South Regional Finals

The South Regional Finals determine a winner of the South Region Bracket of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Part of the Elite Eight round of games, the winner of the South Regional Finals continues on to play in the Final Four.

In the 2009 South Regional Finals, teams played on March 29, 2009, at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Oklahoma Sooners 72-60 and will continue on to the 2009 Final Four.

2009 Regional Finals

March 28, 2009: East Regional Finals
March 28, 2009: West Regional Finals
March 29, 2009: Midwest Regional Finals
March 29, 2008: South Regional Finals

Recent South Finals Winners

2008: Memphis 85 - Texas 67
2007: Ohio State 92 - Memphis 76
2006: LSU 70 - Texas 60
2005: Michigan State 94 - Kentucky 88
2004: Duke 66 - Xavier 63
2003: Texas 85 - Michigan State 76
2002: Indiana 81 - Kent State 69
2001: Michigan State 69 - Temple 62
2000: North Carolina 59 - Tulsa 55
1999: Ohio State 77 - St. John's 74

2009 South Regional Finals

Team	1st	2nd	SCORE
2009 South Regional Final
North Carolina Tar Heels	32	40	72
Oklahoma Sooners	23	37	60

NCAA South Region Bracket 2009

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NCAA South Region Bracket 2009 Blogs and Articles

StateNews.com: Spartans No. 2 seed in mock NCAA selection (February 17, 2009)
Bleacher Report: Predicting the NCAA Tournament Bracket (February 16, 2009)
STLtoday.com: Coaches get inside look at selections (February 15, 2009)
ESPN Video: South Region (Time: 5:03)