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2009 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | NAIA |
| Year | 2009 |
| ImageSize | 100px |
| Caption | 2009 NAIA Men's Division I National Basketball Tournament |
| Teams | 32 |
| FinalFourArena | Municipal Auditorium |
| FinalFourCity | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Champions | Rocky Mountain College |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| RunnerUp | Columbia College |
| GameCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | Robert Morris College |
| FinalFourCount1 | 4th |
| Semifinal2 | MidAmerica Nazarene University |
| FinalFourCount2 | 1st |
| COTY | Bill Dreikosen |
| COTYSchool | Rocky Mountain |
| MVP | Devin Uskoski |
| MVPTeam | Rocky Mountain |
| POTY | Geoff Payne |
| POTYSchool | Westminster (Ut.) |
| Hustle | Nate Richardson |
| HustleSchool | Rocky Mountain |
| Attendance | 38,502 |
The 72nd Buffalo Funds - NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament was held from March 18 to 24 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 72nd annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. The Heart of America Athletic Conference was the host conference for the tournament. This was the Heart of America Athletic Conference's first year as a Division I conference.
The tournament got off to a surprising start, as five higher seeded teams lost on the opening day, including top-seeded Rogers State, who lost to William Jewell, who had only qualified for the tournament by receiving the Heart of America Athletic Conference's host bid into the field.
In the end, two unseeded teams, Rocky Mountain College of Montana and Columbia College of Missouri—neither of whom had ever won a game at the tournament prior to 2009—met in the championship game, having each disposed of three higher-ranked teams along the way. Rocky Mountain won the championship with a 77-61 victory, claiming Rocky's first national basketball title.
Awards and honors
- Leading scorer: Eric Palm, McKendree (IL)
- Leading rebounder: Devin Uskoski, Rocky Mountain (MT)
- Chuck Taylor Most Valuable Player: Devin Uskoski, Rocky Mountain (MT)
- Most consecutive tournament appearances: 18th, Georgetown (KY)
- Most tournament appearances: Georgetown (KY), 28th of 30, appearances to the NAIA Tournament
- Oklahoma Baptist won their 49th tournament game, tying them with Georgetown College (KY) for the most tournament wins all-time.
2009 NAIA bracket
March 18, 19 March 20 March 21 March 23 March 24 | RD2-group1=TOP TIER March 18 | RD2-group2=TOP TIER March 19 | RD2-group3=BOTTOM TIER March 18 | RD2-group4=BOTTOM TIER March 19
| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Rogers State (Okla.) | RD1-score01=73 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=William Jewell (Mo.) | RD1-score02=76
| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) | RD1-score03=72 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=Cumberland (Tenn.) | RD1-score04=62
| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | RD1-score05=67 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Tougaloo (Miss.) | RD1-score06=69
| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Montana State-Northern | RD1-score07=73 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Robert Morris (Ill.) | RD1-score08=76*
| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Mountain State (W. Va.) | RD1-score09=88 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=LSU-Shreveport | RD1-score10=76
| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Oklahoma Christian | RD1-score11=55 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Concordia (Calif.) | RD1-score12=70
| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | RD1-score13=77 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | RD1-score14=78*
| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Central Methodist (Mo.) | RD1-score15=73 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Georgetown (Ky.) | RD1-score16=64
| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Union (Tenn.) | RD1-score17=82 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Science and Arts (Okla.) | RD1-score18=63
| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=Columbia (Mo.) | RD1-score19=72 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=Lee (Tenn.) | RD1-score20=69
| RD1-seed21=11 | RD1-team21=Cumberlands (Ky.) | RD1-score21=81 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=Jarvis Christian (Texas) | RD1-score22=65
| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Biola (Calif.) | RD1-score23=63 | RD1-seed24=6 | RD1-team24=Westminster (Utah) | RD1-score24=68*
| RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25=McKendree (Ill.) | RD1-score25=83 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=Northwestern Oklahoma State | RD1-score26=58
| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | RD1-score27=69 | RD1-seed28=10 | RD1-team28=Texas Wesleyan | RD1-score28=75
| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | RD1-score29=72 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | RD1-score30=78
| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Life (Ga.) | RD1-score31=81 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Oklahoma Baptist | RD1-score32=90
| RD2-seed01=- | RD2-team01=William Jewell | RD2-score01=67 | RD2-seed02=- | RD2-team02=Auburn-Montgomery | RD2-score02=83
| RD2-seed03=- | RD2-team03=Tougaloo | RD2-score03=69 | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-team04=Robert Morris | RD2-score04=89
| RD2-seed05=5 | RD2-team05=Mountain State | RD2-score05=79 | RD2-seed06=12 | RD2-team06=Concordia | RD2-score06=85
| RD2-seed07=- | RD2-team07=Rocky Mountain | RD2-score07=71 | RD2-seed08=- | RD2-team08=Central Methodist | RD2-score08=62
| RD2-seed09=3 | RD2-team09=Union | RD2-score09=64 | RD2-seed10=- | RD2-team10=Columbia | RD2-score10=83
| RD2-seed11=11 | RD2-team11=Cumberlands | RD2-score11=62 | RD2-seed12=6 | RD2-team12=Westminster | RD2-score12=67
| RD2-seed13=7 | RD2-team13=McKendree | RD2-score13=87 | RD2-seed14=10 | RD2-team14=Texas Wesleyan | RD2-score14=75
| RD2-seed15=- | RD2-team15=MidAmerica Nazarene | RD2-score15=64 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=Oklahoma Baptist | RD2-score16=63
| RD3-seed01=- | RD3-team01=Auburn-Montgomery | RD3-score01=76 | RD3-seed02=8 | RD3-team02=Robert Morris | RD3-score02=87
| RD3-seed03=12 | RD3-team03=Concordia | RD3-score03=64 | RD3-seed04=- | RD3-team04=Rocky Mountain | RD3-score04=72
| RD3-seed05=- | RD3-team05=Columbia | RD3-score05=50 | RD3-seed06=6 | RD3-team06=Westminster | RD3-score06=47
| RD3-seed07=7 | RD3-team07=McKendree | RD3-score07=55 | RD3-seed08=- | RD3-team08=MidAmerica Nazarene | RD3-score08=59
| RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team01=Robert Morris | RD4-score01=70 | RD4-seed02=- | RD4-team02=Rocky Mountain | RD4-score02=75
| RD4-seed03=- | RD4-team03=Columbia | RD4-score03=60 | RD4-seed04=- | RD4-team04=MidAmerica Nazarene | RD4-score04=56
| RD5-seed01=- | RD5-team01=Rocky Mountain | RD5-score01=77 | RD5-seed02=- | RD5-team02=Columbia | RD5-score02=61
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- denotes overtime.
References
References
- "Heart of America Athletic Conference Selected as 2009 Host Conference.".
- "2009 NAIA Men's Bracket".
- NAIA. "NAIA Championship History".
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