2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

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2022 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids32
At-large bids36
Top seed Gonzaga
Champion Kansas
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This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams are 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 are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Teams are seeded from 1 to 16 within each of the four regionals, while the Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

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Automatic bids

A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament are granted to the below listed conferences, normally to the team that wins the conference's championship tournament. [a] Seeds listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying schoolRecord (Conf.)SeedLast app.TournamentRunner-upRecord (Conf.)Seed
Murray State 30–2 (18–0)1 2019 Ohio Valley Morehead State 23–11 (13–5)3
Longwood 26–6 (15–1)1Never Big South Winthrop 23–9 (14–2)2
Loyola Chicago 25–7 (13–5)4 2021 Missouri Valley Drake 24–10 (13–5)3
Georgia State 18–10 (9–5)3 2019 Sun Belt Louisiana 16–15 (8–9)8
Chattanooga 27–7 (14–4)1 2016 Southern Furman 22–12 (11–6)2
Jacksonville State [a] 21–10 (13–3)1 2017 ASUN Bellarmine [a] 20–13 (11–5)2
Wright State 21–13 (15–7)4 2018 Horizon Northern Kentucky 20–12 (14–6)3
Delaware 22–12 (10–8)5 2014 CAA UNC Wilmington 23–9 (15–3)2
Bryant 22–9 (16–2)1Never NEC Wagner 21–6 (15–3)2
South Dakota State 30–4 (18–0)1 2018 Summit North Dakota State 23–10 (13–5)2
Gonzaga 26–3 (13–1)1 2021 WCC Saint Mary's 25–7 (12–3)2
Colgate 23–11 (16–2)1 2021 Patriot Navy 21–11 (12–6)2
Vermont 28–5 (17–1)1 2019 America East UMBC 18–14 (11–7)2
Norfolk State 22–6 (12–2)1 2021 MEAC Coppin State 9–23 (6–8)7
Saint Peter's 19–11 (14–6)2 2011 MAAC Monmouth 21–13 (11–9)4
Texas Southern 18–12 (13–5)2 2021 SWAC Alcorn State 17–16 (14–4)1
Boise State 27–7 (15–3)1 2015 Mountain West San Diego State 23–8 (13–4)3
Kansas 28–6 (14–4)1 2021 Big 12 Texas Tech 25–9 (12–6)3
Villanova 26–7 (16–4)2 2021 Big East Creighton 22–11 (12–7)4
Akron 24–9 (14–6)4 2013 MAC Kent State 23–10 (16–4)2
Montana State 27–7 (16–4)1 1996 Big Sky Northern Colorado 20–15 (13–7)3
Virginia Tech 23–12 (11–9)7 2021 ACC Duke 28–6 (16–4)1
UAB 27–7 (14–4)2 2015 C-USA Louisiana Tech 24–10 (12–6)3
Arizona 31–3 (18–2)1 2018 Pac-12 UCLA 25–7 (15–5)2
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 23–11 (7–7)4 2007 Southland Southeastern Louisiana 19–14 (10–4)2
New Mexico State 26–6 (14–4)1 2019 WAC Abilene Christian 23–10 (11–7)6
Cal State Fullerton 21–10 (11–4)2 2018 Big West Long Beach State 20–12 (12–3)1
Yale 19–11 (11–3)2 2019 Ivy League Princeton 23–6 (12–2)1
Richmond 23–12 (10–8)6 2011 Atlantic 10 Davidson 27–6 (15–3)1
Tennessee 26–7 (14–4)2 2021 SEC Texas A&M 23–12 (9–9)8
Houston 29–5 (15–3)1 2021 American Memphis 21–10 (13–5)3
Iowa 26–9 (12–8)5 2021 Big Ten Purdue 27–7 (15–5)3

At-large bids

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

At-large bids
TeamConferenceLast appearance# of appearances
Memphis American 201427th
Davidson Atlantic 10 201815th
Duke ACC 201944th
Miami (FL) 201811th
North Carolina 202152nd
Notre Dame 201737th
Baylor Big 12 202114th
Iowa State 201921st
TCU 20189th
Texas 202133rd
Texas Tech 202120th
Creighton Big East 202123rd
Marquette 201934th
Providence 201821st
Seton Hall 201914th
UConn 202135th
Illinois Big Ten 202132nd
Indiana 201640th
Michigan 202131st
Michigan State 202135th
Ohio State 202135th
Purdue 202133rd
Rutgers 20218th
Wisconsin 202126nd
Colorado State Mountain West 201311th
San Diego State 202114th
Wyoming 201516th
UCLA Pac-12 202151st
USC 202119th
Alabama SEC 202123rd
Arkansas 202134th
Auburn 201911th
Kentucky 201958th
LSU 202124th
Saint Mary's West Coast 201911th
San Francisco 199817th

