High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men`s basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men`s Division I Basketball Tournament`s championship game on April 5, 2010 on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first and second rounds on Thursday through Sunday, March 18–21, 2010. Regional games were played on Thursday through Sunday, March 25–28, 2010, with the Final Four played on Saturday and Monday, April 3 and 5, 2010.