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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Connecticut Huskies (6th title, 6th title game, 10th Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Louisville Cardinals (1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Geno Auriemma (6th title) | ||||
| MOP | Tina Charles (Connecticut) | ||||
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The 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament commenced 21 March 2009 and concluded 7 April 2009 when the University of Connecticut Huskies defeated the Louisville Cardinals 76–54.
Michigan State's upset over Duke in the second round would be the last time until 2023 that all four 1 seeds did not progress to at least the Sweet Sixteen.