Omaha to Host NCAA Men's Basketball Regional in 2018
11/17/2014 12:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament is returning to Omaha, as today the NCAA announced that CenturyLink Center Omaha will host the Midwest Regional in 2018.
The 2018 Regional will mark the fourth time that CenturyLinkCenter Omaha has hosted NCAA Tournament Basketball action, joining Second/Third Round games it has hosted in 2008 and 2012, as well as the 2015 games the facility will host in March. The Omaha Civic Auditorium previously hosted NCAA Tournament play in 1977.
"When you look at the quality of the cities and the facilities that got Regional bids for 2016, '17, and '18; of the 12 winning bids the majority of them are in NBA arenas and majority of them are in major cities," said Creighton Director of Athletics Bruce Rasmussen.
"It is a tremendous coup for Omaha to get a Regional," said Rasmussen. "There are no Regionals in 2016, '17 and '18 that will be held in domes, so the basketball environment for the Regionals wil be tremendous."
In addition to Omaha, other Regional sites for 2018 are Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta.
"In the end, Omaha has proven to be a very user-friendly city. The convenience of the airport, the hotels, the facility and what our staff has done were all off the charts," said Rasmussen.
Information about tickets for the event will be released at a much later date.
| 2016 | HOST | ROUND | SITE | VENUE |
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| March 15-16 | Dayton | First Four | Dayton, Ohio | UD Arena |
| March 17, 19 | Providence | First, Second | Providence, R.I. | Dunkin Donuts Center |
| March 17, 19 | Iowa State | First, Second | Des Moines, Iowa | Wells Fargo Arena |
| March 17, 19 | NC State | First, Second | Raleigh, N.C. | PNC Arena |
| March 17, 19 | Mountain West | First, Second | Denver | Pepsi Coliseum |
| March 18, 20 | Atlantic 10 | First, Second | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Barclays Center |
| March 18, 20 | Missouri Valley | First, Second | St. Louis | Scottrade Center |
| March 18, 20 | Big 12 | First, Second | Oklahoma City | Chesapeake Energy Arena |
| March 18, 20 | Idaho | First, Second | Spokane, Wash. | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena |
| March 24, 26 | Big West | West Regional | Anaheim, Calif. | Honda Center |
| March 24, 26 | Louisville | South Regional | Louisville, Ky. | KFC YUM! Center |
| March 25, 27 | Big Ten | Midwest Regional | Chicago | United Center |
| March 25, 27 | LaSalle | East Regional | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
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| 2017 | HOST | ROUND | SITE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14, 15 | Dayton | First Four | Dayton, Ohio | UD Arena |
| March 16, 18 | MAAC | First, Second | Buffalo, N.Y. | First Niagara Center |
| March 16, 18 | Marquette | First, Second | Milwaukee | BMO Harris Bradley Center |
| March 16, 18 | UCF, Stetson | First, Second | Orlando, Fla. | Amway Center |
| March 16, 18 | Utah | First, Second | Salt Lake City | EnergySolutions Arena |
| March 17, 19 | ACC | First, Second | Greensboro, N.C. | Greensboro Coliseum |
| March 17, 19 | Horizon, IUPUI | First, Second | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse |
| March 17, 19 | Tulsa | First, Second | Tulsa, Okla. | BOK Center |
| March 17, 19 | CSU Sacramento | First, Second | Sacramento, Calif. | Entertainment and Sports Center |
| March 23, 25 | Big 12 | Midwest Regional | Kansas City | Sprint Center |
| March 23,25 | Pac-12 | West Regional | San Jose, Calif. | SAP Center |
| March 24, 26 | Memphis | South Regional | Memphis, Tenn. | FedExForum |
| March 24, 26 | St. John's, Big East | East Regional | New York | Madison Square Garden |
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| 2018 | HOST | ROUND | SITE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13-14 | Dayton | First Four | Dayton, Ohio | UD Arena |
| March 15, 17 | Duquesne | First, Second | Pittsburgh | CONSOL Energy Center |
| March 15, 17 | Wichita State, MVC | First, Second | Wichita, Kan. | Intrust Bank Arena |
| March 15, 17 | Big 12 | First, Second | Dallas | American Airlines Center |
| March 15, 17 | Boise State | First, Second | Boise, Idaho | Taco Bell Arena |
| March 16, 18 | UNC Charlotte | First, Second | Charlotte, N.C. | Time Warner Cable Arena |
| March 16, 18 | Detroit, Mercy | First, Second | Detroit | New Detroit Arena |
| March 16, 18 | Ohio Valley | First, Second | Nashville, Tenn. | Bridgestone Arena |
| March 16, 18 | San Diego State | First, Second | San Diego | Viejas Arena |
| March 22, 24 | Georgia Tech | South Regional | Atlanta | Philips Arena |
| March 22, 24 | Pepperdine | West Regional | Los Angeles | Staples Center |
| March 23, 25 | Boston College | East Regional | Boston | TD Garden |
| March 23, 25 | Creighton | Midwest Regional | Omaha, Neb. | CenturyLink Center Omaha |
