Want to know where you can cheer on your team in the NCAA Tournament with your fellow alums? See WTOP's complete D.C. area watch party list.
WASHINGTON — The D.C. area is full of transplants, and even if you grew up here, you may well have gone to college elsewhere. But if your alma mater made this year’s NCAA Tournament (and you’re not traveling to the game), you can still probably find a group of fellow alumni cheering them on somewhere in the D.C. area.
We reached out to the alumni associations of every school in the field of 68, and have filled in all the official watch parties already on the books. Some schools have home bars, but nothing officially scheduled yet. Others don’t have enough of a local alumni presence to hold a party, or have decided not to due the starting times of their games.
Here’s every establishment for the first round of games, listed chronologically by start time. If you see your school on here and know of a watch party that we haven’t listed, let us know!
Thursday, 12:15 p.m.
7. Rhode Island
10 Tavern, 707 G St. NW
10. Oklahoma
OFFICIAL: Mackey’s Public House, 1306 G St. NW
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
AP Photo/Alex Brandon
Thursday, 12:40 p.m.
3. Tennessee
OFFICIAL: Blackfinn Ameripub, 1620 I St. NW
14. Wright State
No response
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
AP Photo/Jeff Roberson
Thursday, 1:30 p.m.
4. Gonzaga
OFFICIAL: Parlay Lounge, 1827 M St. NW
13. UNC Greensboro
No response
(AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
AP Photo/Isaac Brekken
Thursday, 2 p.m.
1. Kansas
OFFICIAL: Mackey’s Public House, 1306 G St. NW
OFFICIAL: Thirsty Bernie Sports Bar & Grill, 2163 N Glebe Ave., Arlington, Va.
16. Penn
City Tap House (both locations), 901 9th St. NW & 1250 Connecticut Ave. NW
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel
Thursday, 2:45 p.m.
2. Duke
OFFICIAL: Mackey’s Public House, 1306 G St. NW
15. Iona
Penn Quarter Sports Tavern, 639 Indiana Ave. NW
(AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
AP Photo/Ben McKeown
Thursday, 3:10 p.m.
6. Miami
OFFICIAL: 1831, 1831 M St. NW
11. Loyola-Chicago
No response
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File
Thursday, 4 p.m.
5. Ohio State
OFFICIAL: Solly’s, 1942 11th St. NW
Parlay, 1827 M St. NW
Tommy Joe’s, 7940 Norfolk Ave., Bethesda, Md.
Crystal City Sports Pub, 529 23rd St. S, Arlington, Va.
12. South Dakota State
No watch party scheduled
(AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
AP Photo/Paul Vernon
Thursday, 4 p.m.
8. Seton Hall
The Prospect, 1214 U St. NW
Penn Quarter Sports Tavern, 639 Indiana Ave. NW
9. NC State
OFFICIAL: The Ugly Mug, 723 8th St. SE
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
Thursday, 6:50 p.m.
1. Villanova
Parlay Sports Bar & Lounge, 1827 M St NW
16. Radford
No response
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
AP Photo/Frank Franklin II
Thursday, 7:10 p.m.
5. Kentucky
OFFICIAL: Town Tavern, 2323 18th St. NW
12. Davidson
Rocket Bar, 714 7th St. NW
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
AP Photo/Jeff Roberson
Thursday, 7:20 p.m.
6. Houston
No response
11. San Diego State
No local watch party scheduled
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Thursday, 7:27 p.m.
3. Texas Tech
OFFICIAL: Union Pub, 201 Massachusetts Ave NE
14. Stephen F. Austin
No response
(AP Photo/Raymond Thompson)
AP Photo/Raymond Thompson
Thursday, 9:20 p.m.
8. Virginia Tech
OFFICIAL: Spider Kelly’s, 3181 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va.
9. Alabama
No response
(AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
AP Photo/Robert Franklin
Thursday, 9:40 p.m.
4. Arizona
No response
13. Buffalo
Buffalo Billiards, 1330 19th St. NW
(AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
AP Photo/Isaac Brekken
Thursday, 9:50 p.m.
