2010 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2010 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2010 Sun Belt men's basketball tournament logo.jpg
Tournament Logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams13
SiteSummit Arena
Convention Center Court
Hot Springs, Arkansas
ChampionsNorth Texas (2nd title)
Winning coachJohnny Jones (2nd title)
MVPEric Tramiel (North Texas)
TelevisionESPN Regional Television, ESPN2
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2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Troy 13 5   .722 20 13   .606
13 5   .722 19 14   .576
12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Florida Atlantic 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
South Alabama 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
FIU 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
West
North Texas 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
Arkansas State 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Denver 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
6 12   .333 12 19   .387
4 14   .222 8 22   .267
New Orleans 3 15   .167 8 22   .267
2010 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Hot Springs, Arkansas from March 18 to March 29. Eight Games including the Semi Finals and Final were played at Summit Arena and four other games were played at Convention Center Court in Hot Springs, Arkansas. All 13 Sun Belt teams participated in the tournament and there seedings are based on their conference record. North Texas was the tournament champion and received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Bracket[]

First round
Saturday, March 6
Second round
Sunday, March 7
Semifinals
Monday, March 8
Championship Game
Tuesday, March 9
            
1 Troy 67
9 South Alabama 55
8 FAU 51
9 South Alabama 52
1 Troy 54
4 WKU 48
4 WKU 83
13 New Orleans 58
4 WKU 65
5 Arkansas State 64
5 Arkansas State 89*
12 Ark-Little Rock 82
1 Troy 63
2 North Texas 66
3 Middle Tennessee 58
6 Denver 73
6 Denver 71
11 FIU 64
6 Denver 56
2 North Texas 63
2 North Texas 69
10 UL Monroe 66
7 UL Lafayette 75
10 UL Monroe 76

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

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