The West regional will see both of their games taking place in Phoenix, Arizona, and will feature four teams that have a pretty solid chance of making it to New Orleans in the Final Four. The Michigan St. Spartans are the top seed, but they're hardly an overwhelming squad that is expected to dominate its opponents. The Marquette Eagles, Louisville Cardinals and the Florida Gators all have definite shots at winning two in a row in Phoenix next week. Michigan State will have the best shot.
Here's the Thursday schedule featuring West and East regional action. Games will tip-off regionally around 4:47 PM PT/7:47 PM ET in Arizona.
Thursday, March 22
East Regional - Boston, MA
Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)
No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. 4 Wisconsin - 4:15 pm PST, CBS
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Cincinnati - approx. 30 minutes after conclusion of first game, CBS
West Regional - Phoenix, AZ
Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)
No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 4 Louisville - 4:47 pm PST, TBS
No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 7 Florida - approx. 30 minutes after conclusion of first game, TBS
Friday, March 23
South Regional - Atlanta, GA
Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 7 Xavier - 4:15 pm PST, CBS
No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 4 Indiana - approx. 30 minutes after conclusion of first game, CBS
Midwest Regional - St. Louis, MO
Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Craig Sager (sideline)
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 13 Ohio - 4:47 pm PST, TBS
No. 2 Kanas vs. No. 11 NC State - approx. 30 minutes after conclusion of first game, TBS
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