2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
2009 qualifying teams | |
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Total teams | 65 |
Automatic bids | 31 |
At-large bids | 34 |
Regional top seeds | Pittsburgh, Louisville, North Carolina, Connecticut |
Champion | North Carolina |
«2008 2010» |
This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded within their assigned region from 1 to 16, which was disclosed, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65, which was not disclosed.
Qualifying teams
[edit]Automatic bids
[edit]Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
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Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference regular season |
Regular season second place |
Second place record (Conf.) | ||
Cornell | 21–9 (11–3) | 2008 | Ivy League | Princeton Yale |
13–14 (8–6) 13–15 (8–6) | ||
Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Seed | Last app. | Conference tournament |
Conf. finals runner-up |
Runner-up record (Conf.) |
Runner-up seed |
Duke | 28–6 (11–5) | 3 | 2008 | ACC | Florida State | 25–9 (10–6) | 4 |
Binghamton | 23–8 (13–3) | 1 | Never | America East | UMBC | 15–17 (7–9) | 6 |
Temple | 22–11 (11–5) | 4 | 2008 | Atlantic 10 | Duquesne | 21–12 (9–7) | 7 |
East Tennessee State | 23–10 (14–6) | 2 | 2004 | Atlantic Sun | Jacksonville | 18–13 (15–5) | 1 |
Missouri | 28–6 (12–4) | 3 | 2003 | Big 12 | Baylor | 20–14 (5–11) | 9 |
Louisville | 28–5 (16–2) | 1 | 2008 | Big East | Syracuse | 26–9 (11–7) | 6 |
Portland State | 23–9 (11–5) | 2 | 2008 | Big Sky | Montana State | 15–17 (6–10) | 6 |
Radford | 21–11 (15–3) | 1 | 1998 | Big South | VMI | 24–8 (13–5) | 2 |
Purdue | 25–9 (11–7) | 3 | 2008 | Big Ten | Ohio State | 22–10 (10–8) | 5 |
Cal State Northridge | 17–13 (11–5) | 1 | 2001 | Big West | Pacific | 19–12 (10–6) | 3 |
VCU | 24–9 (14–4) | 1 | 2007 | CAA | George Mason | 22–10 (13–5) | 2 |
Memphis | 31–3 (16–0) | 1 | 2008 | C-USA | Tulsa | 24–10 (12–4) | 2 |
Cleveland State | 24–10 (12–6) | 3 | 1986 | Horizon | Butler | 26–5 (15–3) | 1 |
Siena | 26–7 (16–2) | 1 | 2008 | MAAC | Niagara | 26–8 (14–4) | 2 |
Morgan State | 23–11 (13–3) | 1 | Never | MEAC | Norfolk State | 14–18 (9–7) | 3 |
Akron | 23–12 (10–6) | 5 | 1986 | Mid-American | Buffalo | 21–11 (11–5) | 3 |
Northern Iowa | 23–10 (14–4) | 1 | 2006 | Missouri Valley | Illinois State | 24–9 (11–7) | 3 |
Utah | 24–9 (14–4) | 2 | 2005 | Mountain West | San Diego State | 23–9 (13–5) | 4 |
Robert Morris | 24–10 (15–3) | 1 | 1992 | Northeast | Mount St. Mary's | 19–13 (12–6) | 2 |
Morehead State | 19–15 (13–6) | 4 | 1984 | Ohio Valley | Austin Peay | 19–13 (13–6) | 2 |
USC | 21–12 (11–9) | 6 | 2008 | Pac 10 | Arizona State | 24–9 (13–7) | 4 |
American | 24–7 (13–1) | 1 | 2008 | Patriot | Holy Cross | 18–14 (11–3) | 2 |
Mississippi State | 23–12 (9–7) | West 3 | 2008 | SEC | Tennessee | 21–12 (10–6) | East 1 |
Chattanooga | 18–16 (11–9) | North 1 | 2005 | Southern | Charleston | 26–8 (15–5) | South 3 |
Stephen F. Austin | 24–7 (13–3) | 1 | Never | Southland | UTSA | 19–13 (8–8) | 6 |
North Dakota State | 26–6 (16–2) | 1 | Never | Summit | Oakland | 22–12 (13–5) | 3 |
Western Kentucky | 24–8 (15–3) | 1 | 2008 | Sun Belt | South Alabama | 20–13 (10–8) | 6 |
Alabama State | 22–9 (16–2) | 1 | 2004 | SWAC | Jackson State | 18–15 (15–3) | 2 |
Utah State | 30–4 (14–2) | 1 | 2006 | WAC | Nevada | 21–12 (11–5) | 2 |
Gonzaga | 26–5 (14–0) | 1 | 2008 | West Coast | Saint Mary's | 26–6 (10–4) | 2 |
Historic notes:
- North Dakota State is the first men's team in Division I or its predecessors to reach the NCAA Tournament in its first year of postseason eligibility since Southwestern Louisiana, now Louisiana-Lafayette, accomplished the feat in 1972.[1]
At-large bids
[edit]Conference | School | Appearance | Last bid |
