Selected pairings for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, which begins Thursday, March 18, 2010 (all times Central Daylight Time):

WEST REGIONAL First Round, Thursday, March 18 @ Oklahoma City's Ford Center:
# 2 Kansas State (26-7) vs. #15 North Texas (24-8), approx. 1:50 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL First Round, Thursday, March 18 @ New Orleans Arena:
#3 Baylor (25-7) vs. #14 Sam Houston State (25-7), approx. 2:05 p.m.

EAST REGIONAL First Round, Thursday, March 18 @ New Orleans Arena:
#8 Texas (24-9) vs. #9 Wake Forest (19-10), approx. 8:45 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL First Round, Friday, March 19 @ Spokane Arena:
#5 Texas A&M (23-9) vs. #12 Utah State (27-7), approx. 4 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round, Friday, March 19 @ Milwaukee's Bradley Center:
#7 Oklahoma State (22-10) vs. #10 Georgia Tech (22-12), 6:15 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round, Friday, March 19 @ Spokane Arena:
#4 Maryland (23-8) vs. #13 Houston (19-15), approx. 8:50 p.m.

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