Let the March Madness Begin

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.

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.

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.

Full NCAA Tournament Brackets

Interested in playing hooky from work and watching wall-to-wall basketball later in the week? Some Manassas Park and Manassas sports bar spots ready for you:

Clarke's Grill & Sports Emporium

Glory Days

Red Robin

What great sports bars in the Manassas area are we missing? Tell us in the comments.