NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament bids by school and conference

This is a list of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament bids by school (divided by their current conference affiliation). Schools whose names are listed in the last table are no longer in NCAA Division I Men's Basketball, and can no longer be included in the tournament.

The years listed are the last tournament year a school has reached a certain round of the NCAA Tournament. Because earlier tournaments took place with fewer teams, the years listed are only those in which the school advanced (or received a bye) from an earlier round. For instance, no team is judged to have reached the Elite 8 until the 1951 Tournament because the NCAA tournament started with 8 teams from 1939–50. Similarly, no team is judged to have reached the Sweet 16 until the 1953 Tournament because the tournament started with 16 or fewer teams before 1953.

Some schools have NCAA tournament appearances under previous names. For example, UTEP was known as Texas Western when it won its NCAA title in 1966.

Additional notes:

  • Opening round wins count as a win in the NCAA tournament.
  • Appearances by a school that has forfeited its appearances after the fact are still shown here.
  • Teams listed as competing in the 2019 Tournament received an automatic or at-large bid.
  • The tournament bids by conference total is based on the number of tournament appearances by current members of the conference; not on the actual number of appearances by a conference irrespective of changes in membership. While the bids by conference depicted amount is a good reflection on historic performance by the current membership, the amount does not accurately depict a conference's historical performance in the tournament.
  • Final Four teams in bold.

The lists are updated through the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, the last to be held to date. They also reflect the following changes for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons:

  • 2019–20
    • Long Island University (LIU) merged the Division I athletic program of its Brooklyn campus, known both in athletics and academics as LIU Brooklyn, with the NCAA Division II program of its Post campus. The current LIU program inherited LIU Brooklyn's Division I membership, with the athletic history of the Brooklyn campus credited to the unified LIU program.
    • Merrimack joined the Northeast Conference in 2019.
    • Savannah State downgraded its athletic program to Division II.
  • 2020–21
    • Four schools started transitions from Division II, with Bellarmine joining the ASUN Conference (formally "Atlantic Sun"), Dixie State and Tarleton State joining the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and UC San Diego joining the Big West Conference.
    • The WAC lost two members: CSU Bakersfield (aka Cal State Bakersfield) left for the Big West Conference, and Kansas City (a 2019 rebranding of the UMKC athletic program) rejoined the Summit League after a seven-year absence.
    • Purdue Fort Wayne left the Summit League for the Horizon League.
    • Robert Morris left the Northeast Conference for the Horizon League.
    • UConn left the American Athletic Conference for the Big East Conference.
    • 2020 automatic bids rewarded to the regular season champions of the conferences that did not finish by March 11, due to the coronavirus pandemic, leading to the cancellation of the 2020 tournament.

Bids by conference

Note that these figures represent the total bids received by each current member of the conference, and does not necessarily reflect the number of years that a conference was represented in the tournament. All information is current through the 2019–20 season.

RankConferenceAll-time bids
1 ACC 397
2 Big Ten 309
3 SEC 284
4 Big 12 259
5 Pac-12 254
5 Big East 254
7 The American 202
8 Atlantic 10 153
9 Mountain West 122
10 West Coast 121
11 Conference USA 114
12 Ivy 76
13 Mid-American 74
14 Missouri Valley 67
15 Patriot 56
16 Big Sky 55
16 Ohio Valley 55
18 MAAC 50
18 Sun Belt 50
20 Southern 44
21 Colonial 40
22 SWAC 39
22 Horizon 39
24 MEAC 38
25 WAC 37
26 Non Division 1 33
27 Southland 29
28 Big West 28
29 Big South 23
29 Northeast 23
31 America East 16
32 Summit 14
33 ASUN 11

American Athletic Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
34 Cincinnati 2020 2018 2012 1996 1992 1963 1962 (2)
33 Temple 2019 2013 2001 2001 1958
26 Memphis 2014 2014 2009 2008 (vacated) 2008 (vacated) 2008 (vacated)
21 Houston 2019 2019 2019 1984 1984 1984
16 Tulsa 2016 2003 2000 2000
15 Wichita State 2018 2017 2015 2013 2013
12 SMU 2017 1988 1967 1967 1956
5 UCF 2019 2019
3 South Florida 2012 2012
3 Tulane 1995 1995
2 East Carolina 1993
Total: 170

