2011 Men's NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament-First Round

By Robert H Kelly

Copyright 2011 TexSport Publications

HOUSTON, TEXAS (March 14, 2011) It is that time of year again; the 2011 NCAA Men's Division 1 Basketball Tournament.

During the past five years, I have posted my picks during each round. This year will be no different.

So, without further ado, are my picks for the first round (my picks are in italics).

First Four Games
East:
# 1: UTSA (16) vs. Alabama St. (16)
# 2: UAB (12) vs. Clemson (12)
Southwest:
USC (11) vs. VCU (11)
UNC Asheville (16) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (16)

East Region
Ohio St (1) vs. First Four #1 (16)
George Mason (8) vs. Villanova (9)
West Virginia (5) vs. First Four #2 (12)
Kentucky (4) vs. Princeton (13)
Xavier (6) vs. Marquette (11)
Syracuse (3) vs. Indiana St. (14)
Washington (7) vs. Georgia (10)
North Carolina (2) vs. Long Island (15)

West Region
Duke (1) vs. Hampton (16)
Michigan (8) vs. Tennessee (9)
Arizona (5) vs. Memphis (12)
Texas (4) vs. Oakland (13)
Cincinnati (6) vs. Missouri (11)
Connecticut (3) vs. Bucknell (14)
Temple (7) vs. Penn St. (10)
San Diego St. (2) vs. No. Colorado (15)

Southwest Region
Kansas (1) vs. Boston U. (16)
UNLV (8) vs. Illinois (9)
Vanderbilt (5) vs. Richmond (12)
Louisville (4) vs. Morehead St. (13)
Georgetown (6) vs. First Four #3 (11)
Purdue (3) vs. St Peter’s (14)
Texas A&M (7) vs. Florida St. (10)
Notre Dame (2) vs. Akron (15)

Southeast Region
Pittsburgh (1) vs. First Four #4 (16)
Butler (8) vs. Old Dominion (9)
Kansas St. (5) vs. Utah St. (12)
Wisconsin (4) vs. Belmont (13)
St. John’s (6) vs. Gonzaga (11)
BYU (3) vs. Wofford (14)
UCLA (7) vs. Michigan St. (10)
Florida (2) vs. UC Santa Barbara (15)