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2012 NCAA Tournament Printable Bracket Available

sportsreporter — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:50:29 +0000

The NCAA Tournament brackets for 2012 have just been announced by CBS Sports and ESPN, among other major media sites. The Kentucky Wildcats will enter the tournament with the #1 overall seed, while North Carolina, Michigan State, and Syracuse will hold the other #1 seeds. We have the complete NCAA March Madness printable bracket for you, as well as links to each of the four regions for closer analysis!On Selection Sunday’s TV shows, college basketball fans learned which teams will be in the Big Dance. We mentioned the top seeds above, but who else will be participating in the 2012 NCAA Tournament field?

Check out the field region by region at the links below:

NCAA Tournament 2012 East Region
NCAA Tournament 2012 West Region
NCAA Tournament 2012 South Region
NCAA Tournament 2012 Midwest Region

Also, we have the complete NCAA Tournament 2012 printable bracket below:

Now it’s time to get busy with those picks! Analysts from ESPN, CBS Sports, and college basketball fans worldwide are already making their NCAA tournament picks and predictions. They’ll be participating in those lucrative pools in the office, or online, or maybe they’re in Vegas. Nonetheless, this is what makes March Madness such a fun time of year!

So who are your predictions to win the 2012 NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament? Feel free to write us in the comments section below!

Want the 2012 NIT bracket? Get it here at NCAA.com!

2012 NIT Basketball Tournament Printable Bracket Available

sportsreporter — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:31:57 +0000

The 2012 NIT Basketball tournament printable bracket has now been released! Here at Sports Ticket Soup we will provide more coverage of the NCAA Tournament bracket schedule, matchups, teams, games and results. However, we realize that the fans of schools around the country will also be cheering on teams for the NIT!The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this season. There will be 32 teams competing in four bracket sections, seeded 1 through 8. All of the higher seeds in each matchup will be the host school and hold the games on their campus or homecourt. The one exception will be Dayton traveling to play at Iowa. This is due to the fact that Dayton, Ohio is the host area for the First Four games of the NCAA tournament held on Tuesday and Wednesday, and several other games in the second round.

Among the top seeds competing in the NIT will be Washington, Seton Hall, Tennessee, and Arizona. Check out the complete printable NIT bracket for 2012 below! Click on the image below to get a larger printable bracket.

2012 NIT Tournament Printable Bracket

The 2012 NIT tournament games get underway on Tuesday, March 13th with the first round. ESPN has announced they will bring coverage of all of the games of the NIT on their network via their channels including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and their live streaming website, ESPN3. Game times are to be announced.

NCAA Tournament 2012 Live Stream Schedule for Apps

sportsreporter — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:59:36 +0000

If you’re interested in the NCAA tournament 2012 live streaming and TV viewing schedule, you’ve come to the right place! This year’s 66 games of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will be available for viewing online or by television. It won’t matter which region of the country you’re in, if you have high speed internet and cable or satellite television, the games are at your fingertips!

The NCAA basketball tournament will be available on live stream this year through personal computers, laptops, iPhone, iPad, and select Android mobile phones. There will be a one-time charge of $3.99 involved, but for the ability to watch any game from the total of 67, that’s not a bad deal at all!

So how can you watch the NCAA Tournament live streaming online? A new service called “NCAA March Madness Live” has been released which will allow fans to do that. The official announcement from the NCAA website’s March Madness section reads:

Watch all 67 games of NCAA March Madness live on your computer,
iPhone, iPad, and select Android phones for a one-time price of $3.99

The iTunes app store and Android Market will both have this available soon! As of this update, they have revealed the app is available for fans to purchase. It is available for Apple iTunes app but not yet at the Android Market aka ‘Google Play’.

Among the devices that the NCAA basketball live stream games can be seen on will be iPod Touch, iPad, iPhone, PC’s, laptops, and Android devices including select smartphones and tables.

Once fans have purchased the new app, it will allow them to watch any and all of the 67 games from this year’s edition of March Madness!

Here’s how the NCAA Tournament 2012 schedule looks:

Selection Sunday March 11
National Bracket Day March 12
First Four March 13-14
Second Round March 15-16
Third Round March 17-18
Sweet 16 March 22-23
Elite 8 March 24-25
Final Four March 31
National Championship April 2

That’s right, National Bracket Day is actually a holiday (although your boss might not agree)! That’s when the world as we know it begins to be overcome by March Madness, as crazed NCAA fans start to fill out their brackets for ESPN’s Bracket Challenge and office pools!

