2009 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

2009 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Finals site	Salem, Virginia
Champions	Washington–St. Louis (2nd title)
Runner-up	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
Gettysburg	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

* – 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