2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

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2018 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids32
At-large bids36
Top seed Virginia
Champion Villanova
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This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams participated the tournament. Thirty-two of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The remaining 36 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68. [1] [2]

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Qualifying teams

Automatic bids

Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Conference championship runners-up in bold were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying schoolRecord (Conf.)SeedLast app.TournamentRunner-upRecord (Conf.)Seed
Murray State 26–5 (16–2)12012 Ohio Valley Belmont 24–9 (15–3)2
Radford 22–12 (12–6)22009 Big South Liberty 20–14 (9–9)5
Loyola–Chicago 28–5 (15–3)11985 Missouri Valley Illinois State 15–14 (10–8)3
Lipscomb 23–9 (10–4)2Never Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 23–11 (12–2)1
Michigan 28–7 (13–5)52017 Big Ten Purdue 28–5 (15–3)3
Iona 20–13 (11–7)42017 MAAC Fairfield 17–16 (9–9)6
UNC Greensboro 27–7 (15–3)12001 Southern East Tennessee State 25–9 (14–4)2
LIU Brooklyn 18–16 (10–8)42013 Northeast Wagner 23–9 (14–4)1
Charleston 26–7 (14–4)11999 CAA Northeastern 23–9 (14–4)2
Gonzaga 30–4 (17–1)12017 West Coast BYU 24–10 (11–7)3
Bucknell 24–9 (16–2)12017 Patriot Colgate 19–12 (12–6)2
Wright State 25–9 (14–4)22007 Horizon Cleveland State 12–23 (6–12)8
South Dakota State 28–6 (13–1)12017 Summit South Dakota 26–8 (11–3)2
UMBC 24–10 (12–4)22008 America East Vermont 27–7 (15–1)1
North Carolina Central 19–15 (9–7)62017 MEAC Hampton 19–15 (12–4)1
Texas Southern 15–19 (12–6)32017 SWAC Arkansas–Pine Bluff 14–21 (12–6)1
Kansas 27–7 (13–5)12017 Big 12 West Virginia 11–7 (23–9)3
San Diego State 22–10 (11–7)52015 Mountain West New Mexico 18–15 (12–6)3
Villanova 30–4 (14–4)22017 Big East Providence 21–12 (10–8)5
Buffalo 25–8 (15–3)12016 MAC Toledo 23–10 (13–5)2
Montana 26–7 (16–2)12013 Big Sky Eastern Washington 20–14 (13–5)3
Virginia 31–2 (17–1)12017 ACC North Carolina 25–9 (11–7)6
Marshall 24–10 (12–6)41987 Conference USA Western Kentucky 24–10 (14–4)3
Stephen F. Austin 28–6 (14–4)32016 Southland Southeastern Louisiana 21–10 (15–3)1
Arizona 27-7 (14-4)12017 Pac-12 USC 23–11 (12–6)2
New Mexico State 27–5 (12–2)12017 WAC Grand Canyon 22–10 (9–5)3
Cal State Fullerton 20–11 (10–6)42008 Big West UC-Irvine 18–17 (11–5)3
Penn 24–8 (12–2)22007 Ivy Harvard 18–13 (12–2)1
Davidson 21–11 (13–5)32015 Atlantic 10 Rhode Island 25–7 (15–3)1
Kentucky 24–10 (10–8)42017 SEC Tennessee 25–8 (13–5)2
Georgia State 23–10 (12–6)22015 Sun Belt Texas–Arlington 21–12 (10–8)4
Cincinnati 27–4 (16–2)12017 American Houston 24–6 (14–4)3

At-large bids

TeamConferenceLast appearance# of appearances
Alabama SEC 201220
Arizona State Pac-12 201414
Arkansas SEC 201732
Auburn SEC 20039
Butler Big East 201716
Clemson ACC 201111
Creighton Big East 201721
Duke ACC 201742
Florida SEC 201719
Florida State ACC 201716
Houston American 201020
Kansas State Big 12 201730
Miami ACC 201710
Michigan State Big Ten 201732
Missouri SEC 201326
Nevada Mountain West 20178
NC State ACC 201527
North Carolina ACC 201749
Ohio State Big Ten 201728
Oklahoma Big 12 201631
Providence Big East 201720
Purdue Big Ten 201729
Rhode Island A–10201710
Seton Hall Big East 201712
St. Bonaventure A–1020127
Syracuse ACC 201639
Tennessee SEC 201421
Texas Big 12 201634
Texas A&M SEC 201614
Texas Tech Big 12 201616
TCU Big 12 19988
UCLA Pac-12 201748
Virginia Tech ACC 201710
West Virginia Big 12 201729
Wichita State American 201715
Xavier Big East 201728

