Women's NCAA Tournament 2012: Bracket Preview, Schedule And More

March Madness gets started for the women's basketball squads this weekend, with the Texas Longhorns playing against West Virginia on Saturday at 10:10 a.m. Central.

Texas has a 5-8 record against NCAA Tournament-field opponents this season (win vs. California, win vs. Iowa State, win vs. Michigan State, two wins vs. Texas A&M). Ten of Texas' 21 opponents this year advanced to the Big Dance, some of which include two No. 1 seeds in Stanford and Baylor for the second-straight year.

Since Texas' first appearance in the NCAA Championship in 1983, Texas is 10-7 in first round contests. Here is a look at the 2011-12 NCAA Tournament women's bracket.

Day/Time Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:10 a.m. Central

TV: ESPN2

Location: Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Va.

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VIDEO: What Is Next For Texas?

The Texas Longhorns comeback attempt came up short against the Cincinnati Bearcats as they fell 65-59. The loss was not unexpected as Texas was the No. 11 seed and Cincinnati was a No. 6 seed, but the way Texas loss is what was concerning.

Dan Rubenstein and Bomani Jones go over the game and pondered what Texas needs to do get to the Sweet 16 which is something that they have not done in the past four NCAA Tournaments.

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Texas Vs. Cincinnati Final Score: Bearcats Hold Off Longhorns, 65-59

Despite trailing by 14 points at halftime, the Texas Longhorns came all the way back in the second half against the Cincinnati Bearcats, tying the game at 52-52 with three minutes left to play.

Unfortunately for the Longhorns, they'd never take the lead.

J'Covan Brown turned the ball over, leading to an easy layup by Cincinnati's Yancy Gates, putting the Bearcats back up by two. Sheldon McClellan then missed a three point jumper, leading to a Cashmere Wright layup, extending Cincinnati's lead to four.

Cincinnati padded their lead to six following a missed three pointer by Brown, and at that point, the Bearcats never looked back, as Texas failed to even make it a one possession game in the last minute.

Brown led the Longhorns in scoring, with 19 points. He also added six assists and five rebounds.

Texas' poor first half doomed them, as Cincinnati opened the game on a 16-2 run. The Longhorns were held to just 17 points in the first half.

Gates led the Bearcats in scoring, going 7-of-12 from the field for 15 points. He also added 10 rebounds.

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Texas Vs. Cincinnati Halftime Update: Bearcats Lead Longhorns, 31-17 At Halftime

The Texas Longhorns were held to a season low for points in one half and trail the Cincinnati Bearcats 31-17 at halftime in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Texas never could find its rhythm and struggled even while the Bearcats did not have their strongest offensive half. Nonetheless, Cincinnati jumped out to a 20-6 lead early on the Longhorns, burying them into a huge deficit to start the game.

The Longhorns are shooting 17 percent from the field at halftime, while being led by their J'Covan Brown, their leading scorer all season, who has nine points. Clint Chapman has 8 rebounds for Texas.

The Bearcats are led by Yancy Gates who went into halftime with 8 points and 6 rebounds, on pace to record a double-double if he keeps up the pace in the second half.

Something is going to have change for the Horns, or they will be an early exit team, for sure.

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ANIMATED: Texas Struggles Vs. Cincinnati Include Not Catching The Ball

March Madness Schedule 2012: Texas Vs. Cincinnati Leads Friday's NCAA Tournament Slate

The Second Round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament enters its second day on Friday, and No. 11 Texas' scrap with No. 6 Cincinnati in the East Region is the first game of the day.

Here's the schedule, TV information and announcers for Friday's games. Make sure to grab a printable bracket to follow along with the games, as well.

Cincinnati vs. Texas, 12:15 p.m. ET, CBS (Nashville)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline)

San Diego State vs. N.C. State, 12:40 p.m. ET, truTV (Columbus)
Announcers: Tim Brando (play-by-play), Mike Gminski (analyst), Otis Livingston (sideline)

Creighton vs. Alabama, 1:40 p.m. ET, TBS (Greensboro)
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

Florida vs. Virginia, 2:10 p.m. ET, TNT (Omaha)
Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Craig Sager (sideline)

Florida State vs. St. Bonaventure, 2:45 p.m. ET (tentative), CBS (Nashville)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline)

Georgetown vs. Belmont, 3:20 p.m. ET (tentative), truTV (Columbus)
Announcers: Tim Brando (play-by-play), Mike Gminski (analyst), Otis Livingston (sideline)

North Carolina vs. Vermont, 4:20 p.m. ET (tentative), TBS (Greensboro)
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

