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The 2010 Summit League men's basketball tournament was the 2010 post-season tournament for The Summit League, an NCAA Division I athletic conference. It was won by conference regular season champion Oakland University. Oakland defeated #2 seed IUPUI in the finals 76–64 behind Derick Nelson's career high 38 points.

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2010 Summit League men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2009–10
Teams8
SiteSioux Falls Arena
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
ChampionsOakland (2nd title)
Winning coachGreg Kampe (2nd title)
MVPDerick Nelson (Oakland)
Top scorerRobert Glenn (IUPUI)
(66 points)
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2009–10 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oakland †17–1 .94426–9  .743
IUPUI15–3 .83325–11  .694
Oral Roberts13–5 .72220–13  .606
South Dakota State10–8 .55614–16  .467
IPFW9–9 .50016–15  .516
North Dakota State8–10 .44411–18  .379
Western Illinois6–12 .33313–17  .433
UMKC6–12 .33312–18  .400
Centenary *3–15 .1678–21  .276
Southern Utah3–15 .1677–22  .241
† Conference tournament winner
As of March 22, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament
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Nelson was named tournament MVP and was joined by teammates Keith Benson and Johnathon Jones on the All-Tournament Team. Robert Glenn, the leading scorer for the tournament and Alex Young, both of IUPUI rounded out the All-Tournament Team.[1]

The tournament took place March 6–9, 2010 at Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[2]

Format

Out of the league's 10 teams, the top eight receive berths in the conference tournament. After the 18-game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record, with tiebreakers used if necessary in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head competition
  2. Winning percentage vs. ranked conference teams (starting with #1 and moving down until the tie is broken)
  3. Ratings Percentage Index

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 6–7
Semifinals
March 8
Final
March 9
         
1 Oakland 85
8 UMKC 70
1 Oakland 71
5 IPFW 58
4 South Dakota State 66
5 IPFW 71
1 Oakland 76
2 IUPUI 64
2 IUPUI 77
7 Western Illinois 68
2 IUPUI 69
3 Oral Roberts 65
3 Oral Roberts 65
6 North Dakota State 64 OT

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