2nd ROUND March 15-16 2nd ROUND March 15-16 3rd ROUND March 17-18 3rd ROUND March 17-18 REGIONAL SEMIFINALS March 22-23 REGIONAL SEMIFINALS March 22-23 REGIONAL FINALS March 24-25 REGIONAL FINALS March 24-25 NATIONAL SEMIFINALS March 31 NATIONAL SEMIFINALS March 31 CHAMPION April 2 HUFFPOST SPORTS NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET To view an interactive version of the bracket and read full game previews and recaps, visit www.huffingtonpost.com/sports and www.huffingtonpost.com/news/march-madness SOUTH WEST MIDWEST EAST 8 9 5 12 4 13 6 11 3 14 7 10 1 16 2 15 8 9 5 12 4 13 6 11 3 14 7 10 1 16 2 15 Iowa St. UConn Wichita St. VCU Indiana New Mexico St. UNLV Colorado Baylor S. Dakota St. Notre Dame Xavier Kentucky W. Kentucky Duke Lehigh Memphis St. Louis New Mexico Long Beach St. Louisville Davidson Murray St. Colorado St. Marquette BYU Florida Virginia Michigan St. LIU Missouri Norfolk St. 8 9 5 12 4 13 6 11 3 14 7 10 1 16 2 15 8 9 5 12 4 13 6 11 3 14 7 10 1 16 2 15 Creighton Alabama Temple USF Michigan Ohio SDSU NC State Georgetown Belmont St. Mary’s Purdue UNC Vermont Kansas Detroit Kansas St. Southern Miss. Vanderbilt Harvard Wisconsin Montana Cincinnati Texas Florida St. St. Bon. Gonzaga West Virginia Syracuse UNC-Asheville Ohio St. Loyola (MD)