3. Michigan
OFFICIAL: Ivy and Coney, 1537 7th St. NW
The Good Silver, 3410 11th St. NW
14. Montana
No local watch party scheduled
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
Thursday, 9:57 p.m. ET
6. Florida
Lou’s City Bar, 1400 Irving St. NW
Courthaus Social, 2300 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, Va.
Tapp’d, 4915 St. Elmo Ave., Bethesda, Md.
11. St. Bonaventure
OFFICIAL: Buffalo Billiards, 1330 19th St. NW
(AP Photo/Sam Craft)
AP Photo/Sam Craft
Friday, 12:15 p.m.
7. Texas A&M
No response
10. Providence
No response
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
AP Photo/Jeff Roberson
Friday, 12:40 p.m.
2. Purdue
OFFICIAL: The Bottom Line, 1716 I St. NW
15. Cal State Fullerton
No response
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
Friday, 1:30 p.m.
4. Wichita State
The Ugly Mug, 723 8th St. SE
13. Marshall
Hamilton’s Bar & Grill, 233 2nd St. NW
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Friday, 2 p.m.
2. Cincinnati
OFFICIAL: Ventnor Sports Café, 2411 18th St. NW
15. Georgia State
No response
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack
Friday, 2:45 p.m.
2. North Carolina
OFFICIAL: Buffalo Billiards, 1330 19th St. NW
15. Lipscomb
No local watch party scheduled
Friday, 3:10 p.m.
7. Arkansas
Hawk ‘N Dove, 329 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
10. Butler
Penn Quarter Sports Tavern, 639 Indiana Ave. NW
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
AP Photo/Jeff Roberson
Friday, 4 p.m.
5. West Virginia
Ragtime, 1345 N Courthouse Rd., Arlington, Va.
12. Murray State
No response
(AP Photo/Raymond Thompson)
AP Photo/Raymond Thompson
Friday, 4:30 p.m.
7. Nevada
No response
10. Texas
Duffy’s Irish Pub, 2106 Vermont Ave. NW
(AP Photo/L.E. Baskow)
AP Photo/L.E. Baskow
Friday, 6:50 p.m.
8. Creighton
Ventnor Sports Cafe, 2411 18th St. NW
9. Kansas State
The Ugly Mug, 723 8th St. SE
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Friday, 7:10 p.m.
3. Michigan State
Capitol Lounge, 229 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
14. Bucknell
Hawthorne, 1336 U St. NW
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
Friday, 7:20 p.m.
1. Xavier
Exiles, 1610 U St. NW
16. NC Central/Texas Southern
OFFICIAL: Penn Social, 801 E St. NW | No response
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP Photo/Mary Altaffer
Friday, 7:27 p.m.
4. Auburn
Johnny Pistolas, 2333 18th St. NW
13. Charleston
Chinese Disco, 3251 Prospect St. NW
(AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
AP Photo/Brynn Anderson
Friday, 9:20 p.m.
1. Virginia
Town Hall, 2340 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Rebellion, 1836 18th St. NW
Arlington Rooftop, 2424 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va.
16. UMBC
Official watch party at Community Center on campus, unofficial ones around Baltimore — no watch party in D.C. area
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
Friday, 9:40 p.m.
6. TCU
No response
11. Arizona State/Syracuse
Sun Devils: Ventnor Sports Café, 2411 18th St. NW
Crystal City Sports Pub, 529 23rd St. S, Arlington, Va.
Orange: Penn Quarter Sports Tavern, 639 Indiana Ave. NW
(AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)
AP Photo/Brad Tollefson
Friday, 9:50 p.m.
8. Missouri
OFFICIAL: Maddy’s Taproom, 1100 13th St. NW
9. Florida State
OFFICIAL: Union Pub, 201 Massachusetts Ave. NE
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
AP Photo/Jeff Roberson
Friday, 9:57 p.m.
5. Clemson
OFFICIAL: Exiles, 1610 U St. NW
12. New Mexico State
Lou’s City Bar, Crystal City Sports Pub
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
AP Photo/Julie Jacobson