2009 NCAA Tourney Bracket
Highlighted entries indicate a predicted upset
Midwest
| Play-in |
|---|
| Alabama State (168) |
| Morehead State (186) |
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 Louisville (5) |
Louisville |
| 16 Alabama St (168)
| Louisville |
| 8 Ohio St (25) |
Ohio St |
Louisville |
| 9 Siena (33) |
| 5 Utah (22) |
Utah |
| Louisville |
| 12 Arizona (53) |
Wake Forest |
| 4 Wake Forest (13) |
Wake Forest |
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| 13 Cleveland St (66) |
| 6 WVU (26) |
WVU |
| 11 Dayton (34) |
Kansas |
| 3 Kansas (11) |
Kansas |
Michigan St |
| 14 N Dakota St (86) |
| 7 Boston Coll (44) |
USC |
| 10 USC (40) |
Michigan St |
| 2 Michigan St (7) |
Michigan St |
| 15 Rob Morris (118) |
West
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 UConn (4) |
UConn |
| 16 Chattanooga (181) |
UConn |
| 8 BYU (29) |
BYU |
UConn |
| 9 Texas A&M (35) |
| 5 Purdue (16) |
Purdue |
| UConn |
| 12 North. Iowa (56) |
Washington |
| 4 Washington (14) |
Washington |
| 13 Miss. St. (57) |
| 6 Marquette (27) |
Marquette |
| 11 Utah St. (28) |
Missouri |
| 3 Missouri (10) |
Missouri |
Memphis |
| 14 Cornell (124) |
| 7 California (36) |
California |
| 10 Maryland (46) |
Memphis |
| 2 Memphis (6) |
Memphis |
| 15 CSU Northridge (151) |
East
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 Pittsburgh (1) |
Pittsburgh |
| 16 ETSU (128) |
Pittsburgh |
| 8 Oklahoma St. (32) |
Oklahoma St. |
Pittsburgh |
| 9 Tennessee (39) |
| 5 Florida St. (15) |
Florida St. |
| Pittsburgh |
| 12 Wisconsin (43) |
Florida St. |
| 4 Xavier (19) |
Xavier |
| 13 Portland St. (113) |
| 6 UCLA (18) |
UCLA |
| 11 VCU (69) |
Villanova |
| 3 Villanova (9) |
Villanova |
Duke |
| 14 American (90) |
| 7 Texas (38) |
Minnesota |
| 10 Minnesota (31) |
Duke |
| 2 Duke (3) |
Duke |
| 15 Binghamton (101) |
South
| First Round |
Second Round |
Sweet 16 |
Elite 8 |
Final 4 |
| 1 UNC (2) |
UNC |
| 16 Radford (137) |
UNC |
| 8 LSU (30) |
Butler |
UNC |
| 9 Butler (21) |
| 5 Illinois (17) |
Illinois |
| UNC |
| 12 West. Kentucky (67) |
Illinois |
| 4 Gonzaga (20) |
Gonzaga |
| 13 Akron (110) |
| 6 Arizona St. (24) |
Arizona St. |
| 11 Temple (50) |
Syracuse |
| 3 Syracuse (12) |
Syracuse |
Oklahoma |
| 14 St. F. Austin (94) |
| 7 Clemson (23) |
Clemson |
| 10 Michigan (45) |
Oklahoma |
| 2 Oklahoma (8) |
Oklahoma |
| 15 Morgan St. (136) |
Final Four
| Final 4 | Final | Champion |
| Louisville (5) | UConn |
| UConn (4) | Pittsburgh |
| Pittsburgh (1) | Pittsburgh |
| UNC (2) |