2016 first 4 (orange) , first , second rounds march 17 , 19 (green) march 18 , 20 (blue) 2016 regionals (blue) , final 4 (red) previously, round of 64 known second round since 2011 edition, reverted moniker first round coming tournament. first 4 named first round. first four march 15 , 16 university of dayton arena, dayton, ohio (host: university of dayton) first , second rounds march 17 , 19 dunkin donuts center, providence, rhode island (host: providence college) wells fargo arena, des moines, iowa, (host: iowa state university) pnc arena, raleigh, north carolina, (host: north carolina state university) pepsi center, denver, colorado, (host: mountain west conference) march 18 , 20 barclays center, brooklyn, new york city, new york, (host: atlantic 10 conference) scottrade center, st. louis, missouri, (host: missouri valley conference) chesapeake energy arena, oklahoma city, oklahoma, (host: big 12 conference) spokane veterans memorial arena, spokane, washington, (host: university of...