March Madness is upon us, and a total of 32 teams will receive automatic bids to the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s College Basketball Championship.
Conference tournaments are officially underway, and the winners of these league tournaments receive automatic bids to the Big Dance beginning on March 19.
Whether you’re a blue-blood in a league like the Big 12 or a small school in a league like the MAAC, it’s simple; have at least seven teams in your certified conference for the last four seasons, cut down the nets in your league tourney, and you’ll guarantee yourself a shot at competing for the national championship over the next three weekends.
Below we keep track on all of the conference tournament winners that have earned themselves automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament.
2024 March Madness: NCAA Tournament automatic bids
A-10:
AAC:
America East: Vermont
ACC: NC State
Atlantic Sun: Stetson
Big 12: Iowa State
Big East: UConn
Big Sky: Montana State
Big South: Longwood
Big Ten:
Big West: Long Beach State
CAA: Charleston
Conference USA: Western Kentucky
Horizon League: Oakland
Ivy:
MAC:
MAAC:
MEAC: Howard
Missouri Valley: Drake
Mountain West: New Mexico
Northeast: Wagner
Ohio Valley: Morehead State
Pac-12:
Patriot: Colgate
SEC:
Southern: Samford
Southland: McNeese State
Summit: South Dakota State
Sun Belt: James Madison
SWAC: Grambling State
WAC:
West Coast: Saint Mary’s