March Madness Selection Sunday Excitement
Amidst great fanfare and build up, the NCAA announced the brackets for the March Madness basketball teams in 2010.
This marked the official opening of what is known as NCAA March Madness.
The number one seeds were: Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and Syracuse, with the Jayhawks named the top seed overall for the tournament.
Kansas (32-2) is the favourite to win its second national title in a space of three years.
The tournament officially begins on Tuesday with an opening round game between Arkansas Pine Bluff and Winthrop, and then continues on Thursday.
Betting action is expected to begin in earnest this week, with sports betting operators providing a range of bets and options.
The NCAA bracket 2010 is scheduled as such for the first round:
Midwest Bracket:
1 Kansas vs 16 Lehigh; 8 UNLV vs 9 Northern Iowa; 5 Michigan State vs 12 New Mexico State; 4 Maryland vs 13 Houston; 2 Ohio State vs 15 UC Santa Barbara; 7 Oklahoma 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
South Bracket
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
