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The 2009 CIS Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 13-15, 2009. It was the second of three consecutive CIS Championships to be held at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario and was hosted by the Carleton Ravens. The host Ravens won the championship, their sixth in seven years. Stu Turnbull of the Ravens was named tournament MVP.
| First Round: March 13 | Semi-Finals: March 14 | Final: March 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens (33-1) | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men (25-7) | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens (34-1) | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Ontario Mustangs (25-7) | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Ontario Mustangs (24-7) | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ottawa Gee Gees (30-6) | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Carleton Ravens (35-1) | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds (31-3) | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Calgary Dinos (25-6) | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Concordia Stingers (19-4) | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Calgary Dinos (26-6) | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds (30-3) | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UBC Thunderbirds (29-3) | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers (24-10) | 54 | ||||||||||||
| Consolation Semi-Finals: March 14 | Consolation Final: March 15 | ||||||||
| 8 | St. Francis Xavier X-Men (25-8) | 63 | |||||||
| 5 | Ottawa Gee Gees (30-7) | 85 | |||||||
| 5 | Ottawa Gee Gees (31-7) | 83 | |||||||
| 7 | Concorida Stingers (20-5) | 76 | |||||||
| 7 | Concordia Stingers (19-5) | 72 | |||||||
| 6 | Dalhousie Tigers (24-11) | 61 | |||||||
Note: All records are against CIS competition only.
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