NCAA Bracket 2012: Printable Bracket For March Madness

The 2012 NCAA Tournament started with 68 team and, as March Madness lived up to its name, upsets in the early rounds busted countless brackets across the country. Eventually four teams made the trip to New Orleans and, after a wild Saturday, only two were left standing for Monday's national championship game.

For all the mayhem early in the tournament, it eventually ended like many predicted from the beginning, with the Kentucky Wildcats -- the nation's No. 1 team for most of the season and selection committee's top overall seed -- filling the final empty spot in the bracket by defeating the Kansas Jayhawks, 67-59, for the eighth national championship in the school's storied history and the first of coach John Calipari's controversial career.

Relive the tournament by downloading the final update to our printable 2012 NCAA Bracket (PDF).

For more on the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket, poke around SB Nation's NCAA Tournament hub for tons of analysis on the Final Four in New Orleans.

There's only one thing we don't know about the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket at this point: will the Kentucky Wildcats finish a dominant tournament by claiming their first national championship since 1997, or will Bill Self's Kansas Jayhawks pull an upset over a John Calipari-coached squad for the second time in five years?

You can chart both teams' routes to the national final in our printable 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket (PDF), but Kentucky's been by far the most impressive team. The Wildcats have four double-digit wins, and their only single-digit win came in an eight-point triumph over Louisville on Saturday, while Kansas has just one double-digit win, and has come from behind late in wins over Purdue and Ohio State.

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Gone are the days of lots of empty spaces on the NCAA Tournament bracket. Only the Kansas Jayhawks and Kentucky Wildcats remain in the tournament after Saturday night's Final Four action, meaning that there's only one blank slot left on the bracket. That, of course, is the one deserved for the champion. You can see how Kentucky and Kansas got to this point, as well as how everything else in the tournament went down with our printable 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket (PDF).

The tournament concludes on Monday night in New Orleans. Kentucky has been the big favorite since the start of the tournament, but they looked beatable against Louisville, and Kansas could give them a very tough game in the final.

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The 2012 NCAA Tournament is coming to its end with the arrival of the Final Four teams in New Orleans for a shot at the national title. The Kansas Jayhawks, the Kentucky Wildcats, the Louisville Cardinals or the Ohio St. Buckeyes will emerge on Monday night with a trophy victory, but first they must play on Saturday. If you need to a reminder as to how those teams reach this point, grab a copy of SB Nation's printable NCAA bracket (PDF).

Printed bracket in hand, make your final predictions for the three remaining games. Will the Battle for Kentucky be won by the Cardinals or the Wildcats? And who will the winner play in the championship game: the Buckeyes or the Jayhawks?

Get ready for a solid Saturday of college hoops.

For more on the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket, poke around SB Nation's NCAA Tournament hub for tons of analysis on who will make it all the way to New Orleans and the Final Four.

The Final Four of the 2012 NCAA Tournament is set following Sunday's action, with Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State and Kansas the only teams remaining out of the original field of 68 teams. Check out SB Nation's updated printable 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket (PDF) to see how they got there.

Only three games remain, with the two semifinals tipping off on Saturday, March 31. The 4-seed Louisville Cardinals will take on the No. 1 overall seed Kentucky Wildcats in the second round this season of what is arguably college basketball's most heated rivalry. The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Kansas Jayhawks took out 1-seeds over the weekend, pitting the two teams against one another for Saturday's second game of the night.

Whoever wins will move on to the 2012 NCAA Tournament Championship Game set to tip off the following Monday night.

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Half of the tickets to the Final Four have been punched, and the remaining two spots will be decided on Sunday. The Louisville Cardinals pulled off a great comeback win over the Florida Gators on Saturday, and Rick Pitino will coach in yet another Final Four. In Saturday's second Elite Eight contest, Ohio State broke down the Syracuse Orange's 2-3 zone to play their way into the Thad Matta's second Final Four with the Buckeyes.

Here's an updated printable 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket (PDF). It reflects the results of Saturday's two Elite Eight contests. On Sunday, the North Carolina Tar Heels take on the Kansas Jayhawks, and Heels point guard Kendall Marshall will be a game-time decision. In the other contest, the Kentucky Wildcats take on the Baylor Bears.

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Following Friday night's games in the NCAA Tournament, the bracket is all filled out for the Elite Eight. The regional finals begin on Saturday, with the teams that were victorious on Thursday night playing for a spot in the Final Four.

The Kansas Jayhawks, Baylor Bears, Kentucky Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels all won Friday, and they will play Sunday to decide who moves on. Their victories and the completion of the Elite Eight is reflected in our updated printable 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket (PDF). Florida takes on Louisville in Saturday's early game before Ohio State and Syracuse do battle in primetime.

