All information is tentative, with dates based on this season's schedule aligned against a Selection Sunday date of March 17, 2013. If you have any information to correct or clarify the sites and dates found here, please e-mail me at bloggingthebracket at gmail dot com.
| Conference | Site | Dates | Defending Champions |
| America East | Early rounds: Albany, NY SEFCU Center (source) Championship: at highest remaining seed |
Quarterfinals: Mar. 9 Note: Boston University will be ineligible because of its move to the Patriot League for the 2013-14 academic year. |
Stony Brook (reg. season) Vermont (tournament) |
| Atlantic 10 | Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center (source) |
First Round: Mar. 14 Quarterfinals: Mar. 15 Semifinals: Mar. 16 Championship: Mar. 17, 1 p.m. ET (CBS) |
Temple (reg. season) St. Bonaventure (tournament) |
| Atlantic Coast | Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum (source) |
First Round: Mar. 14 Quarterfinals: Mar. 15 Semifinals: Mar. 16 Championship: Mar. 17, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN/ACC Network) |
North Carolina (reg. season) Florida State (tournament) |
| Atlantic Sun | Macon, GA University Center (source) |
Quarterfinals: Mar. 6-7 Semifinals: Mar. 8 Championship: Mar. 9 |
Belmont (double, departing for OVC) |
| Big 12 | Kansas City, MO Sprint Center (source) |
First Round: Mar. 13 Quarterfinals: Mar. 14 Semifinals: Mar. 15 Championship: Mar. 16 |
Kansas (reg. season) Missouri (tournament, departing for SEC) |
| Big East | New York City Madison Square Garden (source) |
First Round: Mar. 12 Note: Connecticut will be ineligible as they will be barred from the NCAA Tournament because of APR. |
Syracuse (reg. season) Louisville (tournament) |
| Big Sky | At regular season champion (source) |
Quarterfinals: Mar. 14 Semifinals: Mar. 15 Championship: Mar. 16 |
Montana (double) |
| Big South | Conway, SC Student Recreation and Convocation Center |
First Round: Mar. 5 Quarterfinals: Mar. 7 Semifinals: Mar. 9 Championship: Mar. 10 |
UNC Asheville (double) |
| Big Ten | Chicago United Center (source) |
First Round: Mar. 14 Quarterfinals: Mar. 15 Semifinals: Mar. 16 Championship: Mar. 17 |
Michigan State (reg, season tie and tournament) |
| Big West | Anaheim Honda Center (source) |
Quarterfinals: Mar. 14 Note: UC Riverside will likely be ineligible as they will be barred from the NCAA Tournament because of APR. |
Long Beach State (double) |
| Colonial Athletic | Richmond Richmond Coliseum (source) |
(dates tentative due to new CAA/Comcast TV deal and, well, the fact 7 teams will participate instead of 11) (source) Note: UNC Wilmington and Towson will likely be ineligible as they will be barred from the NCAA Tournament because of APR. Georgia State.and Old Dominion will definitely be ineligible thanks to their departures for |
Drexel (reg. season) VCU (tournament, departing for A-10) |
| Conference USA | Tulsa BOK Center (source) |
First Round: Mar. 13 Note: UCF is ineligible due to an NCAA postseason ban. |
Memphis (double) |
| Horizon League | First Round: campus sites Quarterfinals and Semifinals: at regular season champion Championship: at highest remaining seed |
First Round: Mar. 5 Quarterfinals: Mar. 8 Semifinals: Mar. 9 Championship: Mar. 12 |
Valparaiso (reg. season) Detroit (tournament) |
| Ivy League | Regular season champion earns NCAA bid. | Not Applicable |
Harvard (reg. season) |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic | Springfield, MA MassMutual Center (source) |
First Round: Mar. 8 Quarterfinals: Mar. 9 Semifinals: Mar. 10 Championship: Mar. 11 |
Iona (reg. season) Loyola, Md. (tournament) |
| Mid-American | First Round: campus sites Second Round-Final: Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena |
