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Season | 2009–10 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Dayton Flyers (3rd title) | ||||
Runner-up | North Carolina Tar Heels (2nd title game) | ||||
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Winning coach | Brian Gregory (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Chris Johnson (Dayton) | ||||
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The 2010 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that were not selectedββto 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, 79β68.
Participantsβ»
Automatic qualifiersβ»
The following teams were automatic qualifiers for theββ2010 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.
Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
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Coastal Carolina | Big South | 28β6 | 1st | Never |
Jackson State | SWAC | 19β12 | 2nd | 1993 |
Jacksonville* | Atlantic Sun | 19β12 | 6th | 2009 |
Kent State | MAC | 23β9 | 8th | 2005 |
Quinnipiac | Northeast | 23β9 | 1st | Never |
Stony Brook | America East | 22β9 | 1st | Never |
Troy | Sun Belt | 20β12 | 2nd | 2004 |
Weber State | Big Sky | 20β10 | 3rd | 2009 |
*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.
The entire 32-team field was announced on March 14, "2010," on The NIT Selection Show at 9 pm ET on ESPNU.
Seedingsβ»
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Bracketβ»
Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team (except #1 Illinois in the first round)
Illinois bracketβ»
First round March 17 | Second round March 22 | Quarterfinals March 24 | ||||||||||||
1 | Illinois | 76 | ||||||||||||
8 | Stony Brook | 66 | ||||||||||||
1 | Illinois | 75 | ||||||||||||
4 | Kent State | 58 | ||||||||||||
4 | Kent State | 75 | ||||||||||||
5 | Tulsa | 74 | ||||||||||||
1 | Illinois | 71 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dayton | 77 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dayton | 63 | ||||||||||||
6 | Illinois State | 42 | ||||||||||||
3 | Dayton | 81 | ||||||||||||
2 | Cincinnati | 66 | ||||||||||||
2 | Cincinnati | 76 | ||||||||||||
7 | Weber State | 62 |
First roundβ»
Second roundβ»
Quarterfinalsβ»
Arizona State bracketβ»
First round March 16β17 | Second round March 19β20 | Quarterfinals March 23 | ||||||||||||
1 | Arizona State | 66 | ||||||||||||
8 | Jacksonville | 67 | ||||||||||||
8 | Jacksonville | 64 | ||||||||||||
5 | Texas Tech | 69 | ||||||||||||
4 | Seton Hall | 69 | ||||||||||||
5 | Texas Tech | 87 | ||||||||||||
5 | Texas Tech | 87 | ||||||||||||
2 | Mississippi (2OT) | 90 | ||||||||||||
3 | Memphis | 73 | ||||||||||||
6 | St. John's | 71 | ||||||||||||
3 | Memphis | 81 | ||||||||||||
2 | Mississippi | 90 | ||||||||||||
2 | Mississippi | 84 | ||||||||||||
7 | Troy | 65 |
First roundβ»
Second roundβ»
Quarterfinalsβ»
Virginia Tech bracketβ»
First round March 16, 17 | Second round March 22 | Quarterfinals March 24 | ||||||||||||
1 | Virginia Tech | 81 | ||||||||||||
8 | Quinnipiac | 61 | ||||||||||||
1 | Virginia Tech | 65 | ||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 63 | ||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut | 59 | ||||||||||||
5 | Northeastern | 57 | ||||||||||||
1 | Virginia Tech | 72 | ||||||||||||
2 | Rhode Island | 79 | ||||||||||||
3 | Wichita State | 70 | ||||||||||||
6 | Nevada | 74 | ||||||||||||
6 | Nevada | 83 | ||||||||||||
2 | Rhode Island | 85 | ||||||||||||
2 | Rhode Island | 76 | ||||||||||||
7 | Northwestern | 64 |
First roundβ»
ESPN2
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March 16
7:00 pm ET |
(5) Northeastern 57, (4) Connecticut 59 | ||
Scoring by half: 26β34, 31β25 | ||
Pts: Matt Janning 17 Rebs: Nkem Ojougboh 7 Asts: Matt Janning 4 Blocks: Nkem Ojougboh 2 |
Pts: Jerome Dyson 18 Rebs: Alex Oriakhi 9 Asts: Jerome Dyson 4 Blocks: Alex Oriakhi 2 |
Harry S. Gampel Pavilion
Attendance: 5,571 Referees: Mike Stephens, Bryan Kersey, John Gaffney |
Second roundβ»
ESPN
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March 22
7:00 pm ET |
(4) Connecticut 63, (1) Virginia Tech 65 | ||
Scoring by half: 35β30, 28β35 | ||
Pts: Kemba Walker 18 Rebs: Stanley Robinson 8 Asts: Kemba Walker 4 Blocks: Ater Majok, Charles Okwandu 2 |
Pts: Dorenzo Hudson 27 Rebs: Dorenzo Hudson 7 Asts: Malcom Delaney 9 Blocks: Terrell Bell 2 |
Cassell Pavilion
Attendance: 6,983 Referees: Karl Hess, Doug Shows, Jeff Anderson |
Quarterfinalsβ»
Mississippi State bracketβ»
First round March 16 | Second round March 20 | Quarterfinals March 23 | ||||||||||||
1 | Mississippi State | 81 | ||||||||||||
8 | Jackson State | 67 | ||||||||||||
1 | Mississippi State | 74 | ||||||||||||
4 | North Carolina | 76 | ||||||||||||
4 | North Carolina | 80 | ||||||||||||
5 | William & Mary | 72 | ||||||||||||
4 | North Carolina | 60 | ||||||||||||
2 | UAB | 55 | ||||||||||||
3 | South Florida | 57 | ||||||||||||
6 | NC State | 58 | ||||||||||||
6 | NC State | 52 | ||||||||||||
2 | UAB | 72 | ||||||||||||
2 | UAB | 65 | ||||||||||||
7 | Coastal Carolina | 49 |
First roundβ»
Second roundβ»
Quarterfinalsβ»
NIT Final Fourβ»
Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City
Semifinals March 30 | Championship April 1 | ||||||||
3 | Dayton | 68 | |||||||
2 | Mississippi | 63 | |||||||
3 | Dayton | 79 | |||||||
4 | North Carolina | 68 | |||||||
2 | Rhode Island | 67 | |||||||
4 | North Carolina (OT) | 68 |
Semifinalsβ»
Finalsβ»
Broadcastersβ»
Televisionβ»
Local Radioβ»
Teams | Flagship station | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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Connecticut | WTICβAM | Joe D'Ambrosio | Wayne Norman |
NC State | WRALβFM/Wolfpack Sports Network | Gary Hahn | Tony Haynes |
North Carolina | Leafield/Tar Heel Sports Network | Woody Durham | Eric Montross |
See alsoβ»
- 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
Referencesβ»
- 2009β10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- 2010 in sports in New York City
- 2010s in Manhattan
- April 2010 sports events in the United States
- Basketball in New York City
- College sports in New York City
- March 2010 sports events in the United States
- National Invitation Tournament
- Sports competitions in New York City
- Sports in Manhattan