The 2010 East Regional of the NCAA Tournament took place March 26 and 27, 2010, at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. This was the eighth time the Times Union Center (under various names) has hosted the East regional. The regional was hosted by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and ECAC Hockey. The participants were: 1. * Denver Pioneers 2. * Cornell Big Red 3. * New Hampshire Wildcats 4. * RIT Tigers In the final USCHO poll, Denver was ranked #2, Cornell #6, New Hampshire #12, and RIT #20.