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Arizona | Pac-10 | 28th | 2008 |
Arizona State | Pac-10 | 13th | 2003 |
Boston College | ACC | 18th | 2007 |
Butler | Horizon | 9th | 2008 |
BYU | Mountain West | 25th | 2008 |
California | Pac-10 | 14th | 2006 |
Clemson | ACC | 9th | 2008 |
Connecticut | Big East | 29th | 2008 |
Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 14th | 2004 |
Florida State | ACC | 11th | 1998 |
Illinois | Big Ten | 28th | 2007 |
Kansas | Big 12 | 38th | 2008 |
LSU | SEC | 20th | 2006 |
Marquette | Big East | 27th | 2008 |
Maryland | ACC | 23rd | 2007 |
Michigan | Big Ten | 21st | 1998 |
Michigan State | Big Ten | 23rd | 2008 |
Minnesota | Big Ten | 10th | 2005 |
North Carolina | ACC | 41st | 2008 |
Ohio State | Big Ten | 25th | 2007 |
Oklahoma | Big 12 | 27th | 2008 |
Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 23rd | 2005 |
Pittsburgh | Big East | 21st | 2008 |
Syracuse | Big East | 32nd | 2006 |
Tennessee | SEC | 17th | 2008 |
Texas | Big 12 | 27th | 2008 |
Texas A&M | Big 12 | 10th | 2008 |
UCLA | Pac-10 | 43rd | 2008 |
Villanova | Big East | 30th | 2008 |
Wake Forest | ACC | 21st | 2005 |
Washington | Pac-10 | 14th | 2006 |
West Virginia | Big East | 22nd | 2008 |
Wisconsin | Big Ten | 15th | 2008 |
Xavier | Atlantic 10 | 20th | 2008 |
Listed by region and seeding
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Bids by conference
[edit]Bids | Conference(s) | Schools |
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7 | Big East | Pittsburgh, Villanova, Connecticut, Marquette, Louisville, West Virginia, Syracuse |
ACC | Clemson, North Carolina, Boston College, Wake Forest, Maryland, Florida State, Duke | |
Big Ten | Minnesota, Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan | |
6 | Big 12 | Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Texas |
Pac-10 | Arizona State, Arizona, USC, UCLA, California, Washington | |
3 | SEC | Tennessee, Mississippi State, LSU |
Atlantic 10 | Xavier, Dayton, Temple | |
2 | Mountain West | BYU, Utah |
Horizon | Butler, Cleveland State | |
1 | 22 other conferences | See Automatic Bids |
Bids by state
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Bids | State | School(s) |
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5 | Ohio | Akron, Cleveland State, Dayton, Ohio State, Xavier |
4 | California | Cal State Northridge, California, UCLA, USC |
New York | Binghamton, Cornell, Siena, Syracuse | |
Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Robert Morris, Temple, Villanova | |
Tennessee | Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Memphis, Tennessee | |
3 | Kentucky | Louisville, Morehead State, Western Kentucky |
North Carolina | Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest | |
Texas | Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Texas A&M | |
Utah | BYU, Utah, Utah State | |
2 | Arizona | Arizona, Arizona State |
Indiana | Butler, Purdue | |
Maryland | Maryland, Morgan State | |
Michigan | Michigan, Michigan State | |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma, Oklahoma State | |
Virginia | Radford, VCU | |
Washington | Gonzaga, Washington | |
Wisconsin | Marquette, Wisconsin | |
1 | Alabama | Alabama State |
Connecticut | Connecticut | |
Florida | Florida State | |
Illinois | Illinois | |
Iowa | Northern Iowa | |
Kansas | Kansas | |
Louisiana | LSU | |
Massachusetts | Boston College | |
Minnesota | Minnesota | |
Missouri | Missouri | |
Mississippi | Mississippi State | |
North Dakota | North Dakota State | |
Oregon | Portland State | |
South Carolina | Clemson | |
Washington, D.C. | American | |
West Virginia | West Virginia |
References
[edit]- ^ "Woodside hits jumper with 3 seconds left to push N. Dakota St. to Summit title". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 10, 2009. Archived from the original on March 14, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2009.