2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. A total of 68 teams enter the tournament. Thirty two of the teams earn automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The remaining 36 teams are granted at-large bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams are seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 68.[1][2]

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 State26–5 (16–2)12012Ohio ValleyBelmont24–9 (15–3)2
Radford22–12 (12–6)22009Big SouthLiberty20–14 (9–9)5
Loyola–Chicago28–5 (15–3)11985Missouri ValleyIllinois State15–14 (10–8)3
Lipscomb23–9 (10–4)2NeverAtlantic SunFlorida Gulf Coast23–11 (12–2)1
Michigan28–7 (13–5)52017Big TenPurdue28–5 (15–3)3
Iona20–13 (11–7)42017MAACFairfield17–16 (9–9)6
UNC Greensboro27–7 (15–3)12001SouthernEast Tennessee State25–9 (14–4)2
LIU Brooklyn18–16 (10–8)42013NortheastWagner23–9 (14–4)1
College of Charleston26–7 (14–4)11999CAANortheastern23–9 (14–4)2
Gonzaga30–4 (17–1)12017West CoastBYU24–10 (11–7)3
Bucknell24–9 (16–2)12017PatriotColgate19–12 (12–6)2
Wright State25–9 (14–4)22007HorizonCleveland State12–23 (6–12)8
South Dakota State28–6 (13–1)12017SummitSouth Dakota26–8 (11–3)2
UMBC24–10 (12–4)22008America EastVermont27–7 (15–1)1
North Carolina Central19–15 (9–7)62017MEACHampton19–15 (12–4)1
Texas Southern15–19 (12–6)32017SWACArkansas–Pine Bluff14–21 (12–6)1
Kansas27–7 (13–5)12017Big 12West Virginia11–7 (23–9)3
San Diego State22–10 (11–7)52015Mountain WestNew Mexico18–15 (12–6)3
Villanova30–4 (14–4)22017Big EastProvidence21–12 (10–8)5
Buffalo25–8 (15–3)12016MACToledo23–10 (13–5)2
Montana26–7 (16–2)12013Big SkyEastern Washington20–14 (13–5)3
Virginia31–2 (17–1)12017ACCNorth Carolina25–9 (11–7)6
Marshall24–10 (12–6)41987Conference USAWestern Kentucky24–10 (14–4)3
Stephen F. Austin28–6 (14–4)32016SouthlandSoutheastern Louisiana21–10 (15–3)1
Arizona27-7 (14-4)12017Pac-12USC23–11 (12–6)2
New Mexico State27–5 (12–2)12017WACGrand Canyon22–10 (9–5)3
Cal State Fullerton20–11 (10–6)42008Big WestUC-Irvine18–17 (11–5)3
Penn24–8 (12–2)22007IvyHarvard18–3 (12–2)1
Davidson21–11 (13–5)32015Atlantic 10Rhode Island25–7 (15–3)1
Kentucky24–10 (10–8)42017SECTennessee25–8 (13–5)2
Georgia State23–10 (12–6)22015Sun BeltTexas–Arlington21–12 (10–8)4
Cincinnati27–4 (16–2)12017AmericanHouston24–6 (14–4)3

At-large bids
TeamConferenceLast appearance# of appearances
AlabamaSEC201220
Arizona StatePac-12201414
ArkansasSEC201732
AuburnSEC20039
ButlerBig East201716
ClemsonACC201111
CreightonBig East201721
DukeACC201742
FloridaSEC201719
Florida StateACC201716
HoustonAmerican201020
Kansas StateBig 12201730
MiamiACC201710
Michigan StateBig Ten201732
MissouriSEC201326
NevadaMountain West20178
NC StateACC201527
North CarolinaACC201749
Ohio StateBig Ten201728
OklahomaBig 12201631
ProvidenceBig East201720
PurdueBig Ten201729
Rhode IslandA–10201710
Seton HallBig East201712
St. BonaventureA–1020127
SyracuseACC201639
TennesseeSEC201421
TexasBig 12201634
Texas A&MSEC201614
Texas TechBig 12201616
TCUBig 1219988
UCLAPac-12201748
Virginia TechACC201710
West VirginiaBig 12201729
Wichita StateAmerican201715
XavierBig East201728

