2012 NCAA Tournament Preview Headquarters
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The 2012 NCAA Tournament is finally here! The brackets have been released and we now know what the path to a national championship looks like. As we’ve done every year, HOOPSWORLD will preview each team, recap every game and look ahead to the next contest as its set. This page will serve as our headquarters for all previews, so make sure to bookmark it and come back at the conclusion of each round.
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National Championship-
Final Four -
Elite Eight Part 2 -
(1) North Carolina vs. (2) Kansas
(1) Kentucky vs. (3) Baylor
Elite Eight Part 1 -
(1) Syracuse vs. (2) Ohio State
(4) Louisville vs. (7) Florida
Sweet 16 Part 2 -
(1) North Carolina vs. (13) Ohio
(1) Michigan State vs. (4) Louisville
(2) Kansas vs. (11) N.C. State
(2) Ohio State vs. (6) Cincinnati
(3) Marquette vs. (7) Florida
Sweet 16 Part 1 –
(1) Syracuse vs. (4) Wisconsin
Round of 32 Part 2 -
(1) North Carolina vs. (8) Creighton
(1) Michigan State vs. (9) Saint Louis
(3) Florida State vs. (6) Cincinnati
(3) Georgetown vs. (11) N.C. State
(7) Florida vs. (15) Norfolk State
(12) South Florida vs. (13) Ohio
Round of 32 Part 1 -
(1) Kentucky vs. (8) Iowa State
(1) Syracuse vs. (8) Kansas State
(2) Ohio State vs. (7) Gonzaga
(3) Marquette vs. (6) Murray State
(4) Louisville vs. (5) New Mexico
(4) Wisconsin vs. (5) Vanderbilt
(4) Indiana vs. (12) VCU
South Region –
(1) Kentucky vs. (16) Mississippi Valley State/Western Kentucky
(8) Iowa State vs. (9) Connecticut Huskies
(5) Wichita State vs. (12) Virginia Commonwealth
(4) Indiana vs. (13) New Mexico State
(6) UNLV vs. (11) Colorado
(3) Baylor vs. (14) South Dakota State
(7) Notre Dame vs. (10) Xavier
West Region –
(1) Michigan State vs. (16) LIU Brooklyn
(8) Memphis vs. (9) Saint Louis
(5) New Mexico vs. (12) Long Beach State
(4) Louisville vs. (13) Davidson
(6) Murray State vs. (11) Colorado State
(3) Marquette vs. (14) BYU/Iona
(7) Florida vs. (10) Virginia
(2) Missouri vs. (15) Norfolk State
Midwest Region –
(1) North Carolina vs. (16) Lamar/Vermont
(8) Creighton vs. (9) Alabama
(5) Temple vs. (12) California/South Florida
(6) San Diego State vs. (11) North Carolina State
(3) Georgetown vs. (14) Belmont
(7) St. Mary’s vs. (10) Purdue
(2) Kansas vs. (15) Detroit
East Region –
(1) Syracuse vs. (16) UNC-Asheville
(8) Kansas State vs. (9) Southern Miss.
(5) Vanderbilt vs. (12) Harvard
(4) Wisconsin vs. (13) Montana
(3) Florida State vs. (14) St. Bonaventure









