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2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

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2024 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids32
At-large bids36
Top seedUConn
ChampionUConn

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams were entered into the tournament. Thirty-two of the teams qualified via automatic bids, usually earned by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 36 teams were selected via "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Teams were seeded from 1 to 16 within each of the four regionals, while the Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

Automatic bids

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A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament were granted to the below listed conferences, to the team that won the conference's championship tournament.[1][2] Seeds listed reflected seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. # of app. Tournament Runner-up Record (Conf.) Seed
Morehead State 26–8 (14–4) 3 2021 9th Ohio Valley Little Rock 21–12 (14–4) 1
Longwood 21–13 (6–10) 5 2022 2nd Big South UNC Asheville 22–12 (12–4) 2
Stetson 22–12 (11–5) 2 Never 1st ASUN Austin Peay 19–15 (10–6) 4
Drake 28–6 (16–4) 2 2023 7th Missouri Valley Indiana State 28–6 (17–3) 1
James Madison 31–3 (15–3) 2 2013 6th Sun Belt Arkansas State 18–16 (11–7) 4
Samford 29–5 (15–3) 1 2000 3rd Southern East Tennessee State 19–16 (8–10) 7
Wagner 16–15 (7–9) 6 2003 2nd Northeast Merrimack 21–12 (13–3) 2
Oakland 23–11 (15–5) 1 2011 4th Horizon Milwaukee 20–15 (12–8) 6
Charleston 27–7 (15–3) 1 2023 7th CAA Stony Brook 20–15 (10–8) 7
Saint Mary's 26–7 (15–1) 1 2023 13th WCC Gonzaga 25–7 (14–2) 2
South Dakota State 22–12 (12–4) 1 2022 7th Summit Denver 17–17 (6–10) 7
McNeese 30–3 (17–1) 1 2002 3rd Southland Nicholls 20–14 (13–5) 3
Colgate 25–9 (16–2) 1 2023 7th Patriot Lehigh 14–18 (9–9) 6
Montana State 17–17 (9–9) 5 2023 6th Big Sky Montana 23–11 (12–6) 3
Vermont 28–6 (15–1) 1 2023 10th America East UMass Lowell 22–10 (11–5) 2
Howard 18–16 (9–5) 4 2023 4th MEAC Delaware State 15–18 (6–8) 6
Iowa State 27–7 (13–5) 2 2023 23rd Big 12 Houston 30–4 (15–3) 1
New Mexico 26–9 (10–8) 6 2014 16th Mountain West San Diego State 24–10 (11–7) 5
UConn 31–3 (18–2) 1 2023 37th Big East Marquette 25–9 (14–6) 3
Akron 24–10 (13–5) 2 2022 6th MAC Kent State 17–17 (8–10) 8
Saint Peter's 19–13 (12–8) 5 2022 5th MAAC Fairfield 22–12 (14–6) 2
NC State 22–14 (9–11) 10 2023 29th ACC North Carolina 27–7 (17–3) 1
Western Kentucky 22–11 (8–8) 3 2013 24th CUSA UTEP 18–16 (7–9) 5
Oregon 23–11 (12–8) 4 2021 18th Pac-12 Colorado 24–10 (13–7) 3
Long Beach State 21–14 (10–10) 4 2012 10th Big West UC Davis 20–13 (14–6) 2
Grambling State 20–14 (14–4) 1 Never 1st SWAC Texas Southern 16–16 (12–6) 3
Grand Canyon 29–4 (17–3) 1 2023 3rd WAC UT Arlington 20–14 (13–7) 3
Yale 22–9 (11–3) 2 2022 7th Ivy League Brown 13–18 (8–6) 4
Duquesne 24–11 (10–8) 6 1977 6th Atlantic 10 VCU 22–13 (11–7) 5
Auburn 27–7 (13–5) 4 2023 13th SEC Florida 24–11 (11–7) 6
UAB 23–11 (12–6) 4 2022 17th American Temple 16–20 (5–13) 11
Illinois 26–8 (14–6) 2 2023 34th Big Ten Wisconsin 22–13 (11–9) 5

At-large bids

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36 at-large teams were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.

