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This is a list of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament bids by school and is updated through 2022. [1] There are currently 68 bids possible each year (32 automatic qualifiers, 36 at-large). Schools not currently in Division I are in italics (e.g. CCNY) and some have appeared under prior names (e.g., UTEP went by Texas Western in 1966). Vacated appearances are excluded from the Bids table and noted below it.
As the tournament field started with only 8 teams in 1939 (all "Elite 8" by default), it was not until 1975 that all teams needed to win to advance to an alliteratively-named round (e.g. Elite 8, Sweet 16), hence some gaps may appear in the table for bids prior to 1951.
The schools shown in the tables below have never made it to the NCAA tournament. Several schools are not yet eligible for the NCAA tournament since NCAA rules state programs must wait a certain number of years after joining Division I before they are eligible for championship tournaments, such as: Merrimack (eligible in 2024); UC San Diego, Tarleton State, and Utah Tech (2025); St. Thomas (MN) (2026); and Lindenwood, Queens (NC), Southern Indiana, Stonehill, and Texas A&M–Commerce (2027). [11]
Below is a list of schools that are eligible for the NCAA tournament but have never made it.
| School | First season | Number of seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Army [note 37] [12] | 1903 | 119 |
| Bethune–Cookman | 1981 | 41 |
| California Baptist | 2018 | 4 |
| Central Arkansas | 2011 | 11 |
| Chicago State | 1985 | 37 |
| The Citadel | 1913 | 109 |
| Denver | 1904 | 98 |
| Elon | 2000 | 22 |
| Grambling | 1978 | 44 |
| High Point | 2000 | 22 |
| Incarnate Word | 2014 | 8 |
| Kansas City | 1990 | 32 |
| Kennesaw State | 2010 | 12 |
| Maine | 1904 | 77 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 1974 | 42 |
| UMass Lowell | 2014 | 9 |
| New Hampshire | 1927 | 69 |
| NJIT | 2010 | 12 |
| North Alabama | 2018 | 4 |
| Omaha | 2013 | 9 |
| Presbyterian | 2011 | 11 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 2003 | 19 |
| Quinnipiac | 1999 | 23 |
| Sacramento State | 1992 | 30 |
| Sacred Heart | 2000 | 22 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | 1902 | 102 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 2011 | 11 |
| South Dakota | 2011 | 11 |
| Stetson | 1972 | 50 |
| UC Riverside | 2002 | 20 |
| USC Upstate | 2011 | 11 |
| UT Martin | 1993 | 29 |
| UTRGV | 1969 | 53 |
| Utah Valley | 2010 | 12 |
| Western Illinois | 1982 | 40 |
| William & Mary | 1906 | 116 |
| Youngstown State | 1948 | 41 |
Below is a list of schools that are active but not yet eligible for the NCAA tournament.
| School | First season | Number of seasons | Eligible year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine [note 38] | 2020 | 2 | 2025 [13] |
| Lindenwood | 2022 | 0 | 2027 [14] |
| Merrimack | 2019 | 3 | 2024 [15] |
| Queens (NC) | 2022 | 0 | 2027 [16] |
| St. Thomas | 2021 | 1 | 2026 [17] |
| Southern Indiana | 2022 | 0 | 2027 [18] |
| Stonehill | 2022 | 0 | 2027 [19] |
| Tarleton | 2020 | 2 | 2025 [20] |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | 2022 | 0 | 2027 [21] |
| Utah Tech | 2020 | 2 | 2025 [22] |
| UC San Diego | 2020 | 2 | 2025 [23] |
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