Classification Division I Teams 8 | Season 2009–10 | |
Site Lawlor Events Center
Reno, Nevada Champions New Mexico State (2nd title) Winning coach Marvin Menzies (1st title) | ||
The 2010 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament was held at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada from March 11 through March 13, 2010. The winner of the tournament was New Mexico State, who received an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was crowned the Western Athletic Conference champion.
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Format
Seeding for the tournament was based on the standings from the regular season. The top eight teams qualified. In past years all nine teams qualified and the # 8 and # 9 teams would play an opening round game where the winner would play the # 1 seed. However, for 2010 the opening round game was eliminated.
Two quarterfinal games were broadcast on ESPNU. One semifinal and the championship game were broadcast on ESPN2.
Bracket
Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.