2009 NCAA Tourney Bracket

  • Highlighted entries indicate a predicted upset
  • To the right side of each entry, where as game has been played, we have a "C" for ColleyMatrix and an "N" for NCAA Selection Committee. A green letter indicates a correct prediction. A red letter predicts an incorrect prediction.

    • Midwest

    Play-in
    Alabama St. (168)
    Morehead St. (186)


    First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4
    1 Louisville (5)
    C
    N
    Louisville
    C
    N
    16 Morehead St. (168)
    C
    N
    Louisville
    8 Ohio St. (25)
    C
    N
    Sienna
    C
    N
    Louisville
    9 Siena (33)
    5 Utah (22)
    C
    N
    Arizona
    C
    N
    Michigan St.
    12 Arizona (53)
    C
    N
    Arizona
    4 Wake Forest (13)
    C
    N
    Cleveland St.
    13 Cleveland St. (66)
    6 WVU (26)
    C
    N
    Dayton
    11 Dayton (34)
    C
    N
    Kansas
    3 Kansas (11)
    C
    N
    Kansas
    C
    N
    Michigan St
    14 N Dakota St (86)
    7 Boston Coll (44)
    C
    N
    USC
    10 USC (40)
    C
    N
    Michigan St
    2 Michigan St (7)
    C
    N
    Michigan St
    15 Rob Morris (118)

    West

    First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4
    1 UConn (4)
    C
    N
    UConn
    16 Chattanooga (181)
    C
    N
    UConn
    8 BYU (29)
    C
    N
    Texas A&M
    C
    N
    UConn
    9 Texas A&M (35)
    5 Purdue (16)
    C
    N
    Purdue
    C
    N
    UConn
    12 North. Iowa (56)
    C
    N
    Purdue
    4 Washington (14)
    C
    N
    Washington
    13 Miss. St. (57)
    6 Marquette (27)
    C
    N
    Marquette
    11 Utah St. (28)
    C
    N
    Missouri
    3 Missouri (10)
    C
    N
    Missouri
    C
    N
    Missouri
    14 Cornell (124)
    7 California (36)
    C
    N
    Maryland
    10 Maryland (46)
    C
    N
    Memphis
    2 Memphis (6)
    C
    N
    Memphis
    15 CSU Northridge (151)

    East

    First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4
    1 Pittsburgh (1)
    C
    N
    Pittsburgh
    16 ETSU (128)
    C
    N
    Pittsburgh
    8 Oklahoma St. (32)
    C
    N
    Oklahoma St.
    C
    N
    Pittsburgh
    9 Tennessee (39)
    5 Florida St. (15)
    C
    N
    Wisconsin
    C
    N
    Villanova
    12 Wisconsin (43)
    C
    N
    Xavier
    4 Xavier (19)
    C
    N
    Xavier
    13 Portland St. (113)
    6 UCLA (18)
    C
    N
    UCLA
    11 VCU (69)
    C
    N
    Villanova
    3 Villanova (9)
    C
    N
    Villanova
    C
    N
    Villanova
    14 American (90)
    7 Texas (38)
    C
    N
    Minnesota
    10 Minnesota (31)
    C
    N
    Duke
    2 Duke (3)
    C
    N
    Duke
    15 Binghamton (101)

    South

    First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4
    1 UNC (2)
    C
    N
    UNC
    16 Radford (137)
    C
    N
    UNC
    8 LSU (30)
    C
    N
    LSU
    C
    N
    UNC
    9 Butler (21)
    5 Illinois (17)
    C
    N
    West. Kentucky
    C
    N
    UNC
    12 West. Kentucky (67)
    C
    N
    Gonzaga
    4 Gonzaga (20)
    C
    N
    Gonzaga
    13 Akron (110)
    6 Arizona St. (24)
    C
    N
    Arizona St.
    11 Temple (50)
    C
    N
    Syracuse
    3 Syracuse (12)
    C
    N
    Syracuse
    C
    N
    Oklahoma
    14 St. F. Austin (94)
    7 Clemson (23)
    C
    N
    Clemson
    10 Michigan (45)
    C
    N
    Oklahoma
    2 Oklahoma (8)
    C
    N
    Oklahoma
    15 Morgan St. (136)

    Final Four

    Final 4FinalChampion
    Michican St. (7)
    C
    N
    Michigan St.
    UConn (4)
    C
    N
    UNC
    Villanova (9)
    C
    N
    UNC
    UNC (2)