# 2010 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2010 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.
The tournament began on March 4, 2010 and concluded with the national championship game on March 20, 2010 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
The tournament was won by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, which defeated Williams College, 78–73, in the title game. The championship was the third in the Pointers' history and first since 2005.

## Qualifying teams

| School | Conference | Record |
| Bridgewater State | MASCAC | 19–7 |
| University of Maine at Farmington | North Atlantic Conference | 14–11 |
| Plattsburgh State | SUNYAC | 21–7 |
| SUNYIT | North Eastern Athletic Conference | 24–4 |
| Medaille | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 23–4 |
| Nazareth | Empire 8 | 18–9 |
| Middlebury | NESCAC | 24–3 |
| Gordon | Commonwealth Coast Conference | 24–4 |
| Rhode Island College | Little East Conference | 20–7 |
| Rutgers–Newark | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 20–7 |
| St. John Fisher | Empire 8 | 22–5 |
| Brooklyn | City University of New York Athletic Conference | 22–6 |
| Brandeis | University Athletic Association | 19–6 |
| St. Lawrence | Liberty League | 16–11 |
| Guilford | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 26–2 |
| Christopher Newport | USA South Athletic Conference | 15–12 |
| John Carroll | Ohio Athletic Conference | 20–6 |
| Maryville (Tennessee) | Great South Athletic Conference | 23–4 |
| Wooster | North Coast Athletic Conference | 23–5 |
| Grove City | Presidents' Athletic Conference | 19–8 |
| Wis.-Whitewater | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 22–5 |
| Defiance | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 23–5 |
| Eastern Mennonite | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 22–4 |
| Centre | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 18–8 |
| Wilmington (Ohio) | Ohio Athletic Conference | 21–7 |
| Lycoming | MAC Commonwealth Conference | 21–6 |
| Chapman | Independent | 23–2 |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 24–6 |
| Williams | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 26–1 |
| Texas-Dallas | American Southwest Conference | 23–5 |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | American Southwest Conference | 22–6 |
| Wheaton (Illinois) | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 18–8 |
| Wis.-Stevens Point | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23–4 |
| Carleton | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 19–9 |
| Hope | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 21–7 |
| St. Norbert | Midwest Conference | 22–3 |
| Washington-St. Louis | University Athletic Association | 23–2 |
| Westminster (Missouri) | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20–7 |
| Illinois Wesleyan | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 20–7 |
| Central (Iowa) | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23–4 |
| Aurora | Northern Athletics Conference | 18–10 |
| St. Thomas (Minnesota) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 23–3 |
| Anderson (Indiana) | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22–5 |
| St. Marys (Maryland) | Capital Athletic Conference | 24–3 |
| Purchase | Skyline Conference | 20–8 |
| Richard Stockton | Eastern College Athletic Conference | 20–7 |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 22–5 |
| U.S. Merchant Marine Academy | Landmark Conference | 23–4 |
| Wesley | Eastern College Athletic Conference | 19–8 |
| Oneonta State | SUNYAC | 22–6 |
| Franklin and Marshall | Centennial Conference | 23–4 |
| Albright | Eastern College Athletic Conference | 21–5 |
| Clark (Massachusetts) | NEWMAC | 16–12 |
| Cabrini | Colonial States Athletic Conference | 25–2 |
| Randolph-Macon | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 16–12 |
| William Paterson | Eastern College Athletic Conference | 25–2 |
| Albertus Magnus | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 22–6 |
| DeSales | Eastern College Athletic Conference | 22–5 |
| MIT | NEWMAC | 22–4 |
| Whitworth | Northwest Conference | 25–2 |
| Carthage | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 22–5 |