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The 2012 NCAA Tournament has just 11 games remaining, and four Sweet 16 contests on Thursday night filled out half of the Elite Eight.

Our updated printable 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket (PDF) reflects those changes: Syracuse and Ohio State have moved on in the East, leaving Wisconsin and Cincinnati behind, and Louisville and Florida advanced in the West, leaving Michigan State and Marquette with neat black lines struck through their names.

Those two Elite Eight games will take place on Saturday. On Friday, we get four Sweet 16 contests, with North Carolina's likely attempt to play without point guard Kendall Marshall and Kentucky's rematch with the Indiana team that gave the Wildcats their only regular-season loss of the year headlining.

For more on the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket, poke around SB Nation's NCAA Tournament hub for tons of analysis who will make it all the way to New Orleans and the Final Four. And for more on the Sweet 16, check out our Sweet 16 StoryStream.

After the nonstop mayhem of the first four days of the NCAA Tournament, the world has gone through horrible March Madness withdrawal the past three days. Symptoms include anxiety about bracket pools, constant checking of TV listings just to make sure there are no games that night, and severe depression and/or Tebowmania.

The 2012 Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket is updated and available now. View the full Sweet 16 TV schedule.

All the pain comes to a merciful end Thursday with the Sweet 16 games from the East and West regions. The Midwest and South regions play their regional semifinal games Friday.

For more on the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket, stick around SB Nation's NCAA Tournament hub. There you'll find a complete printable NCAA Tournament bracket and tons of analysis on who was snubbed, who got the best bracket and who will make it all the way to New Orleans and the Final Four.

Sunday's NCAA Tournament action was light on massive upsets but, thanks to the insanity that was the first round of the tournament, four double-digit seeds are in the Sweet 16. There are, coincidentally, also four teams from the state of Ohio remaining in the tournament. Cincinnati, Ohio and Xavier all won on Sunday, joining Ohio State in the regional semifinals.

The 2012 Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket is updated and available now. View the full Sweet 16 TV schedule.

NCAA Tournament play resumes on Thursday with the Sweet 16 games from the East and West regions. The Midwest and South regions play their regional semifinal games on Friday.

For more on the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket, stick around SB Nation's NCAA Tournament hub. There you'll find a complete printable NCAA Tournament bracket and tons of analysis on who was snubbed, who got the best bracket and who will make it all the way to New Orleans and the Final Four.

At a glance, Saturday's action paled in comparison to the carnage that took place on Friday. The first day of the third round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament featured exactly zero upsets, as the higher seed prevailed in all eight games played. Those with the luxury of actually watching the games play out (say, sports bloggers) got their fill of excitement however, what with the last minute suspensions, photobombs, historic performances, and of course, some pretty darn good basketball games.

We understand if you were a little too busy to catch everything that happened, so we've taken the liberty of updating our 2012 NCAA Tournament Bracket for you. Feel free to thank us whenever.

Bracket busters Ohio, Lehigh and Norfolk State are all in play on Sunday. Go ahead and print out a fresh bracket (you may need some help remembering who is still playing at this point) and stay tuned for what should be another amazing day of college hoops.

For up-to-the-minute scores on all NCAA Tournament games, please check out SI.com's complete scoreboard.

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Friday was everything Thursday wasn't, more than making up for the lackluster opening day of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The madness was back and in full swing as double-digit seeds and upsets ruled the day. You bracket is busted by now, and that's okay. Just enjoy the ride, or perhaps start all over again.

The 2012 NCAA Tournament Bracket is updated and available now.

Among the victims on Thursday: Duke, Missouri and Michigan. For those scoring at home, that's two No. 15 seeds notching wins over No. 2 seeds. A historic day indeed, and one that destroyed any hopes of a perfect bracket for pretty much the whole world.

So grab the bracket, print it out and get ready for eight more NCAA Tournament games on Saturday. It'll be a grand time, if Friday was any indication.

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Well, that's about it for anyone hoping that they could maintain a perfect bracket through the first weekend. After a day and a half of the favorites ruling the NCAA Tournament, we finally had a big upset. This wasn't a 5-12 game or a 6-11, it was No. 15 Norfolk State knocking off No. 2 Missouri, a trendy pick to make a deep March Madness run.

The latest Printable 2012 NCAA Tournament Bracket is updated, so you might as well start all over again.

Earlier, Florida State survived a scare from St. Bonaventure, with the game serving as an appetizer of what was to come. And when a No. 15 seed moves on, you know brackets are being torn up all over. But hey, this is what March Madness is all about. It only took a little longer to arrive than we expected.

