NCAA 2010 Women's Basketball Tournament Selections and Pairings

Tina Charles, Kayla Pedersen, Shekinna Stricklen, Kelsey Griffin

Four teams that went a combined 123-4 -- Connecticut (33-0), Nebraska (30-1), Stanford (30-1) and Tennessee (30-2) -- were awarded No. 1 seeds Monday night for the 2010 NCAA women's basketball tournament.

UConn, winner of a record 72 straight games, will open defense of its national championship March 21 against Southern (23-8) in Norfolk, Va. The Huskies defeated Louisville, 76-54, in last year's title game.

The 2010 tournament opens at 16 sites March 20 and 21 and culminates with the national championship game April 6 in San Antonio.

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NCAA Women's Tournament First-Round Pairings
Matchup	Date
DAYTON (U. of Dayton Arena)
No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 16 Southern	March 21
No. 8 Temple vs. No. 9 James Madison	March 21
No. 5 Virginia vs. No. 12 Green Bay	March 21
No. 4 Iowa St. vs. No. 13 Lehigh	March 21
No. 6 St. John's vs. No. 11 Princeton	March 20
No. 3 Florida St. vs. No. 14 La. Tech	March 20
No. 7 Mississippi St. vs. No. 10 Middle Tenn.	March 21
No. 2 Ohio St. vs. No. 15 St. Francis (Pa.)	March 21
MEMPHIS (FedEx Forum)
No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 16 Austin Peay	March 20
No. 8 Dayton vs. No. 9 TCU	March 20
No. 5 Georgetown vs. No. 12 Marist	March 20
No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 13 Fresno St.	March 20
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 San Diego St.	March 21
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Lamar	March 21
No. 7 LSU vs. No. 10 Hartford	March 20
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Hampton	March 20
SACRAMENTO (ARCO Arena)
No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 16 UC Riverside	March 20
No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Rutgers	March 20
No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 12 Tulane	March 20
No. 4 Oklahoma St. vs. No. 13 Chattanooga	March 20
No. 6 Vanderbilt vs. No. 11 DePaul	March 21
No. 3 Xavier vs. No. 14 East Tenn. St.	March 21
No. 7 Gonzaga vs. No. 10 N. Carolina	March 20
No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 15 Portland St.	March 20
KANSAS CITY (Sprint Center)
No. 1 Nebraska vs. UNI	March 21
No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 9 N. Carolina St.	March 21
No. 5 Michigan St. vs. No. 12 Bowling Green	March 20
No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Liberty	March 20
No. 6 Georgia Tech vs. No. 11 UALR	March 21
No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 S. Dakota St.	March 21
No. 7 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Vermont	March 21
No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Cleveland St.	March 21