For television coverage, this year’s games are once again being shown on CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV. These channels are available on most cable and satellite providers around the country. TruTV will be showing the “First Four” games on March 13th. CBS, TBS and TNT take over from the second round on March 15th. CBS will exclusively televise the Final Four on March 31st and the National Championship on April 2nd.

So if you’re a March Madness fan, there’s no excuse not to see any and all games of your choice. With the NCAA tournament 2012 live stream video feeds and television coverage, the entire “Big Dance” is just a mouse or remote click away!

See more info: NCAA.com

NCAA Tournament 2012 Brackets: West Region Teams & Schedule

sportsreporter — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:58:38 +0000

The NCAA Tournament 2012 brackets started out blank, but as March Madness arrived, the teams and locations became public knowledge. As of Selection Sunday on March 11th, we’ll know the full details of who is playing who, when and where they’ll play. This article will preview the NCAA tournament’s 2012 West region.

The 2012 NCAA Tournament West Regional will be the Phoenix, Arizona region. The host will be Arizona State University with games played at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ.

Teams seeded in this region will play on Thursday, March 15th and/or Friday, March 16th for the second round. Television coverage will be available on CBS, TBS, and TNT, with NCAA Tournament live streaming video also available from the iTunes app store and Android Market.

As of the latest reports, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi has the Michigan State Spartans listed as the #1 seed in this region with 15 other hungry teams. Once they’ve been revealed on Selection Sunday, we’ll have the second round NCAA tournament bracket matchups for the West Region listed below!

#1 Michigan State (27-7)

#16 LIU Brooklyn (25-8)

#8 Memphis (26-8)

#9 Saint Louis (25-7)

#5 New Mexico (27-8)

#12 Long Beach St. (25-8)

#4 Louisville (26-9)

#13 Davidson (25-7)

#6 Murray St. (30-1)

#11 Colorado St. (20-11)

#3 Marquette (25-7)

#14 BYU/Iona winner

#7 Florida (23-10)

#10 Virginia (22-9)

#2 Missouri (30-4)

#15 Norfolk St. (25-9)

The Second Round games of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament for 2012 will begin on March 15th, 2012!

NCAA Tournament 2012 Brackets: East Region Teams & Schedule

sportsreporter — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:57:37 +0000

The NCAA Tournament 2012 brackets are officially unveiled with team seed positions and matchups on Selection Sunday. Once that’s happened on March 11th, we’ll have the full look at who will be playing where. This article will preview the fourth of the brackets for the NCAA tournament’s 2012 East region.

The 2012 NCAA Tournament East Regional will be the Boston, Massachusetts Region. The host will be Boston College with games played at the TD Banknorth Center in Boston, MA.

Teams seeded in this region will play second round games starting on Thursday, March 15th, and/or Friday, March 16th. TV coverage of the region will be seen on CBS, TBS, and TNT. There will also be NCAA tournament live streams available for PC’s, laptops, mobile phones and various tablet devices through iTunes app store and the Android Market.

As of this report, Joe Lunardi of ESPN has projected the #1 seed in this region will be the Syracuse Orange, along with 15 other teams looking to dance. Once they’ve been revealed on Selection Sunday, we’ll have the second round NCAA tournament bracket matchups for the East Region listed below!

#1 Syracuse (31-2)

#16 UNC Asheville (24-9)

#8 Kansas St. (32-2)

#9 Southern Miss (25-8)

#5 Vanderbilt (24-10)

#12 Harvard (26-4)

#4 Wisconsin (24-9)

#13 Montana (25-6)

#6 Cincinnati (24-10)

#11 Texas (20-13)

#3 Florida St (24-9)

#14 St. Bonaventure (20-11)

#7 Gonzaga (25-6)

#10 West Virginia (19-13)

#2 Ohio St (27-7)

#15 Loyola MD (24-8)

The Second Round games of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament for 2012 will begin on March 15th, 2012!

NCAA Tournament 2012 Brackets: South Region Teams & Schedule

sportsreporter — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:57:04 +0000

On Sunday, March 11th, the NCAA Tournament 2012 brackets will be officially revealed to the masses! After the major announcement is made, we’ll have a clear picture of which teams are seeded where in the four different regions. This article will provide a preview of all the games from the NCAA tournament’s 2012 South region.

The 2012 NCAA Tournament South Regional will be the Atlanta, Georgia region. The host school will be Georgia Tech, with games played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. The winner of this regional advances to the Final Four in New Orleans, LA.

Teams seeded in this region will play on Thursday, March 15th and/or Friday, March 16th for the second round. Television coverage will be available on CBS, TBS, and TNT, with live streaming video also available from the iTunes app store and Android Market.

