The 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament Brackets List ( Live Update )

Number One Seeds

Midwest Bracket

(1)Louisville vs. (16) Alabama/ Morehead St.

(2)  Michigan St. vs.  (15) Robert Morris

(3) Kansas vs. (14) North Dakota St

(4) Wake Forest vs. (13) Cleveland State

(5) Utah vs. (12) Arizona

(6) West Virginia vs. (11) Dayton

(7) Boston College vs. (10) USC

(8) Siena vs. (9) Ohio Sate

South Bracket

(1) North Carolina vs. (16) Radford

(2) Oklahoma vs. (15) Morgan St.

(3) Syracuse vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin

(4) Gonzaga vs. (13) Akron

(5) Illinois vs. (12) Western Kentucky

(6) Arizona St. vs. (11) Temple

(7) Clemson vs. (10) Michigan

(8) LSU vs. (9) Butler

West Bracket

(1) Connecticut vs. (16)  Chatanooga

(2) Memphis vs. (15) CS Northridge

(3) Missouri vs. (14) Cornell

(4) Washington vs. (13) Mississippi State

(5) Purdue vs.  (12) Northern Iowa

(6) Marquette vs. (11) Utah State

(7) California vs. (10) Maryland

(8) BYU vs. (9) Texas A&M

East Bracket

(1) Pittsburgh vs.  (16) East Tennessee State

(2) Duke vs. (15) Binghampton

(3) Villanova vs. (14) American

(4) Xavier vs. (13) Portland State

(5) Florida State vs. (12) Wisconsin

(6) UCLA vs. (11) Virginia Commonnwealth

(7) Texas vs. (10) Minnesota

(8) Oklahoma vs. (9) Tennessee

Here are teams that were allegedly snubbed from the tournaments.

ESPN Reactions

Bobby Knight on ESPN reacts to the seeding that the number one seed debate is overrated and that no coach wants or cares about the position in the tournament.

Bobby Knight relays that the Midwest has a lot of parity in the middle teams.

Bobby Knight says that although Memphis plays in one of the weakest conferences in NCAA basketball, the Tigers are the most dangerous team in the tournament.

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