America East Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
8 Vermont 2020 2012
5 Albany 2015 2014
2 UMBC 2018 2018
1 Stony Brook 2016
1 Binghamton 2009
Total: 17

Atlantic 10 Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
21 Saint Joseph's 2016 2016 2004 2004 1961 (*Vacated)
19 Dayton 2020 2015 2014 2014 1967 1967
17 VCU 2019 2016 2011 2011 2011
14 Davidson 2018 2008 2008 2008
12 La Salle 2013 2013 2013 1955 1955 1955 1954 (1)
11 George Washington 2014 2006 1993
10 Saint Louis 2019 2014 1957 1952
10 Rhode Island 2018 2018 1998 1998
9 Massachusetts 2014 1996 (*Vacated) 1996 (*Vacated) 1996 (*Vacated) 1996 (*Vacated)
9 Richmond 2011 2011 2011
7 St. Bonaventure 2018 2018 1970 1970 1970
6 George Mason 2011 2011 2006 2006 2006
5 Duquesne 1977 1969 1969 1952 1940
4 Fordham 1992 1971 1971
Total: 154

Atlantic Coast Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
50 North Carolina 2019 2019 2019 2017 2017 2017 2017 (6)
43 Duke 2019 2019 2019 2019 2015 2015 2015 (5)
43 Louisville 2019 2017 2015 2015 2013 (vacated) 2013 (vacated) 2013 (3) (vacated)
40 Syracuse 2019 2018 2018 2016 2016 2003 2003 (1)
36 Notre Dame 2017 2017 2016 2016 1978
27 North Carolina State 2018 2015 2015 1986 1983 1983 1983 (2)
26 Pittsburgh 2016 2014 2009 2009 1941
23 Virginia 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 (1)
23 Wake Forest 2017 2010 2004 1996 1962
20 Florida State 2020 2019 2019 2018 1972 1972
18 Boston College 2009 2007 2006 1994
16 Georgia Tech 2010 2010 2004 2004 2004 2004
12 Clemson 2018 2018 2018 1980
11 Virginia Tech 2019 2019 2019 1967
10 Miami (FL) 2018 2016 2016
Total: 398

ASUN Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
5 Jacksonville 1986 1970 1970 1970 1970 1970
5 Liberty 2020 2019
3 Florida Gulf Coast 2017 2016 2013
1 Lipscomb 2018
1 North Florida 2015
Total: 15

Big 12 Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
49 Kansas 2020 2019 2018 2018 2018 2012 2008 (3)
34 Texas 2018 2014 2008 2008 2003
32 Oklahoma 2019 2019 2016 2016 2016 1988
31 Kansas State 2019 2018 2018 2018 1964 1951
29 West Virginia 2018 2018 2018 2010 2010 1959
28 Oklahoma State 2017 2009 2005 2004 2004 1949 1946 (2)
20 Iowa State 2019 2017 2016 2000 1944
17 Texas Tech 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019
12 Baylor 2019 2019 2017 2012 1950 1948
8 TCU 2018 1987 1968 1968
Total: 260

Big East Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
39 Villanova 2019 2019 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 (3)
33 UConn 2016 2016 2014 2014 2014 2014 2014 (4)
33 Marquette 2019 2013 2013 2013 2003 1977 1977 (1)
30 Georgetown 2015 2015 2007 2007 2007 1985 1984 (1)
30 St. John's 2019 2000 1999 1999 1985 1952
28 Xavier 2018 2018 2017 2017
22 Creighton 2020 2014 1974 1941
22 DePaul 2004 2004 1987 1979 1979
20 Providence 2018 2016 1997 1997 1987
16 Butler 2018 2018 2017 2011 2011 2011
13 Seton Hall 2019 2018 2000 1991 1989 1989
Total: 286

