2009 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

2009 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
	Richard Stockton (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Guilford (1st Final Four); Franklin & Marshall (5th Final Four);
Winning coach	Mark Edwards (WUSL)
MOP	Sean Wallis (WUSL)
Attendance	48,795
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«2008	2010»

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

School	Conference	Record
Capital	OAC	26–4
Thomas More	Presidents' Athletic Conference	19–8
Wooster	NCAC	22–6
Gettsburg	Centennial Conference	18–8
Trinity	SCAC	23–4
Maryville	GSAC	20–6
Texas-Dallas	American Southwest Conference	24–4
John Carroll	OAC	23–5
Medaille	AMCC	21–6
Carnegie Mellon	UAA	19–6
Brockport St.	SUNYAC	14–14
Averett	USA South	20–8
Centre	SCAC	23–3
Guilford	ODAC	21–5
Transylvania	HCAC	21–5
Wheaton (IL)	CCIW	24–3
Fontbonne	SLIAC	18–8
Wis.-Platteville	WIAC	22–5
Hope	Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	21–7
Washington-St. Louis	University Athletic Association	23–2
Lawrencer	MWC	19–6
Wis.-Whitewater	WIAC	22–5
Elmhurst	CCIW	20–8
Aurora	NAC	16–12
St. Thomas (Minnesota)	MIAC	27–0
Wis.-Stevens Point	WIAC	23–4
Cornell	IIAC	21–6
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	SCIAC	21–6
Whitworth	Northwest Conference	22–5
Puget Sound	Northwest Conference	24–3
Bridgewater St.	MASCAC	20–6
St. Joseph's (Maine)	GNAC	21–7
Middlebury	New England Small College Athletic Conference	24–3
MIT	NEWMAC	20–8
Rhode Island	LEC	23–5
Farmingdale St	Skyline Conference	24–3
U. of New England	CCC	24–4
St. Lawrence	Liberty	20–6
Brooklyn	CUNYAC	23–5
SUNYIT	NEAC	22–6
ELms	NECC	26–1
Richard Stockton	NJAC	25–2
RPI	Liberty League	15–12
Gwynedd-Mercy	CSAC
Amherst	NESCAC	21–6
Widener	MACC	22–5
Virginia Wesleyan	ODAC	17–12
Salem St.	MASCAC	21–6
RIT	Empire 8	19–8
Franklin & Marshall	Centennial Conference	22–5
Wesley	CAC	18–9
Brandeis	University Athletic Association	17–8
Scranton	Landmark Conference	21–6
WPI	NEWMAC	20–5
Husson	NAC	16–11
Mass. Dartmouth	LEC	15–11
Baruch	CUNYAC	23–5
DeSales	ECAC	22–5
St. Joseph's (L.I.)	Skyline Conference	22–5
Ithaca	Empire 8	24–2

Bracket

Results to date ^[1]

* – Denotes overtime period

John Carroll sectional

First round		Second round		Sectional semifinals		Sectional finals

		Texas–Dallas	70

		Trinity (TX)	54
Trinity (TX)	68

Maryville (TN)	64
				Texas–Dallas	71

				Capital	63
Capital	80*

Thomas More	77
		Capital	72

		Wooster	70
Wooster	79

Gettysburg	66
						Texas–Dallas	59

						Guilford	64*
John Carroll	90

Medaille	79
		John Carroll	76

		Carnegie Mellon	74
Carnegie Mellon	75**

Brockport State	70
				John Carroll	73

				Guilford	78
Centre	71

Averett	76
		Averett	81

		Guilford	91
Guilford	71*

Transylvania	67

Wheaton (IL) sectional

First round		Second round		Sectional semifinals		Sectional finals

Wheaton (IL)	85

Fontbonne	58
		Wheaton (IL)	74*

		UW–Platteville	69
UW–Platteville	83

Hope	59
				Wheaton (IL)	52

				Washington–St. Louis	55
Elmhurst	79

UW–Whitewater	81*
		UW–Whitewater	70

		Washington–St. Louis	73
Washington–St. Louis	67

Lawrence	65
						Washington–St. Louis	79

						St. Thomas (MN)	64
St. Thomas (MN)	96

Aurora	73
		St. Thomas (MN)	53

		UW–Stevens Point	50
UW–Stevens Point	61

Cornell College	53
				St. Thomas (MN)	86

				Puget Sound	69
Whitworth	81

Claremont–Mudd–Scripps	63
		Whitworth	72

		Puget Sound	84

Richard Stockton sectional

First round		Second round		Sectional semifinals		Sectional finals

		Middlebury	76

		Bridgewater State	78
Bridgewater State	95

St. Joseph's (ME)	79
				Bridgewater State	64

				Farmingdale State	84
Rhode Island College	68

MIT	73*
		MIT	61

		Farmingdale State	67
Farmingdale State	90

New England	73
						Farmingdale State	60

						Richard Stockton	103
St. Lawrence	81

Brooklyn	69
		St. Lawrence	90

		SUNYIT	80
Elms	77

SUNYIT	85
				St. Lawrence	68

				Richard Stockton	71
Richard Stockton	79

RPI	65
		Richard Stockton	95

		Gwynedd–Mercy	88
Gwynedd–Mercy	68

Amherst	62

Franklin & Marshall sectional

First round		Second round		Sectional semifinals		Sectional finals

Widener	74

Virginia Wesleyan	66
		Widener	67

		Salem State	69
Salem State	83

RIT	71
				Salem State	61

				Franklin & Marshall	67
Franklin & Marshall	93

Wesley	69
		Franklin & Marshall	65

		Brandeis	63
Scranton	60

Brandeis	74
						Franklin & Marshall	70

						DeSales	60
WPI	86

Husson	57
		WPI	68

		UMass Dartmouth	81
UMass Dartmouth	82

Baruch	72
				UMass Dartmouth	59

				DeSales	67
DeSales	86

St. Joseph's (LI)	78
		DeSales	77

		Ithaca	71

Final Four

Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia

National Semifinals		National Championship

Guilford	58

Washington–St. Louis	77
		Washington–St. Louis	61

		Richard Stockton	52
Richard Stockton	62

Franklin & Marshall	58	National Third-place


		Guilford	79

		Franklin & Marshall	67

References

^ "NCAA.com – The Official Web Site of the NCAA".

[1] "NCAA.com – The Official Web Site of the NCAA".

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