At-large bids
Team Conference Last appearance # of appearances
Florida Atlantic American 2023 3rd
Clemson ACC 2021 14th
Duke 2023 46th
North Carolina 2022 53rd
Virginia 2023 26th
Dayton A-10 2017 19th
Creighton Big East 2023 25th
Marquette 2023 36th
Baylor Big 12 2023 16th
BYU 2021 31st
Houston 2023 25th
Kansas 2023 52nd
TCU 2023 11th
Texas 2023 38th
Texas Tech 2022 20th
Michigan State Big Ten 2023 37th
Nebraska 2014 8th
Northwestern 2023 3rd
Purdue 2023 35th
Wisconsin 2022 27th
Boise State Mountain West 2023 10th
Colorado State 2022 12th
Nevada 2023 11th
San Diego State 2023 16th
Utah State 2023 24th
Arizona Pac–12 2023 38th
Colorado 2021 16th
Washington State 2008 7th
Alabama SEC 2023 25th
Florida 2021 24th
Kentucky 2023 62nd
Mississippi State 2023 13th
South Carolina 2017 10th
Tennessee 2023 26th
Texas A&M 2023 16th
Gonzaga WCC 2023 26th

Listed by region and seeding

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The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released on March 17.

East Regional – TD Garden, Boston, MA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 UConn Big East 31–3 1 Automatic 2023
2 Iowa State Big 12 27–7 8 Automatic 2023
3 Illinois Big Ten 26–8 12 Automatic 2023
4 Auburn SEC 27–7 15 Automatic 2023
5 San Diego State Mountain West 24–10 18 At Large 2023
6 BYU Big 12 23–10 21 At Large 2021
7 Washington State Pac-12 24–9 26 At Large 2008
8 Florida Atlantic American 25–8 31 At Large 2023
9 Northwestern Big Ten 21–11 36 At Large 2023
10 Drake Missouri Valley 28–6 40 Automatic 2023
11 Duquesne Atlantic 10 24–11 46 Automatic 1977
12 UAB American 23–11 50 Automatic 2022
13 Yale Ivy 22–9 52 Automatic 2022
14 Morehead State Ohio Valley 26–8 57 Automatic 2021
15 South Dakota State Summit 22–12 61 Automatic 2022
16 Stetson ASUN 22–12 64 Automatic Never
West Regional – Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 North Carolina ACC 27–7 4 At Large 2022
2 Arizona Pac-12 25–8 6 At Large 2023
3 Baylor Big 12 23–10 9 At Large 2023
4 Alabama SEC 21–11 16 At Large 2023
5 Saint Mary's WCC 26–7 20 Automatic 2023
6 Clemson ACC 21–11 22 At Large 2021
7 Dayton Atlantic 10 26–7 28 At Large 2017
8 Mississippi State SEC 21–13 32 At Large 2023
9 Michigan State Big Ten 19–14 33 At Large 2023
10 Nevada Mountain West 26–7 37 At Large 2023
11 New Mexico Mountain West 26–9 44 Automatic 2014
12 Grand Canyon WAC 29–4 47 Automatic 2023
13 Charleston CAA 27–7 54 Automatic 2023
14 Colgate Patriot 25–9 58 Automatic 2023
15 Long Beach State Big West 21–14 59 Automatic 2012
16* Howard MEAC 18–16 67 Automatic 2023
Wagner NEC 16–15 68 Automatic 2003
South Regional – American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Houston Big 12 30–4 2 At Large 2023
2 Marquette Big East 25–9 7 At Large 2023
3 Kentucky SEC 23–9 11 At Large 2023
4 Duke ACC 24–8 13 At Large 2023
5 Wisconsin Big Ten 22–13 19 At Large 2022
6 Texas Tech Big 12 23–10 23 At Large 2022
7 Florida SEC 24–11 25 At Large 2021
8 Nebraska Big Ten 23–10 29 At Large 2014
9 Texas A&M SEC 20–14 34 At Large 2023
10* Boise State Mountain West 22–10 38 At Large 2023
Colorado Pac-12 24–10 39 At Large 2021
11 NC State ACC 22–14 45 Automatic 2023
12 James Madison Sun Belt 31–3 48 Automatic 2013
13 Vermont America East 28–6 51 Automatic 2023
14 Oakland Horizon 23–11 55 Automatic 2011
15 Western Kentucky C-USA 22–11 60 Automatic 2013
16 Longwood Big South 21–13 63 Automatic 2022
Midwest Regional – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Purdue Big Ten 29–4 3 At Large 2023
2 Tennessee SEC 24–8 5 At Large 2023
3 Creighton Big East 23–9 10 At Large 2023
4 Kansas Big 12 22–10 14 At Large 2023
5 Gonzaga West Coast 25–7 17 At Large 2023
6 South Carolina SEC 26–7 24 At Large 2017
7 Texas Big 12 20–12 27 At Large 2023
8 Utah State Mountain West 27–6 30 At Large 2023
9 TCU Big 12 21–12 35 At Large 2023
10* Virginia ACC 23–10 41 At Large 2023
Colorado State Mountain West 24–10 42 At Large 2022
11 Oregon Pac-12 23–11 43 Automatic 2021
12 McNeese Southland 30–3 49 Automatic 2002
13 Samford Southern 29–5 53 Automatic 2000
14 Akron MAC 24–10 56 Automatic 2022
15 Saint Peter's MAAC 19–13 62 Automatic 2022
16* Montana State Big Sky 17–17 65 Automatic 2023
Grambling State SWAC 20–14 66 Automatic Never

