2009 NCAA Tournament Bracket: Teams, Key Dates

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In the West, it’s No. 1 UConn vs. Chattanooga, Memphis vs. Cal State-Northridge, Missouri vs. Cornell, Washington vs. Mississippi State, Purdue vs. Northern Iowa, Marquette vs. Utah State, California vs. Maryland, and BYU vs. Texas A&M.

In the Midwest, No. 1 Louisville will get the play-in winner, Michigan State will face Robert Morris, Kansas vs. North Dakota State, Wake Forest vs. Cleveland State, Utah vs. Arizona, West Virginia vs. Dayton, Boston College vs. Southern California, and Ohio State vs. Siena.

In the East, it’s No. 1 seed Pitt vs. East Tennessee State, Duke vs. Binghamton, Villanova vs. American, Xavier vs. Portland State, Florida State vs. Wisconsin, UCLA vs. Virginia Commonwealth, Texas vs. Minnesota, and Oklahoma State vs. Tennessee.

In the South, it’s No. 1 seed North Carolina vs. Radford, Oklahoma vs. Morgan State, Syracuse vs. Stephen F. Austin, Gonzaga vs. Akron, Illinois vs. Western Kentucky, Arizona State vs. Temple, Clemson vs. Michigan,and LSU vs. Butler.

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