In less than two weeks, the March Madness bracket will officially be released. Millions of people will either be filling out brackets or betting on the games themselves leaving many looking for the 2022 NCAA tournament sites.
One of the best parts of March Madness is finding out where each team will be going for each region. The First Four will be on Tuesday, March 15th, and Wednesday, March 16th. Keep reading for the first/second rounds’ 2022 NCAA tournament sites.
The 2022 First/Second Rounds NCAA Tournament Sites
There will be other regions for the first/second rounds of the NCAA Tournament from Thursday, March 17th-Sunday March 20th. March Madness Predictions will be made before those games begin.
What are some of the top destinations of the NCAA Tournament sites?
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
First up on the NCAA tournament sites is Pittsburg. These games will be played at PPG Paints Arena home of the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is also literally next door to Duquense University and also not a far drive to the University of Pittsburgh either.
They will host games on Friday, March 18th, and Sunday, March 20th.
The eastern region and the southern region will have some teams play in Pittsburgh that weekend. In the east, some of the matchups could feature 11 Loyola Chicago/Memphis vs 6 LSU and 14 Wagner vs 3 Villanova (+1400 odds to win it all). Make sure to get in on the odds at BetUS.
The south region could have 12 South Dakota State vs 5 Texas and 13 Chattanooga vs 4 Illinois (+2000).
Indianapolis, Indiana
Next up for 2022 NCAA tournament sites is Indianapolis, Indiana which was the home of the entire NCAA Tournament last year due to COVID-19. They did a great job of hosting it in the bubble with many different options to choose from.
These games will be played at the Bainbridge Fieldhouse, which is home to the Butler Bulldogs.
Games will be played there on Thursday, March 17th, and Saturday, March 19th. The east region and the midwest region will have some teams playing over there that weekend.
The east region could feature matchups like 10 Wake Forest vs 7 Iowa State and 15 Colgate vs 2 Purdue (+2600). The midwest region could feature matchups like 10 Michigan vs 7 Marquette and 15 Jacksonville State vs 2 Kentucky (+2000).