2009 NCAA Men’s Tournament Automatic Berths
The following are the 31 schools that have earned automatic bids to the 2009 NCAA men's college basketball tournament: TEAM CONFERENCE DATE LAST BID ---- ---------- ---- -------- Cornell (20-9) * Ivy League 3/6 2008 East Tenn St (23-10) Atlantic Sun 3/7 2004 Morehead St (19-15) Ohio Valley 3/7 1984 Radford (21-11) Big South 3/7 1998 Northern Iowa (23-10) Missouri Valley 3/8 2006 Chattanooga (18-16) Southern 3/9 2005 VCU (24-9) Colonial 3/9 2007 Gonzaga (25-5) West Coast 3/9 2008 Siena (26-7) MAAC 3/9 2008 North Dakota St (26-6) Summit 3/10 none Cleveland St (25-10) Horizon 3/10 1986 Western Kentucky (24-8) Sun Belt 3/10 2008 Robert Morris (23-10) Northeast 3/11 1992 Portland St (23-9) Big Sky 3/11 2008 American (24-7) Patriot 3/13 2008 Binghamton (23-8) America East 3/14 none Memphis (31-3) Conference USA 3/14 2008 Southern Cal (21-12) Pac-10 3/14 2008 Temple (22-11) Atlantic-10 3/14 2008 Missouri (28-6) Big 12 3/14 2003 Morgan St (23-11) MEAC 3/14 none Utah (24-9) Mountain West 3/14 2005 Akron (23-11) Mid American 3/14 1986 Alabama St (22-9) SWAC 3/14 2004 Louisville (28-5) Big East 3/14 2008 Utah St (30-4) WAC 3/14 2006 Cal St Northridge (17-13) Big South 3/14 2001 Stephen F. Austin (24-7) Southland 3/15 none Duke (28-6) ACC 3/15 2008 Mississippi St (23-12) SEC 3/15 2008 Purdue (25-9) Big Ten 3/15 2008 * - The Ivy League does not conduct a postseason tournament.
Updated Mar 19, 12:26 pm EDT
