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This is a list of NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bids by school, and is updated through 2024. [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). Teams in bold participate in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Vacated appearances are excluded from the Bids table and noted below it.
The NCAA recognizes Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight since the beginning of the tournament, despite that there were no games to advance to the final eight teams before 1951 and not all teams had to play a game to advance to the final sixteen teams before 1975. Between 1939 and 1950, there were only 8 teams in the tournament, so all teams can claim an Elite Eight appearance. Between 1951 and 1952, there were sixteen teams in the tournament, so all could claim a Sweet Sixteen appearance. Between 1953 and 1974, participating teams fluctuated from 22 to 25 teams and some received byes to the Sweet Sixteen. Between 1975 and 1984, all teams were required to play at least one game before the Sweet Sixteen, and since 1985 all teams are required to play at least two games.
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 transitioning from NCAA Division II must wait 4 years after joining Division I before they are eligible for championship tournaments.
Below is a list of schools that have been eligible for at least one NCAA tournament but have never made it.
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 |
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Bellarmine [note 40] | 2021 | 4 | 2025 [12] |
Le Moyne | 2024 | 1 | 2028 [13] |
Lindenwood | 2023 | 2 | 2027 [14] |
Mercyhurst | 2025 | 0 | 2029 [15] |
Queens (NC) | 2023 | 2 | 2027 [16] |
St. Thomas | 2022 | 3 | 2027 [17] |
Southern Indiana | 2023 | 2 | 2027 [18] |
Stonehill | 2023 | 2 | 2027 [19] |
Tarleton | 2021 | 4 | 2025 [20] |
Texas A&M–Commerce | 2023 | 2 | 2027 [21] |
UC San Diego | 2021 | 4 | 2025 [22] |
Utah Tech | 2021 | 4 | 2025 [23] |
West Georgia | 2025 | 0 | 2029 [24] |
This is a list of the most consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament by programs. [25]
Rank | Team | Length of streak | Years | Head coach(es) |
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1 | Kansas | 28 | 1990–2017 | Roy Williams (14), Bill Self (14) |
2 | North Carolina | 27 | 1975–2001 | Dean Smith (23), Bill Guthridge (3), Matt Doherty (1) |
3 | Michigan State | 26‡ | 1998–present | Tom Izzo |
4 | Gonzaga | 25‡ | 1999–present | Dan Monson (1), Mark Few (24) |
5 | Duke | 24‡ | 1996–2019 | Mike Krzyzewski |
6 | Wisconsin | 19 | 1999–2017 | Dick Bennett (2), Brad Soderberg (1), Bo Ryan (14), Greg Gard (2) |
7 | Indiana | 18 | 1986–2003 | Bob Knight (15), Mike Davis (3) |
8 | Kentucky | 17 | 1992–2008 | Rick Pitino (6), Tubby Smith (10), Billy Gillispie (1) |
9 | UCLA | 15 | 1967–1981 | John Wooden (9), Gene Bartow (2), Gary Cunningham (2), Larry Brown (2) |
10 (tie) | Arizona* | 14 | 1985–1998 | Lute Olson |
10 (tie) | Cincinnati | 14 | 1992–2005 | Bob Huggins |
10 (tie) | Georgetown | 14 | 1979–1992 | John Thompson |
10 (tie) | Texas | 14 | 1999–2012 | Rick Barnes |
10 (tie) | UCLA | 14 | 1989–2002 | Jim Harrick (8), Steve Lavin (6) |
Bold Indicates an active streak as of the 2024 tournament
*Arizona appeared in 25 consecutive tournaments from 1985 to 2009, but has since had seasons vacated for NCAA rules violations.
‡Streak impacted by COVID-19 pandemic which led to the cancellation of the 2020 tournament. No streak received credit for that year but all streaks were still considered active for teams that qualified for the 2021 Tournament.
Team | Consecutive appearances | Conference |
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Michigan State | 26 | Big Ten |
Gonzaga | 25 | WCC |
Purdue | 9 | Big Ten |
Houston | 6 | Big 12 |
Tennessee | 6 | SEC |
Baylor | 5 | Big 12 |
Colgate | 5 | Patriot League |
Table up to date through the 2024 NCAA tournament. Only schools with five or more consecutive appearances are included. Conference affiliations reflect those in the next NCAA season in 2024–25.
