2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams

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 does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted at-large bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams are seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65.

Qualifying teams

Team names are those used on ESPN.com scoreboards and team pages.

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 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 Texas-San Antonio 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
Team Conference Last appearance # of appearances
Arizona Pac-10 2008 28
Arizona State Pac-10 2003 13
Boston College ACC 2007 18
Butler Horizon 2008 9
BYU Mountain West 2008 25
California Pac-10 2006 14
Clemson ACC 2008 9
Connecticut Big East 2008 29
Dayton Atlantic 10 2004 14
Florida State ACC 1998 11
Illinois Big Ten 2007 28
Kansas Big 12 2008 38
LSU SEC 2006 20
Marquette Big East 2008 27
Maryland ACC 2007 23
Michigan Big Ten 1998 21
Michigan State Big Ten 2008 23
Minnesota Big Ten 1990 5
North Carolina ACC 2008 41
Ohio State Big Ten 2007 25
Oklahoma Big 12 2008 27
Oklahoma State Big 12 2005 23
Pittsburgh Big East 2008 21
Syracuse Big East 2006 32
Tennessee SEC 2008 17
Texas Big 12 2008 27
Texas A&M Big 12 2008 10
UCLA Pac-10 2008 43
Villanova Big East 2008 30
Wake Forest ACC 2005 21
Washington Pac-10 2006 14
West Virginia Big East 2008 22
Wisconsin Big Ten 2008 15
Xavier Atlantic 10 2008 20

Listed by region and seeding
East Regional – Boston
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Pittsburgh Big East 28–4 At-large
2 Duke ACC 28–6 Automatic
3 Villanova Big East 26–7 At-large
4 Xavier Atlantic 10 25–7 At-large
5 Florida State ACC 25–9 At-large
6 UCLA Pac-10 25–8 At-large
7 Texas Big 12 22–11 At-large
8 Oklahoma State Big 12 22–11 At-large
9 Tennessee SEC 21–12 At-large
10 Minnesota Big Ten 22–10 At-large
11 VCU Colonial 24–9 Automatic
12 Wisconsin Big Ten 19–12 At-large
13 Portland State Big Sky 23–9 Automatic
14 American Patriot 24–7 Automatic
15 Binghamton America East 23–8 Automatic
16 East Tennessee State Atlantic Sun 23–10 Automatic
Midwest Regional – Indianapolis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Louisville Big East 28–5 Automatic
2 Michigan State Big Ten 26–6 At-large
3 Kansas Big 12 25–7 At-large
4 Wake Forest ACC 24–6 At-large
5 Utah Mountain West 24–9 Automatic
6 West Virginia Big East 23–11 At-large
7 Boston College ACC 22–11 At-large
8 Ohio State Big Ten 22–10 At-large
9 Siena MAAC 26–7 Automatic
10 USC Pac-10 21–12 Automatic
11 Dayton Atlantic 10 26–7 At-large
12 Arizona Pac-10 19–13 At-large
13 Cleveland State Horizon 25–10 Automatic
14 North Dakota State Summit 26–6 Automatic
15 Robert Morris Northeast 24–10 Automatic
16 Alabama State SWAC 22–9 Automatic
Morehead State Ohio Valley 19–15 Automatic
South Regional – Memphis
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 North Carolina ACC 28–4 At-large
2 Oklahoma Big 12 27–5 At-large
3 Syracuse Big East 26–9 At-large
4 Gonzaga West Coast 26–5 Automatic
5 Illinois Big Ten 24–9 At-large
6 Arizona State Pac-10 24–9 At-large
7 Clemson ACC 23–8 At-large
8 LSU SEC 26–7 At-large
9 Butler Horizon 26–5 At-large
10 Michigan Big Ten 20–13 At-large
11 Temple Atlantic 10 22–11 Automatic
12 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 24–8 Automatic
13 Akron Mid-American 23–12 Automatic
14 Stephen F. Austin Southland 24–7 Automatic
15 Morgan State MEAC 23–11 Automatic
16 Radford Big South 21–11 Automatic
West Regional – Glendale
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Connecticut Big East 27–4 At-large
2 Memphis C-USA 31–3 Automatic
3 Missouri Big 12 28–6 Automatic
4 Washington Pac-10 25–8 At-large
5 Purdue Big Ten 25–9 Automatic
6 Marquette Big East 24–9 At-large
7 California Pac-10 22–10 At-large
8 BYU Mountain West 25–7 At-large
9 Texas A&M Big 12 23–9 At-large
10 Maryland ACC 20–13 At-large
11 Utah State WAC 30–4 Automatic
12 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 23–10 Automatic
13 Mississippi State SEC 23–12 Automatic
14 Cornell Ivy League 21–9 Automatic
15 Cal State–Northridge Big West 17–13 Automatic
16 Chattanooga Southern 18–16 Automatic

Bids by conference
Bids Conference(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
1 22 other conferences See Automatic Bids

Bids by state
Bids State(s) Schools
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
  1. Associated Press (2009-03-10). "Woodside hits jumper with 3 seconds left to push N. Dakota St. to Summit title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
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