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2009 Championship Week

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2009 Conference Tournament Information
ACCAutomatic bid: Duke
Devils shoot down FSU Video
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MEACAutomatic bid: Morgan State
Bears dance for first time Video
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America EastAutomatic bid: Binghamton
Bimghamton beats UMBC for first NCAA bid Video
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Missouri ValleyAutomatic bid: Northern Iowa
Panthers hold off Illinois State in OT Video
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Atlantic 10Automatic bid: Temple
Owls return to Big Dance Video
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Mountain WestAutomatic bid: Utah
Utes head to Big Dance for first time since '05 Video
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Atlantic SunAutomatic bid: East Tennessee St.
ETSU routs Jacksonville
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NECAutomatic bid: Robert Morris
Last-second shot lifts Robert Morris Video
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Big 12Automatic bid: Missouri
Mizzou wins first Big 12 title Video
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Ohio ValleyAutomatic bid: Morehead St.
Morehead State wins double-OT thriller Video
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Big EastAutomatic bid: Louisville
Cards top Cuse Video
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Pac-10Automatic bid: USC
Trojans shock ASU for Pac-10 title Video
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Big SkyAutomatic bid: Portland State
Vikings dunk into NCAAs Video
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PatriotAutomatic bid: American
American earns second straight bid Video
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Big SouthAutomatic bid: Radford
Radford races past VMI for first Big South title in 11 years Video
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SECAutomatic bid: Mississippi St.
Bulldogs beat Vols for SEC title Video
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Big TenAutomatic bid: Purdue
Boilermakers top Ohio State for Big Ten title
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SouthernAutomatic bid: Chattanooga
Huge run seals bid for Mocs Video
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Big WestAutomatic bid: Cal St.-Northridge
Matadors top Pacific Video
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SouthlandAutomatic bid: Stephen F. Austin
SFA clinches first NCAA bid Video
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ColonialAutomatic bid: VCU
VCU hammers George Mason Video
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SummitAutomatic bid: N. Dakota St.
Woodside catapults NDSU into NCAAs Video
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Conference USAAutomatic bid: Memphis
Tigers roll to another C-USA title Video
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Sun BeltAutomatic bid: W. Kentucky
WKU bounces back for victory in Sun Belt final Video
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HorizonAutomatic bid: Cleveland St.
Cleveland St. tops Butler in Horizon final Video
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SWACAutomatic bid: Alabama St.
Hornets top Jackson St. Video
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IvyAutomatic bid: Cornell
• Regular-season champion earns NCAA berth
West CoastAutomatic bid: Gonzaga
Zags knock off Saint Mary's Video
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MAACAutomatic bid: Siena
Siena defends MAAC title Video
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WACAutomatic bid: Utah State
Aggies top host Nevada Video
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MACAutomatic bid: Akron
Zips top Buffalo for MAC title Video
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