The 2011 March Madness is fast approaching and NCAA basketball fans cannot wait to start rooting for their favorite teams while trying to get into the heads and disrupt the rhythm of their opposing team’s players once the 68 qualified teams will battle for college hoops supremacy. The selection Sunday starts on March 13th, which kicks off the 2011 March Madness.

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For the hardcore college basketball fans, it is important to take note of the schedules and venues of the games in order to avoid missing the action of their favorite teams. Below are the game schedules and sites of the 73rd Annual NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

2011 Men’s Basketball Tournament March Madness kicks off with the first round schedules to be played on March 15 and 16 at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. This will surely ignite the competitive flames of the players as they go for the college basketball championship.

The second and third rounds will be played on a four-day stretch from March 17 to 20 in different sites. There will be games played in the following venues and on their corresponding dates:

-    March 17 and 19 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado with the Mountain West Conference as the host
-    March 17 and 19 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida with the University of South Florida as host
-    March 17 and 19 at the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona and hosted by the University of Arizona
-    March 17 and 19 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. with Georgetown University serving as the host
-    March 18 and 20 at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina with the University of North Carolina as host
-    March 18 and 20 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois with the Big Ten Conference as host
-    March 18 and 20 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio and the Cleveland State University will serve as host
-    March 18 and 20 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma with the University of Tulsa as host

The level of competition will begin to escalate during the Regional’s as the remaining teams gear up towards a possible Final Four appearance. Below are the game schedules for the Regional’s along with their corresponding play date and venue:

-    March 24 and 26 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California with the Big West Conference as host
-    March 24 and 26 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana with Tulane University serving as the host
-    March 25 and 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey and to be hosted by Seton Hall University
-    March 25 and 27 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas with the University of Texas-San Antonio as host

For the teams gaining a Final Four berth, everything is on the line as they are getting closer to the NCAA championship. The Final Four will be played on April 2 and 4 at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. University of Houston and Rice University will co-host the Final Four.

Georgetown at Syracuse
Monday, 7:00 pm Eastern – ESPN

Syracuse will try and continue their home dominance over Georgetown as the two teams meet in Big Monday action on ESPN. The Orange have won 10 of the last 11 at home against the Hoyas and are favored to do so again in this game.

Syracuse is a 6 point favorite at SBG Global with a total of 146.5.

Syracuse has won seven straight overall and have just one loss this season.

They are coming off a win on Saturday against Marquette when they had their biggest crowd of the season at the Carrier Dome. The last time they met Georgetown almost a year ago, more than 31,000 fans showed up. “We have great fans here in Syracuse,” forward Kris Joseph said. “Our fans are die-hard fans and I think them being here and being so loud helps us a lot. I think it scares a lot of teams.” Syracuse beat Marquette as Wesley Johnson had 22 points and 15 rebounds while Joseph added 14 points and 11 rebounds. “That just shows how good of a basketball team we are,” Joseph said. “Andy being shut down today was a great thing to see, because now we know what everyone else is capable of.”

Georgetown comes into this game playing very well.

They upset Pittsburgh last Wednesday and followed that win by routing Rutgers on Saturday. Greg Monroe has averaged 21 points and 13.7 rebounds in his last three games. “We were focused for the most part,” head coach John Thompson said. “They came out with a cohesiveness and an energy which was a good for us. That’s something we’ve stressed that we want to maintain.” The Hoyas have Monroe who can impact the game inside and Chris Wright who can score from the outside. Wright had 27 points in last week’s win over Pittsburgh.

Georgetown and Syracuse split their two meetings last season. The Hoyas are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Hoyas are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 vs. the Big East. The Hoyas are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings at Syracuse.

The Orange are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 vs. the Big East. The Orange are 12-4 ATS in their last 16 home games.