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 did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.
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.
Automatic bids |
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Qualifying school |
Cornell |
Qualifying school |
Duke |
Vermont |
Temple |
East Tennessee State |
Kansas |
West Virginia |
Montana |
Winthrop |
Ohio State |
UC Santa Barbara |
Old Dominion |
Houston |
Butler |
Siena |
Morgan State |
Ohio |
Northern Iowa |
San Diego State |
Robert Morris |
Murray State |
Washington |
Lehigh |
Kentucky |
Wofford |
Sam Houston State |
Oakland |
North Texas |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
New Mexico State |
Saint Mary's |
At-large bids
Conference |
School |
Appearance |
Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
Baylor |
Big 12 |
6th |
2008 |
BYU |
Mountain West |
26th |
2009 |
California |
Pac-10 |
16th |
2009 |
Clemson |
ACC |
10th |
2009 |
Florida |
SEC |
15th |
2007 |
Florida State |
ACC |
12th |
2009 |
Georgetown |
Big East |
26th |
2008 |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
16th |
2007 |
Gonzaga |
West Coast |
13th |
2009 |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
24th |
2008 |
Louisville |
Big East |
36th |
2009 |
Marquette |
Big East |
28th |
2009 |
Maryland |
ACC |
24th |
2009 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
24th |
2009 |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
11th |
2009 |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
23rd |
2009 |
New Mexico |
Mountain West |
12th |
2005 |
Notre Dame |
Big East |
30th |
2008 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
24th |
2009 |
Pittsburgh |
Big East |
22nd |
2009 |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
24th |
2009 |
Richmond |
Atlantic 10 |
9th |
2004 |
Syracuse |
Big East |
33rd |
2009 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
18th |
2009 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
28th |
2009 |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
11th |
2009 |
UNLV |
Mountain West |
17th |
2008 |
Utah State |
WAC |
19th |
2009 |
UTEP |
C-USA |
17th |
2005 |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
11th |
2008 |
Villanova |
Big East |
31st |
2009 |
Wake Forest |
ACC |
22nd |
2009 |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
16th |
2009 |
Xavier |
Atlantic 10 |
21st |
2009 |
Listed by region and seeding
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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 |
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3 |
Atlantic 10 |
Xavier, Richmond, Temple |
2 |
Pac-10 |
California, Washington |
C-USA |
Houston, UTEP |
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WAC |
New Mexico State, Utah State |
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West Coast |
Gonzaga, Saint Mary's |
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1 |
20 other conferences |
See Automatic Bids |
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
School(s) |
|---|---|---|
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 |
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New York |
Cornell, Siena, Syracuse |
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Ohio |
Ohio, Ohio State, Xavier |
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South Carolina |
Clemson, Winthrop, Wofford |
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Tennessee |
East Tennessee State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
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2 |
Florida |
Florida, Florida State |
Kansas |
Kansas, Kansas State |
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Maryland |
Maryland, Morgan State |
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Michigan |
Michigan State, Oakland |
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New Mexico |
New Mexico, New Mexico State |
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North Carolina |
Duke, Wake Forest |
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Utah |
BYU, Utah State |
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Virginia |
Old Dominion, Richmond |
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Washington |
Gonzaga, Washington |
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Wisconsin |
Marquette, Wisconsin |
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1 |
Arkansas |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
Georgia |
Georgia Tech |
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Iowa |
Northern Iowa |
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Minnesota |
Minnesota |
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Missouri |
Missouri |
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Montana |
Montana |
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Nevada |
UNLV |
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Oklahoma |
Oklahoma State |
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Vermont |
Vermont |
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Washington, D.C. |
Georgetown |
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West Virginia |
West Virginia |
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