List of schools with the longest time between NCAA tournament appearances (minimum 20-year drought). Bold indicates an active current streak as of the 2024 tournament:
School | Appearance | Next appearance | Years |
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Harvard | 1946 | 2012 | 66 years |
Dartmouth | 1959 | – | 65 years |
Tennessee Tech | 1963 | – | 61 years |
Bowling Green | 1968 | – | 56 years |
Columbia | |||
Seattle | 1969 | – | 55 years (not in Division I in 29 of those years) |
Rice | 1970 | – | 54 years |
Yale | 1962 | 2016 | 54 years |
VMI | 1977 | – | 47 years |
Brown | 1939 | 1986 | 47 years |
Stanford | 1942 | 1989 | |
Wisconsin | 1947 | 1994 | |
Duquesne | 1977 | 2024 | |
Toledo | 1980 | – | 44 years |
Furman | 1980 | 2023 | 43 years |
Air Force | 1962 | 2004 | 42 years |
Iowa State | 1944 | 1985 | 41 years |
Houston Christian | 1984 | – | 40 years (not in Division I in 19 of those years) |
Washington State | 1941 | 1980 | 39 years |
Canisius | 1957 | 1996 | |
Baylor | 1950 | 1988 | 38 years |
Miami (FL) | 1960 | 1998 | 38 years (no team 14 of those years) |
Brown | 1986 | – | 38 years |
Jacksonville | |||
Idaho State | 1987 | – | 37 years |
Marist | |||
Portland | 1959 | 1996 | 37 years |
Drake | 1971 | 2008 | |
Manhattan | 1958 | 1993 | 35 years |
Idaho | 1990 | – | 34 years |
Loyola Marymount | |||
Oregon | 1961 | 1995 | 34 years [26] |
Louisiana Tech | 1991 | – | 33 years |
Saint Francis (PA) | |||
Towson | |||
Loyola Chicago | 1985 | 2018 | 33 years |
Campbell | 1992 | – | 32 years |
Fordham | |||
Georgia Southern | |||
Georgetown | 1943 | 1975 | 32 years |
East Carolina | 1993 | – | 31 years |
Marshall | 1987 | 2018 | 31 years |
Howard | 1992 | 2023 | |
Rider | 1994 | – | 30 years |
Tennessee State | |||
Saint Mary's | 1959 | 1989 | 30 years |
California | 1960 | 1990 | |
Massachusetts | 1962 | 1992 | |
Cal State Fullerton | 1978 | 2008 | |
Rutgers | 1991 | 2021 | |
FIU | 1995 | – | 29 years |
Tulane | |||
Mercer | 1985 | 2014 | 29 years |
Canisius | 1996 | – | 28 years |
Louisiana–Monroe | |||
Northern Illinois | |||
Portland | |||
San Jose State | |||
Santa Clara | |||
Western Carolina | |||
Mississippi State | 1963 | 1991 | 28 years |
Charleston Southern | 1997 | – | 27 years |
Fairfield | |||
Texas State | |||
Eastern Michigan | 1998 | – | 26 years |
Illinois State | |||
Navy | |||
Nicholls | |||
Montana State | 1996 | 2022 | 26 years |
Penn State | 1965 | 1991 | |
Oregon State | 1990 | 2016 | |
Arkansas State | 1999 | – | 25 years |
Evansville | |||
Missouri State | |||
LSU | 1954 | 1979 | 25 years |
Georgia Tech | 1960 | 1985 | |
Navy | 1960 | 1985 | |
Drexel | 1996 | 2021 | |
Ball State | 2000 | – | 24 years |
Northern Arizona | |||
Northeastern | 1991 | 2015 | 24 years |
San Francisco | 1998 | 2022 | |
Samford | 2000 | 2024 | |
Eastern Illinois | 2001 | – | 23 years |
Hofstra [lower-roman 1] | |||
Southern Utah | |||
Colgate | 1996 | 2019 | 23 years |
Southeast Missouri State | 2000 | 2023 | |
Alcorn State | 2002 | – | 22 years |
Pepperdine | |||
St. Bonaventure | 1978 | 2000 | 22 years |
Southern Methodist | 1993 | 2015 | |
McNeese | 2002 | 2024 | |
Central Michigan | 2003 | – | 21 years |
IU Indy | |||
South Carolina State | |||
Holy Cross | 1956 | 1977 | 21 years |
East Tennessee State | 1968 | 1989 | |
East Carolina | 1972 | 1993 | |
Southern Miss | 1991 | 2012 | |
La Salle | 1992 | 2013 | |
Coastal Carolina | 1993 | 2014 | |
New Orleans | 1996 | 2017 | |
Prairie View A&M | 1998 | 2019 | |
Florida Atlantic | 2002 | 2023 | |
Wagner | 2003 | 2024 | |
UIC | 2004 | – | 20 years |
DePaul | |||
Western Kentucky | 1940 | 1960 | 20 years |
Colorado State | 1969 | 1989 | |
Baylor | 1988 | 2008 | |
Cornell | |||
Green Bay | 1996 | 2016 | |
TCU | 1998 | 2018 |
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