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The Dolphins earned the automatic NIT bid by advancing the furthest of the four in the Atlantic Sun tournament even though Lipscomb was the #1 seed in the tournament. [ 1 ] The entire 32-team field was announced on March 14, 2010, on The NIT Selection Show at 9 pm ET on ESPNU.
They finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in CUSA play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Conference USA men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to North Carolina.
The Tar Heels got left out of the 2010 NCAA Tournament, becoming the first defending national champion since Florida's 2007–08 unit to not make the next year's tournament while eligible to compete. They were, however, selected for the 2010 National Invitation Tournament. Their first appearance in that tourney since 2003.
The Shockers finished the season 25–10, 12–6 in MVC play, lost in the championship game of the 2010 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament and were invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Nevada. They finished the season with an RPI of 68, much below their season average of 55.
The National Invitation Tournament, meanwhile, began in 1938 with only 6 teams. In 1941 the tournament was expanded to include 8 teams, in 1949 the tournament was again expanded to 12 teams, then 14 teams in 1965, 16 teams in 1968, 24 teams in 1979, 32 teams in 1980, and 40 teams from 2002 through 2006. The tournament reverted to 32 teams for 2007.
The 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2009–10 basketball season.
FULL BRACKET: National Invitation Tournament scores, schedule, times, TV, streaming. When are the 2024 NIT quarterfinals? 4 Georgia at 2 Ohio State, 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 26 .
They finished the season 25–12, 8–8 in A-10 play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament. They were invited to and were champions of the 2010 National Invitation Tournament .