Missouri vs. Norfolk State, 4:40 p.m. ET (tentative), TNT (Omaha)
Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Craig Sager (sideline)

Memphis vs. Saint Louis, 6:50 p.m. ET, TBS (Columbus)
Announcers: Tim Brando (play-by-play), Mike Gminski (analyst), Otis Livingston (sideline)

Duke vs. Lehigh, 7:15 p.m. ET, CBS (Greensboro)
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

Michigan vs. Ohio, 7:20 p.m. ET, TNT (Nashville)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline)

Saint Mary's vs. Purdue, 7:27 p.m. ET, truTV (Omaha)
Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Craig Sager (sideline)

Michigan State vs. Long Island, 9:20 p.m. ET, TBS (Columbus)
Announcers: Tim Brando (play-by-play), Mike Gminski (analyst), Otis Livingston (sideline)

Notre Dame vs. Xavier, 9:20 p.m. ET (tentative), CBS (Greensboro)
Announcers: Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)

Temple vs. USF, 9:50 p.m. ET (tentative), TNT (Nashville)
Announcers: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline)

Kansas vs. Detroit, 9:57 p.m. ET (tentative), truTV (Omaha)
Announcers: Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Craig Sager (sideline)

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March Madness 2012, Cincinnati Vs. Texas: Game Time, TV Schedule And More

The great state of Texas has already lost one NCAA Tournament team — we miss you already, Lamar — but the Lone Star State's flagship school is in action on Friday when the Texas Longhorns take on the Cincinnati Bearcats in an East Region clash.

Texas has J'Covan Brown and an impressive bunch of rebounders, especially on the offensive glass, thanks to Clint Chapman and Alexis Wangmene, while Cincinnati counters with disciplined defense and balanced scoring, with Sean Kilpatrick, Dion Dixon, and Cashmere Wright heading up a guard-oriented attack.

Game date/time: Friday, March 16, 11:15 a.m. CT

Location: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.

TV: CBS

Radio: Longhorns Radio Network

Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live (Instructions)

Line: Texas (+2.5)

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

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Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket: Moving Right Along In The Tournament

Don't get too down Lamar Cardinals because you can still root for the Texas Longhorns if that doesn't mess with your bracket at all. And speaking of brackets, this is your printable bracket from SB Nation. We have you covered over here.

Of course, Texas doesn't play until Friday but you will still want to know who is in it once tip-off time rolls around, which is at 11:15 a.m CDT. Texas is playing the Big East Tournament champion Cincinnati Bearcats.

Read about the Longhorns and their road to a national championship at Burnt Orange Nation.

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Lamar Vs. Vermont Final Score: Cardinals Fall To Catamounts 71-59

The dream finally comes to an end for the Lamar Cardinals who fell to the Vermont Catamounts 71-59 in the first-round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Mike James and Devon Lamb scored 16 points each to lead the Catamounts. Anthony Miles added 14 points while Stan Brown finished with six points and 13 rebounds.

Four McGlynn led Vermont with 18 points off the bench while Matt Glass and Sandro Carissimo finished with 11 and 10 points each. Brian Voelkel finished with three points, 12 rebounds and six assists.

Lamar had its six-game winning streak since Pat Knight ripped his seniors snapped. Vermont advances to face top-seeded North Carolina on Friday.

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Lamar Vs. Vermont Halftime Update: Catamounts Lead Cardinals 30-21

In the opening game of Wednesday night's edition of the First Four, the Lamar Cardinals and the Vermont Catamounts are in a duel. The Catamounts have leaped out to a 30-21 advantage over the Cardinals at halftime.

Lamar took an early 12-11 lead, but that lead quickly vanished as the Catamounts went on a 11-0 run as Vermont began to warm up from the outside. Vermont guard Four McGlynn is the high scorer thus far the first half with 10 points.

The winner of this game will enter the NCAA Tournament's Round of 64, where they will face off against No. 1 seed the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Midwest region.

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President Obama's 2012 Bracket Predictions: Lamar Is Just A Casualty

No one is going to hear President Obama mention the Lamar Cardinals when he is filling out his 2012 NCAA bracket, because it is almost as if Lamar is not even in the tourney.

It's not a slight on Lamar, rather that if the Cardinals beat the Vermont Catamounts in the opening round, they would ultimately run into his pick to win the national championship - the North Carolina Tar Heels. President Obama even admitted to ESPN's Andy Katz that he is a "sucker for North Carolina."

President Obama's bracket is mostly chalk in the Midwest region, but he does have No. 11-seed NC State Wolfpack taking down the No. 3-seed Georgetown Hoyas in the second round. In the South region, Obama has has No. 3-seed Baylor taking out No. 2-seed Duke in the Elite Eight.

