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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 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 GardeninNew York City. Dayton won their 3rd NIT title (first title since 1968) over North Carolina, 79–68.
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.
Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
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Coastal Carolina | Big South | 28–6 | 1st | Never |
Jackson State | SWAC | 19–12 | 2nd | 1993 |
Jacksonville* | Atlantic Sun | 19–12 | 6th | 2009 |
Kent State | MAC | 23–9 | 8th | 2005 |
Quinnipiac | Northeast | 23–9 | 1st | Never |
Stony Brook | America East | 22–9 | 1st | Never |
Troy | Sun Belt | 20–12 | 2nd | 2004 |
Weber State | Big Sky | 20–10 | 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.[1]
The entire 32-team field was announced on March 14, 2010, on The NIT Selection Show at 9 pm ET on ESPNU.
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Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team (except #1 Illinois in the first round)
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 round March 16–17 | Second round March 19–20 | 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 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 |
ESPN2 |
March 16 |
(5) Northeastern 57, (4) Connecticut 59 | ||
Scoring by half: 26–34, 31–25 | ||
Pts: Matt Janning17 Rebs: Nkem Ojougboh 7 Asts: Matt Janning 4 Blocks: Nkem Ojougboh 2 |
Pts: Jerome Dyson18 Rebs: Alex Oriakhi9 Asts: Jerome Dyson4 Blocks: Alex Oriakhi2 |
Harry S. Gampel Pavilion |
ESPN |
March 22 |
(4) Connecticut 63, (1) Virginia Tech 65 | ||
Scoring by half: 35–30, 28–35 | ||
Pts: Kemba Walker18 Rebs: Stanley Robinson8 Asts: Kemba Walker4 Blocks: Ater Majok, Charles Okwandu 2 |
Pts: Dorenzo Hudson 27 Rebs: Dorenzo Hudson 7 Asts: Malcom Delaney 9 Blocks: Terrell Bell 2 |
Cassell Pavilion |
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 |
Played at Madison Square GardeninNew 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 |
Teams | Flagship station | Play-by-play | Analyst |
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Connecticut | WTIC–AM | Joe D'Ambrosio | Wayne Norman |
NC State | WRAL–FM/Wolfpack Sports Network[2] | Gary Hahn | Tony Haynes |
North Carolina | Leafield/Tar Heel Sports Network | Woody Durham | Eric Montross |
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