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 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.
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 |
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Qualifying school |
Cornell |
Qualifying school |
Duke |
Binghamton |
Temple |
East Tennessee State |
Missouri |
Louisville |
Portland State |
Radford |
Purdue |
Cal State Northridge |
VCU |
Memphis |
Cleveland State |
Siena |
Morgan State |
Akron |
Northern Iowa |
Utah |
Robert Morris |
Morehead State |
USC |
American |
Mississippi State |
Chattanooga |
Stephen F. Austin |
North DAKOTA State |
Western Kentucky |
Alabama State |
Utah State |
Gonzaga |
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.
At-large bids
Conference |
School |
Appearance |
Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
Arizona |
Pac-10 |
28th |
2008 |
Arizona State |
Pac-10 |
13th |
2003 |
Boston College |
ACC |
18th |
2007 |
Butler |
Horizon |
9th |
2008 |
BYU |
Mountain West |
24th |
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
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 |
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Big Ten |
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan |
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6 |
Big 12 |
Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Texas |
Pac-10 |
Arizona State, Arizona, USC, UCLA, California, Washington |
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3 |
SEC |
Tennessee, Mississippi State, LSU |
Atlantic 10 |
Xavier, Dayton, Temple |
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2 |
Mountain West |
BYU, Utah |
Horizon |
Butler, Cleveland State |
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1 |
22 other conferences |
See Automatic Bids |
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
School(s) |
|---|---|---|
5 |
Ohio |
Akron, Cleveland State, Dayton, Ohio State, Xavier |
4 |
California |
Cal State Northridge, California, UCLA, USC |
New York |
Binghamton, Cornell, Siena, Syracuse |
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Pennsylvania |
Pittsburgh, Robert Morris, Temple, Villanova |
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Tennessee |
Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Memphis, Tennessee |
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3 |
Kentucky |
Louisville, Morehead State, Western Kentucky |
North Carolina |
Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest |
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Texas |
Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Texas A&M |
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Utah |
BYU, Utah, Utah State |
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2 |
Arizona |
Arizona, Arizona State |
Indiana |
Butler, Purdue |
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Maryland |
Maryland, Morgan State |
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Michigan |
Michigan, Michigan State |
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Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
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Virginia |
Radford, VCU |
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Washington |
Gonzaga, Washington |
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Wisconsin |
Marquette, Wisconsin |
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1 |
Alabama |
Alabama State |
Connecticut |
Connecticut |
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Florida |
Florida State |
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Illinois |
Illinois |
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Iowa |
Northern Iowa |
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Kansas |
Kansas |
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Louisiana |
LSU |
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Massachusetts |
Boston College |
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Minnesota |
Minnesota |
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Missouri |
Missouri |
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Mississippi |
Mississippi State |
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North Dakota |
North Dakota State |
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Oregon |
Portland State |
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South Carolina |
Clemson |
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Washington, D.C. |
American |
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West Virginia |
West Virginia |
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