2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Pairings and Times

OPENING ROUND
UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 18
Coppin State vs. Mount St. Mary's, 7:30 ET on ESPN

EAST (Charlotte, NC)
FIRST ROUND
Raleigh, N.C.
No. 1 North Carolina (32-2) vs. No. 16 Mount St. Mary's-Coppin State winner, 7:10 PM
No. 8 Indiana (25-7) vs. No. 9 Arkansas (22-11), 9:30 PM

Denver, Col.
No. 5 Notre Dame (24-7) vs. No. 12 George Mason (23-10), 9:40 PM
No. 4 Washington State (24-8) vs. No. 13 Winthrop (22-11), 7:20 PM

Birmingham, Ala.
No. 6 Oklahoma (22-11) vs. No. 11 Saint Joseph's (21-12), 7:25 PM
No. 3 Louisville (24-8) vs. No. 14 Boise State (25-8), 9:30 PM
No. 2 Tennessee (29-4) vs. No. 15 American (21-11), 12:15 PM
No. 7 Butler (29-3) vs. No. 10 South Alabama (26-6), 2:30 PM

SECOND ROUND
Raleigh, NC: North Carolina—Coppin State-Mount St. Mary’s, Md. winner vs. Indiana-Arkansas winner, 5:10 PM

Denver, Col.: Washington State-Winthrop winner vs. Notre Dame-George Mason winner, 6:40 PM

Birmingham, Ala.
Tennessee-American winner vs. Butler-South Alabama winner, 2:30 PM
Louisville-Boise State winner vs. Oklahoma-Saint Joseph’s winner, 5 PM

Semifinals
Thursday, March 27
Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, NC

Championship
Saturday, March 29
Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, NC

MIDWEST (Detroit, MI)
FIRST ROUND
Omaha, Neb.
No. 1 Kansas (31-3) vs. No. 16 Portland State (23-9), 12:25 PM
No. 8 UNLV (26-7) vs. No. 9 Kent State (28-6), 2:45 PM

Tampa, Fla.
No. 5 Clemson (24-9) vs. No. 12 Villanova (20-12), 9:40 PM
No. 4 Vanderbilt (26-7) vs. No. 13 Siena (22-10), 7:20 PM

Raleigh, N.C.
No. 2 Georgetown (27-5) vs. No. 15 UMBC (24-8), 2:35 PM
No. 7 Gonzaga (25-7) vs. No. 10 Davidson (26-6), 12:25 PM

Omaha, Neb.
No. 3 Wisconsin (29-4) vs. No. 14 Cal State Fullerton (24-8), 9:30 PM
No. 6 Southern California (21-11) vs. No. 11 Kansas State (20-11), 7:10 PM

SECOND ROUND
Omaha, Neb.
Wisconsin-Cal State Fullerton winner vs. Southern Cal-Kansas State winner, 4:20 PM
Kansas-Portland State winner vs. UNLV-Kent State winner, 6:50 PM

Tampa: Vanderbilt-Siena winner vs. Clemson-Villanova winner, 12:10 PM

Raleigh: Georgetown-Maryland-Baltimore County winner vs. Gonzaga-Davidson winner, 2:40 PM

Semifinals
Friday, March 28
Ford Field in Detroit, MI

Championship
Sunday, March 30
Ford Field in Detroit, MI

SOUTH (Houston, TX)
FIRST ROUND
Little Rock, Ark.
No. 1 Memphis (33-1) vs. No. 16 Texas Arlington (21-11), 9:40 PM
No. 8 Mississippi State (22-10) vs. No. 9 Oregon (18-13), 7:25 PM

Denver
No. 5 Michigan State (25-8) vs. No. 12 Temple (21-12), 12:30 PM
No. 4 Pitt (26-9) vs. No. 13 Oral Roberts (24-8), 2:50 PM

Little Rock, Ark.
No. 2 Texas (28-6) vs. No. 15 Austin Peay (24-10), 2:50 PM
No. 7 Miami (Fla.) (22-10) vs. No. 10 Saint Mary's (25-6), 12:30 PM

Anaheim, Calif.
Thursday, March 20
No. 3 Stanford (26-7) vs. No. 14 Cornell (22-5), 4:40 PM
No. 6 Marquette vs. No. 11 Kentucky, 2:30 PM

SECOND ROUND
Little Rock, Ark.
Texas-Austin Peay winner vs. Miami-Saint Mary’s, Calif. winner, 2:15 PM
Memphis-Texas-Arlington winner vs. Mississippi State-Oregon winner, 4:45 PM

Anaheim, Calif.: Stanford-Cornell winner vs. Marquette-Kentucky winner, 6:45 PM

Denver: Pittsburgh-Oral Roberts winner vs. Michigan State-Temple winner, 9:10 PM

Semifinals
Friday, March 28
Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX

Championship
Sunday, March 30
Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX

WEST (Phoenix, AZ)
FIRST ROUND
Anaheim, Calif.
No. 1 UCLA (31-3) vs. No. 16 Mississippi Valley State (17-15), 9:40 PM
No. 8 BYU (27-7) vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (24-10), 7:25 PM

Tampa, Fla.
No. 5 Drake (28-4) vs. No. 12 Western Kentucky (27-6), 12:30 PM
No. 4 Connecticut (24-8) vs. No. 13 San Diego (21-13), 2:45 PM

Washington, D.C.
No. 2 Duke (27-5) vs. No. 15 Belmont (25-8), 7;10 PM
No. 7 West Virginia (24-10) vs. No. 10 Arizona (19-14), 9:30 PM
No. 3 Xavier (27-6) vs. No. 14 Georgia (17-16), 12:20 PM
No. 6 Purdue (24-8) vs. No. 11 Baylor (21-10), 2:40 PM

SECOND ROUND
Anaheim: UCLA-Mississippi Valley State winner vs. BYU-Texas A&M winner, 9:15 PM
Tampa: Connecticut-San Diego winner vs. Drake-Western Kentucky winner, 2:40 PM

Washington, D.C.
Duke-Belmont winner vs. West Virginia-Arizona winner, 2:10 PM
Xavier-Georgia winner vs. Purdue-Baylor winner, 4:40 PM

Semifinals
Thursday, March 27
US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ

Championship
Saturday, March 29
US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ

FINAL FOUR
Alamodome in San Antonio, TX
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 5
Midwest champion vs. West champion
East champion vs. South champion

Championship
Monday, April 7
Semifinal winners

The CBS play by play and anaylysts for each site are as follows:
Anaheim - Dick Enberg, Carter Blackburn, and Jay Bilas
Denver - Gus Johnson and Len Elmore
Omaha - Kevin Harlan and Dan Bonner
Washington - Craig Bolerjack and Bob Wenzel
Birmingham - Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Little Rock - Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
Raleigh - Jim Nantz and Billy Packer
Tampa - Tim Brando and Mike Gminski

Thursday-Saturday games: Honda Center (Anaheim, California), Pepsi Center (Denver, Colorado), Qwest Center Omaha (Omaha, Nebraska), and Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.)

Friday-Sunday games: BJCC Arena (Birmingham, Alabama), Alltel Arena (Little Rock, Arkansas), RBC Center (Raleigh, North Carolina), and St. Pete Times Forum (Tampa, Florida)