2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams are seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65.
Qualifying teams
Team names are those used on ESPN.com scoreboards and team pages.
Automatic bids
All automatic bids were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments.
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Qualifying School | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference | Finish | Regular Season Second Place |
Second Place Record (Conf.) |
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Cornell | |
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Ivy League | |
Princeton | |
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Qualifying School | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference tournament |
Seed | Conf. Finals Runner-Up |
Runner-Up Record (Conf.) |
Runner-Up Seed |
Winthrop | |
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Big South | |
Coastal Carolina | |
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East Tennessee State | |
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Atlantic Sun | |
Mercer | |
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Murray State | |
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Ohio Valley | |
Morehead State | |
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Northern Iowa | |
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Missouri Valley | |
Wichita State | |
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Old Dominion | |
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CAA | |
William & Mary | |
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Siena | |
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MAAC | |
Fairfield | |
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Saint Mary's | |
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West Coast | |
Gonzaga | |
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Wofford | |
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Southern | |
Appalachian State | |
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North Texas | |
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Sun Belt | |
Troy | |
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Oakland | |
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Summit | |
IUPUI | |
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Butler | |
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Horizon | |
Wright State | |
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Robert Morris | |
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Northeast | |
Quinnipiac | |
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Montana | |
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Big Sky | |
Weber State | |
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Lehigh | |
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Patriot | |
Lafayette | |
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Houston | |
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C-USA | |
UTEP | |
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Vermont | |
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America East | |
Boston University | |
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Morgan State | |
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MEAC | |
South Carolina State | |
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Sam Houston State | |
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Southland | |
Stephen F. Austin | |
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Washington | |
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Pac-10 | |
California | |
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Ohio | |
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Mid-American | |
Akron | |
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Kansas | |
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Big 12 | |
Kansas State | |
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San Diego State | |
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Mountain West | |
UNLV | |
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UC Santa Barbara | |
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Big West | |
Long Beach State | |
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Arkansas-Pine Bluff | |
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SWAC | |
Texas Southern | |
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West Virginia | |
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Big East | |
Georgetown | |
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New Mexico State | |
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WAC | |
Utah State | |
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Temple | |
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Atlantic 10 | |
Richmond | |
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Kentucky | |
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SEC | |
Mississippi State | |
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Duke | |
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ACC | |
Georgia Tech | |
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Ohio State | |
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Big Ten | |
