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DES MOINES, Iowa - Des Moines will be a host site of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2016.

The first two rounds of the 2016 tournament will be played at Wells Fargo Arena with Iowa State University serving as the official host.

Des Moines has tried multiple times in recent years to land the tournament but has been unsuccessful.

This will be the first time since 1972 that the tournament has been played on Iowa soil.

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