2010 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2010 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2009–10 basketball season.

2010 (2010) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteOman Arena
Tennessee Jackson, Tennessee
ChampionsUnion University Bulldogs (5th title, 7th title game,
11th Fab Four)
Runner-upAzusa Pacific Cougars (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearMark Campbell (Union (TN))
Player of the yearWhitney Ballinger
Bridgette Reyes (Campbellsville,
Vanguard)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Alex Barone (Saint Xavier)
Chuck Taylor MVPZeinab Chan (Union (TN))
Top scorerWhitney Ballinger (Campbellsville)
(91 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«2009 2011»

Defending champions and hometown team Union (TN) defeated Azusa Pacific in the championship game, 73–65, to claim the Bulldogs' fifth NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Oman Arena in Jackson, Tennessee from March 17–23, 2010.[1][2]

Qualification

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The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket

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First round
March 17–18
Second round
March 19
Quarterfinals
March 20
Semifinals
March 22
National championship
March 23
               
1 Union (TN) 86
8 SAGU 47
1 Union (TN) 70
5 Southern Polytechnic State 43
5 Southern Poly 62
4 McKendree 52
1 Union (TN) 83
7 Oklahoma Christian 55
3 Westminster (UT) 67
6 Lambuth 55
3 Westminster (UT) 52
7 Oklahoma Christian 62
7 Oklahoma Christian 66
2 Point Loma Nazarene 63
1 Union (TN) 63
1 Oklahoma City 61
2 Campbellsville 64
7 LSU Shreveport 55
2 Campbellsville 75
6 Trevecca Nazarene 57
6 Trevecca Nazarene 71
3 William Woods 64
2 Campbellsville 77
1 Oklahoma City 86*
4 Lewis–Clark State 64
5 Biola 55
4 Lewis–Clark State 59
1 Oklahoma City 87
8 Shorter 49
1 Oklahoma City 71
1 Union (TN) 73
2 Azusa Pacific 65
1 Vanguard 64*
8 Lindsey Wilson 57
1 Vanguard 75*
5 Bethel (TN) 69
5 Bethel (TN) 61
4 Columbia (MO) 56
1 Vanguard 50
3 Lee (TN) 65
3 Lee (TN) 65
6 Langston 63
3 Lee (TN) 57
2 Oklahoma Baptist 53
7 William Jewell 57
2 Oklahoma Baptist 64
3 Lee (TN) 60
2 Azusa Pacific 64
2 Azusa Pacific 71
7 Montana Tech 57
2 Azusa Pacific 59
3 Freed–Hardeman 53
6 Lubbock Christian 64
3 Freed–Hardeman 73
2 Azusa Pacific 73
1 Saint Xavier 69
4 Cumberlands (KY) 67*
5 Xavier Louisiana 62
4 Cumberlands (KY) 67
1 Saint Xavier 71
8 Evangel 71
1 Saint Xavier 81

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Union (Tenn.) Wins Second Consecutive National championship With 73-65 Win Over Azusa Pacific (Calif.)". NAIA.org. NAIA. Retrieved March 25, 2022.