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

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and the finals on

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Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the

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receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record. Since the

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won the tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Also, the #1 seed

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received an automatic bid to the NIT.

Bracket

* asterisk indicates overtime game

References

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Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

Big South Conference men's basketball tournament The Big South Conference men's basketball tournament (popularly known as the Big South tournament) is the conference championship tournament in basketball for the Big South Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1986. It is a s ...