PREDICTIONS! Here are your 2010 March Madness Predictions. Your March Madness Predictions for the Men’s NCAA Tournament comes as we enter Wednesday’s round of games.

Earlier this week Barack Obama completed his second year of March Madness Predictions. And while the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tournament starts this week, it’s the predictions for the men, and especially that winner, that has everyone guessing.

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D-I Basketball Committee Chairman Dan Guerrero spoke recently about his bracket placement for Maryland.

“Q. I know Maryland didn’t have a problem with being a 4 seed. Is there consideration to keeping a higher seeded team like that closer to home where it’s easier for fans and family to attend?

“DAN GUERRERO: Sure, there always is an attempt by the committee to place teams, especially in the top lines, as close to home as reasonably possible.

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“One of the things that comes into play, however, and we’ve spoken about this on many occasions, is the whole principle and procedures policy that we must follow.

“When you have multiple teams from any one conference in the field, especially when they’re at the higher seeds, it really impacts the kind of thing that you can do from a bracketing standpoint.

“But in answer to your question, we will make every attempt to try to keep teams, especially in those type lines, as close to home as possible.

“Q. Do you consider where a team was last year? Last year Maryland was out in Kansas City. Are you able to look back and say, We don’t want to send a team too far two seasons in a row, or is that not a factor?

“DAN GUERRERO: We actually do look at that. We look at the history of the last several years to determine if, in fact, a team has been, for lack of a better word, disenfranchised. Not consciously. It happens, once again, just because of how the bracketing scenario takes place and where teams are seeded.

“The bottom line is I know Maryland also played in Washington, D.C., a few years ago. It just so happened that that is the way it happened out in this particular year.”

March Madness Prediction

Here is what Zimbo sees as its predictor for the Men’s Bracket.

Midwest Bracket

* Kansas (32-2) Vs. Lehigh (22-10): 6:40 PM, March 18: Kansas by 25

* UNLV (25-8) Vs. Northern Iowa (28-4): 4:10 PM, March 18: UNLV by 1

* Michigan St (24-8) Vs. New Mexico St (22-11): 4:20 PM, March 19: Michigan St by 12

* Maryland (23-8) Vs. Houston (19-15): 6:50 PM, March 19: Maryland by 8

* Tennessee (25-8) Vs. San Diego St (25-8): 9:45 PM, March 18: Tennessee by 3

* Georgetown (23-10) Vs. Ohio (21-4): 7:25 PM, March 18: Georgetown by 12

* Oklahoma St (22-10) Vs. Georgia Tech (22-12): 4:15 PM, March 19: Oklahoma St by 1

* Ohio St (27-7) Vs. UC Santa Barbara (20-9): 6:45 PM, March 19: Ohio St by 16

West Bracket

* Syracuse (28-4) Vs. Vermont (25-9): 6:40 PM, March 19: Syracuse by 16

* Gonzaga (26-6) Vs. Florida St (22-9): 4:10 PM, March 19: Florida St by 1

* Butler (28-4) Vs. UTEP (26-6): 1:55 PM, March 18: Butler by 2

* Vanderbilt (24-8) Vs. Murray St (30-4): 11:30 AM, March 18: Vanderbilt by 2

* Xavier (24-8) Vs. Minnesota (21-13): 9:25 AM, March 19: Minnesota by 1

* Pittsburgh (24-8) Vs. Oakland (26-8): 11:55 AM, March 19: Pittsburgh by 9

* BYU (29-5) Vs. Florida (21-12): 9:20 AM, March 18: BYU by 4

* Kansas St (26-7) Vs. North Texas (24-8): 11:50 AM, March 18: Kansas St by 15

East Bracket

* Kentucky (32-2) Vs. Tennessee St (20-14): 4:15 PM, March 18: Kentucky by 19

* Texas (24-9) Vs. Wake Forest (19-10): 6:45 PM, March 18: Texas by 3

* Temple (29-5) Vs. Cornell (27-4): 9:30 AM, March 19: Temple by 3

* Wisconsin (23-8) Vs. Wofford (26-8): 12:00 PM, March 19: Wisconsin by 9

* Marquette (22-11) Vs. Washington (24-9): 4:20 PM, March 18: Marquette by 1

* New Mexico (29-4) Vs. Montana (22-9): 6:50 PM, March 18: New Mexico by 8

* Clemson (21-10) Vs. Missouri (22-10): 11:45 AM, March 19: Clemson by 1

* West Virginia (27-6) Vs. Morgan St (27-9): 9:15 AM, March 19: West Virginia by 16

