The 2010 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 73rd annual tournament began on March 16 on campus sites and ended on April 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dayton won their 3rd NIT title (first title since 1968) over North Carolina, 79–68.
Participants
Automatic qualifiers The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2010 NIT field after losing in their respective conference tournaments, by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship and not qualifying for the NCAA tournament.
TeamConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bidCoastal CarolinaBig South28–61stNeverSWAC19–122nd1993*Atlantic Sun19–126th2009Kent StateMAC23–98th2005Northeast23–91stNeverStony BrookAmerica East22–91stNeverSun Belt20–122nd2004Weber StateBig Sky20–103rd2009
*Jacksonville split the Atlantic Sun regular season title with Campbell, Lipscomb and Belmont, but the conference tournament was won by fifth-seeded East Tennessee State. The Dolphins earned the automatic NIT bid by advancing the furthest of the four in the Atlantic Sun tournament even though Lipscomb was the #1 seed in the tournament.NIT bid is little consolation for JU men's basketball team
The entire 32-team field was announced on March 14, 2010, on The NIT Selection Show at 9 pm ET on ESPNU.
Seedings SeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type 1IllinoisBig Ten19–14At-large2CincinnatiBig East18–15At-large3DaytonAtlantic 1020–12At-large4Kent StateMAC23–9Automatic5TulsaC-USA23–11At-large6Illinois StateMVC22–10At-large7Weber StateBig Sky20–10Automatic8Stony BrookAmerica East22–9AutomaticSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type1 Arizona StatePac-1022–10At-large2MississippiSEC21–10At-large3MemphisC-USA23–9At-large4Big East19–12At-large5Texas TechBig 1217–15At-large6St. John'sBig East17–15At-large7Sun Belt20–12Automatic8Atlantic Sun19–12AutomaticSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type1Virginia TechACC23–8At-large2Rhode IslandAtlantic 1023–9At-large3Wichita StateMVC25–9At-large4ConnecticutBig East17–15At-large5NortheasternCAA20–12At-large6NevadaWAC20-12At-large7NorthwesternBig Ten20–13At-large8NEC23–9AutomaticSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type1Mississippi StateSEC23–11At-large2UABC-USA23–8At-large3South FloridaBig East20–12At-large4North CarolinaACC16–16At-large5William & MaryCAA22–10At-large6NC StateACC19–15At-large7Coastal Carolina Big South28–6Automatic8SWAC19–12Automatic
Bracket Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team (except #1 Illinois in the first round)
Illinois bracket
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Arizona State bracket
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Virginia Tech bracket
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Mississippi State bracket
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
NIT Final Four Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City
Semifinals
Finals
Broadcasters
Television
Local Radio Teams Flagship station Play-by-play AnalystConnecticutWTIC–AMJoe D'AmbrosioWayne NormanNC StateWRAL–FM/Wolfpack Sports NetworkGary HahnTony HaynesNorth CarolinaLeafield/Tar Heel Sports NetworkWoody DurhamEric Montross
See also 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2010 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2010 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2010 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 2010 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2010 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2010 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament 2010 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament 2010 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament 2010 College Basketball Invitational 2010 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
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