Currently, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi projects the North Carolina Tarheels as the #1 seed in the South. They’ll join 15 other teams in the dance. Once they’ve been revealed on Selection Sunday, we’ll have the second round NCAA tournament bracket matchups for the South Region listed below!

#1 Kentucky

#16 Miss Valley State vs Western KY winner

#8 Iowa State

#9 Connecticut

#5 Wichita State

#12 Virginia Commonwealth

#4 Indiana

#13 New Mexico St.

#6 UNLV

#11 Colorado

#3 Baylor

#14 S. Dakota St.

#7 Notre Dame

#10 Xavier

#2 Duke

#15 Lehigh

The Second Round games of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament for 2012 will begin on March 15th, 2012!

NCAA Tournament 2012 Brackets: Midwest Region Teams & Schedule

sportsreporter — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:56:14 +0000

The NCAA Tournament 2012 brackets will be officially revealed on Sunday, March 11th. That’s what Selection Sunday arrives for avid fans of March Madness, and the team matchups for the four regions will be unveiled. This article will provide a preview of the NCAA tournament’s 2012 Midwest region.

The 2012 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional will be the St. Louis, Missouri region. The host school will be Saint Louis University, with games played at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri. The winner of this regional advances to the Final Four in New Orleans, LA.

Joe Lunardi of ESPN’s Bracketology currently projects the Kentucky Wildcats to get the #1 seed in the Midwest. Once they’ve been revealed on Selection Sunday, we’ll have the complete second round NCAA tournament bracket matchups for the Midwest Region listed below!

#1 North Carolina (29-5)

#16 Lamar/Vermont winner

#8 Creighton (28-5)

#9 Alabama (21-11)

#5 Temple (24-7)

#12 Cal/South Fl. winner

#4 Michigan (24-9)

#13 Ohio (27-7)

#6 San Diego St. (26-7)

#11 NC State (22-12)

#3 Georgetown (23-8)

#14 Belmont (27-7)

#7 Saint Mary’s (27-5)

#10 Purdue (21-12)

#2 Kansas (27-6)

#15 Detroit (22-13)

The Second Round games of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament for 2012 will begin on March 15th, 2012!

Selection Sunday 2012 Time and Date for NCAA Tournament Brackets

sportsreporter — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:51:16 +0000

When the Selection Sunday 2012 time and date finally arrive, we’ll get the official reveal of this year’s NCAA tournament brackets. The drama of the NCAA tournament starts building in the fall when teams first report for Midnight Madness. It slowly builds throughout the season, garnering extra attention as Championship Week takes over in the first week of March. But before the complete and utter chaos that is the first-round of the tournament, there is the chaos of the filling of the brackets. This day is known as Selection Sunday.

Selection Sunday will be Sunday, March 11th and the Selection show will begin at the completion of the final Conference championship game played on that day – likely the ACC or Big Ten. Upon completion, which is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. ET, CBS holds exclusive rights for the Selection Sunday bracket reveal. They will have an in-studio crew who analyzes and discusses each bracket, region by region, as they reveal each seeding and who received favorable/unfavorable draws.

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Now for the important info you need to know!

Click on the image below to get your complete printable NCAA Tournament Bracket for 2012!

2012 NCAA Tournament Brackets by Region:

NCAA Tournament 2012 Brackets: East Region Teams & Schedule

NCAA Tournament 2012 Brackets: West Region Teams & Schedule

NCAA Tournament 2012 Brackets: South Region Teams & Schedule

NCAA Tournament 2012 Brackets: Midwest Region Teams & Schedule

Selection Sunday TV schedule:

NCAA Selection Show 6PM EST (CBS)
SportsCenter 6PM EST (ESPN)
Bracketology 7PM EST (ESPN)

Selection Sunday Online:

NCAA.com, ESPN.com, CBSSports.com

On the 6PM SportsCenter show, ESPN will also have in-studio analysts picking apart each quadrant of the bracket mere moments after the CBS official brackets are unveiled. Among the analysts usually seen giving their expert thoughts, analysis, and predictions are Dick Vitale, Digger Phelps, Hubert Davis, Bobby Knight, Doug Gottlieb, Jay Williams and Jay Bilas.

Once Selection Sunday specials have ended, it’s time for the March Madness and bracket predictions to start. The actual tournament will open two days later on the 13th with the first two “play-in” games. The NCAA tournament recently expanded to 68 teams from 65, so now there are four play-in games to help determine the round-of-64 match-ups.

The Madness as we know it begins on Thursday, March 15, with a full slate of 16 games on CBS (who has exclusive rights to the Final Four and Championship games), as well as the Turner family of networks – TNT, TBS, and TruTV.

