2010 NCAA Tourney Bracket
Colley Matrix Rankings on 3/14 are indicated in parentheses
Highlighted entries indicate a predicted upset
Midwest
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 Kansas (1) |
Kansas |
| 16 Lehigh (166) |
Kansas |
| 8 UNLV (33) |
N. Iowa |
Kansas |
| 9 N Iowa (15) |
| 5 Mich St (26) |
Mich St |
| Kansas |
| 12 New Mex St (75) |
Maryland |
| 4 Maryland (23) |
Maryland |
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| 13 Houston (119) |
| 6 Tennessee (16) |
Tennessee |
| 11 San Diego St (32) |
Georgetown |
| 3 Georgetown (12) |
Georgetown |
Georgetown |
| 14 Ohio (106) |
| 7 Oklahoma St (35) |
Okla St |
| 10 Georgia Tech (47) |
Ohio St |
| 2 Ohio St (18) |
Ohio St |
| 15 UCSB (97) |
West
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 Syracuse (3) |
Syracuse |
| 16 Vermont (128) |
Syracuse |
| 8 Gonzaga (28) |
Gonzaga |
Syracuse |
| 9 Florida St (38) |
| 5 Butler (11) |
Butler |
| Syracuse |
| 12 UTEP (31) |
Butler |
| 4 Vanderbilt (19) |
Vanderbilt |
| 13 Murray St (59) |
| 6 Xavier (21) |
Xavier |
| 11 Minnesota (62) |
Pitt |
| 3 Pittsburgh (14) |
Pitt |
Kansas St |
| 14 Oakland (72) |
| 7 BYU (17) |
BYU |
| 10 Florida (54) |
Kansas St |
| 2 Kansas St (6) |
Kansas St |
| 15 N Texas (110) |
East
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 Kentucky (2) |
Kentucky |
| 16 ETSU (161) |
Kentucky |
| 8 Texas (24) |
Texas |
Kentucky |
| 9 Wake Forest (46) |
| 5 Temple (7) |
Temple |
| Kentucky |
| 12 Cornell (40) |
Temple |
| 4 Wisconsin (22) |
Wisconsin |
| 13 Wofford (67) |
| 6 Marquette (36) |
Washington |
| 11 Washington (30) |
New Mexico |
| 3 New Mexico (8) |
New Mexico |
WVU |
| 14 Montana (99) |
| 7 Clemson (39) |
Clemson |
| 10 Missouri (42) |
WVU |
| 2 West Virginia (4) |
WVU |
| 15 Morgan St (117) |
South
| Play-in |
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| Ark-Pine Bluff (215) |
| Winthrop (178) |
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 Duke (5) |
Duke |
| 16 Winthrop |
Duke |
| 8 California (29) |
California |
Duke |
| 9 Louisville (37) |
| 5 Texas A&M (20) |
Texas A&M |
| Duke |
| 12 Utah St (41) |
Purdue |
| 4 Purdue (9) |
Purdue |
| 13 Siena (44) |
| 6 Notre Dame (34) |
Notre Dame |
| 11 ODU (40) |
Baylor |
| 3 Baylor (13) |
Baylor |
Villanova |
| 14 Sam Houston St (89) |
| 7 Richmond (25) |
Richmond |
| 10 Saint Mary's (27) |
Villanova |
| 2 Villanova (10) |
Villanova |
| 15 Robert Morris (148) |
Final Four
| Final 4 | Final | Champion |
| Kansas (1) | Kansas |
| Syracuse (3) | Kansas |
| Kentucky (2) | Kentucky |
| Duke (5) |