2010 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

2010 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Finals site	Salem, Virginia
Champions	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (3rd title)
Runner-up	Williams (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Guilford (2nd Final Four) Randolph-Macon (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Bob Semling (UWSP)
MOP	Matt Moses (UWSP)
Attendance	44,638
NCAA Division III men's tournaments « 2009 2011 »

The 2010 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

The tournament began on March 4, 2010 and concluded with the national championship game on March 20, 2010 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

The tournament was won by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, which defeated Williams College, 78–73, in the title game. The championship was the third in the Pointers' history and first since 2005.

Qualifying teams

School	Conference	Record
Bridgewater State	MASCAC	19–7
University of Maine at Farmington	North Atlantic Conference	14–11
Plattsburgh State	SUNYAC	21–7
SUNYIT	North Eastern Athletic Conference	24–4
Medaille	Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference	23–4
Nazareth	Empire 8	18–9
Middlebury	NESCAC	24–3
Gordon	Commonwealth Coast Conference	24–4
Rhode Island College	Little East Conference	20–7
Rutgers–Newark	New Jersey Athletic Conference	20–7
St. John Fisher	Empire 8	22–5
Brooklyn	City University of New York Athletic Conference	22–6
Brandeis	University Athletic Association	19–6
St. Lawrence	Liberty League	16–11
Guilford	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	26–2
Christopher Newport	USA South Athletic Conference	15–12
John Carroll	Ohio Athletic Conference	20–6
Maryville (Tennessee)	Great South Athletic Conference	23–4
Wooster	North Coast Athletic Conference	23–5
Grove City	Presidents' Athletic Conference	19–8
Wis.-Whitewater	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	22–5
Defiance	Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference	23–5
Eastern Mennonite	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	22–4
Centre	Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference	18–8
Wilmington (Ohio)	Ohio Athletic Conference	21–7
Lycoming	MAC Commonwealth Conference	21–6
Chapman	Independent	23–2
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	24–6
Williams	New England Small College Athletic Conference	26–1
Texas-Dallas	American Southwest Conference	23–5
Mary Hardin-Baylor	American Southwest Conference	22–6
Wheaton (Illinois)	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	18–8
Wis.-Stevens Point	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	23–4
Carleton	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	19–9
Hope	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	21–7
St. Norbert	Midwest Conference	22–3
Washington-St. Louis	University Athletic Association	23–2
Westminster (Missouri)	St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	20–7
Illinois Wesleyan	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	20–7
Central (Iowa)	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	23–4
Aurora	Northern Athletics Conference	18–10
St. Thomas (Minnesota)	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	23–3
Anderson (Indiana)	Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference	22–5
St. Marys (Maryland)	Capital Athletic Conference	24–3
Purchase	Skyline Conference	20–8
Richard Stockton	Eastern College Athletic Conference	20–7
Virginia Wesleyan	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	22–5
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy	Landmark Conference	23–4
Wesley	Eastern College Athletic Conference	19–8
Oneonta State	SUNYAC	22–6
Franklin and Marshall	Centennial Conference	23–4
Albright	Eastern College Athletic Conference	21–5
Clark (Massachusetts)	NEWMAC	16–12
Cabrini	Colonial States Athletic Conference	25–2
Randolph-Macon	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	16–12
William Paterson	Eastern College Athletic Conference	25–2
Albertus Magnus	Great Northeast Athletic Conference	22–6
DeSales	Eastern College Athletic Conference	22–5
MIT	NEWMAC	22–4
Whitworth	Northwest Conference	25–2
Carthage	College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin	22–5

Brackets

Results to date ^[1]

* – Denotes overtime period

Williamstown, MA Regional

	First round March 4–5					Second round March 6					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 13
						Williams		83
						Maine-Farmington		64
	Bridgewater State		63
	Maine-Farmington		64
											Williams		104
											SUNYIT		70
	Plattsburgh State		65
	SUNYIT		71
						SUNYIT		64
						Medaille		63
	Medaille		78
	Nazareth		72
																Williams		71
																Brandeis		57
	Middlebury		64
	Gordon		57
						Middlebury		59
						Rhode Island College		75
	Rhode Island College		72
	Rutgers–Newark		60
											Rhode Island College		65
											Brandeis		76
	St. John Fisher		60
	Brooklyn		56
						St. John Fisher		52
						Brandeis		66
	Brandeis		76
	St. Lawrence		54

Greensboro, NC Regional

	First round March 4–5					Second round March 6					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 13
	Guilford		83
	Chris. Newport		59
						Guilford		85
						John Carroll		82
	John Carroll		88
	Maryville (TN)		67
											Guilford		75
											Wooster		68
	Wooster		63
	Grove City		52
						Wooster		87
						Wis.-Whitewater		78
	Wis. Whitewater		75
	Defiance		71
																Guilford		90
																Eastern Mennonite		80
	Eastern Mennonite		63
	Centre		53
						Eastern Mennonite		85
						Wilmington (OH)		71
	Wilmington (OH)		78
	Lycoming		74
											Eastern Mennonite		74
											Whitworth		71
	Chapman		58
	Claremont-M-S		47
						Chapman		56
						Whitworth		77

Stevens Point, WI Regional

	First round March 4–5					Second round March 6					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 13
						Texas-Dallas		63
						Wheaton (IL)		62
	Mary Hardin-Baylor		58
	Wheaton (IL)		73
											Texas-Dallas		67
											Wis.-Stevens Point		74
	Wis. Stevens-Point		59
	Carleton		58
						Wis.-Stevens Point		63
						St. Norbert		48
	Hope		65
	St. Norbert		72
																Wis. Stevens-Point		72
																Ill. Wesleyan		58
	Wash.-St. Louis		79
	Westminster		71
						Wash.-St. Louis		70
						Ill. Wesleyan		75
	Illinois Wesleyan		86
	Central (IA)		81
											Ill. Wesleyan		77
											Carthage		72
	Carthage		84
	Aurora		70
						Carthage		76
						Anderson (IN)		58
	St. Thomas (MN)		71
	Anderson (IN)		73

St. Mary's City, MD Regional

	First round March 4–5					Second round March 6					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional finals March 13
	St. Mary's (MD)		88
	Purchase		58
						St. Mary's (MD)		72
						Va. Wesleyan		69
	Richard Stockton		82
	Va. Wesleyan		85
											St. Mary's (MD)		87
											Frank. & Marsh.		92
	Merchant Marine		67
	Wesley		61
						Merchant Marine		64
						Frank. & Marsh.		73
	Oneonta St.		77
	Frank. & Marsh.		91
																Frank. & Marsh.		65
																Randolph-Macon		73
	Albright		67
	Clark (MA)		69
						Clark (MA)		60
						Randolph-Macon		70
	Cabrini		66
	Randolph-Macon		95
											Randolph-Macon		68
											DeSales		55
	Wm. Paterson		55
	Albertus Magnus		57
						Albertus Magnus		48
						DeSales		82
	DeSales		72
	MIT		64

Final Four – Salem, VA

	National Semifinals March 19					National Championship Game March 20
	Williams		97
	Guilford		88
						Williams		73
						Wis.-Stevens Point		78
	Wis.-Stevens Point		72
	Randolph-Macon		60

See also

• 2010 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2010 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2010 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2010 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

References

1. "NCAA.com – The Official Web Site of the NCAA".

External links

• Official bracket at D3boards.com