Season | 2009–10 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Dayton Flyers (3rd title) | ||||
Runner-up | North Carolina Tar Heels (2nd title game) | ||||
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Winning coach | Brian Gregory (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Chris Johnson (Dayton) | ||||
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The 2010 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 73rd annual tournament began on March 16 on campus sites and ended on April 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dayton won their 3rd NIT title (first title since 1968) over North Carolina, 79–68.