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(NCAA) Division I teams. Fifteen of the selected teams were from a pool that are not invited to the

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. The 16th team was

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, the champion of the 2010 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament. The tournament began with first-round games March 16–18, 2010. Quarterfinal action continued on campus sites on March 22, and the tournament concluded with the championship game on March 30. The Appalachian State–Pacific game was delayed one day to Thursday, March 25, due to Pacific being snowed in at the airport after the Northern Colorado game.

Participating teams

The following teams received an invitation to the 2010 CIT:

Bracket

''Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.'' ''Home teams listed second.''
* Denotes overtime period.

References

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