NCAA Championship Game

The NCAA Championship Game will be played on April 5th, at 9:21 EST from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The Duke Blue Devils from the South regional bracket will compete against the Butler BullDogs from the West region.

The 2010 Men’s NCAA Tournament started on March 16th, 2010 with a play in game into the Tournament. Each team will now compete in a single elimination game until two games are left. Those teams play in the NCAA Championship game that will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana. The site of the event will be in the Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. Prior to this season, the NCAA Championship game and Final Four games took place in the RCA Dome and Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-baskbl/ncaa-m-baskbl-body.html

A total of 65 teams are selected to the tournament. Thirty teams earn automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament by winning their conference tournaments. Since the Ivy League doesn’t hold a conference tournament, the automatic bid goes to the NCAA Tournament. This year, the Cornell Big Red are the Ivy League regular season champions. The remaining thirty four teams were granted at-large bids which are decided by the NCAA Selection Committee. http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-baskbl/ncaa-m-baskbl-body.html Every number one seed in the tournament are the favorites to win their region and in some cases, the NCAA Tournament. The Kansas Jayhawks were given the overall number one seed by the selection committee due to their season record of 32-2 and key wins they had throughout the season. The number one seeds in each region are the Duke Blue Devils, Syracuse Orangemen, Kansas Jayhawks and the Kentucky Wildcats. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball;_ylt=Ar4UwKa9PIlzFE.TvaRf_RQ5nYcB

Other teams that have a chance to advance or win the NCAA Tournament and teams ranked in the top ten in college basketball. The following teams that fit are the Ohio State Buckeyes, Villanova Wildcats, Kansas State Wildcats and the Baylor Bears. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball;_ylt=Ar4UwKa9PIlzFE.TvaRf_RQ5nYcB Last season the number one overall seed the North Carolina Tar Heels advanced all the way to the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Roy Williams led his Tar Heels to win the National Championship along with stars Ty Lawson and Tyler Hansbrough.

Championship Results

2009: North Carolina 89 - Michigan State 72ESPN.com: Michigan State Spartans vs. North Carolina Tar Heels - Box Score
2008: Kansas 78 - Memphis 68 OTNCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
2007: University of Florida 84 - The Ohio State University 75NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
2006: Florida 73 - UCLA 57NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
2005: University of North Carolina 75 - University of Illinois 70NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
2004: University of Connecticut 82 - Georgia Institute of Technology 73NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
2003: Syracuse University 81 - Kansas 78NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
2002: University of Maryland 64 - Indiana University 52NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
2001: Duke University 82 - University of Arizona 72NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
2000: Michigan State University 89 - Florida 76NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1999: Connecticut 77 - Duke 74NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1998: University of Kentucky 78 - Utah 69NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1997: Arizona 84 - Kentucky 79 (OT)NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1996: Kentucky 76 - Syracuse 67NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1995: UCLA 89 - University of Arkansas 78NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1994: Arkansas 76 - Duke 72NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1993: North Carolina 77 - University of Michigan 71NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1992: Duke 71 - Michigan 51NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1991: Duke - 72 - Kansas 65NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1990: University of Nevada Las Vegas 103 - Duke 73NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book
1989: Michigan 80 - Seton Hall 79 (OT)NCAA.com: NCAA Championship Record Book

2010 Championship Game

The 2010 NCAA Championship game will feature the number 5 seed Butler Bulldogs against the number one seed Duke Blue Devils. This will be a battle of David v. Goliath. Duke was one of the top teams that had a chance to make a run at the championship while Butler is a cinderella team that has made an inprobable run in the NCAA Tournament.

The game will take place April 6th 2010 in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.