2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

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2009 qualifying teams
Total teams65
Automatic bids31
At-large bids34
Regional top seeds Pittsburgh, Louisville, North Carolina, Connecticut
ChampionNorth Carolina
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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.

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Qualifying teams

Automatic bids

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.

Automatic bids
Qualifying schoolRecord (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 schoolRecord (Conf.)SeedLast app.Conference
tournament
Conf. finals
runner-up
Runner-up
record (Conf.)
Runner-up
seed
Duke 28–6 (11–5)32008 ACC Florida State 25–9 (10–6)4
Binghamton 23–8 (13–3)1Never America East UMBC 15–17 (7–9)6
Temple 22–11 (11–5)42008 Atlantic 10 Duquesne 21–12 (9–7)7
East Tennessee State 23–10 (14–6)22004 Atlantic Sun Jacksonville 18–13 (15–5)1
Missouri 28–6 (12–4)32003 Big 12 Baylor 20–14 (5–11)9
Louisville 28–5 (16–2)12008 Big East Syracuse 26–9 (11–7)6
Portland State 23–9 (11–5)22008 Big Sky Montana State 15–17 (6–10)6
Radford 21–11 (15–3)11998 Big South VMI 24–8 (13–5)2
Purdue 25–9 (11–7)32008 Big Ten Ohio State 22–10 (10–8)5
Cal State Northridge 17–13 (11–5)12001 Big West Pacific 19–12 (10–6)3
VCU 24–9 (14–4)12007 CAA George Mason 22–10 (13–5)2
Memphis 31–3 (16–0)12008 C-USA Tulsa 24–10 (12–4)2
Cleveland State 24–10 (12–6)31986 Horizon Butler 26–5 (15–3)1
Siena 26–7 (16–2)12008 MAAC Niagara 26–8 (14–4)2
Morgan State 23–11 (13–3)1Never MEAC Norfolk State 14–18 (9–7)3
Akron 23–12 (10–6)51986 Mid-American Buffalo 21–11 (11–5)3
Northern Iowa 23–10 (14–4)12006 Missouri Valley Illinois State 24–9 (11–7)3
Utah 24–9 (14–4)22005 Mountain West San Diego State 23–9 (13–5)4
Robert Morris 24–10 (15–3)11992 Northeast Mount St. Mary's 19–13 (12–6)2
Morehead State 19–15 (13–6)41984 Ohio Valley Austin Peay 19–13 (13–6)2
USC 21–12 (11–9)62008 Pac 10 Arizona State 24–9 (13–7)4
American 24–7 (13–1)12008 Patriot Holy Cross 18–14 (11–3)2
Mississippi State 23–12 (9–7)West 32008 SEC Tennessee 21–12 (10–6)East 1
Chattanooga 18–16 (11–9)North 12005 Southern Charleston 26–8 (15–5)South 3
Stephen F. Austin 24–7 (13–3)1Never Southland UTSA 19–13 (8–8)6
North Dakota State 26–6 (16–2)1Never Summit Oakland 22–12 (13–5)3
Western Kentucky 24–8 (15–3)12008 Sun Belt South Alabama 20–13 (10–8)6
Alabama State 22–9 (16–2)12004 SWAC Jackson State 18–15 (15–3)2
Utah State 30–4 (14–2)12006 WAC Nevada 21–12 (11–5)2
Gonzaga 26–5 (14–0)12008 West Coast Saint Mary's 26–6 (10–4)2

Historic notes:

At-large bids

ConferenceSchoolAppearanceLast bid
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

East Regional – Boston
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type
1 Pittsburgh Big East28–4At-large
2 Duke ACC28–6Automatic
3 Villanova Big East26–7At-large
4 Xavier Atlantic 1025–7At-large
5 Florida State ACC25–9At-large
6 UCLA Pac-10 25–8At-large
7 Texas Big 1222–11At-large
8 Oklahoma State Big 1222–11At-large
9 Tennessee SEC21–12At-large
10 Minnesota Big Ten22–10At-large
11 VCU Colonial24–9Automatic
12 Wisconsin Big Ten19–12At-large
13 Portland State Big Sky23–9Automatic
14 American Patriot24–7Automatic
15 Binghamton America East23–8Automatic
16 East Tennessee State Atlantic Sun23–10Automatic
Midwest Regional – Indianapolis
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type
1 Louisville Big East28–5Automatic
2 Michigan State Big Ten26–6At-large
3 Kansas Big 1225–7At-large
4 Wake Forest ACC24–6At-large
5 Utah Mountain West24–9Automatic
6 West Virginia Big East23–11At-large
7 Boston College ACC22–11At-large
8 Ohio State Big Ten22–10At-large
9 Siena MAAC26–7Automatic
10 USC Pac-10 21–12Automatic
11 Dayton Atlantic 1026–7At-large
12 Arizona Pac-10 19–13At-large
13 Cleveland State Horizon25–10Automatic
14 North Dakota State Summit26–6Automatic
15 Robert Morris Northeast24–10Automatic
16 Alabama State SWAC22–9Automatic
Morehead State Ohio Valley19–15Automatic
South Regional – Memphis
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type
1 North Carolina ACC28–4At-large
2 Oklahoma Big 1227–5At-large
3 Syracuse Big East26–9At-large
4 Gonzaga West Coast26–5Automatic
5 Illinois Big Ten24–9At-large
6 Arizona State Pac-10 24–9At-large
7 Clemson ACC23–8At-large
8 LSU SEC26–7At-large
9 Butler Horizon26–5At-large
10 Michigan Big Ten20–13At-large
11 Temple Atlantic 1022–11Automatic
12 Western Kentucky Sun Belt24–8Automatic
13 Akron Mid-American23–12Automatic
14 Stephen F. Austin Southland24–7Automatic
15 Morgan State MEAC23–11Automatic
16 Radford Big South21–11Automatic
West Regional – Glendale
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth type
1 Connecticut Big East27–4At-large
2 Memphis C-USA31–3Automatic
3 Missouri Big 1228–6Automatic
4 Washington Pac-10 25–8At-large
5 Purdue Big Ten25–9Automatic
6 Marquette Big East24–9At-large
7 California Pac-10 22–10At-large
8 BYU Mountain West25–7At-large
9 Texas A&M Big 1223–9At-large
10 Maryland ACC20–13At-large
11 Utah State WAC30–4Automatic
12 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley23–10Automatic
13 Mississippi State SEC23–12Automatic
14 Cornell Ivy League21–9Automatic
15 Cal State Northridge Big West17–13Automatic
16 Chattanooga Southern18–16Automatic

Bids by conference

BidsConference(s)Schools
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
122 other conferencesSee Automatic Bids

Bids by state

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BidsStateSchool(s)
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

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