Automatic
Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA tournament.
| Automatic Bids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season |
Conference | Seed |
| Austin Peay State University | Ohio Valley Conference | 0.531 !17–15 | 0.556 !10–8 | 16 |
| Ball State University | MAC | 0.758 !25–8 | 0.875 !14–2 | 12 |
| Baylor University | Big 12 Conference | 0.844 !27–5 | 0.75 !12–4 | 2 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Atlantic 10 | 0.742 !23–8 | 0.929 !13–1 | 11 |
| University of Connecticut | Big East | 1.033 !33–0 | 1.016 !16–0 | 1 |
| Dartmouth College | Ivy League | 0.643 !18–10 | 0.929 !13–1 | 16 |
| Drexel University | Colonial | 0.75 !24–8 | 0.889 !16–2 | 12 |
| East Tennessee State University | Atlantic Sun Conference | 0.667 !20–10 | 0.8 !16–4 | 13 |
| University of Evansville | Missouri Valley Conference | 0.455 !15–18 | 0.222 !4–14 | 15 |
| California State University, Fresno | WAC | 0.75 !24–8 | 0.75 !12–4 | 13 |
| Gonzaga University | West Coast Conference | 0.813 !26–6 | 0.857 !12–2 | 12 |
| University of Wisconsin–Green Bay | Horizon League | 0.906 !29–3 | 1.018 !18–0 | 11 |
| Lehigh University | Patriot League | 0.813 !26–6 | 0.857 !12–2 | 15 |
| Liberty University | Big South Conference | 0.75 !24–8 | 0.938 !15–1 | 14 |
| Marist College | MAAC | 0.906 !29–3 | 0.889 !16–2 | 12 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | ACC | 0.875 !28–4 | 0.857 !12–2 | 1 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Sun Belt Conference | 0.848 !28–5 | 0.944 !17–1 | 8 |
| University of Montana | Big Sky Conference | 0.875 !28–4 | 0.938 !15–1 | 13 |
| North Carolina A&T | MEAC | 0.813 !26–6 | 0.938 !15–1 | 14 |
| Ohio State University | Big Ten | 0.844 !27–5 | 0.833 !15–3 | 3 |
| Prairie View A&M University | SWAC | 0.697 !23–10 | 0.944 !17–1 | 16 |
| Sacred Heart University | Northeast Conference | 0.781 !25–7 | 1.018 !18–0 | 14 |
| South Dakota State University | The Summit League | 0.939 !31–2 | 0.944 !17–1 | 7 |
| Stanford University | Pac-12 | 0.879 !29–4 | 0.944 !17–1 | 2 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Big West Conference | 0.71 !22–9 | 0.938 !15–1 | 15 |
| University of Central Florida | Conference USA | 0.515 !17–16 | 0.688 !11–5 | 14 |
| University of Utah | Mountain West | 0.71 !22–9 | 0.813 !13–3 | 9 |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | Southland | 0.75 !24–8 | 0.875 !14–2 | 15 |
| Vanderbilt University | SEC | 0.75 !24–8 | 0.714 !10–4 | 4 |
| University of Vermont | America East | 0.656 !21–11 | 0.75 !12–4 | 16 |
| Western Carolina University | Southern Conference | 0.656 !21–11 | 0.7 !14–6 | 13 |
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