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	(UWSP)
MOP	(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

bye
		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
bye

Whitworth

Stevens Point, WI Regional[]

First round March 4–5		Second round March 6		Regional semifinals March 12		Regional finals March 13

Texas-Dallas

bye
		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

References[]

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

External links[]

Official bracket at D3boards.com

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

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