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NCAA Final Four 2009 Detroit |
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2009 NCAA Final Four Information |
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March Madness 2008 |
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Future Final Four Locations |
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March 19 / 21 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: Saint Joseph's University) Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Atlantic Coast Conference) Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Big 12 Conference) Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon (Host: University of Oregon) March 20 / 22 University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton) AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, Florida (Host: Florida International University) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Host: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities) Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University) March 26 / 28 East Regional, TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Boston College) West Regional, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (Host: Arizona State University) March 27 / 29 South Regional, FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee (Host: University of Memphis) Midwest Regional, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana (Hosts: Horizon League & Butler University) Each regional winner will advance to the Final Four. April 4 / April 6 Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan (Host: University of Detroit-Mercy) |
The 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament will involve 65 schools playing
in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's
NCAA Division I college basketball. It is scheduled to begin on March 17, 2009,
and will conclude with the championship game on April 6 at Ford Field in Detroit,
Michigan. The college host is University of Detroit Mercy. A total of 65 teams will enter the tournament. Thirty of the teams will earn automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a postseason tournament, will go to its regular-season champion. The remaining 34 teams will be granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. |
March 18, 2008 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton UD Arena Concierge March 20 and 22, 2008 Honda Center Anaheim, California Host: Big West Conference Honda Center Concierge Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Hosts: Colorado State University Pepsi Center Concierge Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Creighton University Qwest Center Omaha Concierge Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Host: Georgetown University Verizon Center Concierge March 21 and 23, 2008 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Host: Southeastern Conference BJCC Arena Concierge Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas Host: University of Arkansas Alltel Arena Concierge RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Host: North Carolina State University RBC Center Concierge St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Host: University of South Florida St Pete Times Forum Concierge March 27 and 29, 2008 East Regional Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Host: University of North Carolina Charlotte Arena Concierge West Regional US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Host: Arizona State University US Airways Center Concierge March 28 and 30, 2008 Midwest Regional Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Host: University of Detroit Mercy Ford Field Concierge South Regional Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Host: University of Houston and Rice Reliant Stadium Concierge Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Host: Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Alamodome Concierge |
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Two teams will play an opening-round game, popularly called the "play-in game"; the
winner of that game advanced to the main draw of the tournament and plays a
top seed in one of the regionals. The 2009 game will be played on March 17 at University
of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio, as it has since its inception in 2001. |
All 64 teams will be seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals; the winner of the play-in
game automatically will receive a 16 seed. The Selection Committee will seed
the entire field from 1 to 65.. |
