2010 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2010 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–13, 2010, in Orem, Utah.^[1] This was the inaugural tournament for the league. Per NCAA regulations as a new Division I conference, the Great West champion did not receive an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. However, the champion received an automatic bid to the 2010 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.^[2]

2010 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
Classification	Division I
Season	2009–10
Teams	7
Site	McKay Events Center Orem, Utah
Champions	South Dakota (1st title)
Winning coach	Dave Boots (1st title)
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2009–10 Great West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Dakota †	11	–	1		.917			22	–	10		.688
Houston Baptist	9	–	3		.750			12	–	21		.364
Utah Valley	5	–	7		.417			12	–	18		.400
North Dakota	5	–	7		.417			8	–	23		.258
NJIT	4	–	8		.333			10	–	21		.323
Chicago State	4	–	8		.333			9	–	23		.281
Texas–Pan American	4	–	8		.333			6	–	27		.182
† 2010 Great West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All seven conference members qualified for the tournament with seeding based on standings from the regular season.

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

	Quarterfinals, Wednesday, March 10					Semifinals, Friday, March 12					Championship, Saturday, March 13
						1	South Dakota	76
						5	Texas–Pan American	71
	4	Utah Valley	53
	5	Texas–Pan American	56
											1	South Dakota	91
											2	Houston Baptist	86
	3	North Dakota	57
	6	NJIT	70
						6	NJIT	64
						2	Houston Baptist	74
	2	Houston Baptist	80
	7	Chicago State	77

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