# 2010 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

The 2010 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 73rd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. In 2010, both Buffalo Funds and the City of Kansas City extended contracts with the NAIA to remain title sponsors and will keep the tournament in Kansas City at Municipal Auditorium until 2013. This was the second year that the Heart of America Conference was the tournament host.
Georgetown College made its 19th straight, and 29th overall tournament appearances, both tournament records. The championship game featured two ranked teams for the first time since 2008. The #3 Bison of Oklahoma Baptist University held of the #13 Cougars of Azusa Pacific University. Azusa Pacific’s Marshall Johnson grabbed his teammate Dominique Johnson’s 2-point miss with nearly one second left, heaved a 10-foot fade-away; nothing but net. Azusa Pacific thought they had won the game, after review, the horn had sound prior to Johnson's shot giving the Bisons their 2nd NAIA championship since 1966. 2010 was Azusa Pacific 2nd trip to the Championship game. In 2005 they also finished as the National Runner-Up.

## Awards and honors

* Leading scorer:
* Leading rebounder:
* Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY), 29th of 30, appearances to the NAIA Tournament
* Most consecutive tournament appearances: 19th, Georgetown (KY)

## Bracket

| First round March 17 and 18 | First round March 17 and 18 | First round March 17 and 18 | | | Second round March 19 | Second round March 19 | Second round March 19 | Elite Eight March 20 | Elite Eight March 20 | Elite Eight March 20 | | NAIA national semifinals March 22 | NAIA national semifinals March 22 | NAIA national semifinals March 22 | | NAIA national championship March 23 | NAIA national championship March 23 | NAIA national championship March 23 |
| 1 | Mountain State | 105 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Bacone | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Bacone | 78 | | | 1 | Mountain State | 90* | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | – | Southern Poly | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Southern Poly | 78 | | | – | Southern Poly | 93 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Oklahoma City | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Oklahoma City | 70 | | | | | | – | Southern Poly | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | – | Southern Poly | 71 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | TOP TIER March 17 | – | John Brown | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Campbellsville | 61 | | | | | | | | | – | John Brown | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Fresno Pacific | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Fresno Pacific | 74 | | | – | Fresno Pacific | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | – | John Brown | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | John Brown | 73 | | | – | John Brown | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | McKendree | 70* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | McKendree | 70* | | | | | | | | | | – | Southern Poly | 68 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Azusa Pacific | 80 | | | | |
| 5 | LSU–Shreveport | 70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Azusa Pacific | 80 | | | | |
| – | Oklahoma Christian | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Oklahoma Christian | 80 | | | – | Oklahoma Christian | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 12 | Lee | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Olivet Nazarene | 58 | | | 12 | Lee | 82 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Lee | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Lee | 79 | | | | | | 12 | Lee | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | 12 | Lee | 70 | | | | | | | | |
| TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | TOP TIER March 18 | 13 | Azusa Pacific | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Azusa Pacific | 72 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Azusa Pacific | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Cumberlands | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Cumberlands | 68 | | | 13 | Azusa Pacific | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Westminster (UT) | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Evangel | 74 | | | 4 | Westminster (UT) | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Westminster (UT) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Westminster (UT) | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Azusa Pacific | 83 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oklahoma Baptist | 84 |
| 3 | Oklahoma Baptist | 96 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oklahoma Baptist | 84 |
| – | St Xavier | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | St Xavier | 72 | | | 3 | Oklahoma Baptist | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | – | Texas Wesleyan | 75* | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Texas Wesleyan | 74 | | | – | Texas Wesleyan | 75* | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Central Methodist | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Central Methodist | 71 | | | | | | 3 | Oklahoma Baptist | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | 3 | Oklahoma Baptist | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | BOTTOM TIER March 17 | 6 | Biola | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Georgetown (KY) | 75 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Biola | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Park | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Park | 83 | | | – | Park | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Biola | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Belhaven | 54 | | | 6 | Biola | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Biola | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Biola | 66 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oklahoma Baptist | 81 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Robert Morris (IL) | 79* | | | | |
| 7 | Southern Nazarene | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Robert Morris (IL) | 79* | | | | |
| – | Tougaloo | 73 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Tougaloo | 73 | | | 7 | Southern Nazarene | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | - | Montana–Western | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Montana–Western | 80 | | | - | Montana–Western | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Union (TN) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Union (TN) | 77 | | | | | | 7 | Southern Nazarene | 101 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | 7 | Southern Nazarene | 101 | | | | | | | | |
| BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | BOTTOM TIER March 18 | 15 | Robert Morris (IL) | 109 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Robert Morris (IL) | 90 | | | | | | | | | 15 | Robert Morris (IL) | 109 | | | | | | | | |
| – | Life | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | Life | 72 | | | 15 | Robert Morris (IL) | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Concordia (CA) | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | William Jewell | 54 | | | 2 | Concordia (CA) | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Concordia (CA) | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* * denotes overtime.