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2009 NCAA^® Basketball Tournament

Scheduled to begin with the play-in game on March 17th, the 2009 NCAA Tournament will conclude on April 6th, 2009 with the NCAA Tournament Championship game which will be held at Ford Field in Detroit. In addition to the 31 automatic bids, the standard 34 at-large bids have joined the automatic bids in the Field of 65 which is listed below. The 2009 NCAA Tournament's First Round games will be played March 19 & 20, the Second Round on March 21 & 22. The Sweet 16 games begin March 26th as the 2009 NCAA Tournament continues until the 2009 National Champion is crowned.

Check out all of our 2009 NCAA Tournament capsules for all 65 teams which have been posted below! Also, be sure to Watch Live Games of the NCAAŽ Championship Online 100% Free!

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Recent 2009 NCAA Tournament Updates:

04.07.2009 - Buy North Carolina Championship apparel & clothing!
04.07.2009 - 2009 NCAA Tournament Championship Game Recap
04.06.2009 - UNC tops MSU for 2009 NCAA Tournament Championship
04.05.2009 - 2010 NCAA Tournament Sites & Dates
04.05.2009 - 2009 Women's NCAA Tournament scores & schedule
04.05.2009 - 2009 NCAA Tournament Championship Game Preview
04.03.2009 - 2009 CBI Tournament Championship Series - Oregon State CBI Champs
04.02.2009 - 2009 National Invitation Tournament (NIT): Penn State tops Baylor
03.31.2009 - 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament: Old Dominion wins CIT
03.28.2009 - 2009 NCAA Tournament Elite 8 scores
03.20.2009 - 2009 NCAA Tournament schedules & team previews & scores
03.17.2009 - 2009 Printable & Blank NCAA Tournament Brackets
03.15.2009 - Updated 2009 NCAA Tournament projections

First Round games for the 2009 NCAA Tournament will be held in Philadelphia, Greensboro, Kansas City, Portland, Dayton, Miami, Minneapolis & Boise and will begin on March 19 & 20, 2009. The East Regional will be held in Boston MA, the West Regional in Glendale, AZ, the Midwest Regional in Indianapolis, IN, and the South Regional in Memphis, TN. The 2009 Final Four will be held in Detroit, Michigan.

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Click on any of the team names below to view that team's 2009 NCAA Tournament preview & team capsule for the Big Dance.

Midwest Regional - 1st Round Results

#1 Louisville Cardinals 74 - #16 Morehead State Eagles 54 - (Morehead State defeated Alabama State 58-43 on Tuesday)
#9 Siena Saints 74 - #8 Ohio State Buckeyes 72 - 2OT
#12 Arizona Wilcats 84 - #5 Utah Utes 71
#13 Cleveland State Vikings 84 - #4 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 69
#2 Michigan State Spartans 77 - #15 Robert Morris Colonials 62
#10 USC Trojans 72 - #7 Boston College 55
#3 Kansas Jayhawks 84 - #14 North Dakota State Bison 74
#11 Dayton Flyers 68 - #6 West Virginia Mountaineers 60

West Regional - 1st Round Results

#1 Connecticut Huskies 103 - #16 Chattanooga Mocs 47
#9 Texas A&M Aggies 79 - #8 BYU Cougars 66
#5 Purdue Boilermakers 61 - #12 Northern Iowa Panthers 56
#4 Washington Huskies 71 - #13 Mississippi State Bulldogs 58
#2 Memphis Tigers 81 - #15 Cal State Northridge Matadors 70
#10 Maryland Terrapins 84 - #7 Cal Golden Bears 71
#3 Missouri Tigers 78 - #14 Cornell Big Red 59
#6 Marquette Golden Eagles 58 - #11 Utah State Aggies 57

East Regional - 1st Round Results

#1 Pittsburgh Panthers 72 - #16 East Tennessee State 62
#8 Oklahoma State Cowboys 77 - #9 Tennessee Volunteers 75
#12 Wisconsin Badgers 61 - #5 Florida State Seminoles 59 - OT
#4 Xavier Musketeers 77 - #13 Portland State Vikings 59
#2 Duke Blue Devils 86 - #15 Binghamton Bearcats 62
#7 Texas Longhorns 76 - #10 Minnesota Golden Gophers 62
#3 Villanova Wildcats 80 - #14 American Eagles 67
#6 UCLA Bruins 65 - #11 VCU Rams 64

South Regional - 1st Round Results

#1 North Carolina Tar Heels 101 - #16 Radford Highlanders 58
#8 LSU Tigers 75 - #9 Butler Bulldogs 71
#12 WKU Hilltoppers 76 - #5 Illinois Fighting Illini 72
#4 Gonzaga Bulldogs 77 - #13 Akron Zips 64
#2 Oklahoma Sooners 82 - #15 Morgan State Bears 54
#10 Michigan Wolverines 62 - #7 Clemson Tigers 59
#3 Syracuse Orange 59 - #14 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 44
#6 Arizona State Sun Devils 66 - #11 Temple Owls 57