Listed by region and seeding
East Region – Boston
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeOverall rank
1VillanovaBig East30–4Automatic2
2PurdueBig Ten28–6At-large7
3 Texas Tech Big 12 24–9 At-large 12
4 Wichita State American 28–7 At-large 14
5 West Virginia Big 12 24–10 At-large 18
6 Florida SEC 20–12 At-large 21
7 Arkansas SEC 23–11 At-large 26
8 Virginia Tech ACC 21–11 At-large 31
9 Alabama SEC 19–15 At-large 36
10 Butler Big East 20–13 At-large 33
11*St. BonaventureAtlantic 1025–7At-large41
UCLAPac-1221–10At-large42
12 Murray State Ohio Valley 26–5 Automatic 50
13 Marshall C-USA 24–10 Automatic 54
14 Stephen F. Austin Southland 28–6 Automatic 58
15 Cal State Fullerton Big West 20–11 Automatic 61
16* LIU Brooklyn Northeast 18–16 Automatic 66
Radford Big South 22–12 Automatic 65
Midwest Region – Omaha
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeOverall rank
1 Kansas Big 12 27–7 Automatic 3
2 Duke ACC 26–7 At-large 6
3 Michigan State Big Ten 29–4 At-large 9
4 Auburn SEC 25–7 At-large 13
5 Clemson ACC 23–9 At-large 19
6 TCU Big 12 21–11 At-large 24
7 Rhode Island Atlantic 10 25–7 At-large 28
8 Seton Hall Big East 21–11 At-large 29
9 NC State ACC 21-11 At-large 37
10 Oklahoma Big 12 18-13 At-large 40
11* Arizona State Pac-12 20–11 At-large 43
Syracuse ACC 20–13 At-large 44
12 New Mexico State WAC 28–5 Automatic 47
13 Charleston CAA 26–7 Automatic 53
14 Bucknell Patriot 25–9 Automatic 55
15 Iona MAAC 20–13 Automatic 62
16 Penn Ivy 24–8 Automatic 64
South Region – Atlanta
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeOverall rank
1 Virginia ACC 31–2 Automatic 1
2 Cincinnati AAC 30–4 Automatic 8
3 Tennessee SEC 25–8 At-large 10
4 Arizona Pac-12 27–7 Automatic 16
5 Kentucky SEC 24–10 Automatic 17
6 Miami (FL) ACC 22–9 At-large 22
7 Nevada Mountain West 27–7 At-large 27
8 Creighton Big East 21–11 At-large 30
9 Kansas State Big 12 22–11 At-large 34
10 Texas Big 12 19–14 At-large 39
11 Loyola-Chicago MVC 28–5 Automatic 46
12 Davidson Atlantic 10 21–11 Automatic 48
13 Buffalo MAC 26–8 Automatic 52
14 Wright State Horizon League 25–9 Automatic 57
15 Georgia State Sun Belt 24–10 Automatic 60
16 UMBC America East 24–10 Automatic 63
West Region – Los Angeles
SeedSchoolConferenceRecordBerth typeOverall rank
1 Xavier Big East 28–5 At-large 4
2 North Carolina ACC 25–10 At-large 5
3 Michigan Big Ten 28–7 Automatic 11
4 Gonzaga West Coast 30–4 Automatic 15
5 Ohio State Big Ten 24–8 At-large 20
6 Houston American 26–7 At-large 23
7 Texas A&M SEC 20–12 At-large 25
8 Missouri SEC 20–12 At-large 32
9 Florida State ACC 20–11 At-large 38
10 Providence Big East 21–13 At-large 35
11 San Diego State Mountain West 22–10 Automatic 45
12 South Dakota State Summit 28–6 Automatic 49
13 UNC Greensboro Southern 27–7 Automatic 52
14 Montana Big Sky 26–7 Automatic 56
15 Lipscomb Atlantic Sun 23–9 Automatic 59
16* North Carolina Central MEAC 19–15 Automatic 67
Texas Southern SWAC 15–19 Automatic 68

Conferences with multiple bids
BidsConferenceSchools
9ACCVirginia, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
8SECKentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M
7Big 12Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, West Virginia
6Big EastVillanova, Butler, Creighton, Providence, Seton Hall, Xavier
4Big TenMichigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State
3AmericanCincinnati, Houston, Wichita State
3Atlantic 10Davidson, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure
3Pac-12Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA
2 Mountain West San Diego State, Nevada

Automatic conference bids in bold

Bids by state
BidsStateSchool(s)
2AlabamaAlabama, Auburn
2ArizonaArizona, Arizona State
1ArkansasArkansas
3CaliforniaCal State Fullerton, San Diego State, UCLA
3FloridaFlorida, Florida State, Miami
1GeorgiaGeorgia State
1IllinoisLoyola-Chicago
2IndianaButler, Purdue
3KansasKansas, Kansas State, Wichita State
2KentuckyKentucky, Murray State
1MarylandUMBC
2MichiganMichigan, Michigan State
1MissouriMissouri
1MontanaMontana
1NebraskaCreighton
1NevadaNevada
1New JerseySeton Hall
1New MexicoNew Mexico State
5New YorkBuffalo, Iona, LIU Brooklyn, St. Bonaventure, Syracuse
6North CarolinaDavidson, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina Central, NC State, UNC Greensboro
4OhioCincinnati, Ohio State, Wright State, Xavier
1OklahomaOklahoma
3PennsylvaniaBucknell, Penn, Villanova
2Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island
2South CarolinaClemson, College of Charleston
1South DakotaSouth Dakota State
2TennesseeLipscomb, Tennessee
7TexasHouston, Stephen F. Austin, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Southern, Texas Tech
3VirginiaRadford, Virginia, Virginia Tech
1WashingtonGonzaga
2West VirginiaMarshall, 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.
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