Selection Sunday 2009: NCAA Tournament Selections and Pairings

Get your brackets ready, March Madness is upon us. Louisville secured the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, while Pittsburgh, North Carolina and Connecticut also notched top seeds. Check out all the first-round pairings and selections, print your bracket, and get the complete schedule for the tourney below.

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NCAA Tournament First-Round Pairings
Matchup	Date
EAST (Boston)
No. 1 Pittsburgh vs. No. 16 E. Tennessee St.	March 20
No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Tennessee	March 20
No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 12 Wisconsin	March 20
No. 4 Xavier vs. No. 13 Portland State	March 20
No. 6 UCLA vs. No. 11 VCU	March 19
No. 3 Villanova vs. No. 14 American	March 19
No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Minnesota	March 19
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Binghamton	March 19
MIDWEST (Indianapolis)
No. 1 Louisville vs. winner of No. 16 Alabama State vs. Morehead State	March 20
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Siena	March 20
No. 5 Utah vs. No. 12 Arizona	March 20
No. 4 Wake Forest vs. No. 13 Cleveland State	March 20
No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Dayton	March 20
No. 3 Kansas vs. No. 14 North Dakota State	March 20
No. 7 Boston College vs. No. 10 USC	March 20
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Robert Morris	March 20
SOUTH (Memphis)
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Radford	March 19
No. 8 LSU vs. No. 9 Butler	March 19
No. 5 Illinois vs. No. 12 Western Kentucky	March 19
No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 Akron	March 19
No. 6 Arizona State vs. No. 11 Temple	March 20
No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin	March 20
No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Michigan	March 19
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 Morgan State	March 19
WEST (Glendale)
No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 16 Chattanooga	March 19
No. 8 BYU vs. No. 9 Texas A&M	March 19
No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa	March 19
No. 4 Washington vs. No. 13 Mississippi State	March 19
No. 6 Marquette vs. No. 11 Utah State	March 20
No. 3 Missouri vs. No. 14 Cornell	March 20
No. 7 California vs. No. 10 Maryland	March 19
No. 2 Memphis vs. No. 15 Cal State-Northridge	March 19