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.

Automatic bids
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
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

Listed by region and seeding

East Regional – Syracuse
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Kentucky SEC 32–2 Automatic
2 West Virginia Big East 27–6 Automatic
3 New Mexico Mountain West 29–4 At-large
4 Wisconsin Big Ten 23–8 At-large
5 Temple Atlantic 10 29–5 Automatic
6 Marquette Big East 22–11 At-large
7 Clemson ACC 21–10 At-large
8 Texas Big 12 24–9 At-large
9 Wake Forest ACC 19–10 At-large
10 Missouri Big 12 22–10 At-large
11 Washington Pac-10 24–9 Automatic
12 Cornell Ivy League 27–4 Automatic
13 Wofford Southern 26–8 Automatic
14 Montana Big Sky 22–9 Automatic
15 Morgan State MEAC 27–9 Automatic
16 East Tennessee State Atlantic Sun 20–14 Automatic
Midwest Regional – St. Louis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Kansas Big 12 32–2 Automatic
2 Ohio State Big Ten 27–7 Automatic
3 Georgetown Big East 23–10 At-large
4 Maryland ACC 23–8 At-large
5 Michigan State Big Ten 24–8 At-large
6 Tennessee SEC 25–8 At-large
7 Oklahoma State Big 12 22–10 At-large
8 UNLV Mountain West 25–8 At-large
9 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 28–4 Automatic
10 Georgia Tech ACC 22–12 At-large
11 San Diego State Mountain West 25–8 Automatic
12 New Mexico State WAC 22–11 Automatic
13 Houston C-USA 19–15 Automatic
14 Ohio Mid-American 21–14 Automatic
15 UC Santa Barbara Big West 20–9 Automatic
16 Lehigh Patriot 22–10 Automatic
South Regional – Houston
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Duke ACC 29–5 Automatic
2 Villanova Big East 24–7 At-large
3 Baylor Big 12 25–7 At-large
4 Purdue Big Ten 27–5 At-large
5 Texas A&M Big 12 23–9 At-large
6 Notre Dame Big East 23–11 At-large
7 Richmond Atlantic 10 26–8 At-large
8 California Pac-10 23–10 At-large
9 Louisville Big East 20–12 At-large
10 Saint Mary's West Coast 26–5 Automatic
11 Old Dominion CAA 26–8 Automatic
12 Utah State WAC 27–7 At-large
13 Siena MAAC 27–6 Automatic
14 Sam Houston State Southland 25–7 Automatic
15 Robert Morris Northeast 23–11 Automatic
16 Arkansas–Pine Bluff SWAC 17–15 Automatic
Winthrop Big South 19–13 Automatic
West Regional – Salt Lake City
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Syracuse Big East 28–4 At-large
2 Kansas State Big 12 26–7 At-large
3 Pittsburgh Big East 24–8 At-large
4 Vanderbilt SEC 24–8 At-large
5 Butler Horizon 28–4 Automatic
6 Xavier Atlantic 10 24–8 At-large
7 BYU Mountain West 29–5 At-large
8 Gonzaga West Coast 26–6 At-large
9 Florida State ACC 22–9 At-large
10 Florida SEC 21–12 At-large
11 Minnesota Big Ten 21–13 At-large
12 UTEP C-USA 26–6 At-large
13 Murray State Ohio Valley 30–4 Automatic
14 Oakland Summit 26–8 Automatic
15 North Texas Sun Belt 24–8 Automatic
16 Vermont America East 25–9 Automatic

Bids by conference
Bids Conference(s) Schools
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
1 20 other conferences See Automatic Bids

Bids by state

Bids State(s) Schools
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

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