After the conclusion of the 2nd round Tuesday night, only 16 teams remained in the 2009 Division 4 Men's Basketball Tournament. Some interesting facts about the teams left:
-Three of the four 1 seeds remain, with Phoenix University the lone 1 seed sent home after losing in the 2nd round to #8 College of the Keys 82-74.
-Only two double-digit seeds remain, #10 Macon and #11 Sonora State. Both are in the Midwest bracket and will face each other in the 3rd round, ensuring that one cinderella team will make it to the elite eight.
-Only one Midwestern team remains, #5 Tulsa at Lawton; all the other teams being located near either the east or west coasts. They will face #1 Allentown State next round.
-So far, only 1 game has gone into overtime; the Thomas College-Ashtabula College game which was won by Ashtabula 98-92 in the 1st round. In total, there have been 9 games decided by 3 points or fewer; 6 of those occurring in the South bracket alone.
-Only two teams remain which have won the national championship in the past 5 years, Cabrillo College (05 & 07) and Tulsa at Lawton (04).
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