President Obama's Final Four picks are as follows:

No.1 Kentucky Wildcats vs. No. 2 Missouri Tigers

No.1 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes

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NCAA Tournament 2012: Lamar Could Make History In Second Round

The 2012 NCAA Tournament officially gets underway on Tuesday, when the first two games of the First Four round tip off. The initial round of the tournament pits the final at-large selections against one another to determine the final four teams into the Round of 64 and the tournament proper.

One of those teams involved in the First Four is the Houston area's very own Lamar Cardinals, who will face off against the Vermont Catamounts for their chance in the dance. David Coleman has a nice overview of the Catamounts up at SB Nation Houston, so you should go check that out.

Should Lamar pull off the win and advance to the second round of play on Friday, they will face off against the North Carolina Tar Heels. At that point, the Cardinals will have an opportunity to make history.

Mike Rutherford at SB Nation alerts us to some numbers that were crunched by Ken Pomeroy, who believes that this might be the year a No. 16 seed defeats a No. 1 seed -- something that has never happened before in the NCAA Tournament's history. Should Lamar advance, they will enter the tournament as the highest-ranked No. 16 seed in Tournament history.

Time will tell whether Lamar will be able to pull off the ultimate Cinderella story, but you can be certain Houston fans will be cheering them on either way.

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VIDEO: 2012 NCAA Tournament East Region: Texas Is Not Predicted To Make Too Much Noise

The Texas Longhorns are not on too many lists as a possible sleeper team that could emerge from the East region of the NCAA Tournament, or at least not by our resident college basketball expert Nick Fasulo.

The Syracuse Orangemen headline the region, but Fasulo has some reservations about their defensive rebounding when going up against Kansas State in the Sweet 16. If the Orange met with the Vanderbilt Commodores in the Sweet 16, Fasulo could see Vandy shooting its way out of Syracuse's trademark zone defense.

"You saw what happened when Syracuse lost in the Big East tournament," Fasulo said. "If someone gets hot, it could be early quickly."

Syracuse lost to the Cincinnati Bearcats in that tournament, which is the Longhorns' first opponent. The Ohio State Buckeyes are the second seed in the East region, which Fasulo could see ending up in an Orangemen vs. Buckeyes showdown, possibly favoring Ohio State.

Check out the video here.

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NCAA Tournament 2012: Getting To Know The Cincinnati Bearcats

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NCAA Tournament 2012: Getting To Know The Vermont Catamounts

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2012 NCAA Tournament Predictions: Can Lamar Be A Cinderella Team In All The Madness?

It's no accident that the Lamar Cardinals have rattled off five straight wins, all of them coming since first-year head coach Pat Knight ripped them during a post-game press conference following a regular season loss to Stephen F. Austin.

But Lamar isn't playing strictly off motivation, rather it's the talent that attracted Knight to the job in the first place that is putting in work. Knight said he took the job, which only plays $150,000 a year plus incentives, because he believed the squad could win right away.

Well, the Southland Conference tournament championship is wrapped up, so now it's time to see how far they can go in the NCAA Tournament. If they beat the Vermont Catamounts on Wednesday - which after seeing the Cardinals play four times this season, I'm pretty sure they will - Lamar will go head-to-head with the North Carolina Tar Heels.

That's probably where the Cardinals run will end, but the drama of seeing Mike James, the kid from the Pat Knight video who was interrupted and told he had "no clue" what it takes to win, shoot long three-pointers and Osas Ebomwonyi's defensive prowess matching up with Tyler Zeller, is going to be well worth the watch, even if we know how the story ends.

Check out SB Nation Houston for updates on the rest of Lamar's season. Read the SB Nation Bracket predictions here.

2012 NCAA Tournament Schedule: Texas Takes On Cincinnati On Friday

The Texas Longhorns kept their string of NCAA Tournament births alive by earning the No. 11 seed in the East region where they will take on the 5th seed in Cincinnati. The game will be held on Friday, March 16 and will begin CBS' coverage for the day with a 12:15 p.m. ET tip off.

The Longhorns finished with a 20-13 record this season. Texas helped secure a spot in the NCAA Tournament after defeating Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament. The Bearcats finished 24-10 and reached the Big East Tournament final where they lost to Louisville.

