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March Madness: Where to Watch the NCAA Tournament in Vienna
Want to see Virginia teams in NCAA Tournament action? Act quickly, as two of them are No. 16 seeds. Plus, where to watch games in Vienna.
March Madness is upon us! Have you filled out your bracket yet?
Virginia flavor - James Madison, the No. 16 seed in the East Region, opens play Wednesday. The Dukes, who have not made the NCAA Tournament since 1994, got there by winning the Colonial Athletic Conference Championship Tournament, will play No. 16 seed Long Island University in a first-round game in Dayton at 6:45 p.m.
The winner of that game goes on to a matchup with No. 1 seed Indiana on Friday.
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Virginia Commonwealth, a Final Four team two years ago, enters this year's NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed. The Rams (26-8), who got in with an at-large bid, will play No. 12 seed Akron - winner of the Mid-American Conference Tourney - in the late game (9:45 p.m.) Thursday in Auburn Hills, Mich.
No. 16 seed Liberty (winner of the Big South Tournament) also has a first-round game. It faces North Carolina A &T at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday in Dayton. Winner plays No. 1 seed Louisville Thursday in Lexington, Ky.
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Georgetown, meanwhile, is the No. 2 seed in the South Region. The Hoyas play Florida Gulf Coast at 6:50 p.m. Friday in Philadelphia.
Interested in playing hooky from work and watching wall-to-wall basketball later in the week? Some Vienna sports bar spots ready for you:
In Vienna:
The Vienna Inn
Neighbors Restaurant
Outback Steakhouse
Tequila Grande
In Oakton:
Famous Dave's
Santini's
In Reston:
Champps
Glory Days
Santini's
Kalypsos
Who do you have picked to win the 2013 NCAA Tournament? Where are you going to watch? Tell us in the comments.
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