2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 10–13, 2010 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Had the #1 seed Sam Houston State not won the conference tournament, they would have received an automatic bid to the 2010 NIT.

2010 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season200910
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsSam Houston State (2nd title)
Winning coachBob Marlin (2nd title)
MVPAshton Mitchell (Sam Houston State)
TelevisionESPN2
2009–10 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Stephen F. Austin115 .688239  .719
Southeastern Louisiana106 .6251912  .613
Nicholls State79 .4381119  .367
Northwestern State510 .3331019  .345
McNeese State511 .3131020  .333
Central Arkansas313 .188921  .300
West
Sam Houston State142 .875258  .758
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi106 .6251715  .531
UTSA97 .5631911  .633
Texas State97 .5631516  .484
Texas–Arlington88 .5001614  .533
Lamar511 .3131418  .438
2010 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2010
Rankings from AP poll

Format

The top eight teams, regardless of divisional standing, receive a berth in the conference tournament. The championship game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 10
Semifinals
Thursday, March 11
Finals
Saturday, March 13
         
1 Sam Houston State 62
8 Nicholls State 57
1 Sam Houston State 88
4 Southeastern Louisiana 85
4 Southeastern Louisiana 79
5 Texas State 78OT
1 Sam Houston State 64
2 Stephen F. Austin 48
2 Stephen F. Austin 77
7 Texas–Arlington 54
2 Stephen F. Austin 60
3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 53
3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 78
6 UTSA 66

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.