March Madness 2017: Live updates as teams qualify for NCAA Tournament bids

The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee has about half of the bracket picked, as the 32 teams that win their conference tournament receive automatic bids for their efforts. Though they can breathe easily knowing they’ll be on the bracket somewhere, they still await Selection Sunday to find out what their path to the championship looks like as they’re seeded and placed in one of the four regions.

While winning the conference looks pretty on paper and serves as the ultimate last-minute resume boost, it means little in terms of tournament success. Four of the past five NCAA tournament winners didn’t win their conference tournament.

Here’s the list of teams that have guaranteed themselves a spot on the bracket:

American Athletic Conference - SMU vs. Cincinnati

Atlantic Coastal Conference - Duke (27-8)

America East - Vermont (29-5)

Atlantic 10 - Rhode Island (24-9)

Atlantic Sun - Florida Gulf Coast (26-7)

Big East - Villanova (31-3)

Big Sky - North Dakota (22-9)

Big South - Winthrop (26-6)

Big Ten - Michigan (24-11)

Big 12 - Iowa State (23-10)

Big West - UC Davis (22-12)

Colonial Athletic Association - UNC-Wilmington (29-5)

Conference USA - Middle Tennessee (30-4)

Horizon League - Northern Kentucky (24-10)

Ivy League - Princeton (23-6)

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - Iona (22-12)

Mid-American Conference - Kent State (22-13)

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference - NC Central (25-8)

Missouri Valley - Wichita State (30-4)

Mountain West - Nevada (28-6)

Northeast - Mount St. Mary’s (19-15)

Ohio Valley - Jacksonville State (20-14)

Pac 12 - Arizona (30-4)

Patriot - Bucknell (26-8)

Southeastern Conference - Kentucky (29-5)

Southern - East Tennessee State (27-7)

Southland - New Orleans (20-11)

Summit - South Dakota State (18-16)

Sun Belt - Troy vs. Texas State

Southwestern Athletic Conference - Texas Southern (23-11)

Western Athletic Conference - New Mexico State (28-5)

West Coast - Gonzaga (32-1)