Big Sky Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
16 Weber State 2016 1999 1972
12 Montana 2019 2006 1975
11 Idaho State 1987 1977 1977 1977
4 Idaho 1990 1982 1982
3 Eastern Washington 2020
3 Montana State 1996
2 Portland State 2009
2 Northern Arizona 2000
1 Northern Colorado 2011
1 Southern Utah 2001
Total: 55

Big South Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
11 Winthrop 2020 2007
6 Hampton 2016 2015
4 UNC Asheville 2016 2011
3 Radford 2018 2018
1 Gardner-Webb 2019
1 Charleston Southern 1997
1 Campbell 1992
Total: 27

Big Ten Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
39 Indiana 2016 2016 2016 2002 2002 2002 1987 (5)
33 Michigan State 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2009 2000 (2)
33 Ohio State 2019 2019 2013 2013 2012 2007 1960 (1)
31 Purdue 2019 2019 2019 2019 1980 1969
30 Illinois 2013 2013 2005 2005 2005 2005
29 Michigan 2019 2019 2019 2018 2018 2018 1989 (1)
28 Maryland 2019 2019 2016 2002 2002 2002 2002 (1)
26 Iowa 2019 2019 1999 1987 1980 1956
25 Wisconsin 2020 2017 2017 2015 2015 2015 1941 (1)
14 Minnesota 2019 2019 1997 1997 1997
9 Penn State 2011 2001 2001 1954 1954
7 Nebraska 2014
6 Rutgers 1991 1983 1979 1976 1976
1 Northwestern 2017 2017
Total: 310

Big West Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
9 Long Beach State 2012 1973 1973 1972
5 Hawaii 2016 2016
5 UC Santa Barbara 2011 1990
3 Cal State Fullerton 2018 1978 1978 1978
3 UC Irvine 2020 2019
2 Cal State Northridge 2009
1 UC Davis 2017 2017
1 Cal Poly 2014 2014
Total: 29

Colonial Athletic Association

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
9 Northeastern 2019 1984
6 UNC Wilmington 2017 2002
5 College of Charleston 2018 1997
5 James Madison 2013 2013
5 Hofstra 2020
5 Delaware 2014
4 Drexel 1996 1996
2 Towson 1991
Total: 41

Conference USA

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
23 Western Kentucky 2013 2012 2008 1971 (vacated) 1971 (vacated)
17 UTEP 2010 1992 1992 1966 1966 1966 1966 (1)
15 UAB 2015 2015 2004 1982
12 Old Dominion 2019 2010
11 Charlotte 2005 2001 1977 1977 1977
9 Middle Tennessee 2017 2017
6 Marshall 2018 2018
5 Louisiana Tech 1991 1989 1985
4 Rice 1970 1954 1954
4 UTSA 2011 2011
4 North Texas 2020
3 Southern Miss 2012
1 Florida Atlantic 2002
1 FIU 1995
Total: 115

Horizon League

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
9 Robert Morris 2020 2015
6 Detroit Mercy 2012 1999 1977
5 Green Bay 2016 1994
4 Milwaukee 2014 2006 2005
3 Oakland 2011 2005
3 Northern Kentucky 2020
3 Wright State 2018
3 UIC 2004
2 Cleveland State 2009 2009 1986
1 IUPUI 2003
Total: 39

Ivy League

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
25 Princeton 2017 1998 1967 1965 1965
24 Pennsylvania 2018 1994 1979 1979 1979
7 Dartmouth 1959 1958 1958 1958 1944 1944
6 Yale 2020 2016
5 Cornell 2010 2010 2010
5 Harvard 2015 2014
3 Columbia 1968 1968 1968
2 Brown 1986
Total: 77

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
14 Iona 2019 1980 (vacated)
8 Manhattan 2015 2004 1958
7 Siena 2020 2009
4 Canisius 1996 1957 1957 1956
4 Monmouth 2006 2006
3 Niagara 2007 2007 1970
3 Saint Peter's 2011
3 Fairfield 1997
3 Rider 1994
2 Marist 1987
Total: 51

