The field of 65 has been announced. Below are the pairings for the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
MIDWEST (Indianapolis)
Dayton, Ohio
Friday, March 20
No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 16 Alabama State-Morehead State winner
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Siena
Miami
Friday, March 20
No. 5 Utah vs. No. 12 Arizona
No. 4 Wake Forest vs. No. 13 Cleveland State
Minneapolis
Friday, March 20
No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Dayton
No. 3 Kansas vs. No. 14 North Dakota State
No. 7 Boston College vs. No. 10 USC
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Robert Morris
WEST (Glendale, Ariz.)
Philadelphia
Thursday, March 19
No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 16 Chattanooga
No. 8 BYU vs. No. 9 Texas A&M
Portland, Ore.
Thursday, March 19
No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa
No. 4 Washington vs. No. 13 Mississippi State
Boise, Idaho
Friday, March 20
No. 6 Marquette vs. No. 11 Utah State
No. 3 Missouri vs. No. 14 Cornell
Kansas City
Thursday, March 19
No. 7 California vs. No. 10 Maryland
No. 2 Memphis vs. No. 15 Cal State-Northridge
EAST (Boston)
Dayton, Ohio
Friday, March 20
No. 1 Pittsburgh vs. No. 16 East Tennessee State
No. 8 Oklahoma State vs. No. 9 Tennessee
Boise, Idaho
Friday, March 20
No. 5 Florida State vs. No. 12 Wisconsin
No. 4 Xavier vs. No. 13 Portland State
Philadelphia
Thursday, March 19
No. 6 UCLA vs. No. 11 VCU
No. 3 Villanova vs. No. 14 American
Greensboro, N.C.
Thursday, March 19
No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Minnesota
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Binghamton
SOUTH (Memphis)
Greensboro, N.C.
Thursday, March 19
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Radford
No. 8 LSU vs. No. 9 Butler
Portland, Ore.
Thursday, March 19
No. 5 Illinois vs. No. 12 Western Kentucky
No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 Akron
Miami
Friday, March 20
No. 6 Arizona State vs. No. 11 Temple
No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
Kansas City
Thursday, March 19
No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Michigan
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 Morgan State