NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament 2010

The NCAA Men's Basketballl Tournament is an annual tournament held from March through early April to determine the champion of division I men's college basketball. The tournament starts with 65 teams and in single elimination play. The first two rounds are played in various venues throughout the United States. The final sixteen teams play in four different regional locations and the final four teams play in a single location. The 2010 NCAA Tournament was held from March 16 - April 5, 2010. The four regional sites are the Carrier Dome, Energy Solutions Arena, Edward Jones Dome and Reliant Stadium. The final four was played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.http://www.ncaa.com/champ/m-baskbl-d1-champ.html

Background

The first NCAA Tournament was held in 1939. Oregon defeated Ohio State 46-33. From 1964 to 1975 UCLA dominated the tournament by winning ten times under coach John Wooden.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/yearbyyear North Carolina and Kentucky are the only two teams with over 100 wins in the history of the tournament. UCLA has won the tournament 11 times and Kentucky has won it seven times.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history In 2009, North Carolina won it's fifth championship by defeating Michigan State 89-72.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history On November 10, Jeff Goldman, senior basketball writer at FOXSports.com predicted the championship game will feature the Kansas Jayhawks versus the Texas Longhorns.http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/10323490/2010-NCAA-tournament-bracket-prediction

Previous Winners

2009 North Carolina
2008 Kansas
2007 Florida
2006 Florida
2005 North Carolina
2004 Connecticut
2003 Syracuse
2002 Maryland
2001 Duke
2000 Michigan State
1999 Connecticut
1998 Kentucky
1997 Arizona
1996 Kentucky
1995 UCLA
1994 Arkansas
1993 North Carolina
1992 Duke
1991 Duke
1990 UNLV
1989 Michigan
1988 Kansas
1987 Indiana
1986 Louisville
1985 Villanova
1984 Georgetown
1983 NC State
1982 North Carolina
1981 Indiana
1980 Louisville
1979 Michigan State
1978 Kentucky
1977 Marquette
1976 Indiana
1975 UCLA
1974 NC State
1973 UCLA
1972 UCLA
1971 UCLA
1970 UCLA
1969 UCLA
1968 UCLA
1967 UCLA
1966 UTEP
1965 UCLA
1964 UCLA
1963 Loyola (Ill.)
1962 Cincinnati
1961 Cincinnati
1960 Ohio State
1959 California
1958 Kentucky
1957 North Carolina
1956 San Francisco
1955 San Francisco
1954 La Salle
1953 Indiana
1952 Kansas
1951 Kentucky
1950 CCNY
1949 Kentucky
1948 Kentucky
1947 Holy Cross
1946 Oklahoma A&M
1945 Oklahoma A&M
1944 Utah
1943 Wyoming
1942 Stanford
1941 Wisconsin
1940 Indiana
1939 Oregon

Conference Championship Teams That Qualified

Tournament Recap

Opening Round Entrance Game (March 16)

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61
Winthrop 44

Midwest Regional

First round (March 18-19)			Second round (March 21-22)			Regional Semifinals (March 26)			Regional Finals (March 28)

1	Kansas	90
16	Lehigh	74
			1	Kansas	67

			9	Northern Iowa	69
8	UNLV	66

9	Northern Iowa	69
						9	Northern Iowa	52

						5	Michigan State	59
5	Michigan State	70

12	New Mexico State	67
			5	Michigan State	85

			4	Maryland	83
4	Maryland	89

13	Houston	77
									5	Michigan State	70

									6	Tennessee	69
6	Tennessee	62

11	San Diego State	59
			6	Tennessee	83

			14	Ohio	68
3	Georgetown	83

14	Ohio	97
						6	Tennessee	76

						2	Ohio State	73
7	Oklahoma State	59

10	Georgia Tech	64
			10	Georgia Tech	66

			2	Ohio State	75
2	Ohio State	68

15	UC Santa Barbara	51

West Regional

First round (March 18-19)			Second round (March 20-21)			Regional Semifinals (March 25)			Regional Finals (March 27)

1	Syracuse	79
16	Vermont	56
			1	Syracuse	87

			8	Gonzaga	65
8	Gonzaga	67

9	Florida State	60
						1	Syracuse	59

						5	Butler	63
5	Butler	77

12	UTEP	59
			5	Butler	54

			13	Murray State	52
4	Vanderbilt	65

13	Murray State	66
									5	Butler	63

									2	Kansas State	56
6	Xavier	65

11	Minnesota	54
			6	Xavier	71

			3	Pittsburgh	68
3	Pittsburgh	89

14	Oakland	66
						6	Xavier	96

						2	Kansas State	101
7	BYU	99

10	Florida	92
			7	BYU	72

			2	Kansas State	84
2	Kansas State	82

15	North Texas	62

East Regional

First round (March 18-19)			Second round (March 20-21)			Regional Semifinals (March 25)			Regional Finals (March 27)

1	Kentucky	100
16	East Tennessee State	71
			1	Kentucky	90

			9	Wake Forest	60
8	Texas	80

9	Wake Forest	81
						1	Kentucky	62

						12	Cornell	45
5	Temple Owls	65

12	Cornell	78
			12	Cornell	87

			4	Wisconsin	69
4	Wisconsin	53

13	Wofford	49
									1	Kentucky	66

									2	West Virginia	73
6	Marquette	78

11	Washington	80
			11	Washington	82

			3	New Mexico	64
3	New Mexico	62

14	Montana	57
						11	Washington	56

						2	West Virginia	69
7	Clemson	78

10	Missouri	86
			10	Missouri	59

			2	West Virginia	68
2	West Virginia	77

15	Morgan State	50

South Regional

First round (March 18-19)			Second round (March 20-21)			Regional Semifinals (March 26)			Regional Finals (March 28)

1	Duke	73
16	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	44
			1	Duke	68

			8	California	53
8	California	77

9	Louisville	62
						1	Duke	70

						4	Purdue	57
5	Texas A&M	69

12	Utah State	53
			5	Texas A&M	61

			4	Purdue	63
4	Purdue	72

13	Siena	64
									1	Duke	78

									3	Baylor	71
6	Notre Dame	50

11	Old Dominion	51
			11	Old Dominion	68

			3	Baylor	77
3	Baylor	68

14	Sam Houston State	59
						3	Baylor	72

						10	Saint Mary's	49
7	Richmond	71

10	Saint Mary's	80
			10	Saint Mary's	75

			2	Villanova	68
2	Villanova	73

15	Robert Morris	70

Final Four

Semifinals (April 3)			Championship Game (April 5)

5	Michigan State	50
5	Butler	52
			5	Butler	59

			1	Duke	61
2	West Virginia	57

1	Duke	78

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