Mid-American Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
17 Miami (OH) 2007 1999 1999
13 Ohio 2012 2012 2012 1964
7 Ball State 2000 1990 1990
6 Kent State 2017 2002 2002 2002
5 Akron 2020
4 Western Michigan 2014 1998 1976
4 Central Michigan 2003 2003 1975
4 Eastern Michigan 1998 1996 1991
4 Toledo 1980 1979 1979
4 Bowling Green 1968 1963 1963
4 Buffalo 2019 2019
3 Northern Illinois 1996
Total: 75

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
10 North Carolina A&T[lower-alpha 1] 2013 2013
5 North Carolina Central 2020
5 South Carolina State 2003
4 Coppin State 2008 1997
3 Florida A&M[lower-alpha 2] 2007 2004
2 Morgan State 2010
2 Howard 1992
1 Norfolk State 2012 2012
1 Delaware State 2005
Total: 33
  1. North Carolina A&T will leave the MEAC for the Big South in July 2021.
  2. Florida A&M will leave the MEAC for the SWAC in July 2021.

Missouri Valley Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
10 Bradley 2020 2006 2006 1955 1954 1954
10 Southern Illinois 2007 2007 2007
9 Valparaiso 2015 1998 1998
8 Northern Iowa 2016 2016 2010
6 Loyola–Chicago 2018 2018 2018 2018 2018 1963 1963 (1)
6 Missouri State 1999 1999 1999
6 Illinois State 1998 1998
5 Evansville 1999 1989
4 Indiana State 2011 2001 1979 1979 1979 1979
4 Drake 2008 1971 1971 1971 1969
Total: 68

Mountain West Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
22 Utah State 2020 2001 1970 1970
20 UNLV 2013 2008 2007 1991 1991 1990 1990 (1)
15 Wyoming 2015 2002 1987 1952 1943 1943 1943 (1)
15 New Mexico 2014 2012 1974
12 San Diego State 2018 2015 2014
10 Colorado State 2013 2013 1969 1969
9 Nevada 2019 2018 2018
7 Boise State 2015
6 Fresno State 2016 2001 1982
4 Air Force 2006
3 San Jose State 1996
Total: 123

Northeast Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
7 LIU 2018
6 Fairleigh Dickinson 2019 2019
5 Mount Saint Mary's 2017 2017
3 Central Connecticut 2007
1 Wagner 2003
1 Saint Francis (PA) 1991
Total: 23

Ohio Valley Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
17 Murray State 2019 2019
9 Belmont 2020 2019
8 Eastern Kentucky 2014
7 Austin Peay 2016 1987 1973
7 Morehead State 2011 2011 1961
2 Eastern Illinois 2001
2 Tennessee State 1994
2 Tennessee Tech 1963
1 Jacksonville State 2017
1 Southeast Missouri State 2000
Total: 56

Pac-12 Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
49 UCLA 2018 2017 2017 2008 2008 2006 1995 (11)
35 Arizona 2018 2017 2017 2015 2001 2001 1997 (1)
29 Utah 2016 2016 2015 1998 1998 1998 1944 (1)
19 California 2016 2013 1997 1960 1960 1960 1959 (1)
18 Southern California 2017 2017 2007 2001 1954
17 Oregon 2020 2019 2019 2017 2017 1939 1939 (1)
17 Oregon State 2016 1982 1982 1982 1963
17 Stanford 2014 2014 2014 2001 1998 1942 1942 (1)
17 Washington 2019 2019 2010 1953 1953
16 Arizona State 2019 2019 1995 1975
14 Colorado 2016 2012 1969 1963 1955
6 Washington State 2008 2008 2008 1941 1941 1941
Total: 255

Patriot League

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
13 Holy Cross 2016 2016 1953 1953 1948 1947 1947 (1)
11 Navy 1998 1986 1986 1986
8 Boston University 2020 1959 1959 1959
8 Bucknell 2018 2006
5 Lehigh 2012 2012
4 Lafayette 2015 1957
3 Colgate 2019
3 American 2014
2 Loyola (MD) 2012
Total: 57

