- New authentic broadcasting presentations of ESPN and CBS Sports, featuring announcing crews of Dick Vitale, Brad Nessler, and Erin Andrews for ESPN, and Gus Johnson and Bill Raftery for CBS Sports.
- Users are now able to choose from multiple offenses that include the Dribble Drive, Princeton, Flex and others.
- The game features the 20 Toughest Places to Play as voted by the fans
- Real-life RPI ratings and stats from every Division I school are imported into the game every week.
- The game features more than 100 improvements including player movement, rebounding, off-ball collisions, alley-oops, size-ups, and more.
- Improved Coach Feedback System and Team Tempo Control enables users to execute their gameplan to perfection.
- Dynasty mode enhancements
The game includes 325 of the 353 schools in NCAA Division I. Nine Programs that are fully classified as D-I were left out as well as 13 transitional programs. Division II Chaminade is playable in the included Maui Invitational Tournament.
EA intended to release the game with the same 64 historical teams that were included in NCAA Basketball 09, but due to issues brought about by the O'Bannon v. NCAA lawsuit filed by former UCLA & NBA player Ed O'Bannon, they were removed from the game prior to release.

















