2010 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:	2010
Conference:	Great West Conference
Gender:	Men's
Teams:	7
Arena:	McKay Events Center
City:	Orem, UT
Champions:	South Dakota
Titlecount:	1st
Coach:	Dave Boots
Coachcount:	1st
Firsttournamentever:	yes

The 2010 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–13, 2010 in Orem, UT.^[1] This was the inaugural tournament for the league. Per NCAA regulations as a new Division I conference, the Great West champion did not receive an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. However, the champion received an automatic bid to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.^[2]

Format

All seven conference members qualified for the tournament with seeding based on standings from the regular season.

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

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Notes and References

1. Web site: CBS Sports - News, Live Scores, Schedules, Fantasy Games, Video and more.
2. Web site: CBS Sports - News, Live Scores, Schedules, Fantasy Games, Video and more . 2010-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726131548/http://www.greatwestconference.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/092909aab.html . 2011-07-26 . dead .
3. Web site: CBS Sports - News, Live Scores, Schedules, Fantasy Games, Video and more.