KFC YUM! Center to Host 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball 2nd and 3rd Rounds
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Twenty-five preliminary round sites for the 2014 and 2015 Division I Men’s Basketball Championships, as well as the 2014 Division II and Division III Men’s Basketball Championships, have been selected to serve as hosts for the NCAA men’s basketball tournaments. The 25 cities hosting portions of the 76th and 77th Division I Men’s Basketball Championship have combined to host nearly 1,000 tournament games in the event’s history, including Madison Square Garden in New York.
The city of Louisville along with the University of Louisville is proud to host the NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship 2nd/3rd Rounds in 2015. Games will be played on March 19thand 21st at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville.
Louisville is a city full of endless possibilities. It’s a city located somewhere between “way out there” and “feels like home”. A place known as both the “southern most northern city” and “the northern most southern city”. A place so unique, that you can pronounce our name 5 different ways – Looavul, Luhvul, Loueville, Looaville, Looeyville. It’s a place just for you, no matter how you wanna say it.
| DATE | HOST | ROUND | SITE | FACILITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 17-18 | Dayton | First Four | Dayton, Ohio | UD Arena |
| March 19/21 | Jacksonville | 2nd/3rd Rounds | Jacksonville, Fla. | Veterans Memorial Arena |
| March 19/21 | Louisville | 2nd/3rd Rounds | Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center |
| March 19/21 | Duquesne | 2nd/3rd Rounds | Pittsburgh | Consol Energy Center |
| March 19/21 | Oregon | 2nd/3rd Rounds | Portland, Ore. | Rose Garden |
| March 20/22 | UNC-Charlotte | 2nd/3rd Rounds | Charlotte, N.C. | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| March 20/22 | Ohio State | 2nd/3rd Rounds | Columbus, Ohio | Nationwide Arena |
| March 20/22 | Creighton | 2nd/3rd Rounds | Omaha, Neb. | CenturyLink Center |
| March 20/22 | Washington | 2nd/3rd Rounds | Seattle | KeyArena |
| March 26/28 | Mid-American Conference | Midwest Regional | Cleveland | Quicken Loans Arena |
| March 26/28 | Pepperdine | West Regional | Los Angeles | Staples Center |
| March 27/29 | Rice/Houston | South Regional | Houston, Texas | Reliant Stadium |
| March 27/29 | Syracuse | East Regional | Syracuse, N.Y. | Carrier Dome |
