31 Automatic Bids - Conference Tournaments

31 automatic bids are earned by the Conference Tournament Champions. Here is the list of conferences, schedule and winner when known.

	Dates-Winners [record]	Conference [record]
1.	Duke Blue Devils [28-6]	ACC [11-5]
2.	Binghamton Bearcats [23-8]	American East [13-3]
3.	East Tennessee St Buccaneers [23-10]	Atlantic Sun [14-6]
4.	Temple Owls [22-11]	Atlantic 10 [11-5]
5.	Louisville Cardinals [28-5]	Big East [16-2]
6.	Portland State Vikings [23-9]	Big Sky [11-5]
7.	Radford Highlanders [21-11]	Big South [15-3]
8.	Purdue Boilermakers [24-9]	Big Ten [11-7]
9.	Missouri Tigers [28-6]	Big 12 [12-4]
10.	CSU Northridge Matadors [17-3]	Big West [11-5]
11.	Virginia Commonwealth Rams [24-9]	Colonial [14-4]
12.	Memphis Tigers [31-3]	Conference USA [16-0]
13.	Cleveland State Vikings [24-10]	Horizon [13-6]
14.	Cornell Big Red [21-9]	Ivy League [11-3]
15.	Siena Saints [26-7]	MAAC [16-2]
16.	Akron Zips [23-12]	MAC [10-6]
17.	Morgan State Bears [23-11]	MEAC [17-3]
18.	Northern Iowa Panthers [23-10]	Missouri Valley [14-4]
19.	Utah Utes [24-9]	Mountain West [15-4]
20.	Robert Morris Colonials [24-10]	Northeast [15-3]
21.	Morehead State Eagles [19-15]	Ohio Valley [26-10]
22.	Southern Califonia Trojans [21-12]	Pac-10 [12-9]
23.	American Eagles [24-7]	Patriot [13-1]
24.	Mississippi St Bulldogs [23-12]	SEC [9-7]
25.	Chattanooga Mocs [18-16]	Southern [11-9]
26.	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks [24-7]	Southland [13-3]
27.	North Dakota State Bison [26-6]	Summit [16-2]
28.	Western Kentucky Hilltopers [24-8]	Sun Belt [15-3]
29.	Alabama St Hornets [22-9]	SWAC [16-2]
30.	Utah State Aggies [30-4]	WAC [14-2]
31.	Gonzaga Bulldogs [26-5]	West Coast [14-10]

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2009 Tournament Schedule

Welcome Back! The 13th annual OfficePool64.com contest site is up and running. Selection Sunday is less than a week away, I'll be updating the site with the 2009 links this week. There are 30 'automatic bids' to be earned this year and 36 'at large bids'. Cornell of the Ivy League has earn the first spot in the tournament via winning it's regular season championship for the second year in a row. Key Tournament Dates courtesy of NCAA Sports

Pre-Tournament Events
March 15 - Selection Sunday @ 5:00 CST on CBS
March 17 - Opening Round game [play in game]

First Weekend Of Games
March 19-20: Round One Games
March 21-22: Round Two Games

Second Weekend Of Games
March 26-27: Round Three Games
March 28-29: Round Four Games

Final Weekend Of Games
April 4: Round Five, Semi-Finals
April 6: Round Six, Championship Game

Memphis Chokes At The Line

Geez! Too much pressure for Memphis at the end of the championship game, missing free throws, can't make a basket to save their lives, bad decisions. Kansas was too much for Memphis and until the last two minutes of regulations, didn't show the same spark they had during their match up against North Carolina. Kansas wins in Over Time, 75-68.

Congratulations goes to Keith Deutsch for winning the 2008 OfficePool64.com Tournament Contest.

Your Top Ten Pick Sheets for the 2008 Office Pool

1. 181 - Keith Deutsch
2. 178 - Rob Bauer
3. 176 - Michael Wittchow
4. 176 - Joe Romere
5. 174 - Brian Robertson
6. 174 - NCjayhawks
7. 174 - Jay Erickson
8. 173 - Jessie Forga
9. 171 - Scott 214
10. 171 - Darren Olson

Kansas Jayhawks Versus Memphis Tigers

Memphis Tigers from Conference USA versus the mighty Kansas Jayhaws of the Big 12 Conference.

Memphis Tigers [38-1] are the only team in NCAA history to earn 38 victories in one season. This is the second time Memphis has played in the Championship game. Their other appearance was in 1973 against UCLA which was a loss. They are also the first team from Conference USA to advance to the Championship game.

Kansas is in the Championship game for the eighth time, their first since 2003. Kansas's 18 point victory over North Carolina is the second largest over a team ranked #1 in tournament history.

Monday's Championship Game - Tipoff @ 9:21 [ET]

#1 Kansas Jayhawks [36-3] - 56 pick sheets selected Kansas
#1 Memphis Tigers [38-1] - 46 pick sheets selected Memphis

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