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2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

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2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
2010 Big South Championship logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteKimbel Arena
Conway, South Carolina
ChampionsWinthrop (10th title)
Winning coachRandy Peele (3rd title)
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2009–10 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
Radford 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
Winthrop 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
UNC Asheville 11 7   .611 15 16   .484
High Point 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Liberty 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Charleston Southern 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
VMI 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Gardner-Webb 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
Presbyterian 2 16   .111 5 26   .161
2010 Big South tournament winner
As of March 16, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2010 Big South men's basketball tournament was played March 2, 4, and 6, 2010, on campus sites. The semifinal round was televised on ESPNU and the finals on ESPN2.

Format

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The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Big South Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. Since the Winthrop Eagles won the tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Also, the #1 seed Coastal Carolina Chanticleers received an automatic bid to the NIT.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 6
         
1 Coastal Carolina 82
8 VMI 73
1 Coastal Carolina 92
4 UNC Asheville 73
4 UNC Asheville 84
5 High Point 73
1 Coastal Carolina 53
3 Winthrop 64
3 Winthrop 80
6 Liberty 72
3 Winthrop 61
2 Radford 46
2 Radford 64*
7 Charleston Southern 61
  • asterisk indicates overtime game

References

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