2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
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The 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played initially at campus sites for the first round on March 9th, 2010 and subsequently at Boardwalk Hall
in Atlantic City
, New Jersey
from March 12th through March 14th, 2010. The Temple Owls
won the tournament and thereby received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
.
Seeding for the tournament was determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season. The last two teams in the standings did not qualify for the tournament.
Temple's victory was their third consecutive A-10 Tournament Championship. They became the first team to win three straight since UMass won five consecutive titles from 1992 through 1996.
The championship game was nationally televised on CBS, the first time the league's championship game was broadcast by the network. In years past, ESPN had televised the game.
Boardwalk Hall
Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is an arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States...
in Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
from March 12th through March 14th, 2010. The Temple Owls
2009–10 Temple Owls men's basketball team
The 2009–10 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Fran Dunphy and played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference...
won the tournament and thereby received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...
.
Seeding for the tournament was determined by the conference standings at the end of the regular season. The last two teams in the standings did not qualify for the tournament.
Temple's victory was their third consecutive A-10 Tournament Championship. They became the first team to win three straight since UMass won five consecutive titles from 1992 through 1996.
The championship game was nationally televised on CBS, the first time the league's championship game was broadcast by the network. In years past, ESPN had televised the game.