NCAA Basketball Tournament – March Madness 2009

Every year in March and early April, basketball fans all over the world watch the annual March Madness basketball tournament, which is the time for basketball at its mad extreme.

This Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament is played among several college basketball clubs, in a span of 19 days and covers 13 cities. The tournament finally ends in Detroit, MI, with the Final Four to determine the winner of the NCAA College Basketball Champion. Each year the tournament brings more excitement as so many games go right down to the wire, with another team being eliminated from the tournament with every match.

Each team puts up its very best, as if a team loses during March Madness, they’re done! They simply won’t get another chance to prove themselves like in other basketball events. Elite Eight matches will play from March 28 – 29 with the final Four playing on April 4. The National Championship match of the tournament will be played on Monday 6 April 2009 to decide the champion for this exciting tournament.

This year, basketball fans will see some exciting NCAA basketball results. March 15 has been selected as Selection Sunday, with Round 1 playing from March 19 – 20 and Round 2 of the tournament playing from March 21 – 22. NCAA Sweet 16 will be played from March 26 – 27 as part of NCAA March Madness 2009.

The First and Second Rounds of the tournament will see 8 exciting rounds, which will play from March 19 to March 22, 2009. Greensboro Rounds 1 & 2 will be held at Greensboro, Coliseum on March 19 and 21. Kansas City Rounds 1 & 2 will be held at Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO on March 19 and21. Philadelphia Rounds 1 & 2 will be held at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA on March 19 and 21, 2009. Portland Rounds 1 & 2 will be held at Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OP on March 19 and 21 as well. Bosie Rounds 1 & 2 will be held on March 20 and 22 at Taco Bell Arena, Boise, ID. Dayton Rounds 1 & 2 will be held in Dayton Area, Dayton, OH on March 20 and 22 as well. Miami Rounds 1 & 2 as well as Minneapolis Rounds 1 & 2 will beheld in American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL and Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN respectively on 20 and 22 March.

The Regional matches for the men’s basketball tournament include the West Regional, East Regional, Midwest Regional and South Regional matches. West Regional will be played at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ on March 26 and 28, whereas the East Regional will be played on the same dates at TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA. Midwest Regional and South Regional will both be played on 27 and 29 March 2009 at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN and FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN respectively.The NCAA College Basketball Final Four match will be played in the first week of April on 4 and 6 April 2009, at For Field, Detroit, MI.

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