The NCAA bracket 2010 is now out for consumption. This NCAA bracket 2010 will be debated, analyzed, and argued about for four days, and there is a lot to go over. There is little debate over who the top four seeds are, though there might be debate on the order. The bubble will certainly spawn a lot of arguments, especially for Mississippi State and Virginia Tech. But all the bracketology arguments will give way to actual competition for the next three weeks. Judging by the NCAA bracket 2010, there could be a lot of big showdowns ahead.
Kansas got the number 1 overall seed in the Midwest bracket, with a lot of big names among them. Ohio State is behind them at No. 2, followed by Georgetown, Maryland, Michigan State and Tennessee. The Jayhawks have Lehigh first, then a matchup with either UNLV or Northern Iowa. Other potential matchups would pit Ohio State and Georgetown in the Sweet 16, and maybe a rematch of Kansas and Tennessee in the regional final, if the Volunteers catch fire.
The second place No. 1 seed in the NCAA bracket 2010 is Kentucky in the East. But the Wildcats could face a lot of physical, low scoring teams, led by West Virginia as the second seed. New Mexico follows at three, with Wisconsin, Temple and Marquette at 4-6. Temple has a dangerous first round game against Cornell, while underachieving teams Texas and Wake Forest meet in the 8-9 game.
The NCAA bracket 2010 has Duke as the third ranked No. 1 team, and not the fourth. As such, the Blue Devils will go South instead of West. Villanova is the second seed, despite a 2-5 record in their last seven games. Baylor is placed third, as they could play the Sweet 16 in Houston. Struggling Purdue slid to fourth, where they will face Siena, with Texas A&M; fifth and Marquette sixth.
Finally, Syracuse got sent to the West as the final No. 1 seed, in a somewhat surprising move. Their NCAA bracket 2010 has Kansas State as the second seed, followed by Pittsburgh, Vanderbilt and Butler. Gonzaga is the eighth seed and will face Florida State, while bubble teams Florida and Minnesota got the 10’th and 11’th seed.
Overall, the Big East lead the way with eight teams, as expected, while the Big 12 got in seven. The ACC got six teams in, with the Big Ten getting give, although Illinois was kept out. With Florida getting in over Mississippi State, the SEC got four teams, all from the Eastern division. The Mountain West got just as many teams into the NCAA bracket 2010 with four, while the Pac 10 was lucky to get two.
Here is how the NCAA bracket 2010 looks for the first round. The Midwest bracket winner will face the West champion, with the East paired against the South
Midwest Bracket
1 Kansas vs 16 Lehigh
8 UNLV vs 9 Northern Iowa
5 Michigan State vs 12 New Mexico State
4 Maryland vs 13Houston
2 Ohio State vs 15 UC Santa Barbara
7 Oklahoma State vs 10 Georgia Tech
3 Georgetown vs 14 Ohio
6 Tennessee vs 11 San Diego State
West Bracket
1 Syracuse vs 16 Vermont
8 Gonzaga vs 9 Florida State
5 Butler vs 12 UTEP
4 Vanderbilt vs 13 Murray State
2 Kansas State vs 15 North Texas
7 BYU vs 10 Florida
3 Pittsburgh vs 14 Oakland
6 Xavier vs 11 Minnesota
East Bracket
1 Kentucky vs 16 East Tennessee State
8 Texas vs 9 Wake Forest
5 Temple vs 12 Cornell
4 Wisconsin vs 13 Wofford
2 West Virginia vs 15 Morgan State
7 Clemson vs 10 Missouri
3 New Mexico vs 14 Montana
6 Marquette vs 11 Washington
1 Duke vs 16 Arkansas Pine Bluff or Winthrop
8 California vs 9 Louisville
5 Texas A&M; vs 12 Utah State
4 Purdue vs 13 Siena
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
Sources
Associated Press- “Kansas earns overall top seed in NCAA tournament”
