# 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.

## 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 school | Record (Conf.) | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference regular season | Regular season second place | Second place record (Conf.) | Second place record (Conf.) |
| Cornell | 21–9 (11–3) | 21–9 (11–3) | 2008 | Ivy League | Princeton Yale | 13–14 (8–6) 13–15 (8–6) | 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 | UTSA | 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.

### 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

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 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 7 | ACC | Clemson, North Carolina, Boston College, Wake Forest, Maryland, Florida State, Duke |
| 7 | Big Ten | Minnesota, Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan |
| 6 | Big 12 | Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Texas |
| 6 | Pac-10 | Arizona State, Arizona, USC, UCLA, California, Washington |
| 3 | SEC | Tennessee, Mississippi State, LSU |
| 3 | Atlantic 10 | Xavier, Dayton, Temple |
| 2 | Mountain West | BYU, Utah |
| 2 | Horizon | Butler, Cleveland State |
| 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 |
| 4 | New York | Binghamton, Cornell, Siena, Syracuse |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Robert Morris, Temple, Villanova |
| 4 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Memphis, Tennessee |
| 3 | Kentucky | Louisville, Morehead State, Western Kentucky |
| 3 | North Carolina | Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest |
| 3 | Texas | Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Texas A&M |
| 3 | Utah | BYU, Utah, Utah State |
| 2 | Arizona | Arizona, Arizona State |
| 2 | Indiana | Butler, Purdue |
| 2 | Maryland | Maryland, Morgan State |
| 2 | Michigan | Michigan, Michigan State |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
| 2 | Virginia | Radford, VCU |
| 2 | Washington | Gonzaga, Washington |
| 2 | Wisconsin | Marquette, Wisconsin |
| 1 | Alabama | Alabama State |
| 1 | Connecticut | Connecticut |
| 1 | Florida | Florida State |
| 1 | Illinois | Illinois |
| 1 | Iowa | Northern Iowa |
| 1 | Kansas | Kansas |
| 1 | Louisiana | LSU |
| 1 | Massachusetts | Boston College |
| 1 | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 1 | Missouri | Missouri |
| 1 | Mississippi | Mississippi State |
| 1 | North Dakota | North Dakota State |
| 1 | Oregon | Portland State |
| 1 | South Carolina | Clemson |
| 1 | Washington, D.C. | American |
| 1 | West Virginia | West Virginia |