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You were expecting March Madness. We all were expecting plenty of wild action, buzzer beaters and everything else that defines the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, its opening day. But it never came, and only two lower-seeded teams -- Colorado and VCU -- won. The rest of the day was defined by its chalkiness.

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Other than the aforementioned teams that pulled "upsets," it was more like March Mildness. Syracuse got a scare from UNC Asheville in what would've been the most shocking upset in history, but managed to survive. Kentucky rolled, Ohio State handled its business, and everything was ... well, pretty normal.

The good news? Another 16 games tip-off on Friday. So grab the bracket and get ready for all-day college basketball action.

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EDIT: Link is now updated with all of Thursday's results.

Thursday's games are not yet over, but we do have a printable update to pass along. The word of the day has been chalk, with only VCU advancing as a lower seed. And even that wasn't a massive surprise, but at least it did provide some fun action in the early evening.

Be sure to grab the latest 2012 NCAA Tournament printable bracket and catch up on the latest results.

With four games in progress at the moment, Saturday's matchups are nearly set. If Thursday was any indication, it's a top-heavy tournament, though there's still 16 more games to go on Friday. Be sure to grab the bracket and follow along as the action continues throughout the rest of the night and all day on Friday.

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The First Four games are in the books and the NCAA Tournament is down to 64 teams, a nice even number for a bracket. With those expansion games out of the way, the best part of March Madness begins. With 32 games in two days -- 16 each day -- there's plenty of action to track.

Be sure to grab the updated 2012 Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket before March Madness gets under way.

There were no huge comebacks or surprising finishes on Wednesday as the second set of First Four games got under way in Dayton. In the first, Vermont raced out to an early lead and cruised to a 71-59 win. It was never too close, and Pat Knight was sent packing early. As a reward, Vermont gets to face North Carolina in the Second Round on Friday.

In the second matchup of the evening, South Florida ran California off the court in a 65-54 win. Don't let the final score fool you: South Florida pumped the brakes after being up by 20-plus for much of the second half. The Bulls advance to face Temple in the Second Round.

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The 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket officially started on Tuesday night with a pair of games in the "First Four" division of the bracket featuring wins by the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and BYU Cougars as they eliminated the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Iona Gaels, respectively.

On the downside, that means the bracket everyone printed out earlier this week is already outdated. On the bright side, the team at SB Nation headquarters has already updated their bracket to include the changes!

Here's the 2012 NCAA Tournament printable bracket, updated through March 13.

That bracket will be updated once again on Thursday morning, better known as the best day in college basketball, since there are two more play-in games on Wednesday night: the Lamar Cardinals will play the Vermont Catamounts followed by the California Golden Bears matching up with the South Florida Bulls.

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And the West:

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The 2012 NCAA Tournament field has only been out a short amount of time, but you're probably all ready to start filling things out, narrowing down picks and prepping that perfect bracket. It's the most wonderful time of the year for college basketball fans, and with the field now all set the real work begins.

Here's the 2012 NCAA Tournament printable bracket, updated through March 14.

If you're looking for more NCAA Tournament resources, the bracket has links to team blogs corresponding to the lucky 68 who made the field. You'll find all sorts of expert analysis, commentary and communities full of discussion to help you gain that extra advantage when picking your bracket.

For those ready to move beyond the paper and pen office pools, be sure to head over to Yahoo! and fill out a bracket. Also be sure to visit Sports Illustrated's March Madness guide for tips and tricks when picking your bracket.

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The 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket was announced on CBS on Sunday afternoon, with 68 happy teams officially earning their trips to March Madness. The bracket is broken down by region, with the East, South, West and Midwest splitting the field into 16-team pods.

The four No. 1 seeds, announced first, were Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina and Syracuse. All four were projected to be No. 1s, with Michigan State earning the final spot by virtue of its Big Ten Tournament Championship.

Check out the regional breakdowns and bite-sized brackets for more on each team's path to the Final Four.

In the East Region, Syracuse is the No. 1 seed. The region also features the smartest matchup you'll come across as Harvard and Vanderbilt meet in the first round. Visit the full East Region bracket.

Michigan State is the No. 1 seed in the West. The fun story of the region is Iona, who made it in as an at-large. Check out the full West Region bracket.

Kentucky is the No. 1 overall seed and top seed in the South, but the committee didn't do them any favors. Check out the Wildcats' difficult path to the Final Four and the rest of the South Region bracket.

Finally, the Midwest has North Carolina as its top seed. The region also features Kansas, Georgetown and Michigan. Check out more on the Midwest Region bracket.

