2009 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsWashington–St. Louis (2nd title)
Runner-upRichard Stockton (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMark Edwards (WUSL)
MOPSean Wallis (WUSL)
Attendance48,795
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

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

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