2010 NCAA Men's Tournament Automatic Berths

Mar 21, 2010 - 7:43 AM

The following are the 31 schools that have earned automatic bids
to the 2010 NCAA men's college basketball tournament:

TEAM                         CONFERENCE             DATE    LAST BID
----                         ----------             ----    --------
Cornell (28-4) *             Ivy                    3/5       2009
East Tenn St (20-15)         Atlantic Sun           3/6       2009
Winthrop (19-14)             Big South              3/6       2008
Murray St (31-5)             Ohio Valley            3/6       2006
Northern Iowa (30-4)         Missouri Valley        3/7       2009
Wofford (26-9)               Southern               3/8       none
Siena (27-7)                 MAAC                   3/8       2009
Saint Marys Ca (28-5)        West Coast             3/8       2008
Old Dominion (27-9)          Colonial               3/8       2007
Butler (30-4)                Horizon                3/9       2009
North Texas (24-9)           Sun Belt               3/9       2007
Oakland (26-9)               Summit League          3/9       2005
Robert Morris (23-12)        Northeast              3/10      2009
Montana (22-10)              Big Sky                3/10      2006
Lehigh (22-11)               Patriot                3/12      2004
Washington (26-9)            Pac-10                 3/13      2009
San Diego St (25-9)          Mountain West          3/13      2006
Ohio (22-15)                 Mid American           3/13      2005
Houston (19-16)              Conference USA         3/13      1992
Uc Snta Barbara (20-10)      Big West               3/13      2002
West Virginia (28-6)         Big East               3/13      2009
Kansas (33-3)                Big 12                 3/13      2009
Vermont (25-10)              America East           3/13      2005
Morgan St (27-10)            MEAC                   3/13      2009
New Mexico St (22-12)        WAC                    3/13      2007
Ark Pine Bluff (18-16)       SWAC                   3/13      none
Sam Houston St (25-8)        Southland              3/13      2003
Ohio St (28-7)               Big Ten                3/14      2009
Temple (29-6)                Atlantic 10            3/14      2009
Duke (30-5)                  ACC                    3/14      2009
Kentucky (34-2)              SEC                    3/14      2008

* - The Ivy League does not conduct a postseason tournament.