God's Bracket 2009: Women's Edition

Now that my men's tourney bracket has gone to Sheol, it's time to turn my attention to the women's bracket and take a look at the religiously affiliated school's in this year's NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. I am happy to say that, for the first time in God's Bracket history, my Evansville Purple Aces are part of the United Methodist delegation.

Anyway, here you go:



Roman Catholic

• Notre Dame (#7, Trenton)


• Sacred Heart (#14, Berkeley)

Jesuit

• Xavier (#5, Seattle)


• Gonzaga (#12, Seattle)

Augustinian

• Villanova (#8, Raleigh)

Vincentian

• DePaul (#7, Berkeley)

United Methodist

• Duke (#1, Berkeley)


• Evansville (#15, Trenton)

Baptist

• Baylor (#2, Raleigh)


• Liberty (#14, Raleigh)

Disciples of Christ

• Texas Christian (#10, Raleigh)

Note: My forthcoming book, Kneeling in the End Zone: Spiritual Lessons From the World of Sports (Pilgrim Press 2009), includes an appendix with a complete list of religiously affiliated Division I schools. Stay tuned for details