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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 | Posted by Editor - Blog News Service

NCAA Women’s Basketball Bracket 2010 Released

NCAA Women's Basketball Bracket 2010

NCAA Women's Basketball Bracket 2010

The NCAA women’s basketball bracket 2010 is officially out now. Of course, the NCAA women’s basketball bracket 2010 technically has 64 teams, but really has one. The Connecticut Huskies have become the most dominating
team in women’s history, and maybe the most dominating Division I team in any gender for three decades. Already, the Huskies broke their own record-setting winning streak, and can beat the UCLA men’s 88-game streak next year. But to keep that alive, they must win the national title first, and the NCAA women’s basketball bracket 2010 has 63 teams trying – perhaps in vain – to stop them.

The Huskies got put in the Dayton regional, as their first possible victim is 16′th seeded Southern. Afterwards, they next face either Temple or James Madison, and possibly Iowa State or Virginia in the Sweet 16. On the other side, Ohio State becomes the team most likely to stop Connecticut, as the No. 2 seed. Florida State trails behind them in third, and the Big East’s St. John’s got the sixth seed.

There are other teams and regions in the NCAA women’s basketball bracket 2010. In fact, if the Huskies get out of Dayton, they could face old arch-rival Tennessee in the Final Four. The Lady Volunteers returned to their traditional place as a top seed, this time in the Memphis region. They start off against Austin Peay, the only team in with a losing record.

Other challengers in this region of the NCAA women’s basketball bracket 2010 are second seeded Duke and third seeded West Virginia. Baylor received the fourth seed, with old powers like Texas and LSU at six and seven.

On the other side, 32 teams may play for the right to face Connecticut in the national title game. The NCAA women’s basketball bracket 2010 could have had two undefeated teams, but Nebraska fell to Texas A&M in the Big 12 semifinals. Yet the Cornhuskers got the No. 1 seed in the Kansas City region, a year after they missed the tournament altogether.

Trailing Nebraska is Notre Dame, who was Connecticut’s record-setting 71’st straight victim. Another Big 12 power, Oklahoma, got the third seed with Kentucky at fourth.

Finally, the Sacramento region is led by the last team to beat the Huskies. The Stanford Cardinal, whose only loss this year was to Connecticut, got their first top seed since 1998 – where they promptly lost to Harvard.
UC Riverside tries to repeat history this time around.

If the Cardinal make it past round one, their big challengers in the region could be Texas A&M and Xavier. The NCAA women’s basketball bracket 2010 could wind up with a rematch between Texas A&M and Nebraska in the Final Four. But most will ultimately expect a Connecticut-Stanford rematch for the national championship.

Now that the NCAA women’s basketball bracket 2010 is out, the possible coronation for the Huskies can begin. The biggest winning streak in women’s history has either been remarkable, bad for the game, or both – so it’s hard to say if fans will root more for Connecticut to win or lose.

If they win it all, their streak goes to 78, but Stanford, Tennessee and Nebraska would like it to end a bit sooner. However, their main victory may be if the Huskies win a game by less than 10 points.

Here are the first round matchups on the NCAA women’s basketball bracket 2010 – which some may call the Connecticut Invitational.

Dayton Region

1 Connecticut vs 16 Southern
8 Temple vs 9 James Madison
5 Virginia vs 12 Green Bay
4 Iowa State vs 13 Lehigh
6 St. John’s vs 11 Princeton
3 Florida State vs 14 Louisiana Tech
7 Mississippi State vs 10 Middle Tennessee State
2 Ohio State vs St. Francis (PA)

Memphis Region

1 Tennessee vs 16 Austin Peay
8 Dayton vs 9 TCU
5 Georgetown vs 12 Marist
4 Baylor vs 13 Fresno State
6 Texas vs 11 San Diego State
3 West Virginia vs 14 Lamar
7 LSU vs 10 Hartford
2 Duke vs 15 Hampton

Sacramento Region

1 Stanford vs 16 UC Riverside
8 Iowa vs 9 Rutgers
5 Georgia vs 12 Tulane
4 Oklahoma State vs 13 Chattanooga
6 Vanderbilt vs 11 DePaul
3 Xavier vs 14 East Tennessee State
7 Gonzaga vs 10 North Carolina
2 Texas A&M vs 15 Portland State

Kansas City Region

1 Nebraska vs 16 Northern Iowa
8 UCLA vs 9 N.C. State
5 Michigan State vs 12 Bowling Green
4 Kentucky vs 13 Liberty
6 Georgia Tech vs 11 Arkansas-Little Rock
3 Oklahoma vs 14 South Dakota State
7 Wisconsin vs 10 Vermont
2 Notre Dame vs 15 Cleveland State

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