NCAA Bracket 2010: NCAA Tournament Selections and Pairings

Get your NCAA bracket ready, March Madness is upon us. Kansas secured the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, while Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse 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
WEST (Salt Lake City)
No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. 16 Vermont	March 19
No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Florida St.	March 19
No. 5 Butler vs. No. 12 UTEP	March 18
No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Murray St.	March 18
No. 6 Xavier vs. No. 11 Minnesota	March 19
No. 3 Pittsburgh vs. No. 14 Oakland	March 19
No. 7 BYU vs. No. 10 Florida	March 18
No. 2 Kansas St. vs. No. 15 North Texas	March 18
EAST (Syracuse)
No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 16 East Tennessee St.	March 18
No. 8 Texas vs. No. 9 Wake Forest	March 18
No. 5 Temple vs. No. 12 Cornell	March 19
No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Wofford	March 19
No. 6 Marquette vs. No. 11 Washington	March 18
No. 3 New Mexico vs. No. 14 Montana	March 18
No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Missouri	March 19
No. 2 West Virginia vs. No. 15 Morgan St.	March 19
MIDWEST (St. Louis)
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Lehigh	March 18
No. 8 UNLV vs. No. 9 Northern Iowa	March 18
No. 5 Michigan St. vs. No. 12 New Mexico St.	March 19
No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Houston	March 19
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 11 San Diego St.	March 18
No. 3 Georgetown vs. No. 14 Ohio	March 18
No. 7 Oklahoma St. vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech	March 19
No. 2 Ohio St. vs. No. 15 UC Santa Barbara	March 19
SOUTH (Houston)
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff	March 19
No. 8 California vs. No. 9 Louisville	March 19
No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 12 Utah St.	March 19
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 Siena	March 19
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Old Dominion	March 18
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 Sam Houston St.	March 18
No. 7 Richmond vs. No. 10 St. Mary's (Ca.)	March 18
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 Robert Morris	March 18