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2009 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball March Madness Tournament
The brackets are now filled. There are a few surprises, and even more that was not surprising. The biggest thing that is NOT a surprise the system is flawed and favors the “power conferences”.
The top conferences were:
7 teams – ACC, Big East, and Big Ten
6 teams – Big 12, Pac 10
Some of the bubbles that got burst were; San Diego State, Saint Mary’s, Creighton, Virginia Tech, and Penn State.
The Midwest will play the West, while the East will play the South.
Midwest Region
1 – Louisville (Overall #1)
16 – Alabama State / Moorehead State
8 – Ohio State
9 – Siena
5 – Utah
12 – Arizona
4 – Wake Forest
13 – Cleveland State
6 – West Virginia
11 – Dayton
3 – Kansas
14 – North Dakota State
7 – Boston College
10 – USC
2 – Michigan State
15 – Robert Morris
West Region
1 – UCONN (Overall #4)
16 – Chattanooga
8 – BYU
9 – Texas A&M
5 – Purdue
12 – Northern Iowa
4 – Washington
13 – Mississippi State
6 – Marquette
11 – Utah State
3 – Missouri
14 – Cornell
7 – California
10 – Maryland
2 – Memphis
15 – Cal St. Northridge
East Region
1 – Pittsburgh (Overall #2)
16 – East Tennessee State University (ETSU)
8 – Oklahoma State
9 – Tennessee
5 – Florida State
12 – Wisconsin
4 – Xavier
13 – Portland State
6 – UCLA
11 – VCU
3 – Villanova
14 – American University
7 – Texas
10 – Minnesota
2 – Duke
15 – Binghamton
South Region
1 - UNC (Overall #3)
16 – Radford
8 – LSU
9 – Butler
5 – Illinois
12 – Western Kentucky
4 – Gonzaga
13 – Akron
6 – Arizona State
11 – Temple
3 – Syracuse
14 – Stephen F. Austin
7 – Clemson
10 – Michigan
2 – Oklahoma
15 – Morgan State
