Last Updated on March 12, 2011 8:01 pm by drew
2011 March Madness TV Guide
(The Spread) – The 2011 version of March Madness is set to begin next week and will be played out over the next three weeks. Here is a look at the information for this year’s tournament.
View Current College Basketball Odds
The tournament will feature 68 teams for the first time in history and will be broadcast over four different networks. The field is pretty wide open and should feature plenty of entertaining basketball games, so you want to make sure you know when and where to find each contest.
– 2011 March Madness Odds: Coming Soon – To be released Sunday night
– Important Dates:
Selection Sunday: March 13
First Four (Opening Four Play-in Games): March 15 & 16
Second Round: March 17 & 18
Third Round: March 19 & 20
Sweet Sixteen: March 24 & 25
Elite Eight: March 26 & 27
Final Four: April 2 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
Championship Game: April 4 at Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
– Arena & TV Information
First Four – March 15 & 16
*All Games air on truTV
Venue – University of Daytona Arena, Dayton, OH
Game 1 – 6:30 p.m. – March 15
Game 2 – 9 p.m. – March 15
Game 3 – 6:30 p.m. – March 16
Game 4 – 9 p.m. – March 16
Second & Third Rounds
*TV Schedule for Games based on tipoff time
CBS: 12:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
TBS: 1:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 9:15 p.m.
TNT: 2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:45 p.m.
truTV: 12:30 pm., 3:00 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:55 p.m.
Venues – Verizon Center, Washington D.C. (Mar. 17 & 19)
McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz. (Mar. 17 & 19)
Pepsi Center, Denver, Col. (Mar. 17 & 19)
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Fla. (Mar. 17 & 19)
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio (Mar. 18 & 20)
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C. (Mar. 18 & 20)
United Center, Chicago, Ill. (Mar. 18 & 20)
BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla. (Mar. 18 & 20)
Sweet Sixteen & Elite Eight – March 24-27
*TV Schedule for Sweet Sixteen Games based on tipoff time
CBS: 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m.
TBS: 7:15 p.m., 9:55 p.m.
*All Elite Eight Games air on CBS
Mar 26: 4:20 p.m. & 6:55 p.m.
Mar 27: 2:10 p.m. & 4:55 p.m.
West Regional – March 24 & 26 – Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.
Southeast Regional – March 24 & 26 – New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, La.
Southwest Regional – March 25 & 27 – Alamodome, San Antonio, Tex.
East Regional – Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.
Final Four & National Championship – April 2 & 4
*All Games air on CBS
April 2: 6 & 8:30 p.m.
April 4: 9 p.m.
Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX
– 2010 March Madness Recap:
The 2010 NCAA Tournament was won by the Duke Blue Devils. It was Duke’s fourth national title in school history. The Blue Devils were given 15/1 odds to win the tournament prior to it starting, so they paid out $1,500 for a $100 wager. The Blue Devils narrowly defeated Butler in the championship game by a final score of 61-59. Butler entered the tournament with 100/1 odds to win.
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