## Brackets

Results to date
* – Denotes overtime period

### Williamstown, MA Regional

| First round March 4–5 | First round March 4–5 | First round March 4–5 | Second round March 6 | Second round March 6 | Second round March 6 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | | Regional finals March 13 | Regional finals March 13 | Regional finals March 13 |
| | | | Williams | Williams | 83 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Maine-Farmington | Maine-Farmington | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Bridgewater State | Bridgewater State | 63 | Maine-Farmington | Maine-Farmington | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Maine-Farmington | Maine-Farmington | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maine-Farmington | Maine-Farmington | 64 | | | | Williams | Williams | 104 | | | | |
| | | | | | | SUNYIT | SUNYIT | 70 | | | | |
| Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 65 | | | | | | | SUNYIT | SUNYIT | 70 | | | | |
| SUNYIT | SUNYIT | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SUNYIT | SUNYIT | 71 | SUNYIT | SUNYIT | 64 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Medaille | Medaille | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Medaille | Medaille | 78 | Medaille | Medaille | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Nazareth | Nazareth | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nazareth | Nazareth | 72 | | | | | | | | Williams | Williams | 71 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 57 |
| Middlebury | Middlebury | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 57 |
| Gordon | Gordon | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gordon | Gordon | 57 | Middlebury | Middlebury | 59 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College | 72 | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers–Newark | Rutgers–Newark | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers–Newark | Rutgers–Newark | 60 | | | | Rhode Island College | Rhode Island College | 65 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 76 | | | | |
| St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 60 | | | | | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 76 | | | | |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn | 56 | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 52 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Brandeis | Brandeis | 76 | Brandeis | Brandeis | 66 | | | | | | | |
| St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Greensboro, NC Regional

| First round March 4–5 | First round March 4–5 | First round March 4–5 | Second round March 6 | Second round March 6 | Second round March 6 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | | Regional finals March 13 | Regional finals March 13 | Regional finals March 13 |
| Guilford | Guilford | 83 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris. Newport | Chris. Newport | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris. Newport | Chris. Newport | 59 | Guilford | Guilford | 85 | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Carroll | John Carroll | 82 | | | | | | | |
| John Carroll | John Carroll | 88 | John Carroll | John Carroll | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | Maryville (TN) | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | Maryville (TN) | 67 | | | | Guilford | Guilford | 75 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wooster | Wooster | 68 | | | | |
| Wooster | Wooster | 63 | | | | | | | Wooster | Wooster | 68 | | | | |
| Grove City | Grove City | 52 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grove City | Grove City | 52 | Wooster | Wooster | 87 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wis.-Whitewater | Wis.-Whitewater | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Wis. Whitewater | Wis. Whitewater | 75 | Wis.-Whitewater | Wis.-Whitewater | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Defiance | Defiance | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Defiance | Defiance | 71 | | | | | | | | Guilford | Guilford | 90 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Eastern Mennonite | Eastern Mennonite | 80 |
| Eastern Mennonite | Eastern Mennonite | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | Eastern Mennonite | Eastern Mennonite | 80 |
| Centre | Centre | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Centre | Centre | 53 | Eastern Mennonite | Eastern Mennonite | 85 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wilmington (OH) | Wilmington (OH) | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Wilmington (OH) | Wilmington (OH) | 78 | Wilmington (OH) | Wilmington (OH) | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Lycoming | Lycoming | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lycoming | Lycoming | 74 | | | | Eastern Mennonite | Eastern Mennonite | 74 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Whitworth | Whitworth | 71 | | | | |
| Chapman | Chapman | 58 | | | | | | | Whitworth | Whitworth | 71 | | | | |
| Claremont-M-S | Claremont-M-S | 47 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Claremont-M-S | Claremont-M-S | 47 | Chapman | Chapman | 56 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Whitworth | Whitworth | 77 | | | | | | | |