Game date/time: Friday, March 16, 12:15 p.m. ET

TV: CBS

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2012 NCAA Bracket: Lamar Lands In Midwest Region First Four, Could Face Top-Seed North Carolina

After a successful regular season, the Lamar Cardinals have landed a spot in the First Four in the Midwest region for this year's NCAA Tournament, as the selection committee announced on Sunday. The Cardinals are the only team from the Southland Conference to get a bid and earned the trip by winning their conference tournament.

The Midwest region should pose numerous challenges for a talented Lamar team. First off, the Cardinals will have to get past a solid Vermont team just to get a shot at playing No. 1 seed North Carolina in the second round.

If the Cardinals have some success early in the tournament, they could eventually face the likes of No. 8 seed Creighton, No. 2 Kansas or No. 3 Georgetown in later rounds.

This is the first NCAA appearance since 2000 for the Cardinals. If Lamar beats Vermont, it'll be the first tournament victory for the Cardinals since 1983, when Lamar beat Alabama 73-50. The last time Lamar won more than one game in the NCAA Tournament was in 1979, when made the only Sweet Sixteen appearance in school history under Billy Tubbs.

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SECTIONAL POST 2012 NCAA Bracket: Texas Lands In East Region, Could Face Florida State

After a successful regular season, the Texas Longhorns have landed the 11th seed in the East region for this year's NCAA Tournament, as the selection committee announced on Sunday. One of just five teams from the Big 12 to get a bid, the Longhorns got an at-large invitation after failing to win the conference tournament.

The East region should pose numerous challenges for a talented Texas team. In the first round of the tournament, the Longhorns will be facing 6th-seeded Cincinnati, with the winner moving on to face No. 3 seeded Florida State in the second round should the Seminoles survive against St. Bonaventure.

If the Longhorns have some success early in the tournament, they could eventually face the likes of Ohio State, or Syracuse, the region's top-two seeds, in later rounds.

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NCAA Printable Bracket 2012: Track Texas, Lamar In March Madness

Can Texas make a deep run in the 2012 NCAA Tournament from a double-digit seed? Can Lamar shock the world and somehow win against Vermont and North Carolina? Track all the action with SB Nation's printable NCAA bracket. You can find the printable bracket for the 2012 NCAA Tournament right here.

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NCAA Bracket 2012: Lamar To Play Vermont In First Round Game

After landing the No. 16 seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, the Lamar Cardinals will be playing 16th-seeded Vermont to kick things off in the first round. The winner will advance to take on No. 1 seed North Carolina on Friday. The Cardinals received an automatic bid after winning the Southland Conference tournament.

Vermont knocked off Stony Brook in the American East Final to earn the trip to the Big Dance. The Catamounts finished 23-11 on the season and 13-3 in conference play. Vermont enters the tournament on a hot streak having won four straight and 14 of its last 15 games.

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NCAA Bracket 2012: Texas To Play Cincinnati In First Game

After landing the No. 11 seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, the Texas Longhorns will be playing the sixth-seeded Cincinnati Bearcats in the first round of the East Regional. The Longhorns received an at-large bid from the tournament's selection committee after turning in a 25-7 record during the regular season.

The Longhorns had an uneven season, but solidified their bid with a quarterfinal win over Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament. Now, Texas gets to begin its 14th straight NCAA Tournament appearance by playing the Bearcats.

Cincinnati had one of the most tumultuous seasons in the country this year, as they were part of an ugly brawl at the end of their non-conference game against cross-town rival Xavier on Dec. 10.

But the ensuing suspensions and media scrutiny seemed to galvanize the Bearcats, who rebounded to a 12-6 record in Big East play and a run to the Big East Conference Championship that included a victory over Syracuse.

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While Cincinnati doesn't have any big-time NBA prospects, they're very balanced offensively with five players -- 6'0 junior Cashmere Wright, 6'4 sophomore Sean Kilpatrick, 6'3 senior Dion Dixon, 6'9 senior Yancy Gates and 6'3 junior JaQuon Parker -- all averaging between 9 and 14 points.

The biggest concern for Texas will be handling Gates, a powerful 260-pound big man, in the low post.

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NCAA Tournament 2012 Bracket Update: Lamar Is 16th Seed, Will Face Vermont On Wednesday

Lamar has earned a 16th seed in the NCAA Tournament and will have a first-round matchup with Vermont on Wednesday, March 14

NCAA Tournament 2012 Bracket: Texas Is An 11 Seed, Will Face Cincinnati On Friday

Texas earned a 11 seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament and will face Cincinnati in their first game.

Bracketology 2012: Lamar Looks To Potentially Line Up Vs. No. 1 Seed Michigan State

The Lamar Cardinals will likely face a No. 1 seed when the NCAA tournament brackets are announced on Sunday.