UCSB...the tournament starts and ends with them. They are the 2 time defending national champions. They are coming in this year though as an at-large bid into the championship division. What other teams are here to challenge UCSB?
Let's begin with 2008 national finalist Arizona. They are one of 3 teams that automatically qualified from Region 6. The other teams from Region 6 include: Cal Poly and 2008 open champion UCLA.
What do the other regions have to offer?
Region 1 qualifiers include: Penn State (national semifinalist), Cornell (2008 participant) and Delaware (DNP-Did Not Participate). The College of New Jersey (DNP) qualified from Region 1 as an at large.
Region 2 qualifiers include: Virginia Tech (08 participant), Virginia (08 open participant) and Florida (08 participant).
Region 3 qualifiers include: Michigan State (08 participant), Illinois (08 open QF) and Ohio State (DNP). At-large berths went to Marquette (DNP) and Michigan (08 national QF).
Region 4 qualifiers include: Texas A&M (DNP), Texas State (08 open participant) and Missouri (08 open participant). An at-large berth went to Texas (DNP).
Region 5 qualifiers include: Colorado "Gold" (08 national QF), Colorado St. "Gold" (08 participant) and Denver (DNP). An at-large berth went to Colorado School of the Mines (DNP).
It promises to be an exciting tournament. Will anyone unseat UCSB? It begins in 2 Days!!! Remember it begins and ends with: UCSB.
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