| NIT bracket through March 8, 2010 | |||
| Az. St. Region | USF Region | GT Region | UAB Region |
| 1 Arizona St. | 1 South Florida | 1 Georgia Tech | 1 UAB |
| 8 Stony Brook | 8 Jacksonville | 8 Coastal Carolina | 8 NC State |
| 4 St. Louis | 4 Charlotte | 4 Cincinnati | 4 St. John's |
| 5 New Mexico St. | 5 Marshall | 5 VCU | 5 Nevada |
| 2 Minnesota | 2 Mississippi St. | 2 Uconn | 2 Illinois |
| 7 Illinois St. | 7 Wright St. | 7 Northeastern | 7 Alabama |
| 3 Dayton | 3 William & Mary | 3 Rhode Island | 3 Wichita St. |
| 6 Tulsa | 6 North Carolina | 6 Texas Tech | 6 Arizona |