This page contains information on the final four teams in the 2009 Division I NCAA basketball tournament. Also known as March Madness, the NCAA college basketball tournament began on March 17 with 65 teams vying the national championship.
In the first game, at 6:07 p.m. EST, the Connecticut Huskies fell to the Michigan State Spartans 82-73. Later that evening, at 9:18 p.m. EST, the Villanova Wildcats will take on the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Recent Final Four Teams
- 2008:
- Kansas - champion
- Memphis - runner-up
- UCLA
- North Carolina
- 2007:
- Florida - champion
- Ohio State - runner-up
- UCLA
- Georgetown
- 2006:
- Florida - champion
- UCLA - runner-up
- LSU
- Georgetown
- 2005:
- North Carolina - champion
- Illinois - runner-up
- Louisville
- Michigan State
- 2004:
- Connecticut - champion
- Georgia Tech - runner-up
- Duke
- Oklahoma State
Brackets
What are your 2009 Final Four predictions? (1 Answer)
A:
Louisville, Pittsburgh, UConn and Duke
Where was the NCAA final Four played during previous years?(1 Answer)
A:
Here is a complete list of historical final four locations http://www.college-basketball-rankings.com/ncaa-final-four-history.html
Which college players have played in four final four championship games?(1 Answer)
A:
UCLA is the only team to have made four (or more) championship games in a row. From 1967-1973 they were the NCAA final four champions. So basically every ...
References
Fast Facts
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Most Final four appearance
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Most tournament appearances without a Final Four appearance
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CBS has exclusive rights to the tournament
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Division I Men's 2009 tournament begins on March 17
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2008 champions
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2008 runner-up Memphis
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2009 Final Four was played at Ford Field in Detroit
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2009 tournament lasted 19 days
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13 cities participated in the tournament
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2009 Selection Sunday was held on March 15
