| Blogging the Bracket – 2009 Auto Bid Opening Round Bracket | ||||||
| MIDWEST | Key | SOUTH | ||||
| Dayton – March 17, 20, and 22 | Teams not in actual bracket | Greensboro – March 17, 19, and 21 | ||||
| 1 | Louisville (Big East) | North Carolina | 1 | |||
| 16 | Alabama State/Chattanooga | Radford/Morgan State | 16 | |||
| 8 | Ohio State | LSU | 8 | |||
| 9 | Siena (Metro Atlantic) | Butler | 9 | |||
| Miami – March 20 and 22 | Portland – March 19 and 21 | |||||
| 5 | Utah (Mountain West) | Illinois | 5 | |||
| 12 | Arizona | Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) | 12 | |||
| 4 | Wake Forest | Gonzaga (West Coast) | 4 | |||
| 13 | Cleveland State (Horizon) | Indianapolis | Memphis | San Diego State | 13 | |
| Minneapolis – March 20 and 22 | REGIONAL | REGIONAL | Miami – March 20 and 22 | |||
| 6 | West Virginia | March 27 and 29 | March 27 and 29 | Arizona State | 6 | |
| 11 | Dayton | Temple (Atlantic Ten) | 11 | |||
| 3 | Kansas | Syracuse | 3 | |||
| 14 | North Dakota State (Summit) | Akron (Mid-American) | 14 | |||
| Minneapolis – March 20 and 22 | Kansas City – March 19 and 21 | |||||
| 7 | Boston College | Clemson | 7 | |||
| 10 | USC (Pacific 10) | Michigan | 10 | |||
| 2 | Michigan State | Oklahoma | 2 | |||
| 15 | Robert Morris (Northeast) | Stephen F. Austin (Southland) | 15 | |||
| WEST | Detroit | EAST | ||||
| Philadelphia – March 17, 19, and 21 | FINAL FOUR | Dayton – March 17, 20, and 22 | ||||
| 1 | Connecticut | April 4 and 6 | Pittsburgh | 1 | ||
| 16 | E. Tenn. State/Binghamton | Morehead St./CS-Northridge | 16 | |||
| 8 | BYU | Oklahoma State | 8 | |||
| 9 | Texas A&M | Tennessee | 9 | |||
| Portland – March 19 and 21 | Boise – March 20 and 22 | |||||
| 5 | Purdue (Big Ten) | Florida State | 5 | |||
| 12 | Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley) | Wisconsin | 12 | |||
| 4 | Washington | Xavier | 4 | |||
| 13 | St. Mary's | Glendale | Boston | Creighton | 13 | |
| Boise – March 20 and 22 | REGIONAL | REGIONAL | Philadelphia – March 19 and 21 | |||
| 6 | Marquette | March 26 and 28 | March 26 and 28 | UCLA | 6 | |
| 11 | Utah State (Western Athletic) | Va. Commonwealth (Colonial) | 11 | |||
| 3 | Missouri (Big 12) | Villanova | 3 | |||
| 14 | Miss. State (Southeastern) | Portland State (Big Sky) | 14 | |||
| Kansas City – March 19 and 21 | Greensboro – March 19 and 21 | |||||
| 7 | California | Texas | 7 | |||
| 10 | Maryland | Minnesota | 10 | |||
| 2 | Memphis (Conference USA) | E-mail me at bloggingthebracket at gmail dot com. | Duke (Atlantic Coast) | 2 | ||
| 15 | Cornell (Ivy) | Return to BloggingtheBracket.com | American (Patriot) | 15 | ||