It’s March, which means the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament kicks into full swing. In what is one of the most exciting times of the year for all sports fans, March Madness gives fans a chance to enjoy the traditional powers we love or hate, the scrappy underdogs, and the little schools that could who pull of amazing upsets each and every year.
When Selection Sunday rolls around, who will be in the field of 68? The first 32 seeds are awarded to the conference champions. Thirty-one of those 32 champions are their conference’s tournament champions. The only one who does not use a tournament champion is the Ivy League, whose regular season champion is their champion. The remaining 36 seeds are awarded to At-Large teams as determined by the selection committee.
Automatic Qualifiers – Conference Champions:
Atlantic Coast Conference: North Carolina, 47th appearance, Last appearance – 2015
America East Conference: Stony Brook, 1st appearance
Atlantic 10 Conference: St. Joseph’s, 20th appearance, Last appearance – 2014
American Athletic Conference: Connecticut, 33rd appearance, Last appearance – 2014
Atlantic Sun Conference: Florida Gulf Coast, 2nd appearance, Last appearance – 2013
Big 12 Conference: Kansas, 45th appearance, Last appearance – 2015
Big East Conference: Seton Hall, 10th appearance, Last appearance – 2006
Big Sky Conference: Weber State, 16th appearance, Last appearance – 2014
Big South Conference: UNC-Asheville, 4th appearance, Last appearance – 2012
Big Ten Conference: Michigan State, 30th appearance, Last appearance – 2015
Big West Conference: Hawaii, 5th appearance, Last appearance – 2002
Colonial Athletic Association: UNC-Wilmington, 5th appearance, Last appearance – 2006
Conference USA: Middle Tennessee State, 8th appearance, Last appearance – 2013
Horizon League: Green Bay, 5th appearance, Last appearance – 1996
Ivy League: Yale, 4th appearance, Last appearance – 1962
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Iona, 11th appearance, Last appearance – 2013
Mid-American Conference: Buffalo, 2nd appearance, Last appearance – 2015
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Hampton, 6th apperance, Last appearance – 2015
Missouri Valley Conference: Northern Iowa, 8th appearance, Last appearance – 2015
Mountain West Conference: Fresno State, 6th appearance, Last appearance – 2001
Northeast Conference: Fairleigh Dickinson, 5th appearance, Last appearance – 2005
Ohio Valley Conference: Austin Peay, 6th appearance, Last appearance – 2008
Pacific-12 Conference: Oregon, 14th appearance, Last appearance – 2015
Patriot League: Holy Cross, 13th appearance, Last appearance – 2007
Southeastern Conference: Kentucky, 55th appearance, Last appearance – 2015
Southern Conference: UT-Chattanooga, 11th appearance, Last appearance – 2009
Southland Conference: Stephen F. Austin, 4th appearance, Last appearance – 2015
Southwest Athletic Conference: Southern, 9th appearance, Last appearance – 2013
Summit League: South Dakota State, 3rd appearance, Last appearance – 2013
Sun Belt Conference: Arkansas-Little Rock, 5th appearance, Last appearance – 2011
West Coast Conference: Gonzaga, 19th appearance, Last appearance – 2015
Western Athletic Conference: Cal State Bakersfield, 1st appearance
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