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-

(1) Kentucky vs. (2) Kansas

Final Four -

(1) Kansas vs. (4) Louisville

(2) Ohio State vs. (2) Kansas

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

(3) Baylor vs. (10) Xavier

Sweet 16 Part 1 –

(1) Kentucky vs. (4) Indiana

(1) Syracuse vs. (4) Wisconsin

Round of 32 Part 2 -

(1) North Carolina vs. (8) Creighton

(1) Michigan State vs. (9) Saint Louis

(2) Kansas vs. (10) Purdue

(3) Florida State vs. (6) Cincinnati

(3) Georgetown vs. (11) N.C. State

(7) Florida vs. (15) Norfolk State

(10) Xavier vs. (15) Lehigh

(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

(3) Baylor vs. (11) Colorado

(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

(2) Duke vs. (15) Lehigh

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

(4) Michigan vs. (13) Ohio

(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

(6) Cincinnati vs. (11) Texas

(3) Florida State vs. (14) St. Bonaventure

(7) Gonzaga vs. (10) West Virginia

(2) Ohio State vs. (15) Loyola (MD)