NCAA Men's Tournament 2010 Bracket

The 65 teams participating in the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament were selected, seeded and placed on one of four NCAA Men's Tournament 2010 brackets on Selection Sunday, March 14, 2010.http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-baskbl/champpage/m-baskbl-div1-index.html This guide features March Madness brackets which will be updated as the teams are announced and games are completed.

The men's tournament in March Madness 2010 conclude with the Final Four on April 3 and April 5, 2010. The Duke Blue Devils won the championship over the Butler Bulldogs, winning the title game 61-59. All Final Four 2010 games were played at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League, in Indianapolis, Indiana.http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-baskbl/champpage/m-baskbl-div1-index.html

2010 NCAA Tournament

In the 2010 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament, the first and second rounds were played in nine cities across the United States, Dayton, New Orleans, Providence, San Jose, Oklahoma City, Buffalo, Milwaukee, Jacksonville and Spokane. Regional semifinals and finals were played in Syracuse (east), Salt Lake City (west), St. Louis (midwest) and Houston (south) from March 27 to March 30, with the winners continuing on to the Final Four.http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-baskbl/champpage/m-baskbl-div1-index.html

Prior to the tournament, Syracuse, Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Kansas State led the NCAA Men's basketball rankings and were expected to be among the top seeds.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings Other teams nearly guaranteed a spot in the tournament included Ohio State and Purdue, who lead the Big Ten Conference.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300620194

Background and History

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament has been played since 1939 when it contained just eight teams. It expanded to 64 teams, all of which participate in a single-elimination tournament divided into four regional locations, in 1985. Most recently, in 2001, one additional team was added to include the NCAA Play-in Game, where the final two seeds compete for the 64th spot in the main tournament.http://www.ncaa.com/graphics/champpage/Bracket_Prin-Proc_2009-10_07.07.09.pdf

While the term March Madness is simply a slang term for the tournament, also known as "The Big Dance," it is perhaps the most common name of the men's and women's college basketball tournaments. The UCLA Bruins men's basketball team has seen the most success in the tournament throughout the years, winning the title 11 times.http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_final4/2010/2010TheField.pdf

2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

First round March 18 & 19			Second round March 20 & 21			Regional Semifinals March 25 & 26			Regional Finals March 27 & 28

1	Kentucky	100
16	East Tenn. State	71
			1	Kentucky	90

			9	Wake Forest	60
8	Texas	80

9	Wake Forest	81
						1	Kentucky	62

						12	Cornell	45
5	Temple	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

Midwest Regional Bracket

First round March 18 & 19			Second round March 20 & 21			Regional Semifinals March 25 & 26			Regional Finals March 27 & 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

South Regional Bracket

First round March 18 & 19			Second round March 20 & 21			Regional Semifinals March 25 & 26			Regional Finals March 27 & 28

1	Duke	73
16	Ark.-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	76
3	Baylor	68

14	Sam Houston St.	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

West Regional Bracket

First round March 18 & 19			Second round March 20 & 21			Regional Semifinals March 25 & 26			Regional Finals March 27 & 28

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