The 2010 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 29th annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the national champion of

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women's collegiate basketball in the

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. Washington St. Louis defeated

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in the championship game, 65–59, to claim the Bears' fifth Division III national title and first since

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hosted the championship round at the Shirk Center in

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, from March 19 to 20.

Qualifying

After five years with sixty-three teams, the team expanded by one to its current size of sixty-four. With the change, all teams began to play in the First Round.

Bracket

Top left sectional

Bottom left sectional

Top right sectional

Bottom right sectional

Final Four

All-tournament team

* Jaimie McFarlin, Washington University in St. Louis * Zoë Unruh, Washington University in St. Louis * Carrie Snikkers, Hope * Sarah Leyman, Amherst * Melissa Alwardt, Rochester

References

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