First Round: Mar. 11 Note: Toledo will likely be ineligible, as they will be barred from the NCAA Tournament because of APR. |
Akron (reg. season) Ohio (tournament) |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic | Norfolk, VA Norfolk Scope Arena (source) |
First Round: Mar. 12 Quarterfinals: Mar. 13-14 Semifinals: Mar. 15 Championship: Mar. 16 |
Savannah State (reg. season) Norfolk State (tournament) |
| Missouri Valley | St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center (source) |
First Round: Mar. 7 Quarterfinals: Mar. 8 Semifinals: Mar. 9 Championship: Mar. 10 |
Wichita State (reg. season) Creighton (tournament) |
| Mountain West | Las Vegas, NV Thomas & Mack Center (source) |
First Round: Mar. 13 Quarterfinals: Mar. 14 Semifinals: Mar. 15 Championship: Mar. 16 |
San Diego State (reg. season) New Mexico (tournament) |
| Northeast | Campus sites | Quarterfinals: Mar. 7 Semifinals: Mar. 10 Championship: Mar. 13 |
Long Island U. (double) |
| Ohio Valley | Nashville, TN Nashville Municipal Auditorium (source) |
First Round: Mar. 6 Note: Jacksonville State will likely be ineligible as they will be barred from the NCAA Tournament because of APR. |
Murray State (double) |
| Pac-12 | Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena (source) |
First Round: Mar. 13 Quarterfinals: Mar. 14 Semifinals: Mar. 15 Championship: Mar. 16 |
Washington (regular season) Colorado (tournament) |
| Patriot League | Campus sites | Quarterfinals: Mar. 6 Semifinals: Mar. 10 Championship: Mar. 13 |
Bucknell (regular season) Lehigh (tournament) |
| Southeastern | Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena (source) |
(tentative due to expansion) First Round: Mar. 14 Quarterfinals: Mar. 15 Semifinals: Mar. 16 Championship: Mar. 17 (1 p.m. ET, ABC) |
Kentucky (regular season) Vanderbilt (tournament) |
| Southern | Asheville, NC U.S. Cellular Center (source) |
First Round: Mar. 8 Quarterfinals: Mar. 9 Semifinals: Mar. 10 Championship: Mar. 11 |
Davidson (double) |
| Southland | Katy, TX Merrell Center (source) |
Quarterfinals: Mar. 14 Note: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will likely be ineligible as they will be barred from the NCAA Tournament because of APR. |
UT Arlington (reg. season) Lamar (tournament) |
| Southwestern Athletic | Garland, TX Special Events Center (source) |
Quarterfinals: Mar. 13-14 Note: Grambling will be eligible even though the NCAA punished them for low APR. The Tigers will suffer other punishments instead. Southern will also be eligible this season. On the other hand, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Mississippi Valley State will likely be ineligible as they will be barred from the NCAA Tournament because of APR. |
Miss. Valley State (double) |
| Summit League | Sioux Falls, SD Sioux Falls Arena (source) |
Quarterfinals: Mar. 9-10 Semifinals: Mar. 11 Championship: Mar. 12 |
Oral Roberts (reg. season, departing for Southland) South Dakota State (tournament) |
| Sun Belt | Hot Springs, AR Summit Arena and Hot Springs Convention Center (source) |
First Round: Mar. 9 Quarterfinals: Mar. 10 Semifinals: Mar. 11 Championship: Mar. 12 |
Middle Tennessee (reg. season) Western Kentucky (tournament) |
| West Coast | Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena (source) |
First Round: Mar. 6 Second Round: Mar. 7 Quarterfinals: Mar. 8 Semifinals: Mar. 9 Championship: Mar. 11 |
St. Mary’s (double) |
| Western Athletic | Las Vegas, NV Orleans Arena (source) |
(tentative due to expansion) First Round: Mar. 13 Quarterfinals: Mar. 14 Semifinals: Mar. 15 Championship: Mar. 16 |
Nevada (reg. season) New Mexico State (tournament) |
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