2010 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2010
Division:III
Finalfourcity:Salem, Virginia
Champions:Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Titlecount:3rd
Runnerup:Williams
Gamecount:3rd
Semifinal1:Guilford
Finalfourcount:2nd
Semifinal2:Randolph-Macon
Finalfourcount2:1st
Coach:Bob Semling (UWSP)
Mop:Matt Moses (UWSP)
Attendance:44638

The 2010 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

The tournament began on March 4, 2010 and concluded with the national championship game on March 20, 2010 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

The tournament was won by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, which defeated Williams College, 78–73, in the title game. The championship was the third in the Pointers' history and first since 2005.

Qualifying teams

SchoolConference Record
Bridgewater StateMASCAC19–7
University of Maine at FarmingtonNorth Atlantic Conference14–11
Plattsburgh StateSUNYAC21–7
SUNYITNorth Eastern Athletic Conference24–4
MedailleAllegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference23–4
NazarethEmpire 818–9
MiddleburyNESCAC24–3
GordonCommonwealth Coast Conference24–4
Rhode Island CollegeLittle East Conference20–7
Rutgers–NewarkNew Jersey Athletic Conference20–7
St. John FisherEmpire 822–5
BrooklynCity University of New York Athletic Conference22–6
BrandeisUniversity Athletic Association19–6
St. LawrenceLiberty League16–11
GuilfordOld Dominion Athletic Conference26–2
Christopher NewportUSA South Athletic Conference15–12
John CarrollOhio Athletic Conference20–6
Maryville (Tennessee)Great South Athletic Conference23–4
WoosterNorth Coast Athletic Conference23–5
Grove CityPresidents' Athletic Conference19–8
Wis.-WhitewaterWisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference22–5
DefianceHeartland Collegiate Athletic Conference23–5
Eastern MennoniteOld Dominion Athletic Conference22–4
CentreSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conference18–8
Wilmington (Ohio)Ohio Athletic Conference21–7
LycomingMAC Commonwealth Conference21–6
ChapmanIndependent23–2
Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsSouthern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference24–6
WilliamsNew England Small College Athletic Conference26–1
Texas-DallasAmerican Southwest Conference23–5
Mary Hardin-BaylorAmerican Southwest Conference22–6
Wheaton (Illinois)College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin18–8
Wis.-Stevens PointWisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference23–4
CarletonMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference19–9
HopeMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association21–7
St. NorbertMidwest Conference22–3
Washington-St. LouisUniversity Athletic Association23–2
Westminster (Missouri)St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference20–7
Illinois WesleyanCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin20–7
Central (Iowa)Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference23–4
AuroraNorthern Athletics Conference18–10
St. Thomas (Minnesota)Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference23–3
Anderson (Indiana)Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference22–5
St. Marys (Maryland)Capital Athletic Conference24–3
PurchaseSkyline Conference20–8
Richard StocktonEastern College Athletic Conference20–7
Virginia WesleyanOld Dominion Athletic Conference22–5
U.S. Merchant Marine AcademyLandmark Conference23–4
WesleyEastern College Athletic Conference19–8
Oneonta StateSUNYAC22–6
Franklin and MarshallCentennial Conference23–4
AlbrightEastern College Athletic Conference21–5
Clark (Massachusetts)NEWMAC16–12
CabriniColonial States Athletic Conference25–2
Randolph-MaconOld Dominion Athletic Conference16–12
William PatersonEastern College Athletic Conference25–2
Albertus MagnusGreat Northeast Athletic Conference22–6
DeSalesEastern College Athletic Conference22–5
MITNEWMAC22–4
WhitworthNorthwest Conference25–2
CarthageCollege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin22–5

Brackets

Results to date [1]

* – Denotes overtime period

Final Four – Salem, VA

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA.com – The Official Web Site of the NCAA .

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