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Every Team That Has Received an Automatic Bid to the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament

The time has almost come for March Madness, but a select few teams have already found out that they will keep dancing beyond the conference tournaments. 

Some won the conference title outright while others have a more complicated twist because of the reclassification process. But the field largely won’t be determined until Selection Sunday when as the Ivy League, SEC, Atlantic 10, American and Big Ten play out their respective conference championships. 

Here’s the running list of who has snagged their NCAA men’s basketball tournament ticket. 

America East: Vermont (28–5)

ACC: Virginia Tech (23–12)

The Hokies captured their first-ever ACC crown on Saturday night in a stunning upset of Coach K and the Blue Devils in Brooklyn. The 15-point loss was the program’s largest over Duke all-time. 

American: Houston (29–5)

Atlantic 10: Richmond (23–12)

Atlantic Sun: Jacksonville State (21–10)

Big 12: Kansas (28–6)

Bill Self’s Jayhawks won the program’s first conference title since 2018 on Saturday, and are now headed to a fifth NCAA tournament appearance in six years. Big 12 player of the year Ochai Agbaji was named the tournament’s MOP.

Big East: Villanova (25–7)

Big Sky: Montana State (26–7)

Big South: Longwood (26–6)

Big Ten: Iowa (26–9)

The Hawkeyes captured their first conference tournament title of the Fran McCaffrey era on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Keegan Murray led the way, scoring 19 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in a 75–66 victory over Purdue.

Big West: CSU Fullerton (21–10)

Colonial: Delaware (22–12)

Conference USA: UAB (27–7)

Horizon: Wright State (21–13)

Ivy: Yale (19–11)

Metro Atlantic: Saint Peter’s (19–11)

Mid-American: Akron (24–9)

Mid-Eastern: Norfolk State (24–6)

Missouri Valley: Loyola Chicago (25–7)

Mountain West: Boise State (27–7)

Northeast: Bryant (22–9)

Ohio Valley: Murray State (30–2)

Pac-12: Arizona (31–3)

The Wildcats lived up to their top billing en route to winning their first conference championship since 2018. Led by a 27-point outing from Bennedict Mathurin, Arizona punched its ticket for March Madness on Saturday with a 84-76 win over UCLA.

Patriot: Colgate (23–11)

SEC: Tennessee (26–7)

The Volunteers maneuvered through a physical conference tournament to win the event for the first time since 1979. The team’s defense stifled Texas A&M en route to a 65–50 victory on Sunday afternoon.

Southern: Chattanooga (27–7)

Southland: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (23–11)

Southwestern: Texas Southern (18–12)

Summit: South Dakota State (30–4)

Sun Belt: Georgia State (18–10)

West Coast: Gonzaga (25–3)

Western: New Mexico State (26–6)

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