2009 Men's NCAA Tournament Bracket

2009 Men's NCAA Tournament Bracket

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Trio of Panthers feast on conference slates

Kyle Whelliston

...starts to strike fear into their leagues. It's only fair to give proper warning before your brackets are unexpectedly full of big cats. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Horizon League): The HL routinely beat power-conference teams...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | January 16, 2009

Dayton flying once again early in the season

Kyle Whelliston

...8 in conference and settling for a deep NIT run instead of a spot on the Big Bracket. UD hasn't made an appearance in the NCAA tournament since 2004, and hasn't won a...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2008

Mid-major preview: Look for Davidson to excel, Valley giants to awake

Kyle Whelliston, ESPN.com

The heady days of Gonzaga's multiple-year tourney runs and George Mason's Final Four run are past. Mid-major conferences have fallen on hard times the past few years come tourney time. But don't be surprised to see some familiar faces in this year's tourney, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008

Players and teams to remember as mid-majors get set to tip off

Kyle Whelliston, ESPN.com

You might know some (Stephen Curry, Patty Mills) but others may be unknown to you (Tremaine Townsend, Tywain McKee). These are the players and teams to look for on the mid-major landscape, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2008

Wandering schools find a home in the Great West

Kyle Whelliston, ESPN.com

The Great West will house many former independent and transitional schools that until now have been something of basketball nomads, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | September 25, 2008

Championship Week tournaments part II

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Championship Week games continue with many mid-majors beginning play on Friday. Kyle Whelliston takes a look at the whys, whos and whats of those tournaments.

Story | Conversation | March 06, 2008

Richards steps up as Curry struggles in Davidson win

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Davidson is so much more than sophomore superstar Stephen Curry. And it is so much more than those close nonconference losses to UNC, Duke and NC State, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | February 22, 2008

Whose brackets will get busted?

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Here is a viewers' guide and breakdown of the BracketBusters matchups this weekend.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2008

Zags have been kings of WCC, but Gaels are closing the gap

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Gonzaga has been a household name. Saint Mary's? The Gaels have been looking up at the Zags, but seem to be closing the gap, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | February 04, 2008

BracketBuster games to watch

Kyle Whelliston

So the pairings for the 14 BracketBusters television games have been announced, and the top mid-major teams in the nation have three weeks to prepare ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 04, 2008

Memphis, Butler and Xavier look like legit contenders

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Memphis and Butler are pretty much where we expected them to be, but Creighton, Ohio and Gonzaga may be pretenders this season, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | January 01, 2008

Akron looking for more wins to avoid yet another postseason snub

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

Even with 26 wins last season, Akron was snubbed by the NCAA and NIT tournaments. Though the Zips didn't schedule an ambitious nonconference schedule, they're looking for those coveted wins to make them impossible to ignore again, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | December 20, 2007

Don't forget the SoCon's App State

Kyle Whelliston

...last time the league was this hot, Mack McCarthy's Chattanooga boys were ripping up office-pool brackets on their way to the 1997 Sweet 16. But lost in all this Southern-fried madness is...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2007

Who can upset the Power 16?

Kyle Whelliston

For the third year in a row, I won't be participating in ESPN.com's expert panel that selects each week's Power 16. I was generously offered a ballot ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2007

After Southern Illinois, where will the bids come from?

Kyle Whelliston, Special to ESPN.com

The Missouri Valley Conference has established itself as a consistent multi-bid league. But this season, finding a bid beyond Southern Illinois will be hard, writes Kyle Whelliston.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2007