*See First Four
Source:[3]

Conferences with multiple bids

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Teams in boldface won their conference tournament and received the conference's automatic bid.

Bids Conference Schools
8 Big 12 Baylor, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech
SEC Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
6 Big Ten Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin
Mountain West Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State
5 ACC Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia
4 Pac-12 Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, Washington State
3 Big East Creighton, Marquette, UConn
2 American Florida Atlantic, UAB
Atlantic 10 Dayton, Duquesne
West Coast Gonzaga, Saint Mary's

Bids by state

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Bids State Schools
4 Alabama Alabama, Auburn, Samford, UAB
2 Arizona Arizona, Grand Canyon
3 California Long Beach State, Saint Mary's, San Diego State
2 Colorado Colorado, Colorado State
2 Connecticut UConn, Yale
3 Florida FAU, Florida, Stetson
1 Idaho Boise State
2 Illinois Illinois, Northwestern
1 Indiana Purdue
2 Iowa Drake, Iowa State
1 Kansas Kansas
3 Kentucky Kentucky, Morehead State, Western Kentucky
2 Louisiana Grambling State, McNeese
2 Michigan Michigan State, Oakland
1 Mississippi Mississippi State
1 Montana Montana State
2 Nebraska Creighton, Nebraska
1 Nevada Nevada
1 New Jersey Saint Peter's
1 New Mexico New Mexico
2 New York Colgate, Wagner
3 North Carolina Duke, NC State, North Carolina
2 Ohio Akron, Dayton
1 Oregon Oregon
1 Pennsylvania Duquesne
3 South Carolina Charleston, Clemson, South Carolina
1 South Dakota South Dakota State
6 Texas Baylor, Houston, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
1 Tennessee Tennessee
2 Utah BYU, Utah State
1 Vermont Vermont
3 Virginia James Madison, Longwood, Virginia
1 Washington, D.C. Howard
2 Washington (State) Gonzaga, Washington State
2 Wisconsin Marquette, Wisconsin

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tracking all 32 NCAA men's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2024 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  2. ^ "Men's Champ Week: Conference tournament schedules, sites, auto bids". ESPN.com. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  3. ^ Salerno, Cameron (March 17, 2024). "March Madness 2024: Committee reveals official NCAA Tournament bracket seed list from 1-68". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2024.