Listed by region and seeding

East Region – Boston
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeOverall rank
1 Villanova Big East 30–4Automatic2
2 Purdue Big Ten 28–6At-large7
3 Texas Tech Big 1224–9At-large12
4 Wichita State American28–7At-large14
5 West Virginia Big 1224–10At-large18
6 Florida SEC20–12At-large21
7 Arkansas SEC23–11At-large26
8 Virginia Tech ACC21–11At-large31
9 Alabama SEC19–15At-large36
10 Butler Big East20–13At-large33
11* St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 25–7At-large41
UCLA Pac-12 21–10At-large42
12 Murray State Ohio Valley26–5Automatic50
13 Marshall C-USA24–10Automatic54
14 Stephen F. Austin Southland28–6Automatic58
15 Cal State Fullerton Big West20–11Automatic61
16* LIU Brooklyn Northeast18–16Automatic66
Radford Big South22–12Automatic65
Midwest Region – Omaha
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeOverall rank
1 Kansas Big 1227–7Automatic3
2 Duke ACC26–7At-large6
3 Michigan State Big Ten29–4At-large9
4 Auburn SEC25–7At-large13
5 Clemson ACC23–9At-large19
6 TCU Big 1221–11At-large24
7 Rhode Island Atlantic 1025–7At-large28
8 Seton Hall Big East21–11At-large29
9 NC State ACC21-11At-large37
10 Oklahoma Big 1218-13At-large40
11* Arizona State Pac-1220–11At-large43
Syracuse ACC20–13At-large44
12 New Mexico State WAC28–5Automatic47
13 Charleston CAA26–7Automatic53
14 Bucknell Patriot25–9Automatic55
15 Iona MAAC20–13Automatic62
16 Penn Ivy24–8Automatic64
South Region – Atlanta
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeOverall rank
1 Virginia ACC31–2Automatic1
2 Cincinnati AAC30–4Automatic8
3 Tennessee SEC25–8At-large10
4 Arizona Pac-1227–7Automatic16
5 Kentucky SEC24–10Automatic17
6 Miami (FL) ACC22–9At-large22
7 Nevada Mountain West27–7At-large27
8 Creighton Big East21–11At-large30
9 Kansas State Big 1222–11At-large34
10 Texas Big 1219–14At-large39
11 Loyola-Chicago MVC28–5Automatic46
12 Davidson Atlantic 1021–11Automatic48
13 Buffalo MAC26–8Automatic52
14 Wright State Horizon League25–9Automatic57
15 Georgia State Sun Belt24–10Automatic60
16 UMBC America East24–10Automatic63
West Region – Los Angeles
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeOverall rank
1 Xavier Big East28–5At-large4
2 North Carolina ACC25–10At-large5
3 Michigan Big Ten28–7Automatic11
4 Gonzaga West Coast30–4Automatic15
5 Ohio State Big Ten24–8At-large20
6 Houston American26–7At-large23
7 Texas A&M SEC20–12At-large25
8 Missouri SEC20–12At-large32
9 Florida State ACC20–11At-large38
10 Providence Big East21–13At-large35
11 San Diego State Mountain West22–10Automatic45
12 South Dakota State Summit28–6Automatic49
13 UNC Greensboro Southern27–7Automatic52
14 Montana Big Sky26–7Automatic56
15 Lipscomb Atlantic Sun23–9Automatic59
16* North Carolina Central MEAC19–15Automatic67
Texas Southern SWAC15–19Automatic68

Conferences with multiple bids

BidsConferenceSchools
9 ACC Virginia, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
8 SEC Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M
7 Big 12 Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, West Virginia
6 Big East Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Providence, Seton Hall, Xavier
4 Big Ten Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State
3 American Cincinnati, Houston, Wichita State
3 Atlantic 10 Davidson, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure
3 Pac-12 Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA
2Mountain WestSan Diego State, Nevada

Automatic conference bids in bold

Bids by state

BidsStateSchool(s)
2 Alabama Alabama, Auburn
2 Arizona Arizona, Arizona State
1 Arkansas Arkansas
3 California Cal State Fullerton, San Diego State, UCLA
3 Florida Florida, Florida State, Miami
1 Georgia Georgia State
1 Illinois Loyola-Chicago
2 Indiana Butler, Purdue
3 Kansas Kansas, Kansas State, Wichita State
2 Kentucky Kentucky, Murray State
1 Maryland UMBC
2 Michigan Michigan, Michigan State
1 Missouri Missouri
1 Montana Montana
1 Nebraska Creighton
1 Nevada Nevada
1 New Jersey Seton Hall
1 New Mexico New Mexico State
5 New York Buffalo, Iona, LIU Brooklyn, St. Bonaventure, Syracuse
6 North Carolina Davidson, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina Central, NC State, UNC Greensboro
4 Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio State, Wright State, Xavier
1 Oklahoma Oklahoma
3 Pennsylvania Bucknell, Penn, Villanova
2 Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island
2 South Carolina Clemson, College of Charleston
1 South Dakota South Dakota State
2 Tennessee Lipscomb, Tennessee
7 Texas Houston, Stephen F. Austin, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Southern, Texas Tech
3 Virginia Radford, Virginia, Virginia Tech
1 Washington Gonzaga
2 West Virginia Marshall, West Virginia

References

  1. "March Madness bracket: How the 68 teams are selected for the Division I men's basketball tournament". NCAA. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. "March Madness 2017: Conference tournament scores, schedule, NCAA tournament automatic qualifiers". NCAA. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017.