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NCAA Tournament 2012 Schedule: Game Times, TV Coverage For South Region

The Kentucky Wildcats are the NCAA Tournament's top overall seed and they're the No. 1 seed in the South region, where the semifinal and final — better known as the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight — will take place in Atlanta. Here are the TV times, announcers and matchups for all the games.

1 Kentucky vs. 16 Mississippi Valley State/Western Kentucky (TBS)

Thursday, March 15, 6:50 p.m.

Announcers: Verne Lunquist/Bill Raftery/Leslie Visser

Location: Louisville, Ky.

5 Wichita State vs. 12 VCU (CBS)

Thursday, March 15, 7:15 p.m.

Announcers: Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner/Jenn Hildreth

Location: Portland, Ore.

3 Baylor vs. 14 South Dakota State (truTV)

Thursday, March 15, 7:27 p.m.

Announcers: Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel/Jamie Maggio

Location: Albuquerque, N.M.

8 Iowa State vs. 9 UConn (TBS)

Thursday, March 15 after conclusion of Kentucky vs. MVSU/WKU

Announcers: Verne Lunquist/Bill Raftery/Leslie Visser

Location: Louisville, Ky.

4 Indiana vs. 13 New Mexico State (CBS)

Thursday, March 15 after conclusion of WIchita State vs. VCU

Announcers: Announcers: Brian Anderson/Dan Bonner/Jenn Hildreth

Location: Portland, Ore.

6 UNLV vs. 11 Colorado (truTV)

Thursday, March 15 after Baylor vs. SDSU

Announcers: Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel/Jamie Maggio

Location: Albuquerque, N.M.

2 Duke vs. 15 Lehigh (CBS)

Friday, March 16, 7:15 p.m.

Announcers: Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Tracy Wolfson

Location: Greensboro, N.C.

7 Notre Dame vs. 10 Xavier (CBS)

Friday, March 16 after Duke/Lehigh

Announcers: Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Tracy Wolfson

Location: Greensboro, N.C.

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