2012 Conference USA Tournament: Bracket, Schedule And More

Now that the regular season has finally come to a close, its officially time to check out the bracket and schedule for the 2012 Conference USA Tournament as Memphis will serve as host and games will be played in the FedEx Forum.

Memphis, Southern Miss, Tulsa and UCF have earned the top four seeds in the tournament, thus receiving byes in the first round. The Rice Owls, the No. 7 seed, will square off in the first game of the tournament on Wednesday afternoon as they will prepare to face the East Carolina Pirates at 1:00 pm. The Houston Cougars, the No. 8 seed, will face off in the third game of the tournament on Wednesday evening as they will square off against the No. 9 seed UTEP Miners at 7:30 pm.

Here is the full bracket and schedule for the tournament that will last from March 7-10th.

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