2010 Great West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2010 Great West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place on March 10–13, 2010 in Orem, UT.[1] This will be the inaugural tournament for the league. Per NCAA regulations as a new Division I conference, the Great West champion will not receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament until 2020. However, the 2010 champion will receive an automatic bid to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[2]

2010 Great West Men's Basketball Tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams7
SiteMcKay Events Center
Orem, UT
ChampionsSouth Dakota (1st title)
Winning coachDave Boots (1st title)
Great West Men's Basketball Tournaments
2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
South Dakota †11–1 .917  22–10  .688
Houston Baptist9–3 .750  12–21  .364
Utah Valley5–7 .417  12–18  .400
North Dakota5–7 .417  8–23  .258
NJIT4–8 .333  10–21  .323
Chicago State4–8 .333  9–23  .281
Texas–Pan American4–8 .333  6–27  .182
† 2010 Great West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All seven conference members will qualify for the tournament with seeding based on standings from the regular season. The number 1 team will receive a first round bye.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals,
Wednesday, March 10
Semifinals,
Friday, March 12
Championship,
Saturday, March 13
                           
       
  1 South Dakota 76  
    5 Texas–Pan American 71  
4 Utah Valley 53
  5 Texas–Pan American 56  
    1 South Dakota 91
  2 Houston Baptist 86
  3 North Dakota 57  
6 NJIT 70  
6 NJIT 64
    2 Houston Baptist 74  
2 Houston Baptist 80
  7 Chicago St. 77  

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

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References

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