Cette fois c’est fait, tous les championnats universitaires ont donné leurs verdicts. Voici donc après une lutte acharnée les 64 heureux finalistes pour le grand tournoi national: March Madness n’ayant toujours aucun concurrent amateur digne de ce nom, dans aucun autre pays au monde tout sport confondus !!! Voici les dates et lieux pour le tournoi NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL:
First Round (1er tour)
Les 17 et 18 mars 2015 UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio) 
16 Hampton Pirates # 16 Manhattan Jaspers
11 BYU Cougars # 11 Ole Miss Rebels
16 North Florida Ospreys # 16 Robert Morris Colonials
11 Boise State Broncos # 11 Dayton Flyers
Second-Third Rounds (2eme et 3eme tours)
Les 19 et 21 mars 2015 Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)
3 Baylor Bears # 14 Georgia State Panthers
4 North Carolina Tar Heels # 13 Harvard Crimson
5 Arkansas Razorbacks # 12 Wofford Terriers
6 Xavier Musketeers # 11 BYU/Ole Miss
KFC Yum! Center (Louisville)
1 Kentucky Wildcats # 16 Hampton/Manhattan
3 Iowa State Cyclones # 14 UAB Blazers
6 SMU Mustangs # 11 UCLA Bruins
8 Cincinnati Bearcats # 9 Purdue Boilermakers
Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh)
1 Villanova Wildcats # 16 Lafayette Leopards
3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish # 14 Northeastern Huskies
6 Butler Bulldogs # 11 Texas Longhorns
8 North Carolina State Wolfpack # 9 LSU Tigers
Rose Garden (Portland, Ore.)
2 Arizona Wildcats # 15 Texas Southern Tigers
4 Georgetown Hoyas # 13 Eastern Washington Eagles
5 Utah Utes # 12 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks
7 VCU Rams # 10 Ohio State Buckeyes
Les 20 et 22 mars
Time Warner Cable Arena (Charlotte, N.C.)
1 Duke Blue Devils # 16 North Florida/Robert Morris
2 Virginia Cavaliers # 15 Belmont Bruins
7 Michigan State Spartans # 10 Georgia Bulldogs
8 San Diego State Aztecs # 9 St. John’s Red Storm
Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio)
3 Oklahoma Sooners # 14 Albany Great Danes
4 Maryland Terrapins # 13 Valparaiso Crusaders
5 West Virginia Mountaineers # 12 Buffalo Bulls
6 Providence Friars # 11 Boise State/Dayton
CenturyLink Center (Omaha, Neb.)
1 Wisconsin Badgers # Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
2 Kansas Jayhawks # 15 New Mexico State Aggies
7 Wichita State Shockers # 10 Indiana Hoosiers
8 Oregon Ducks # 9 Oklahoma State Cowboys
KeyArena (Seattle)
2 Gonzaga Bulldogs # 15 North Dakota State Bison
4 Louisville Cardinals # 13 UC Irvine Anteaters
5 Northern Iowa Panthers # 12 Wyoming Cowboys
7 Iowa Hawkeyes # 10 Davidson Wildcats
Midwest Regional (Finale régionale du Midwest) West Regional (Finale régionale de l’Ouest)
Les 26 et 28 mars 2015 Les 26 et 28 mars 2015
Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland) Staples Center (Los Angeles)
South Regional (Finale régionale pour le sud) East Regional (Finale régionale pour l’est)
Les 27 et 29 mars 2015 Les 27 et 29 mars 2015
NRG Stadium (Houston) Carrier Dome (Syracuse)
National Semifinals (Demi finales Nationale) + Championship Game (Finale)
Le 4 et 6 avril 2015
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
Voici le ranking NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL DI du 9 mars pour Associated press.
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky (65) | 31-0 | 1,625 | 1 |
| 2 | Duke | 28-3 | 1,544 | 3 |
| 3 | Virginia | 28-2 | 1,454 | 2 |
| 4 | Villanova | 29-2 | 1,444 | 4 |
| 5 | Arizona | 28-3 | 1,360 | 5 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 28-3 | 1,344 | 6 |
| 7 | Gonzaga | 30-2 | 1,229 | 7 |
| 8 | Maryland | 26-5 | 1,103 | 10 |
| 9 | Kansas | 24-7 | 1,040 | 9 |
| 10 | UNI | 30-3 | 1,037 | 11 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 26-5 | 1,026 | 12 |
| 12 | Wichita State | 28-4 | 797 | 8 |
| 13 | Iowa State | 22-8 | 786 | 17 |
| 14 | Louisville | 24-7 | 780 | 16 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | 21-9 | 772 | 15 |
| 16 | Baylor | 23-8 | 701 | 14 |
| 17 | Utah | 23-7 | 587 | 13 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 23-8 | 525 | 20 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 21-10 | 406 | 19 |
| 20 | SMU | 24-6 | 339 | 22 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 24-7 | 300 | 18 |
| 22 | Butler | 22-9 | 287 | 21 |
| 23 | Georgetown | 20-9 | 223 | NR |
| 24 | Davidson | 23-6 | 99 | NR |
| 25 | Boise State | 24-7 | 82 | NR |
