What to watch, when to watch for college basketball's championship season
From the NCAA conference touranments to Selection Sunday to the Championship game, here are the key dates for 2013 March Madness:
Conference championship games
Saturday, March 9: Atlantic Sun, Ohio Valley
Sunday, March 10: Big South, Missouri Valley
Monday, March 11: Colonial, MAAC, Southern, West Coast
Tuesday, March 12: Horizon, Summit, Sun Belt
Wednesday, March 13: Northeast, Patriot
Saturday, March 16: America East, Big 12, Big East, Big Sky, Big West, Conference USA, MAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, Southland, SWAC, WAC
Sunday, March 17: Atlantic 10, ACC, Big Ten, SEC
Selection Sunday
March 17
First Four
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 19 and Wednesday, 20
Round of 64 and 32
Thursday, March 21 and Saturday, March 23:
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Lexington, Ky.
Salt Lake City
San Jose
Friday, March 22 and Sunday, March 24:
Austin, Texas
Dayton, Ohio
Kansas City
Philadelphia
Sweet 16 and Elite Eight
Thursday, March 28 and Saturday, March 30
East Regional: Washington, D.C.
West Regional: Los Angeles
Friday, March 29 and Sunday, March 31
Midwest Regional: Indianapolis
South Regional: Arlington, Texas
Final Four and National Championship Game
Saturday, April 6 and Monday, April 8
Atlanta