March 15th, 2010

 March Madness 2010 Bracket and Tournament Schedule Anticipation Builds.   March Madness is here and everyone is super excited about the NCAA tournament.  Last week, we went through the various conference championships and we saw various college teams play on for their free ticket into the much-coveted tournament slots.

So who will win the NCAA championship title in 2010? We won’t know until March Madness is over! Here are the various teams that are going to be participating in the bracket:

Here is the 2010 March Madness Bracket: 

Midwest Region: 

#1 Kansas Jayhawks vs. Lehigh Mountain Hawks 

#8 UNLV vs. Northern Iowa Panthers 

#5 Spartans of Michigan State vs. New Mexico State Aggies 

#4 Maryland vs. Houston 

#2 Ohio State vs. UC Santa Barbara 

#7 Oklahoma State vs. Georgia Tech 

#3 Georgetown Hoyas vs. #14Ohio Bobcats 

#6 Tennessee vs. #11 San Diego  

In the West: 

#1 Syracuse vs. #16 Vermont 

#8 Gonzaga vs. #9 Florida State Seminoles 

#5 Butler vs. #12 UTEP (first bubble team in) 

#4 Vanderbilt vs. #13 Murray State Racers 

#2 Kansas State Wildcats vs. #15 North Texas 

#7 BYU vs. Florida Gators (another bubble team in) 

#3 Pittsburgh vs. #14 Oakland 

#6 Xavier vs. #11 Minnesota    

The East Region: 

#1 Kentucky Wildcats vs. #16 East Tennessee State 

#8 Texas Longhorns vs. #9 Wake Forest 

#5 Temple vs. #12 Cornell 

#4 Wisconsin vs. #13 Wofford 

#2 West Virginia vs. #15 Morgan State 

#7 Clemson Tigers vs. #10 Missouri 

#3 New Mexico vs. #14 Montana 

#6 Marquette Golden Eagles vs. #11 Washington Huskies  

South Region: 

#1 Duke vs. #16 Winthrop Eagles 

#8 California vs. #9 Louisville 

#5 Texas A&M vs. #12 Utah State 

#4 Purdue Boilermakers vs. #13 Siena Saints 

#2 Villanova vs. #15 Robert Morris 

#7 Richmond vs. #10 Saint Mary’s 

#3 Baylor vs. #14 Sam Houston State 

#6 Notre Dame vs. #11 Old Dominion 

As you will notice, some of the teams eliminated from the conference tourney are still eligible for play.  This will give them an incentive to beat their division’s top winner. It will be interesting to see how everything works out and what division will boast the NCAA title in 2010.