Lucas Oil Stadium was the site of the season ending Final Four and Championship game for 2008–09.Regular seasonNovember 9, 2009 – March 9, 2010Tournament datesMarch 16 – April 5, 2010National ChampionshipNCAA ChampionsOther champions,Player of the Year(, ),NCAA Division I basketball seasons«»The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 's championship game on April 5, 2010, on the in. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday, March 18–21, 2010. Regional games were played on Thursday through Sunday, March 25–28, 2010, with the played on Saturday and Monday, April 3 and 5, 2010.
Contents.Season headlines. The and head coach won their fourth national championship, defeating upstart 61–59 behind their 'big three' of,. The game was played in Butler's home town of. Krzyzewski became the third coach in NCAA history to win four championships, joining (10) and (4). became the first college team to reach the 2000 win mark by defeating 88–44 on December 21. Became the second with a win over Miami on March 2.
Generally, all top 25 teams in the poll are invited to the NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness. Preseason Nov 2, Week 1. Nov 16, Week.
Became the third with a win over Texas Tech on March 11. sophomore guard set an record by hitting 13 three-pointers in a game in the Razorbacks' November 13 season opener against. Clarke connected on 13 of 17 three-pointers and finished the game with 51 points.
Clarke's 51 points was an Arkansas school record, while his 13 threes was good for fifth in NCAA history. Prior to the season the announced that would serve three years' probation and would vacate their record-setting 38-win 2007–08 season due to a fraudulent score by star and extra benefits given to Rose's brother under then-coach. Memphis appealed the decision. The NCAA rejected the appeal during the. dismissed six players on September 25, following the arraignment of Emanuel 'Tiki' Mayben on charges of cocaine distribution.
The move left Binghamton with only seven scholarship players for the 2009–10 season and included the dismissal of star guard D.J. Coach was placed on administrative leave and assistant served as interim coach. The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 2. Of (57 votes), (49) and (39) of, of (35) and of (30) were tabbed. gained full status after a seven-year provisional period where they played a D1 schedule.
This move was the first time that a school had moved to D1 directly from the. See also:The top 25 from the AP and ESPN/USA Today Coaches Polls, October 29, 2009. Collegeinsider.com released the preseason Mid-Major Top 25 poll on November 3. This poll is meant to recognize the top teams outside of major conferences.' Main article:The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 16, 2010, with the in, and concluded on April 5 at the in.
Of the 65 teams that were invited to participate, 31 were automatic bids while 34 were. The 34 at-large teams came from 11 conferences, with the receiving the most bids – eight. The tournament was marked by a number of significant upsets.
The biggest saw knock off #1 overall seed 69–67 on an three-pointer in the waning seconds. Another surprise was champion making a surprise run to the Sweet 16 – becoming the first Ivy school to win an NCAA tournament game since 1998.made a big run in the NCAA tournament, defeating Arkansas Pine-Bluff (73–44), California (68–53), Purdue (70–57), and Baylor (78–72) in their region.
In the semifinals, the Blue Devils routed 78–57 to make their 10th championship game appearance. In the end, defeated surprise finalist 61–59, after a three-point attempt by the Bulldogs' barely missed at the buzzer. Duke claimed its fourth National title as Blue Devil forward was named Final Four – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana National SemifinalsApril 3National Championship GameApril 5M550W552W5Butler59S1Duke61E257S178Tournament upsets A 'major upset' is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.DateWinnerScoreLoserMarch 18#1497–83#3March 18#1366–65#4March 19#1278–65#5March 20#1182–64#3March 20#1075–68#2March 20#969–67#1March 21#1287–69#4National Invitation Tournament. Main article:After the NCAA Tournament field was announced, the invited 32 teams to participate. There was much speculation during the NIT that the NCAA Tournament would expand to 96 teams and that 2010 could be the last NIT after 73 years. (Ultimately, the NCAA decided to expand only to 68 teams, keeping the NIT intact for the near future.) defeated defending National Champion 79–68 in the Final on April 1. The Flyers' Chris Johnson was named tournament Most Outstanding Player.NIT Semifinals and Final Played at in New York CitySemifinalsMarch 30Championship GameApril 13682633Dayton794North Carolina682674(OT)68College Basketball Invitational., retrieved 2009-12-22., retrieved 2009-11-22., retrieved 2009-08-22., retrieved 2010-4-27., retrieved 2009-09-27., retrieved 2009-11-08., retrieved 2009-10-11., retrieved 2009-05-08., retrieved 2009-11-10.
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