2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Tournament logo
Classification Division I
Season 2009–10
Teams 8
Site Merrell Center
Katy, Texas
Champions Sam Houston State (2nd title)
Winning coach Bob Marlin (2nd title)
MVP Ashton Mitchell (Sam Houston State)
Television ESPN2
2009–10 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Stephen F. Austin11–5 .688  23–9  .719
Southeastern Louisiana10–6 .625  19–12  .613
Nicholls State7–9 .438  11–19  .367
Northwestern State5–10 .333  10–19  .345
McNeese State5–11 .313  10–20  .333
Central Arkansas3–13 .188  9–21  .300
West
Sam Houston State†14–2 .875  25–8  .758
Texas A&M - CC10–6 .625  17–15  .531
UTSA9–7 .563  19–11  .633
Texas State9–7 .563  15–16  .484
Texas–Arlington8–8 .500  16–14  .533
Lamar5–11 .313  14–18  .438
† 2010 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, will take place March 10–13, 2010 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament will receive the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Should the #1 seed Sam Houston State Bearkats not win the conference tournament, they will receive an automatic bid to the 2010 NIT.

Format

The top eight teams, regardless of divisional standing, receive a berth in the conference tournament. The championship game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 10 		Semifinals
Thursday, March 11 		Finals
Saturday, March 13
         
1 Sam Houston State 62
8 Nicholls State 57
1 Sam Houston State 88
4 Southeastern Louisiana 85
4 Southeastern Louisiana 79*
5 Texas State 78
1 Sam Houston State 64
2 Stephen F. Austin 48
2 Stephen F. Austin 77
7 Texas–Arlington 54
2 Stephen F. Austin 60
3 Texas A&M CC 53
3 Texas A&M CC 78
6 UTSA 66

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime

References

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