### Stevens Point, WI Regional

| First round March 4–5 | First round March 4–5 | First round March 4–5 | Second round March 6 | Second round March 6 | Second round March 6 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | | Regional finals March 13 | Regional finals March 13 | Regional finals March 13 |
| | | | Texas-Dallas | Texas-Dallas | 63 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wheaton (IL) | Wheaton (IL) | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 58 | Wheaton (IL) | Wheaton (IL) | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Wheaton (IL) | Wheaton (IL) | 73 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wheaton (IL) | Wheaton (IL) | 73 | | | | Texas-Dallas | Texas-Dallas | 67 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wis.-Stevens Point | Wis.-Stevens Point | 74 | | | | |
| Wis. Stevens-Point | Wis. Stevens-Point | 59 | | | | | | | Wis.-Stevens Point | Wis.-Stevens Point | 74 | | | | |
| Carleton | Carleton | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carleton | Carleton | 58 | Wis.-Stevens Point | Wis.-Stevens Point | 63 | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 48 | | | | | | | |
| Hope | Hope | 65 | St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 48 | | | | | | | |
| St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 72 | | | | | | | | Wis. Stevens-Point | Wis. Stevens-Point | 72 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ill. Wesleyan | Ill. Wesleyan | 58 |
| Wash.-St. Louis | Wash.-St. Louis | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | Ill. Wesleyan | Ill. Wesleyan | 58 |
| Westminster | Westminster | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Westminster | Westminster | 71 | Wash.-St. Louis | Wash.-St. Louis | 70 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ill. Wesleyan | Ill. Wesleyan | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 86 | Ill. Wesleyan | Ill. Wesleyan | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 81 | | | | Ill. Wesleyan | Ill. Wesleyan | 77 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Carthage | Carthage | 72 | | | | |
| Carthage | Carthage | 84 | | | | | | | Carthage | Carthage | 72 | | | | |
| Aurora | Aurora | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aurora | Aurora | 70 | Carthage | Carthage | 76 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Anderson (IN) | Anderson (IN) | 58 | | | | | | | |
| St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 71 | Anderson (IN) | Anderson (IN) | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Anderson (IN) | Anderson (IN) | 73 | | | | | | | | | | |

### St. Mary's City, MD Regional

| First round March 4–5 | First round March 4–5 | First round March 4–5 | Second round March 6 | Second round March 6 | Second round March 6 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | | Regional finals March 13 | Regional finals March 13 | Regional finals March 13 |
| St. Mary's (MD) | St. Mary's (MD) | 88 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purchase | Purchase | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purchase | Purchase | 58 | St. Mary's (MD) | St. Mary's (MD) | 72 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Va. Wesleyan | Va. Wesleyan | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Richard Stockton | Richard Stockton | 82 | Va. Wesleyan | Va. Wesleyan | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Va. Wesleyan | Va. Wesleyan | 85 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Va. Wesleyan | Va. Wesleyan | 85 | | | | St. Mary's (MD) | St. Mary's (MD) | 87 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Frank. & Marsh. | Frank. & Marsh. | 92 | | | | |
| Merchant Marine | Merchant Marine | 67 | | | | | | | Frank. & Marsh. | Frank. & Marsh. | 92 | | | | |
| Wesley | Wesley | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wesley | Wesley | 61 | Merchant Marine | Merchant Marine | 64 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Frank. & Marsh. | Frank. & Marsh. | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Oneonta St. | Oneonta St. | 77 | Frank. & Marsh. | Frank. & Marsh. | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Frank. & Marsh. | Frank. & Marsh. | 91 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frank. & Marsh. | Frank. & Marsh. | 91 | | | | | | | | Frank. & Marsh. | Frank. & Marsh. | 65 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 73 |
| Albright | Albright | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 73 |
| Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 69 | Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | 60 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Cabrini | Cabrini | 66 | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 95 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 95 | | | | Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 68 | | | | |
| | | | | | | DeSales | DeSales | 55 | | | | |
| Wm. Paterson | Wm. Paterson | 55 | | | | | | | DeSales | DeSales | 55 | | | | |
| Albertus Magnus | Albertus Magnus | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Albertus Magnus | Albertus Magnus | 57 | Albertus Magnus | Albertus Magnus | 48 | | | | | | | |
| | | | DeSales | DeSales | 82 | | | | | | | |
| DeSales | DeSales | 72 | DeSales | DeSales | 82 | | | | | | | |
| MIT | MIT | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final Four – Salem, VA

| National Semifinals March 19 | National Semifinals March 19 | National Semifinals March 19 | National Championship Game March 20 | National Championship Game March 20 | National Championship Game March 20 |
| Williams | Williams | 97 | | | |
| Guilford | Guilford | 88 | | | |
| Guilford | Guilford | 88 | Williams | Williams | 73 |
| | | | Wis.-Stevens Point | Wis.-Stevens Point | 78 |
| Wis.-Stevens Point | Wis.-Stevens Point | 72 | Wis.-Stevens Point | Wis.-Stevens Point | 78 |
| Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 60 | | | |