Tracking All 31 NCAA Men’s Conference Tournaments and Auto Bids for 2026 March Madness

31 of the 68 teams competing in the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will qualify automatically through conference championships. All qualified teams who win their conference tournaments are given an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

A table of all 31 DI men’s basketball conferences, tournament dates, locations, and bracket information is provided below. The other 37 March Madness places will be supplied by at-large teams picked by the selection committee. Find a list of all 31 automatic qualifiers below.

2026 NCAA conference tournament schedules, bracket, scores, automatic bids

CONFERENCE	SCHEDULE/RESULTS/TV SCHEDULE	LOCATION
America East	Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 11 a.m. ET March 14 on ESPN2	Higher seed hosts
American	First Round: March 11 Second Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 3:15 p.m. March 15 on ESPN	Birmingham, Ala.
Atlantic 10	First Round: March 11 Second Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 1 p.m. March 15 on CBS	Pittsburgh, Pa.
ACC	First Round: March 10 Second Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 14 on ESPN	Charlotte, N.C.
ASUN	First Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 2 p.m. March 8 on ESPN2	Jacksonville, Fla.
Big 12	First Round: March 10 Second Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 6 p.m. March 14 on ESPN	Kansas City, Mo.
Big East	First round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 6:30 p.m. March 14 on FOX	New York City
Big Sky	First Round: March 7 Second Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 11:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2	Boise, Idaho
Big South	First Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 12 p.m. March 8 on ESPN2	Johnson City, Tenn.
Big Ten	First Round: March 10 Second Round: March 11 Third Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 3:30 p.m. March 15 on CBS	Chicago
Big West	First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: March 14	Henderson, Nev.
CAA	First Round: March 6 Second Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 7 p.m. March 10 on CBSSN	Washington, D.C.
Conference USA	First Round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 and 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 14 on CBSSN	Huntsville, Ala.
Horizon League	Play-in: March 2 First Round: March 4 Second Round: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 7 p.m. March 10 on ESPN	Higher seed hosts first three rounds, Indianapolis for last two rounds
Ivy League	Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 12 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2	Ithaca, N.Y.
MAAC	First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 and 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: March 10 on ESPN/ESPN2	Atlantic City, N.J.
MAC	Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 8 p.m. March 14 on ESPN2	Cleveland, Ohio
MEAC	Quarterfinals: March 11 and 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: March 14	Norfolk, Va.
Missouri Valley	First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 12 p.m. March 8 on CBS Sports	St. Louis
Mountain West	First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 6 p.m. March 14 on CBS	Las Vegas
Northeast	Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 7 p.m. March 10 on ESPN2/ESPN+	Higher seed hosts
Ohio Valley	First Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 8 p.m. March 7 on ESPN2	Evansville, Ind.
Patriot League	First Round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: March 11	Higher seed hosts
SEC	First Round: March 11 Second Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 1 p.m. March 15 on ESPN	Nashville, Tenn.
SoCon	First Round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 7 p.m. March 9	Asheville, N.C.
Southland	First Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 5 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2	Lake Charles, La.
SWAC	First Round: March 9 Second Round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 and 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 14	Atlanta
Summit League	Opening Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 and 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 9 p.m. March 8 on CBSSN	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Sun Belt	First Round: March 3 Second Round: March 4 Third Round: March 5 Fourth Round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 6 p.m. March 9 on ESPN/ESPN	Pensacola, Fla.
West Coast	First Round: March 5 Second Round: March 6 Third Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 9 p.m. March 10	Las Vegas
WAC	First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 13 Championship: March 14	Las Vegas