2009 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2009
Division:III
Finalfourcity:Salem, Virginia
Champions:Washington–St. Louis
Titlecount:2nd
Runnerup:Richard Stockton
Gamecount:1st
Semifinal1:Guilford
Finalfourcount:1st
Semifinal2:Franklin & Marshall
Finalfourcount2:5th
Coach:Mark Edwards (WUSL)
Mop:Sean Wallis (WUSL)
Attendance:48795

The 2009 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III.

The tournament began on March 5, 2009 and concluded with the national championship game on March 21, 2009 at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. The tournament was won by the Washington University in St. Louis, which defeated Stockton University (then Richard Stockton College of New Jersey), 61,52, in the title game.

The championship was the second in the Bears' history and second consecutive title.

Qualifying teams

SchoolConference Record
CapitalOAC26–4
Thomas MorePresidents' Athletic Conference19–8
WoosterNCAC22–6
GettysburgCentennial Conference18–8
TrinitySCAC23–4
MaryvilleGSAC20–6
Texas-DallasAmerican Southwest Conference24–4
John CarrollOAC23–5
MedailleAMCC21–6
Carnegie MellonUAA19–6
Brockport St.SUNYAC14–14
AverettUSA South20–8
CentreSCAC23–3
GuilfordODAC21–5
TransylvaniaHCAC21–5
Wheaton (IL)CCIW24–3
FontbonneSLIAC18–8
Wis.-PlattevilleWIAC22–5
HopeMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association21–7
Washington-St. LouisUniversity Athletic Association23–2
LawrencerMWC19–6
Wis.-WhitewaterWIAC22–5
ElmhurstCCIW20–8
AuroraNAC16–12
St. Thomas (Minnesota)MIAC27–0
Wis.-Stevens PointWIAC23–4
CornellIIAC21–6
Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsSCIAC21–6
WhitworthNorthwest Conference22–5
Puget SoundNorthwest Conference24–3
Bridgewater St.MASCAC20–6
St. Joseph's (Maine)GNAC21–7
MiddleburyNew England Small College Athletic Conference24–3
MITNEWMAC20–8
Rhode IslandLEC23–5
Farmingdale StSkyline Conference24–3
U. of New EnglandCCC24–4
St. LawrenceLiberty20–6
BrooklynCUNYAC23–5
SUNYITNEAC22–6
ELmsNECC26–1
Richard StocktonNJAC25–2
RPILiberty League15–12
Gwynedd-MercyCSAC
AmherstNESCAC21–6
WidenerMACC22–5
Virginia WesleyanODAC17–12
Salem St.MASCAC21–6
RITEmpire 819–8
Franklin & MarshallCentennial Conference22–5
WesleyCAC18–9
BrandeisUniversity Athletic Association17–8
ScrantonLandmark Conference21–6
WPINEWMAC20–5
HussonNAC16–11
Mass. DartmouthLEC15–11
BaruchCUNYAC23–5
DeSalesECAC22–5
St. Joseph's (L.I.)Skyline Conference22–5
IthacaEmpire 824–2

Bracket

Results to date [1]

* – Denotes overtime period

Franklin & Marshall sectional

Final Four

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA.com – The Official Web Site of the NCAA .

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