2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's 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
Automatic bids to the tournament 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. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
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Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Last NCAA Tournament app. |
Conference regular season |
Regular season second place |
Second place record (Conf.) | ||
Cornell | 27–4 (13–1) | 2009 | Ivy League | Princeton | 20–8 (11–3) | ||
Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Seed | Last NCAA Tournament app. |
Conference tournament |
Conf. finals runner-up |
Runner-up record (Conf.) |
Runner-up seed |
Duke | 29–5 (13–3) | 1 | 2009 | ACC | Georgia Tech | 22–12 (7–9) | 7 |
Vermont | 25–9 (12–4) | 2 | 2005 | America East | Boston University | 19–13 (11–5) | 4 |
Temple | 29–5 (14–2) | 1 | 2009 | Atlantic 10 | Richmond | 26–8 (13–3) | 3 |
East Tennessee State | 20–14 (13–7) | 5 | 2009 | Atlantic Sun | Mercer | 16–17 (10–10) | 6 |
Kansas | 32–2 (15–1) | 1 | 2009 | Big 12 | Kansas State | 26–7 (11–5) | 2 |
West Virginia | 27–6 (14–5) | 3 | 2009 | Big East | Georgetown | 23–10 (10–8) | 8 |
Montana | 22–9 (10–6) | 4 | 2006 | Big Sky | Weber State | 20–10 (13–3) | 1 |
Winthrop | 19–13 (12–6) | 3 | 2008 | Big South | Coastal Carolina | 28–6 (15–3) | 1 |
Ohio State | 27–7 (14–4) | 1 | 2009 | Big Ten | Minnesota | 21–13 (9–9) | 6 |
UC Santa Barbara | 20–9 (12–4) | 1 | 2002 | Big West | Long Beach State | 17–16 (8–8) | 3 |
Old Dominion | 26–8 (15–3) | 1 | 2007 | CAA | William & Mary | 22–10 (12–6) | 3 |
Houston | 19–15 (7–9) | 7 | 1992 | C-USA | UTEP | 26–6 (15–1) | 1 |
Butler | 28–4 (18–0) | 1 | 2009 | Horizon | Wright State | 20–12 (12–6) | 2 |
Siena | 27–6 (17–1) | 1 | 2009 | MAAC | Fairfield | 22–10 (13–5) | 2 |
Morgan State | 27–9 (16–1) | 1 | 2009 | MEAC | South Carolina State | 18–14 (10–6) | 3 |
Ohio | 21–14 (7–9) | 9 | 2005 | Mid-American | Akron | 24–10 (12–4) | 3 |
Northern Iowa | 28–4 (15–3) | 1 | 2009 | Missouri Valley | Wichita State | 25–9 (12–6) | 2 |
San Diego State | 25–8 (11–5) | 4 | 2006 | Mountain West | UNLV | 25–8 (11–5) | 3 |
Robert Morris | 23–11 (15–3) | 2 | 2009 | Northeast | Quinnipiac | 23–9 (15–3) | 1 |
Murray State | 30–4 (17–1) | 1 | 2006 | Ohio Valley | Morehead State | 23–10 (15–3) | 2 |
Washington | 24–9 (11–7) | 3 | 2009 | Pac-10 | California | 23–10 (13–5) | 1 |
Lehigh | 22–10 (10–4) | 1 | 2004 | Patriot | Lafayette | 19–13 (8–6) | 3 |
Kentucky | 32–2 (14–2) | East 1 | 2008 | SEC | Mississippi State | 23–11 (9–7) | West 1 |
Wofford | 26–8 (15–3) | South 1 | Never | Southern | Appalachian State | 22–12 (13–5) | North 1 |
Sam Houston State | 25–7 (14–2) | 1 | 2003 | Southland | Stephen F. Austin | 23–9 (11–5) | 2 |
Oakland | 26–8 (17–1) | 1 | 2005 | Summit | IUPUI | 24–10 (15–3) | 2 |
North Texas | 24–8 (13–5) | 2 | 2007 | Sun Belt | Troy | 20–12 (13–5) | 1 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 17–15 (14–4) | 2 | Never | SWAC | Texas Southern | 17–16 (11–7) | 5 |
New Mexico State | 22–11 (11–5) | 3 | 2007 | WAC | Utah State | 27–7 (14–2) | 1 |
Saint Mary's | 26–5 (11–3) | 2 | 2008 | West Coast | Gonzaga | 26–6 (12–2) | 1 |
At-large bids
Team | Conference | Last appearance | # of appearances |
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Baylor | Big 12 | 2008 | 6 |
BYU | Mountain West | 2009 | 26 |
California | Pac-10 | 2009 | 15 |
Clemson | ACC | 2009 | 10 |
Florida | SEC | 2007 | 15 |
Florida State | ACC | 2009 | 12 |
Georgetown | Big East | 2008 | 26 |
Georgia Tech | ACC | 2007 | 16 |
Gonzaga | West Coast | 2009 | 13 |
Kansas State | Big 12 | 2008 | 24 |
Louisville | Big East | 2009 | 36 |
Marquette | Big East | 2009 | 28 |
Maryland | ACC | 2009 | 24 |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 2009 | 24 |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 2009 | 6 |
Missouri | Big 12 | 2009 | 23 |
New Mexico | Mountain West | 2005 | 11 |
Notre Dame | Big East | 2008 | 30 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2009 | 24 |
Pittsburgh | Big East | 2009 | 22 |
Purdue | Big Ten | 2009 | 24 |
Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 2004 | 9 |
Syracuse | Big East | 2009 | 33 |
Tennessee | SEC | 2009 | 18 |
Texas | Big 12 | 2009 | 28 |
Texas A&M | Big 12 | 2009 | 11 |
UNLV | Mountain West | 2008 | 17 |
Utah State | WAC | 2009 | 19 |
UTEP | C-USA | 2005 | 17 |
Vanderbilt | SEC | 2008 | 11 |
Villanova | Big East | 2009 | 31 |
Wake Forest | ACC | 2009 | 22 |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2009 | 16 |
Xavier | Atlantic 10 | 2009 | 21 |
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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 | |
MVC | Northern Iowa, Wichita State | |
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 |