Sunday, March 14, 2010

2010 NCAA Tournament Pairings and Times

Times and commentators will be posted when I have them. All times aere eastern and televised on CBS, except for the opening round as that airs on ESPN.

OPENING ROUND
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Dayton (UD Arena)
Arkansas Pine Bluff vs. Winthrop, 7:30 PM

MIDWEST (St. Louis)
FIRST ROUND
Oklahoma City (Ford Center)
Thursday, March 18
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Lehigh, 9:30 PM
No. 8 UNLV vs. No. 9 Northern Iowa, 7:10 PM

Spokane (Spokane Memorial Arena)
Friday, March 19
No. 5 Michigan State vs. No. 12 New Mexico State, 7:30 PM
No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Houston, 9:40 PM

Providence (Dunkin Donuts Center)
Thursday, March 18
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 11 San Diego State, 9:45 PM
No. 3 Georgetown vs. No. 14 Ohio, 7:25 PM

Milwaukee (Bradley Center)
Friday, March 19
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Georgia Tech, 7:15 PM
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 15 UC-Santa Barbara, 9:35 PM

Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 25
St. Louis (Edward Jones Dome)

Regional Championship
Saturday, March 27
Semifinal Winners

WEST (Salt Lake City)
FIRST ROUND
Buffalo (HSBC Arena)
Friday, March 19
No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. 16 Vermont, 9:30 PM
No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Florida State, 7:10 PM

San Jose (HP Pavilion)
Thursday, March 18
No. 5 Butler vs. No. 12 UTEP, 4:45 PM
No. 4 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Murray State, 2:30 PM

Milwaukee (Bradley Center)
Friday, March 19
No. 6 Xavier vs. No. 11 Minnesota, 12:25 PM
No. 3 Pittsburgh vs. No. 14 Oakland, 2:45 PM

Oklahoma City (Ford Center)
Thursday, March 18
No. 7 BYU vs. No. 10 Florida, 12:20 PM
No. 2 Kansas State vs. No. 15 North Texas, 2:40 PM

Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 26
Salt Lake City, Utah (Energy Solutions Arena)

Regional Championship
Sunday, March 28
Semifinal Winners

EAST (Syracuse)
FIRST ROUND
New Orleans (New Orleans Arena)
Thursday, March 18
No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 16 East Tennessee State, 7:15 PM
No. 8 Texas vs. No. 9 Wake Forest, 9: 35 PM

Jacksonville (Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena)
Friday, March 19
No. 5 Temple vs. No. 12 Cornell, 12:30 PM
No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Wofford, 2:50 PM

San Jose (HP Pavilion)
Thursday, March 18
No. 6 Marquette vs. No. 11 Washington, 7:20 PM
No. 3 New Mexico vs. No. 14 Montana, 9:40 PM

Buffalo (HSBC Arena)
Friday, March 19
No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Missouri, 2:35 PM
No. 2 West Virginia vs. No. 15 Morgan State, 12:15 PM

Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 25
Syracuse (Carrier Dome)

Regional Championship
Saturday, March 27
Semifinal Winners

SOUTH (Houston)
FIRST ROUND
Jacksonville (Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena)
Friday, March 19
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Arkansas Pine Bluff-Winthrop winner, 7:25 PM
No. 8 California vs. No. 9 Louisville, 9:45 PM

Spokane (Spokane Memorial Arena)
Friday, March 19
No. 5 Texas A&M vs. No. 12 Utah State, 4:45 PM
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 Siena, 2:30 PM

New Orleans (New Orleans Arena)
Thursday, March 18
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Old Dominion, 12:25 PM
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 Sam Houston State, 2:45 PM

Providence (Dunkin Donuts Center)
Thursday, March 18
No. 7 Richmond vs. No. 10 Saint Mary's, 2:50 PM
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 Robert Morris, 12:30 PM

Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 26
Houston (Reliant Stadium)

Regional Championship
Sunday, March 28
Semifinal Winners

FINAL FOUR
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Midwest champion vs. West champion
East champion vs. South champion

National Championship
Monday April 5, 2010
Semifinal Winners

Commentators are as follows:
Play-By-Play/Analyst
Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg: Jacksonville
Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas: New Orleans
Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery: Providence
Gus Johnson/Len Elmore: Buffalo
Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner: Oklahoma City
Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel: Milwaukee
Tim Brando/Mike Gminski: Spokane
Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel: San Jose

Note that CBS lead crew is in Jacksonville, where Duke is playing.

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