South Bracket

* Duke (29-5) Vs. [PLAY IN WINNER]: March 19

* California (23-10) Vs. Louisville (20-12): 6:55 PM, March 19: Louisville by 1

* Texas A&M (23-9) Vs. Utah St (27-7): 1:55 PM, March 19: Texas A&M by 2

* Purdue (27-5) Vs. Siena (27-6): 11:30 AM, March 19: Purdue by 3

* Notre Dame (23-11) Vs. Old Dominion (26-8): 9:25 AM, March 18: Notre Dame by 1

* Baylor (25-7) Vs. Sam Houston St (25-7): 11:55 AM, March 18: Baylor by 10

* Richmond (26-8) Vs. Saint Marys (26-5): 12:00 PM, March 18: Richmond by 1

* Villanova (24-7) Vs. Robert Morris (23-11): 9:30 AM, March 18: Villanova by 17

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2010 BRACKETS MEN

• Opening-Round Game

March 16, 2010

UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)

• First Two Rounds

March 18, 20, 2010

New Orleans Arena (New Orleans)

Dunkin Donuts Center (Providence, R.I.)

HP Pavilion (San Jose, Calif.)

Ford Center (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

March 19, 21, 2010

HSBC Arena (Buffalo, N.Y.)

Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Bradley Center (Milwaukee, Wisc.)

Spokane Memorial Arena (Spokane, Wash.)

• East Regional

March 25, 27, 2010

Carrier Dome (Syracuse, N.Y.)

• West Regional

March 25, 27, 2010

Energy Solutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah)

• Midwest Regional

March 26, 28, 2010

Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis)

• South Regional

March 26, 28, 2010

Reliant Stadium (Houston)

• National Semifinals

April 3, 2010

Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

• Championship Game

April 5, 2010

Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

2010 BRACKETS WOMEN

2010 Preliminary Round Ticket Information

First and Second Rounds

March 20 and 22, 2010

Maples Pavilion

Stanford, California

Stanford University, host

Haas Pavilion

Berkeley, California

University of California, Berkeley, host

Cameron Indoor Stadium

Durham, North Carolina

Duke University, host

Thompson-Boling Arena

Knoxville, Tennessee

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, host

Freedom Hall

Louisville, Kentucky

University of Louisville, host

Bank of America Arena

Seattle, Washington

University of Washington, host

Donald L. Tucker Center

Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University, host

Wells Fargo Arena

Tempe, Arizona

Arizona State University, host

First and Second Rounds

March 21 and 23, 2010

James H. Hilton Coliseum

Ames, Iowa

Iowa State University, host

Frank Erwin Center

Austin, Texas

University of Texas, Austin, host

Cintas Center

Cincinnati, Ohio

Xavier University, host

Williams Arena

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, host

Ted Constant Convocation Center

Norfolk, Virginia

Old Dominion University, host

Lloyd Noble Center

Norman, Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma, hostJoyce Center

Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame, hostPetersen Events Center

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh, hostRegionals

March 27 and 29. 2010Memphis Regional

FedExForum

Memphis, Tennessee

University of Memphis, hostSacramento Regional

ARCO Arena

Sacramento, California

University of the Pacific, hostRegionals

March 28 and 30, 2010Dayton Regional

University of Dayton Arena

Dayton, Ohio

University of Dayton, hostKansas City Regional

Sprint Center

Kansas City, Missouri

Big 12 Conference, hostWomen’s Final Four

April 4 and 6, 2010

Alamodome

San Antonio, Texas

University of Texas at San Antonio, hostLIVE SCORES

Championship March Madness.

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