There were 65 total teams in the 2010 Men's NCAA Basketball tournament, otherwise known as March Madness. Two teams (the 64th and 65th team) played a preliminary game to decide who would be the 64th team. The winner would play the #1 seed in the South Region, the Duke Blue Devils.
The tournament is split into 4 regions: The Midwest, the West, the East, and the South regi9on. The following teams were in their respected regions with their respected rankings within their region:
Midwest Region- Kansas Jayhawks
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Georgetown Hoyas
- Maralynd Terrapins
- Michigan State Spartans
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Oklahoma State Cowboys
- University of Nevada (Las Vegas) Wolf Pack
- Northern Iowa Panthers
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- San Diego State Aztecs
- New Mexico State Aggies
- Houston Cougars
- Ohio Bobcats
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
- Lehigh Mountain Hawks
West Region- Syracuse Orange
- Kansas State Wildcats
- Pittsburgh Panthers
- Vanderbilt Commodores
- Butler Bulldogs
- Xavier Muskateers
- BYU Cougars
- Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Florida State Seminoles
- Florida Gators
- Minnesota Golden Gophers
- UTEP Miners
- Murray State Racers
- Oakland Golden Grizzlies
- North Texas Mean Green
- Vermont Catamounts
East Region- Kentucky Wildcats
- West Virginia Mountaineers
- New Mexico Lobos
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Temple Owls
- Marquette Golden Eagles
- Clemson Tigers
- Texas Longhorns
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Missouri Tigers
- Washington Huskies
- Cornell Big Red
- Wofford Terriers
- Montana Grizzlies
- Morgan State Bears
- East Tennessee State Buccaneers
South Region- Duke Blue Devils
- Villanova Wildcats
- Baylor Bears
- Purdue Boilermakers
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Richmond Spiders
- California Golden Bears
- Louisville Cardinals
- Saint Mary's Gaels
- Old Dominion Monarchs
- Utah State Aggies
- Sienna Saints
- Sam Houston State Bearkats
- Robert Morris Colonials
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions
The Wintrhop Eagles and Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions played a preliminary game, with Arkansas-Pine Bluff winning to become the 15th seed in the South Region.
