ESPN NCAA Tournament 2009

Originally Published: March 15, 2009

Tourney Tips: Western Kentucky

Hilltoppers spread the wealth in bid for another Tourney run

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By Bill Doherty
Special to Insider

Note: ESPN's Joe Lunardi assigned a team of Bracketologists to put together Insider's Tournament Tips, offering historical analysis of the bracket and in-depth breakdowns on all 65 tournament teams to help you make smart picks."

Lunardi's Logic

The South is the bracket for upsets, and the Hilltoppers do it again in 2009. WKU beat a No. 5 seed last year and does it again, this time over Illinois.

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Western Kentucky's complete Bracketology chart

Take a look inside the data used by the tournament selection committee in seeding the bracket.

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