Minnesota | |
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At-large bids
Seeds listed with scores are seeds within the conference tournaments.
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School | Record | Conference | Conf. record | Last app. | Conf. tournament result | ||
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Baylor | 25–7 | Big 12 | 11–5 | 2008 | 3 | Semifinals | Kansas State (2) |
BYU | 29–5 | Mountain West | 13–3 | 2009 | 2 | Semifinals | UNLV (3) |
California | 23–10 | Pac-10 | 13–5 | 2009 | 1 | Championship | Washington (3) |
Clemson | 21–10 | ACC | 9–7 | 2009 | 6 | First round | NC State (11) |
Florida | 21–12 | SEC | 9–7 | 2007 | East 4 | Second round | Mississippi State (West 1) |
Florida State | 22–9 | ACC | 10–6 | 2009 | 3 | Quarterfinals | NC State (11) |
Georgetown | 23–10 | Big East | 10–8 | 2008 | 8 | Championship | West Virginia (3) |
Georgia Tech | 22–12 | ACC | 7–9 | 2007 | 7 | Championship | Duke (1) |
Gonzaga | 26–6 | West Coast | 12–2 | 2009 | 1 | Championship | Saint Mary's (2) |
Kansas State | 26–7 | Big 12 | 11–5 | 2008 | 2 | Championship | Kansas (1) |
Louisville | 20–12 | Big East | 11–7 | 2009 | 6 | Second round | Cincinnati (11) |
Marquette | 22–11 | Big East | 11–7 | 2009 | 5 | Semifinals | Georgetown (8) |
Maryland | 23–8 | ACC | 13–3 | 2009 | 2 | Quarterfinals | Georgia Tech (7) |
Michigan State | 24–8 | Big Ten | 14–4 | 2009 | 3 | Quarterfinals | Minnesota (6) |
Minnesota | 21–13 | Big Ten | 9–9 | 2009 | 6 | Championship | Ohio State (1) |
Missouri | 22–10 | Big 12 | 10–6 | 2009 | 5 | First round | Nebraska (12) |
New Mexico | 29–4 | Mountain West | 14–2 | 2005 | 1 | Semifinals | San Diego State (4) |
Notre Dame | 23–11 | Big East | 10–8 | 2008 | 7 | Semifinals | West Virginia (3) |
Oklahoma State | 22–10 | Big 12 | 9–7 | 2009 | 7 | Quarterfinals | Kansas State (2) |
Pittsburgh | 24–8 | Big East | 13–5 | 2009 | 2 | Quarterfinals | Notre Dame (7) |
Purdue | 27–5 | Big Ten | 14–4 | 2009 | 2 | Semifinals | Minnesota (6) |
Richmond | 26–8 | Atlantic 10 | 13–3 | 2004 | 3 | Championship | Temple (1) |
Syracuse | 28–4 | Big East | 15–3 | 2009 | 1 | Quarterfinals | Georgetown (8) |
Tennessee | 25–8 | SEC | 11–5 | 2009 | East 3 | Semifinals | Kentucky (East 1) |
Texas | 24–9 | Big 12 | 9–7 | 2009 | 6 | Quarterfinals | Baylor (3) |
Texas A&M | 23–9 | Big 12 | 11–5 | 2009 | 4 | Semifinals | Kansas (1) |
UNLV | 25–8 | Mountain West | 11–5 | 2008 | 3 | Championship | San Diego State (4) |
Utah State | 27–7 | WAC | 14–2 | 2009 | 1 | Championship | New Mexico State (3) |
UTEP | 26–6 | C-USA | 15–1 | 2005 | 1 | Championship | Houston (7) |
Vanderbilt | 24–8 | SEC | 12–4 | 2008 | East 2 | Semifinals | Mississippi State (West 1) |
Villanova | 13–5 | Big East | 24–7 | 2009 | 4 | Quarterfinals | Marquette (5) |
Wake Forest | 19–10 | ACC | 9–7 | 2009 | 5 | First round | Miami (12) |
Wisconsin | 23–8 | Big Ten | 13–5 | 2009 | 4 | Quarterfinals | Illinois (5) |
Xavier | 24–8 | Atlantic 10 | 14–2 | 2009 | 2 | Semifinals | Richmond (3) |
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Bids by conference
Bids | Conference(s) | Schools |
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8 | Big East | Pittsburgh, Villanova, Georgetown, Marquette, Louisville, West Virginia, Syracuse, Notre Dame |
7 | Big 12 | Kansas State, Kansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Texas, Baylor |
6 | ACC | Clemson, Wake Forest, Maryland, Florida State, Duke, Georgia Tech |
5 | Big Ten | Minnesota, Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State |
4 | SEC | Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Vanderbilt |
Mountain West | BYU, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV | |
3 | Atlantic 10 | Xavier, Richmond, Temple |
2 | Pac-10 | California, Washington |
C-USA | Houston, UTEP | |
WAC | New Mexico State, Utah State | |
West Coast | Gonzaga, Saint Mary's | |
1 | 20 other conferences | See Automatic Bids |
Bids by state
Bids | State(s) | Schools |
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7 | Texas | Baylor, Houston, North Texas, Sam Houston State, Texas, Texas A&M, UTEP |
5 | Pennsylvania | Lehigh, Pittsburgh, Robert Morris, Temple, Villanova |
4 | California | California, Saint Mary's, San Diego State, UC Santa Barbara |
3 | Indiana | Butler, Notre Dame, Purdue |
Kentucky | Kentucky, Louisville, Murray State | |
New York | Cornell, Siena, Syracuse | |
Ohio | Ohio, Ohio State, Xavier | |
South Carolina | Clemson, Winthrop, Wofford | |
Tennessee | East Tennessee State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt | |
2 | Florida | Florida, Florida State |
Kansas | Kansas, Kansas State | |
Maryland | Maryland, Morgan State | |
Michigan | Michigan State, Oakland | |
New Mexico | New Mexico, New Mexico State | |
North Carolina | Duke, Wake Forest | |
Utah | BYU, Utah State | |
Virginia | Old Dominion, Richmond | |
Washington | Gonzaga, Washington | |
Wisconsin | Marquette, Wisconsin | |
1 | Arkansas | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
Georgia | Georgia Tech | |
Iowa | Northern Iowa | |
Minnesota | Minnesota | |
Missouri | Missouri | |
Montana | Montana | |
Nevada | UNLV | |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | |
Vermont | Vermont | |
Washington, D.C. | Georgetown | |
West Virginia | West Virginia | |