Midwest Regional - 2nd Round Results

#1 Louisville Cardinals 79 - #9 Siena Saints 72
#12 Arizona Wildcats 71 - #13 Cleveland State Vikings 57
#2 Michigan State Spartans 74 - #10 USC Trojans 69
#3 Kansas Jayhawks 60 - #11 Dayton Flyers 43

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West Regional - 2nd Round Results

#1 Connecticut Huskies 92 - #9 Texas A&M Aggies 66
#5 Purdue Boilermakers 76 - #4 Washington Huskies 74
#2 Memphis Tigers 89 - #10 Maryland Terrapins 70
#3 Missouri Tigers 83 - #6 Marquette Golden Eagles 79

East Regional - 2nd Round Results

#1 Pittsburgh Panthers 84 - #8 Oklahoma State Cowboys 76
#4 Xavier Musketeers 60 - #12 Wisconsin Badgers 49
#2 Duke Blue Devils 74 - #7 Texas Longhorns 69
#3 Villanova Wildcats 89 - #6 UCLA Bruins 69

South Regional - 2nd Round Results

#1 North Carolina Tar Heels 84 - #8 LSU Tigers 70
#4 Gonzaga Bulldogs 83 - #12 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 81
#2 Oklahoma Sooners 73 - #10 Michigan Wolverines 63
#3 Syracuse Orange 78 - #6 Arizona State Sun Devils 67

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2009 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

We list the entire 2009 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 teams as each games is complete and the Sweet 16 teams are finalized.

Midwest Regional

#1 Louisville Cardinals 103 - #12 Arizona Wildcats 64 - 2009 Sweet 16 Midwest Regional preview
#2 Michigan State Spartans 67 - #3 Kansas Jayhawks 62 - 2009 Sweet 16 Midwest Regional preview

West Regional

#1 Connecticut Huskies 72 - #5 Purdue Boilermakers 60 - 2009 Sweet 16 West Regional preview
#3 Missouri Tigers 102 - #2 Memphis Tigers 91 - 2009 Sweet 16 West Regional preview

East Regional

#1 Pittsburgh Panthers 60 - #4 Xavier Musketeers 55 - 2009 Sweet 16 East Regional preview
#3 Villanova Wildcats 77 - #2 Duke Blue Devils 54 - 2009 Sweet 16 East Regional preview

South Regional

#1 North Carolina Tar Heels 98 - #4 Gonzaga Bulldogs 77 - 2009 Sweet 16 South Regional preview
#2 Oklahoma Sooners 84 - #3 Syracuse Orange 71 - 2009 Sweet 16 South Regional preview

2009 NCAA Tournament Elite 8

We list the entire 2009 NCAA Tournament Elite 8 teams and scores for each game as the teams compete to advance from the Elite 8 to the Final Four.

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Midwest Regional

#2 Michigan State Spartans 64 - #1 Louisville Cardinals 52 - 2009 Sweet 16 recap & Elite 8 preview - Midwest Regional - Elite 8 review: Michigan State stuns Louisville

West Regional

#1 Connecticut Huskies 82 - #3 Missouri Tigers 75 - 2009 Sweet 16 recap & Elite 8 preview - West Regional - Elite 8 review: UConn defeats Missouri

East Regional

#3 Villanova Wildcats 78 - #1 Pittsburgh Panthers 76 - 2009 Sweet 16 recap & Elite 8 preview - East Regional - Elite 8 Review: Villanova defeats Pitt

South Regional

#1 North Carolina Tar Heels 72 - #2 Oklahoma Sooners 60 - 2009 Sweet 16 recap & Elite 8 preview - South Regional - Elite 8 Review: North Carolina defeats Oklahoma

2009 NCAA Tournament Final Four

We list the entire 2009 NCAA Tournament Final Four teams as each games is complete and the Final Four teams are finalized.

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Midwest Regional vs West Regional

#2 Michigan State Spartans 82 - #1 Connecticut Huskies 73 - 2009 Final Four preview

East Regional vs South Regional

#1 North Carolina Tar Heels 83 - #3 Villanova Wildcats 69 - 2009 Final Four preview

2009 NCAA Tournament Championship Game

#1 North Carolina Tar Heels 89 - #2 Michigan State Spartans 72 - 2009 NCAA Tournament Championship Game preview - 2009 NCAA Tournament Championship Game Recap

2009 NCAA Tournament Sites & Dates

March 17 - Play-in game @ University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH
March 19 & 21 - First & Second round games
- Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
- Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO
- Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR
March 20 & 22 - First & Second round games
- University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH
- America Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN
- Taco Bell Arena, Boise, ID
March 26 & 28 - Sweet 16 & Elite 8
- East Regional - TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, MA
- West Regional - University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
March 27 & 29 - Sweet 16 & Elite 8