Final Four Comes to Atlanta This Weekend

Here's some help to get you prepared for the 2013 Final Four in Atlanta, whether you'll be watching the games on TV, seeing the action in person, or just wanting to know all you can on college basketball's biggest show.

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> Who's playing?

The Louisville Cardinals, Syracuse Orange, Michigan Wolverines and Wichita State Shockers are the last teams standing. Check out this Final Four scouting report from the Huffington Post that looks at each team's strengths. Also see CBS Sports' comprehensive Final Four breakdown.

Louisville, the only No. 1 seed in the Final Four, is still the favorite to win it all. Wichita State, which beat No. 1 seed Gonzaga and No. 2 seed Ohio State, has two Georgia natives on its roster — Carl Hall and Tekele Cotton.

Michigan and Syracuse, both No. 4 seeds in their respective regions, are NCAA Tournament veteran programs. It's the first Final Four since 1993 for the Wolverines, who won the 1989 NCAA title. Syracuse has reached five Final Fours, and won the 2003 NCAA championship.

CBSSports.com experts predict Louisville and Michigan will play in the final.

> When are the Games?

Louisville plays Wichita State in the first semifinal game at the Georgia Dome (Saturday, March 6, 6:05 p.m.).

Michigan and Syracuse meet in the second semifinal (Saturday, March 6, 8:49 p.m.) 

The championship game is at 9:23 p.m. Monday, April 8.

All games will be televised by CBS (locally on CBSAtlanta, Channel 46).

>  Wanna witness the action in person?

You can see the action in person at the 70,000-seat Georgia Dome. Ticket info: Packages are available for the games, as well as the associated events.

> Watch the games with friends

Check out the local business directories on Gwinnett County Patches to find some spots to take in the games. (Results below are based on "Bars & Pubs" searches on our directories):

• Buford Bars and Pubs (Buford Patch)
• Dacula Bars and Pubs (Dacula Patch)
• Duluth Bars and Pubs (Duluth Patch)
• Lawrenceville Bars and Pubs (Lawrenceville Patch)
• Lilburn Bars and Pubs (Lilburn Patch)
• Loganville/Grayson Bars and Pubs (Loganville-Grayson Patch)
• Norcross Bars and Pubs (Norcross Patch)
• Peachtree Corners Bars and Pubs (Peachtree Corners Patch)
• Snellville Bars and Pubs (Snellville Patch)
• Suwanee Bars and Pubs (Suwanee Patch)

> NCAA History

Atlanta has hosted three previous Final Fours: 2007 (won by Florida), 2002 (Maryland) and 1977 (Marquette).

Check out this NCAA Tournament Timeline, chock full of memorable stories and images of the teams, players and coaches from the 75 years of tournament history.

This year's Final Four teams have combined for four NCAA Tournament championships, far fewer than the 11 won by UCLA. See all of the champions.