NCAA Tournament

Selection Sunday 2009: NCAA Tournament Selections and Pairings

Posted Mar 15, 2009 7:40PM By FanHouse Newswire (RSS feed)

Filed Under: Midwest Region, West Region, South Region, East Region

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Get your brackets ready, March Madness is upon us. Louisville secured the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, while Pittsburgh, North Carolina and Connecticut also notched top seeds. Check out all the first-round pairings and selections, print your bracket, and get the complete schedule for the tourney below.



NCAA Tournament First-Round Pairings
Matchup
Date
EAST (Boston)
No. 1 Pittsburgh vs. No. 16 E. Tennessee St.
 March 20
No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Tennessee
 March 20
No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 12 Wisconsin
 March 20
No. 4 Xavier vs. No. 13 Portland State
 March 20
No. 6 UCLA vs. No. 11 VCU
 March 19
No. 3 Villanova vs. No. 14 American
 March 19
No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Minnesota
 March 19
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Binghamton
 March 19
MIDWEST (Indianapolis)
No. 1 Louisville vs. winner of No. 16 Alabama State vs. Morehead State
 March 20
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Siena
 March 20
No. 5 Utah vs. No. 12 Arizona
 March 20
No. 4 Wake Forest vs. No. 13 Cleveland State
 March 20
No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Dayton
 March 20
No. 3 Kansas vs. No. 14 North Dakota State
 March 20
No. 7 Boston College vs. No. 10 USC
 March 20
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Robert Morris
 March 20
SOUTH (Memphis)
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Radford
 March 19
No. 8 LSU vs. No. 9 Butler
 March 19
No. 5 Illinois vs. No. 12 Western Kentucky
 March 19
No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 Akron
 March 19
No. 6 Arizona State vs. No. 11 Temple
 March 20
No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
 March 20
No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Michigan
 March 19
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 Morgan State
 March 19
WEST (Glendale)
No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 16 Chattanooga
 March 19
No. 8 BYU vs. No. 9 Texas A&M
 March 19
No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa
 March 19
No. 4 Washington vs. No. 13 Mississippi State
 March 19
No. 6 Marquette vs. No. 11 Utah State
 March 20
No. 3 Missouri vs. No. 14 Cornell
 March 20
No. 7 California vs. No. 10 Maryland
 March 19
No. 2 Memphis vs. No. 15 Cal State-Northridge
 March 19

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