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The court for the NCAA Final Four tournament is put together at the University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Thomas Hawthorne/azcentral
The 2017 Final Four will be at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, home of the Arizona Cardinals and the Fiesta Bowl, on Saturday, April 1, and Monday, April 3.
This will be the first time the signature event in men’s college basketball will be held in Arizona and the first time it’s been in the West since Seattle hosted it in 1995.
Arizona State is the host university for this year’s Final Four.
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What TV channel is carrying the Final Four?
For the first time since 2013, all three of the Final Four games will be carried by CBS, which is Channel 5 (KPHO) in the Phoenix area.
TV schedule for Saturday
No. 1 Gonzaga (36-1) vs. No. 7 South Carolina (26-10), 3:09 p.m. (6:09 p.m. Eastern), CBS Channel 5 (Play-by-play: Jim Nantz. Analysts: Bill Raftery, Grant Hill. Reporter: Tracy Wolfson).
No. 1 North Carolina (31-7) vs. No. 3 Oregon (33-5), 5:49 p.m. (8:09 Eastern), CBS Channel 5 (Play-by-play: Jim Nantz. Analysts: Bill Raftery, Grant Hill. Reporter: Tracy Wolfson).
TV schedule for Monday
Semifinal winners, 6:19 p.m. (9:19 p.m. Eastern), CBS Channel 5 (Play-by-play: Jim Nantz. Analysts: Bill Raftery, Grant Hill. Reporter: Tracy Wolfson).
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How do I watch a live stream of the games?
Go to ncaa.com/march-madness-live/watch for the official ‘March Madness Live’ on your desktop computer or mobile device.
Old guy question: How do I listen to the games on the radio?
All three Final Four games will be broadcast live on KGME-AM 910. (Play-by-play: Kevin Kugler. Analysts: Clark Kellogg and John Thompson).
Final Four appearances
This will be North Carolina’s 20th Final Four appearance. It will be Oregon’s second, and first since the first NCAA Tournament in 1939. Gonzaga and South Carolina are in the Final Four for the first time. The last time the west coast was represented in the Final Four was when UCLA got there in 2008. The last time a team from the Pacific Northwest made it this far was Oregon State in 1963.
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List of NCAA mens basketball champions
• UCLA (11): 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995.
• Kentucky (8): 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012.
• Duke (5): 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015.
• Indiana (5): 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987.
• North Carolina (5): 1957, 1982, 1993, 2005, 2009.
• Connecticut (4): 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014.
• Kansas (3): 1952, 1988, 2008.
• Louisville (3): 1980, 1986, 2013.
• Cincinnati (2): 1961, 1962.
• Florida (2): 2006, 2007.
• Michigan State (2): 1979, 2000.
• North Carolina State (2): 1974, 1983.
• Oklahoma State (2): 1945, 1946.
• San Francisco (2): 1955, 1956.
• Villanova (2): 1985, 2016.
• Arizona (1): 1997.
• Arkansas (1): 1994.
• California (1): 1959.
• CCNY (1): 1950.
• Georgetown (1): 1984.
• Holy Cross (1): 1947.
• La Salle (1): 1954.
• Loyola Chicago (1): 1963.
• Marquette (1): 1977.
• Maryland (1): 2002.
• Michigan (1): 1989.
• UNLV (1): 1990.
• Ohio State (1): 1960.
• Oregon (1): 1939.
• Stanford (1): 1942.
• Syracuse (1): 2003.
• UTEP (Texas Western) (1): 1966.
• Utah (1): 1944.
• Wisconsin (1): 1941.
• Wyoming (1): 1943.
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Pac-12 mens teams that have won the NCAA title
The Arizona Wildcats are the last Pac-12 team to win the national championship. They were also the first team to beat three No. 1 seeds on the way to the title. Oregon won the very first NCAA men’s national championship tournament, which took place in 1939. The Ducks beat Texas, Oklahoma and Ohio State in an eight-team tournament to claim the crown.
• UCLA (11): 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995.
• Arizona (1): 1997.
• California (1): 1959.
• Utah (1): 1944.
• Stanford (1): 1942.
• Oregon (1): 1939.
Future Final Four locations
• 2018 – San Antonio.
• 2019 – Minneapolis.
• 2020 – Atlanta.
• 2021 – Indianapolis.
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