# 2010 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2010 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2009–10 basketball season.
Defending champions and hometown team Union (TN) defeated Azusa Pacific in the championship game, 73–65, to claim the Bulldogs' fifth NAIA national title.
The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee from March 17–23, 2010.

## Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.
The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

## Bracket

| First round March 17–18 | First round March 17–18 | First round March 17–18 | Second round March 19 | Second round March 19 | Second round March 19 | Quarterfinals March 20 | Quarterfinals March 20 | Quarterfinals March 20 | | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | Semifinals March 22 | | National championship March 23 | National championship March 23 | National championship March 23 |
| 1 | Union (TN) | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | SAGU | 47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | SAGU | 47 | 1 | Union (TN) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Southern Polytechnic State | 43 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Southern Poly | 62 | 5 | Southern Polytechnic State | 43 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | McKendree | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | McKendree | 52 | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Oklahoma Christian | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Westminster (UT) | 67 | | | | | | | 7 | Oklahoma Christian | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lambuth | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lambuth | 55 | 3 | Westminster (UT) | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oklahoma Christian | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma Christian | 66 | 7 | Oklahoma Christian | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 63 | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 63 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 61 | | | | |
| 2 | Campbellsville | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 61 | | | | |
| 7 | LSU Shreveport | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | LSU Shreveport | 55 | 2 | Campbellsville | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Trevecca Nazarene | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Trevecca Nazarene | 71 | 6 | Trevecca Nazarene | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | William Woods | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | William Woods | 64 | | | | 2 | Campbellsville | 77 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 86* | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Lewis–Clark State | 64 | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 86* | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Biola | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Biola | 55 | 4 | Lewis–Clark State | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Shorter | 49 | 1 | Oklahoma City | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Union (TN) | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Azusa Pacific | 65 |
| 1 | Vanguard | 64* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Azusa Pacific | 65 |
| 8 | Lindsey Wilson | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lindsey Wilson | 57 | 1 | Vanguard | 75* | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Bethel (TN) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Bethel (TN) | 61 | 5 | Bethel (TN) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Columbia (MO) | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Columbia (MO) | 56 | | | | 1 | Vanguard | 50 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Lee (TN) | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lee (TN) | 65 | | | | | | | 3 | Lee (TN) | 65 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Langston | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Langston | 63 | 3 | Lee (TN) | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | William Jewell | 57 | 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Oklahoma Baptist | 64 | | | | | | | | 3 | Lee (TN) | 60 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Azusa Pacific | 64 | | | | |
| 2 | Azusa Pacific | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Azusa Pacific | 64 | | | | |
| 7 | Montana Tech | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Montana Tech | 57 | 2 | Azusa Pacific | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Freed–Hardeman | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lubbock Christian | 64 | 3 | Freed–Hardeman | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Freed–Hardeman | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Freed–Hardeman | 73 | | | | 2 | Azusa Pacific | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Saint Xavier | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cumberlands (KY) | 67* | | | | | | | 1 | Saint Xavier | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Xavier Louisiana | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Xavier Louisiana | 62 | 4 | Cumberlands (KY) | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Saint Xavier | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Evangel | 71 | 1 | Saint Xavier | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Saint Xavier | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |