2017 NCAA tournament auto-bids
One team from every Division I conference earns an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. These bids go to league tournament champions, including the Ivy League, which is hosting its first tourney this year at The Palestra in Philadelphia. While you may not be familiar with all of the mid-majors battling for invitations to the field of 68, this form of March Madness often is even more thrilling than the big bracket everyone gets excited about this time of year. Every automatic bid for the 2017 NCAAs is listed below. We'll keep it updated as they're handed out.
Everything you need to know for Selection Sunday
league | tournament final | winner |
Ohio Valley | Tennessee-Martin vs. Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State |
Atlantic Sun | Florida Gulf Coast vs. North Florida | Florida Gulf Coast |
Missouri Valley | Wichita State vs. Illinois State | Wichita State |
Big South | Winthrop vs. Campbell | Winthrop |
CAA | UNC-Wilmington vs. Charleston | UNC-Wilmington |
MAAC | Siena vs. Iona | Iona |
Southern | East Tennessee State vs. UNC Greensboro | East Tennessee State |
Horizon League | Milwaukee vs. Northern Kentucky | Northern Kentucky |
Northeast | St. Francis (PA) vs. Mount St. Mary's | Mount St. Marys |
Summit League | South Dakota State vs. Omaha | South Dakota State |
West Coast | Saint Mary's vs. Gonzaga | Gonzaga |
Patriot League | Lehigh vs. Bucknell | Bucknell |
ACC | Duke vs. Notre Dame | Duke |
America East | Albany vs. Vermont | Vermont |
Big East | Villanova vs. Creighton | Villanova |
Big Sky | North Dakota vs. Weber State | North Dakota |
Big 12 | West Virginia vs. Iowa State | Iowa State |
Big West | UC Irvine vs. UC Davis | UC Davis |
Conference USA | Middle Tennessee vs. Marshall | Middle Tennessee |
MAC | Akron vs. Kent State | Kent State |
MEAC | NC Central vs. Norfolk State | NC Central |
Mountain West | Nevada vs. Colorado State | Nevada |
Pac-12 | Oregon vs. Arizona | Arizona |
Southland | New Orleans vs. Texas A&M-CC | New Orleans |
SWAC | Texas Southern vs. Alcorn State | Texas Southern |
WAC | Cal State-Bakersfield vs. New Mexico State | New Mexico State |
AAC | SMU vs. Cincinnati | SMU |
Atlantic 10 | Rhode Island vs. VCU | Rhode Island |
Big Ten | Michigan vs. Wisconsin | Michigan |
Ivy League | Princeton vs. Yale | Princeton |
SEC | Kentucky vs. Arkansas | Kentucky |
Sun Belt | Texas State vs. Troy | Troy |
