2010 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
2010 Big South Championship logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season200910
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals siteKimbel Arena
Conway, South Carolina
ChampionsWinthrop (10th title)
Winning coachRandy Peele (3rd title)
2009–10 Big South men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coastal Carolina153 .833287  .800
Radford135 .7221912  .613
Winthrop126 .6671914  .576
UNC Asheville117 .6111516  .484
High Point108 .5561515  .500
Liberty108 .5561516  .484
Charleston Southern711 .3891317  .433
VMI513 .2781019  .345
Gardner-Webb513 .278821  .276
Presbyterian216 .111526  .161
2010 Big South tournament winner
As of March 16, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Big South men's basketball tournament was played March 2, 4, and 6, 2010, on campus sites. The semifinal round was televised on ESPNU and the finals on ESPN2.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Big South Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. Since the Winthrop Eagles won the tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Also, the #1 seed Coastal Carolina Chanticleers received an automatic bid to the NIT.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 6
         
1 Coastal Carolina 82
8 VMI 73
1 Coastal Carolina 92
4 UNC Asheville 73
4 UNC Asheville 84
5 High Point 73
1 Coastal Carolina 53
3 Winthrop 64
3 Winthrop 80
6 Liberty 72
3 Winthrop 61
2 Radford 46
2 Radford 64*
7 Charleston Southern 61
  • asterisk indicates overtime game

References

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