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If you just can't wait for a filled-in NCAA bracket, there's always the blank brackets that can be marked off as teams are announced. On Sunday, the 2012 NCAA Tournament field will be announced in a live selection show on CBS, just about an hour from now. So get your brackets ready and prepare for March Madness.

A blank printable bracket is available here, at NCAA.com. SB Nation's pre-filled printable bracket is here.

To follow along with the Selection Sunday show, head over to this StoryStream. There you'll find the latest updates from Selection Sunday, the regional brackets as they're announced and, for those waiting for the bids to come in, one final bracketology update.

So grab a bracket, grab a friend, find a television and get ready for Selection Sunday and the beginning of March Madness. It all gets under way at 6 p.m. Eastern, live on CBS.

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The Davidson Wildcats are headed back to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Southern Conference Championship with a double-overtime victory against the Western Carolina Catamounts, 93-91.

Davidson led 72-60 with five minutes left in regulation, but Western Carolina closed that gap with a furious rally, slowing down the game by getting to the free-throw line. With 13 seconds left in regulation, Western Carolina still trailed by three until Keaton Cole was fouled on a three-point attempt. He missed that shot but converted all three tries from the stripe. After each team traded turnovers in the final seconds, the game headed to overtime.

Free throws were once again the story in the first overtime period, with Western Carolina scoring six of its eight points from the line. Each team traded three-pointers to open the second overtime period, with Chris Czerapowicz hitting his second long-ball since the end of regulation for Davidson and James Sinclair responding for Western Carolina.

Davidson took the lead for good, though, on Clint Mann's dunk with 1:07 left. Neither team would score the rest of the way, with Cole missing a potential game-winner in the final seconds from several feet beyond the three-point line:

De'Mon Brooks and J.P. Kuhlman each scored 19 points with eight rebounds for the Wildcats, with Jake Cohen scoring 17 with seven boards and Nik Cochran adding 16 and six.

The Catamounts had four starters with at least 18 points: Cole finished with 21 points, Harouna Mutombo and Tawaski King each scored 20 and Trey Sumler added 18. Mutombo, playing in front of his uncle, ex-NBA player Dikembe Mutombo, added seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, while King had 10 rebounds.

With the win, Davidson returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since making three straight trips from 2006 to 2008. They certainly hope this year's trip will be as memorable as their most recent one, when Stephen Curry led the Wildcats all the way to the Elite Eight before losing a heartbreaker to Kansas, 59-57.

Saint Mary's got exactly what it was looking for with a 78-74 win over Gonzaga in the 2012 West Coast Conference Tournament final on Monday night. It just took overtime for the Gaels to take the latest round in one of college basketball's best rivalries and claim an automatic NCAA Tournament berth.

Saint Mary's was led by Matthew Dellavedova, who had 22 points and four assists, leading the Gaels in both categories. And despite missing a game-winning runner as time expired in regulation, he salted away the game for the Gaels, hitting two clinching free throws in overtime.

Rob Jones (18 points), Jorden Page (16 points), and Brad Waldow (13 points) joined Dellavedova in double figures for Saint Mary's.

Gonzaga rallied from a 68-63 deficit in the final 30 seconds of the second half to force overtime thanks to Elias Harris' big three-pointer.

But Harris, who had 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Zags, didn't even attempt a shot in overtime, as the Bulldogs led for just 49 seconds of the extra period. Robert Sacre added 17 points for Gonzaga in the losing effort.

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Down by as many as 16 points to the Va. Commonwealth Rams, the Drexel Dragons, winners of 19 straight coming into the game, made a furious comeback in the second half, fueled by some inspired play by freshman Damion Lee. After being hounded relentlessly in the first half by VCU's "havoc" defense, Drexel and Lee got their confidence back and brought the game to within one point in the final minute, but it wasn't enough. The Rams finally started making their free throws, and they held on to win, 59-56, clinching the Colonial Athletic Association championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Here's the chaotic final sequence:

The key cog for the Rams all night was Darius Theus. He was the ultimate catalyst for head coach Shaka Smart's terrifying defense, and he finished with 16 points, five assists and five steals on the night. The Rams overcame a so-so performance from Bradford Burgess, the lone returning starter from last year's Final Four team. He was 2-9 from the floor for just six points, but was key on defense in stymying Drexel's Samme Givens, who had just three points.

The man who led Drexel's second-half comeback was Lee, however, especially in the final 10 minutes. He finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and you can see how important he was in this little montage:

Ultimately, it was turnovers that did in the Dragons. They had 17 in the game, 12 in the first half, and struggled with VCU's pressure all night long. The Rams had a ridiculous 10 steals as a team. VCU receives the conference's automatic bid, but it's hard to imagine the Dragons being left out of the tournament. They should be receiving an at-large bid.