Listed by region and seeding

West Regional – Chase Center, San Francisco, California
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth type
1 Gonzaga West Coast 26–31Automatic
2 Duke ACC 28–68At-Large
3 Texas Tech Big 12 25–912At-Large
4 Arkansas SEC 25–815At-Large
5 UConn Big East 23–917At-Large
6 Alabama SEC 19–1321At-Large
7 Michigan State Big Ten 22–1227At-Large
8 Boise State Mountain West 27–729Automatic
9 Memphis American 21–1036At-Large
10 Davidson Atlantic 10 27–640At-Large
11* Rutgers Big Ten 18–1344At-Large
Notre Dame ACC 22–1047At-Large
12 New Mexico State WAC 26–650Automatic
13 Vermont America East 28–553Automatic
14 Montana State Big Sky 27–758Automatic
15 Cal State Fullerton Big West 21–1062Automatic
16 Georgia State Sun Belt 18–1063Automatic
East Regional – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth type
1 Baylor Big 12 26–64At-Large
2 Kentucky SEC 26–76At-Large
3 Purdue Big Ten 27–711At-Large
4 UCLA Pac–12 25–713At-Large
5 Saint Mary's West Coast 25–719At-Large
6 Texas Big 12 21–1123At-Large
7 Murray State Ohio Valley 30–226Automatic
8 North Carolina ACC 24–930At-Large
9 Marquette Big East 19–1235At-Large
10 San Francisco West Coast 24–937At-Large
11 Virginia Tech ACC 23–1246Automatic
12* Wyoming Mountain West 25–843At-Large
Indiana Big Ten 20–1345At-Large
13 Akron MAC 24–954Automatic
14 Yale Ivy 19–1156Automatic
15 Saint Peter's MAAC 19–1160Automatic
16 Norfolk State MEAC 24–664Automatic
South Regional – AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth type
1 Arizona Pac–12 31–32Automatic
2 Villanova Big East 26–77Automatic
3 Tennessee SEC 26–710Automatic
4 Illinois Big Ten 22–1014At-Large
5 Houston American 29–518Automatic
6 Colorado State Mountain West 25–524At-Large
7 Ohio State Big Ten 19–1128At-Large
8 Seton Hall Big East 21–1032At-Large
9 TCU Big 12 20–1234At-Large
10 Loyola Chicago Missouri Valley 25–739Automatic
11 Michigan Big Ten 17–1442At-Large
12 UAB C-USA 27–748Automatic
13 Chattanooga Southern 27–751Automatic
14 Longwood Big South 26–655Automatic
15 Delaware Colonial 22–1259Automatic
16* Wright State Horizon 21–1365Automatic
Bryant Northeast 22–966Automatic
Midwest Regional – United Center, Chicago, Illinois
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordOverall SeedBerth type
1 Kansas Big 12 28–63Automatic
2 Auburn SEC 27–55At-Large
3 Wisconsin Big Ten 24–79At-Large
4 Providence Big East 25–516At-Large
5 Iowa Big Ten 26–920Automatic
6 LSU SEC 22–1122At-Large
7 USC Pac–12 26–725At-Large
8 San Diego State Mountain West 23–831At-Large
9 Creighton Big East 22–1133At-Large
10 Miami (FL) ACC 23–1038At-Large
11 Iowa State Big 12 20–1241At-Large
12 Richmond Atlantic 10 23–1249Automatic
13 South Dakota State Summit 30–452Automatic
14 Colgate Patriot 23–1157Automatic
15 Jacksonville State ASUN 21–1061Automatic
16* Texas Southern SWAC 18–1267Automatic
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 23–1168Automatic

*See First Four

Conferences with multiple bids

BidsConferenceSchools
9Big TenIndiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
6Big 12Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech
6SECAlabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee
6Big EastCreighton, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, UConn, Villanova
5ACCDuke, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech
4Mountain WestBoise State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Wyoming
3West CoastGonzaga, Saint Mary's, San Francisco
3Pac-12Arizona, UCLA, USC
2AmericanHouston, Memphis
2Atlantic 10Davidson, Richmond

Bids by state

BidsStateSchools
4AlabamaAlabama, Auburn, Jacksonville State, UAB
1ArizonaArizona
1ArkansasArkansas
6CaliforniaCal State Fullerton, Saint Mary's, San Diego State, San Francisco, UCLA, USC
1ColoradoColorado State
2ConnecticutUConn, Yale
1DelawareDelaware
1FloridaMiami
1GeorgiaGeorgia State
1IdahoBoise State
2IllinoisIllinois, Loyola Chicago
3IndianaIndiana, Notre Dame, Purdue
2IowaIowa, Iowa State
1KansasKansas
2KentuckyKentucky, Murray State
1LouisianaLSU
2MichiganMichigan, Michigan State
1MontanaMontana State
1NebraskaCreighton
3New JerseyRutgers, Saint Peter's, Seton Hall
1New MexicoNew Mexico State
1New YorkColgate
3North CarolinaDavidson, Duke, North Carolina
3OhioAkron, Ohio State, Wright State
1PennsylvaniaVillanova
2Rhode IslandBryant, Providence
1South DakotaSouth Dakota State
3TennesseeChattanooga, Memphis, Tennessee
7TexasBaylor, Houston, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Texas Southern, Texas Tech
1VermontVermont
4VirginiaLongwood, Norfolk State, Richmond, Virginia Tech
1WashingtonGonzaga
2WisconsinMarquette, Wisconsin
1WyomingWyoming

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Jacksonville State, the ASUN regular season champion, was awarded the ASUN's NCAA tournament bid because Bellarmine, which won the conference tournament, was ineligible due to a transition from Division II. [1]

References

  1. "Division I newcomer Bellarmine wins Atlantic Sun championship but ineligible for NCAA tournament". ESPN. March 8, 2022. Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 77-72 in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament final on Tuesday, handing the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament to regular-season champion Jacksonville State.