NCAA Tournament 2012 Bracket Update: Florida State Is Three Seed, Will Face St. Bonaventure On Friday

Mar 10, 2012; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida State Seminoles guard Luke Loucks (3) reacts after hitting a basket to put the Seminoles up by 3 with 13.4 seconds remaining against the Duke Blue Devils during the semi-finals of the 2012 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-US PRESSWIRE

The Seminoles earned a three seed in the 2012 NCAA Tournament and will face St. Bonaventure in their first game.

The 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket and field has been announced, and the Florida State Seminoles will receive a three seed in the East region. The Seminoles' first opponent will be the St. Bonaventure, and they will play on Friday in Nashville. If the Seminoles win their first matchup, they will face the winner of No. 6 Cincinnati and No. 11 Texas on Sunday.

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The Seminoles earned the three seed by winning the ACC Tournament title in impressive fashion, defeating Duke and North Carolina in the span of 24 hours. The Noles enter the tournament with a ton of momentum, solidifying themselves as a force to be reckoned with along the likes of the Devils and Heels.

Here's a look at the East Region of the 2012 NCAA Tournament bracket:

No. 1 Syracuse vs. UNC Asheville, Thursday 3/15/12
No. 8 Kansas State vs. No. 9 So. Miss, Thursday 3/15/12
No. 5 Vanderbilt vs. No. 12 Harvard, Thursday 3/15/12
No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Montana, Thursday 3/15/12
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Loyola (Md.), Thursday 3/15/12
No. 7 Gonzaga vs. No. 10 West Virginia, Thursday 3/15/12
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 14 St. Bonaventure, Friday 3/16/12
No. 6 Cincinnati vs. No. 11 Texas, Friday 3/16/12

For more on Florida State, visit Tomahawk Nation. Click here for a link to our NCAA bracket 2012.

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