It’s March, which means the madness is almost here and the men’s NCAA tournament is just around the corner.
Every March Madness automatic qualifier for the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament
We’re tracking the 32 teams who qualified automatically for this year’s tournament.
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Beth Maiman is the Associate Director of NCAA content at SB Nation.
The entire 2024 NCAA tournament field will be announced on Sunday, March 17, but before that teams will play for their respective conference tournament title, which guarantees a spot in the NCAA tournament.
There is a total of 68 teams in the tournament field, with 32 qualifying through automatic bids from winning conference tournaments. The other 36 teams will qualify as at-large selections, picked by the DI men’s basketball selection committee.
SB Nation has a complete preview on everything you need to know about conference tournament week. Full odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook.
The First Four games will begin on Tuesday, March 19 with the first round starting on Thursday, March 21. Keep it locked to SB Nation for continued coverage on the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments.
Below we are tracking every automatic qualifier for the 2024 NCAA men’s tournament.
2024 men’s tournament automatic qualifiers
CONFERENCE | SCHEDULE/RESULTS/TV SCHEDULE | AUTO BID | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| America East | Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 11 a.m. ET March 16 on ESPN2 | Vermont | Higher seed |
| American Athletic | First Round: March 13 Second Round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: 3:15 p.m. ET March 17 on ESPN | UAB | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Atlantic 10 | First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: 1 p.m. ET March 17 on CBS | Duquesne | Brooklyn, New York |
| ACC | First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 8:30 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN | NC State | Washington, D.C. |
| ASUN | First Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 2 p.m. ET March 10 on ESPN2 | Stetson | Campus sites |
| Big 12 | First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 6 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN | Iowa State | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Big East | First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 6:30 p.m. ET March 16 on FOX | UConn | New York City |
| Big Sky | First Round: March 9 Second Round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 11:30 p.m. ET March 13 on ESPN2 | Montana State | Boise, Idaho |
| Big South | First Round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 12 p.m. ET March 10 on ESPN2 | Longwood | High Point, North Carolina |
| Big Ten | First Round: March 13 Second Round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: 3:30 p.m. ET March 17 on CBS | Illinois | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Big West | First Round: March 13 Second Round: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 9:30 p.m. ET March 16 | Long Beach State | Henderson, Nevada |
| CAA | First Round: March 8 Second Round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 12 on CBS Sports Network | Charleston | Washington, D.C. |
| Conference USA | First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 and 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 8:30 p.m. ET March 16 on CBS Sports Network | Western Kentucky | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Horizon League | First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 12 on ESPN/ESPN2 | Oakland | Indianapolis, Indiana (semifinals on) |
| Ivy League | Semifinals: March 16 Championship: 12 p.m. ET March 17 on ESPN2 | Yale | New York City |
| MAAC | Opening Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 and 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 7:30 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPNU | Saint Peter's | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| MAC | Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 7:30 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN2 | Akron | Cleveland, Ohio |
| MEAC | Quarterfinals: March 13 and 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 1 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN2 | Howard | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Missouri Valley | First Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 2 p.m. ET March 10 on CBS | Drake | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mountain West | Opening Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 6 p.m. ET March 16 | New Mexico | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Northeast | Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 12 on ESPN2 | Wagner | Higher seed |
| Ohio Valley | First Round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 9 on ESPN2 | Morehead State | Evansville, Indiana |
| Pac-12 | First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 9 p.m. ET March 16 on FOX | Oregon | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Patriot League | First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 13 on CBS Sports Network | Colgate | Higher seed |
| SEC | First Round: March 13 Second Round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: 1 p.m. ET March 17 on ESPN | Auburn | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Southern | Opening Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 11 on ESPN | Samford | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Southland | First Round: March 10 Second Round: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: 5 p.m. ET March 13 on ESPN2 | McNeese State | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| SWAC | Quarterfinals: March 13 and 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 9:30 p.m. ET March 16 | Grambling State | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Summit League | First Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 and 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 9:30 p.m. ET March 12 on CBS Sports Network | South Dakota State | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Sun Belt | First Round: March 5 Second Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 6 p.m. ET March 11 on ESPN2 | James Madison | Pensacola, Florida |
| West Coast | First Round: March 7 Second Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 9 p.m. ET March 12 on ESPN | Saint Mary's (CA) | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| WAC | First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 11:30 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN2 | Grand Canyon University | Las Vegas, Nevada |
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