March Madness 2016 Date Location Venue Of Ncaa Tournament First Second Rounds

The 2016 NCAA Tournament features two new hosts as Brooklyn and Des Moines join Providence, St. Louis, Raleigh, Oklahoma City, Denver and Spokane as first- and second-round sites. 

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The First Four will kick off the tournament at its usual site in Dayton, Ohio with four No. 16 seeds playing for the chance to face the No. 1 seeds in two regions. Also in Dayton, a pair of No. 11 seeds and No. 12 seeds will battle for a spot in the field of 64. 

From there its on to the first and second rounds. Here’s the information about the opening games for the 2016 NCAA Tournament’s field of 64 beginning on March 17. Eight schools will play at each location. 

March 17, 19

Host: Providence  Where: Providence, R.I. Venue: Dunkin Donuts CenterHost: Iowa State Where: Des Moines, Iowa Venue: Wells Fargo ArenaHost: NC State Where: Raleigh, N.C. Venue: PNC ArenaHost: Mountain West Where: Denver Venue: Pepsi Center

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Host: Atlantic 10  Where: Brooklyn, N.Y. Venue: Barclays CenterHost: Missouri Valley Where: St. Louis Venue: Scottrade CenterHost: Big 12 Where: Oklahoma City Venue: Chesapeake Energy ArenaHost: Idaho Where: Spokane, Wash. Spokane Venue: Veterans Memorial Arena