaha)
Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Craig Sager (sideline)

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