| NIT bracket through March 11, 2010 | |||
| Miss St. Region | Memphis Region | Minnesota Region | Seton Hall Region |
| 1 Mississippi St. | 1 Memphis | 1 Minnesota | 1 Seton Hall |
| 8 Jackson St. | 8 Jacksonville | 8 Stony Brook | 8 Quinnipiac |
| 4 Uconn | 4 St. Louis | 4 St. John's | 4 William & Mary |
| 5 VCU | 5 Nevada | 5 Tulsa | 5 Texas Tech |
| 2 UAB | 2 South Florida | 2 Illinois | 2 Arizona St. |
| 7 Troy | 7 Arizona | 7 Weber St. | 7 Coastal Carolina |
| 3 Cincinnati | 3 Kent St. | 3 Wichita St. | 3 Dayton |
| 6 Illinois St. | 6 Marshall | 6 New Mexico St. | 6 Northeastern |