NCAA Tournament 2012 Live Stream Online Service Announced

sportsreporter — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:33:45 +0000

The NCAA Tournament bracket 2012 will have a total of 67 games for fans to enjoy. This year they won’t only be seen on television but also via the NCAA March Madness live streaming video service. The recently-unveiled service allows users to watch the games on a variety of devices for a low price throughout the NCAA tournament. While fans won’t be able to watch NCAA tournament 2012 games for free online, they will have a very low price for this service. Read on for more info about this exciting new release!
The latest service was recently announced at the NCAA March Madness site. This was previously known as “March Madness on Demand” and previously the live stream was free. However, the one-time charge doesn’t seem bad at all for the amount of basketball included. With 67 games on the schedule starting March 13th, being able to see them all is a college basketball fan’s dream come true!

So what is NCAA March Madness Live all about? The newly-announced NCAA tournament streaming service boasts the ability to watch all 67 games from this year’s Big Dance for a one-time price of just $3.99, making a great value for the tournament. The live stream will work on users’ iPads, iPhones, iPod Touch, select Android phones and computers. Users can also use the service on multiple items they own such as a laptop and iPhone, computer and Android device, etc., for the one-time fee.

Features that have been built into this latest NCAA March Madness live stream service include the ability to watch all 67 games each as they happen live, as well as a way to view brackets by region, round and date. Also included will be live box scores, highlights, live radio coverage, the ability to post Facebook or Twitter updates, and the ability to get alerts on the latest news for the NCAA tournament games.

Minimum requirements to use the service on a laptop or PC, per the website:

NCAA March Madness Live™ is optimized for the most recent browsers and requires Flash and a broadband connection. Specifically, NCAA March Madness Live™ supports Internet Explorer 7+, Firefox 6+ and Safari 5.0.2+ and Google Chrome 14+. NCAA March Madness Live™ requires the free Flash plug-in, version 10.2 or greater. To deliver the highest quality video experience, it’s best to limit other application usage (e.g. open email windows, other browsers etc.) when watching video. This will provide more system resources to your video playback experience.

The NCAA tournament live streaming games begin with the First Four which will be played in Dayton, Ohio on March 13th and 14th. This will be a great way for those who might not have Tru TV on their cable or satellite service to catch the first round games. The second round games begin on Thursday, March 15th.

More information on this great new service is available here at the FAQ section of the NCAA March Madness live website.

ACC Tournament 2012 Live Stream & TV Viewing Info

sportsreporter — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:35:14 +0000

The ACC Tournament 2012 starts up on Thursday March 8th, and concludes on Sunday March 11th in Atlanta, Georgia. Top seeds North Carolina, Virginia, Duke and Florida State will all attempt to capture the conference championship en route to the Big Dance!The ACC tournament games will be available for fans to watch online via live stream video feeds from ESPN. This will be done through the WatchESPN broadband sports website which has been showing a variety of conference championship games through the week leading up to Selection Sunday 2012.

Also, the ACC Network and ESPN will be showing games on television for NCAA March Madness fans. Check your local listings for the appropriate channels on your cable or satellite service provider.

Thursday, March 8th Games (First Round):

#8 Maryland vs. #9 Wake Forest
12PM EST on ACC Network/ESPNU

#5 NC State vs. #12 Boston College
2PM EST on ACC Network/ESPNU

#7 Clemson vs. #10 Virginia Tech
7PM EST on ACC Network/ESPNU

#6 Miami vs. #11 Georgia Tech
9:30 PM EST on ACC Network/ESPNU

Friday, March 9th Games (Quarterfinals):

#1 North Carolina vs. #8 Maryland
12PM EST on ACC Network/ESPN2

#4 Virginia vs. #5 NC State
2PM EST on ACC Network/ESPN2

#2 Duke vs. #10 Virginia Tech
7PM EST on ACC Network/ESPN2

#3 Florida State vs. #6 Miami
9PM EST on ACC Network/ESPN2

Saturday, March 10th Games (Semifinals):

#1 North Carolina vs. #5 NC State
1PM EST on ESPN and ACC Network

#2 Duke vs. #3 Florida State
3PM EST on ESPN and ACC Network

Sunday, March 11th Game (ACC Championship Game):

#1 North Carolina vs. #3 Florida State
1PM EST on ESPN and ACC Network

Once the tournament has concluded on Sunday, the bracket experts may have a clearer picture about which ACC teams will make it into the Big Dance for March Madness 2012!

The ACC Tournament has provided some magical moments in past editions. NCAA basketball fans won’t want to miss out on the potential for upsets and excitement galore. To see the above games live streaming online, visit the WatchESPN website at ESPN3.com for more details!