( CNN ) -- President Barack Obama , a well-known basketball fan , will treat British Prime Minister David Cameron to a little March Madness Tuesday as the two head to Ohio to catch an NCAA men 's tournament basketball game . There will be two games tipping off the tournament in Dayton , Ohio , a swing state . During halftime of the first game , Western Kentucky versus Mississippi Valley State , the two leaders will conduct a joint interview . The leaders ' trip to the game comes as Obama launched his new tournament `` bracket challenge '' on his campaign website . Obama is asking those who visit the website to predict who will win the college basketball championship and to compare their picks against his . `` It 's college basketball time again â€ ” and as friends and co-workers gather around the water cooler to talk top seeds and Cinderellas , here 's your chance to fill out a bracket with the President himself , '' the website says . The site promises to publish the names of anyone who does better than the president once the tournament is over . Obama has publicly picked brackets in years past , drawing heat from Republicans last year for appearing in an ESPN segment to unveil his picks in March 2011 . RNC spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski said the White House should `` explain why filming an ESPN special on the NCAA tournament should be a priority on his public schedule . '' Before revealing the picks , the president did urge viewers to go to usaid.gov to donate to charities that were assisting in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that had devastated Japan that month . For the record , Obama picked Kansas , Duke , Ohio State , Pitt for his 2011 final four and chose Kansas to take the championship . It did n't . UConn won , beating Butler . It is unclear if Obama would reveal this year 's picks during his interview with Cameron on Tuesday . But Cameron 's visit will not be all fun and games . On Wednesday , the two leaders will be back in Washington conducting extensive meetings about a range of topics including Afghanistan and Syria , the White House said . `` There 's a strong working relationship and actually even a strong personal bond between Prime Minister Cameron and President Obama , '' White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest said last week . `` We maintain a special and a essential friendship and partnership with the government and people of the United Kingdom . The United Kingdom is our NATO ally and our closest partner in the world . '' On Tuesday , the two co-authored an op-ed piece in the Washington Post titled `` An alliance the world can count on . '' `` The alliance between the United States and Great Britain is a partnership of the heart , bound by the history , traditions and values we share . But what makes our relationship special â€ ” a unique and essential asset â€ ” is that we join hands across so many endeavors . Put simply , we count on each other and the world counts on our alliance , '' the leaders said in the article .
There will be two games played in Ohio on Tuesday , tipping off the NCAA tournament . The two leaders will conduct a joint interview at halftime of the first game . They are expected to discuss their plans for the rest of the season and what they want from each other going forward.