The Final Four of the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship had finally been set! On April 3, these four teams who fought their way up to the Final Four will play two rounds of single-elimination games, which will determine who will take the crown and be the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Champion.
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DUKE Blue Devils
AP Rank - #3
Key Wins this Season - vs Baylor, Purdue, Maryland, Gonzaga
NCAA Record - 84-30 (34 appearances)
Final Fours - 15
Coach - Mike Krzyweski
Probable Starters
#02 Nolan Smith
#12 Kyle Singler
#30 Jon Scheyer
#42 Lance Thomas
#55 Brian Zoubek
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WEST VIRGINIA Mountaineers
AP RANK - #6
Key Wins this Season - vs Kentucky, Ohio St., at Purdue, Wash
NCAA Record - 24-22 (23 appearances)
Final Fours - 2
Coach - Bob Huggins
Probable Starters
#01 Da'Sean Butler
#03 Devin Ebanks
#05 Kevin Jones
#25 Darryl Bryant
#35 Wellington Smith
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MICHIGAN STATE Spartans
AP Rank - #13
Key Wins this Season - at Purdue, Wisconsin, Gonzaga
NCAA Record - 52-22 (23 appearances)
Coach - Tom Izzo
Probable Starters
#02 Raymar Morgan
#10 Delvon Roe
#15 Durrell Summers
#34 Korie Lucious
#50 Derrick Nix
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BUTLER Bulldogs
AP Rank - #11
Key Wins this Season - vs Xavier, Ohio State, Siena
NCAA Record - 32-4
Coach - Brad Stevens
Probable Starters
#01 Shelvin Mack
#05 Ronald Nored
#20 Gordon Hayward
#21 Willie Veasley
#54 Matt Howard
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Involving 65 schools playing single-elimination tournament to determeine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball, the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 26, 2010 and will end on April 5 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana with the championship game.
The first lineup for the Championship will be the Butler Bulldogs against Michigan State Spartans which will start in April 3 at 6:07p.m. ET. West Virginia Mountaineers vs Duke Blue Devils will begin in the same day at 8:47 p.m. ET. Both games will be held at the Lucas Oil Stadium.
On April 5, the Championship game will be held at the same stadium which will host, for the first time, the Final Fours and the Championship of the NCAA.
Tournament bracket. Click to enlarge
Update:
Butler defeats Michigan State with 52-50. And that's one down for you.
Duke sealed all chances of West Virginia for the championship with 78-57.
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