2010 NCAA Bracket Predictions - 1st Round Picks

Thursday, March 18^th kicks off the opening round of the 2010 NCAA tournament. Many are finalizing their final 2010 bracket predictions today and tomorrow morning to include President Obama. If you're a basketball junkie, we've already seen the opening round of the 2010 NIT Tournament get started, so you'll want to make sure and get your NCAA bracket picks set before heading in to work or before taking lunch on Thursday to finalize your choices. In the event you need help, the following are my 1^st round picks for the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament Midwest Region

1 Kansas
16 Lehigh

Prediction: Kansas

8 UNLV
9 Northern Iowa

Prediction: Northern Iowa upsets UNLV

5 Michigan State
12 New Mexico State

Prediction: Michigan State

4 Maryland
13 Houston

Prediction: Maryland

6 Tennessee
11 SDSU

Prediction: Tennessee

3 Georgetown
14 Ohio

Prediction: Georgetown

7 Oklahoma State
10 Georgia Tech

Prediction: Georgia Tech upsets OK State

2 Ohio State
15 California Santa Barbara

Prediction: Ohio State

2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament South Region

1 Duke
16 Play-in Game (Arkansas Pine Bluff vs Wintrhop)

Prediction: Duke

8 California
9 Louisville

Prediction: California

5 Texas A&M
12 Utah State

Prediction: Texas A&M

4 Purdue
13 Siena

Prediction: Purdue

6 Notre Dame
11 Old Dominion

Prediction: ODU

3 Baylor
14 Sam Houston State

Prediction: Baylor

7 Richmond
10 St.Mary's

Prediction: St. Mary's

2 Villanova
15 Robert Morris

Prediction: Villanova

2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament West Region

1 Syracuse
16 Vermont

Prediction: Syracuse

8 Gonzaga
9 Florida State

Prediction: Gonzaga

5 Butler
12 UTEP

Prediction: Butler

4 Vanderbilt
13 Murray State

Prediction: Vanderbilt

6 Xavier
11 Minnesota

Prediction:Minnesota

3 Pittsburgh
14 Oakland

Prediction: Pitt

7 BYU
10 Florida

Prediction: BYU

2 Kansas State
15 North Texas

Prediction: K State

2010 NCAA Basketball Tournament East Region

1 Kentucky
16 ETSU

Prediction: Kentucky

8 Texas
9 Wake Forest

Prediction: Texas

5 Temple
12 Cornell

Prediction: Temple

4 Wisconsin
13 Wofford

Prediction: Wisconsin

6 Marquette
11 Washington

Prediction: Washington

3 New Mexico
14 Montana

Prediction: New Mexico

7 Clemson
10 Missouri

Prediction: Missouri

2 West Virginia
15 Morgan State

Prediction: West Virginia

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