Southeastern Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
59 Kentucky 2020 2019 2019 2019 2015 2014 2012 (8)
32 Arkansas 2018 2017 1996 1995 1995 1995 1994 (1)
27 Missouri 2018 2010 2009 2009
22 Florida 2019 2019 2017 2017 2014 2007 2007 (2)
22 LSU 2019 2019 2019 2006 2006
22 Tennessee 2019 2019 2019 2010
21 Alabama 2018 2018 2004 2004
15 Vanderbilt 2017 2012 2007 1965
14 Texas A&M 2018 2018 2018
12 Georgia 2015 2002 1996 1983 1983
11 Mississippi State 2019 2008 1996 1996 1996
10 Auburn 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019
9 South Carolina 2017 2017 2017 2017 2017
9 Mississippi 2019 2015 2001
Total: 285

Southern Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
11 East Tennessee State 2020 1992 1968
11 Chattanooga 2016 1997 1997
6 Furman 1980 1974 1974
5 Wofford 2019 2019
3 VMI 1977 1977 1977 1976
3 Mercer 2014 2014
3 UNC Greensboro 2018
2 Samford 2000
1 Western Carolina 1996
Total: 45

Southland Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
6 Lamar 2012 1983 1980
6 Stephen F. Austin 2020 2016
5 New Orleans 2017 1987
3 Northwestern State 2013 2006
2 Sam Houston State 2010
2 McNeese State 2002
2 Nicholls 1998
1 Abilene Christian 2019
1 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 2007
1 Southeastern Louisiana 2005
1 Houston Baptist 1984
Total: 30

Southwestern Athletic Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
9 Southern 2016 1993
8 Texas Southern 2018 2018
6 Alcorn State 2002 1984
5 Mississippi Valley State 2012
4 Alabama State 2011
3 Prairie View A&M 2020
3 Jackson State 2007
1 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 2010 2010
1 Alabama A&M 2005
Total: 40

Sun Belt Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
10 Louisiana 2014 1992 1973 (vacated)
8 South Alabama 2008 1989
7 Louisiana–Monroe 1996
6 Little Rock 2020 2016
5 Georgia State 2019 2015
4 Coastal Carolina 2015
3 Georgia Southern 1992
2 Troy 2017
2 Appalachian State 2000
2 Texas State 1997
1 Texas–Arlington 2008
1 Arkansas State 1999
Total: 51

The Summit League

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
5 Oral Roberts 2008 1974 1974 1974
5 North Dakota State 2020 2019
5 South Dakota State 2018
1 North Dakota 2017
Total: 16

West Coast Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles)
29 BYU 2015 2012 2011 1981
23 Gonzaga 2020 2019 2019 2019 2017 2017
16 San Francisco 1998 1979 1979 1974 1957 1956 1956 (2)
13 Pepperdine 2002 2000 1976
11 Santa Clara 1996 1996 1970 1969 1952
10 Saint Mary's 2019 2017 2010 1959
9 Pacific 2013 2005 1971 1967
5 Loyola Marymount 1990 1990 1990 1990
4 San Diego 2008 2008
2 Portland 1996
Total: 122

Western Athletic Conference

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship
26 New Mexico State 2020 1993 1992 1970 1970
11 Seattle 1969 1964 1964 1958 1958 1958
1 Cal State Bakersfield 2016
Total: 38

Non-Division I teams

These are schools which were once Division I programs but which have since either discontinued sponsorship of basketball or dropped to a lower level of competition.

Bids School Last bid Last win Last Sweet 16 Last Elite 8 Last Final 4 Last final Last Championship (Titles) Current status
11 Oklahoma City 1973 1973 1965 1957 NAIA Single Division
6 NYU 1963 1963 1963 1960 1960 1945 NCAA Division III
3 Loyola (LA) 1958 NAIA Single Division
2 CCNY 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 1950 (1) NCAA Division III
2 Hardin-Simmons 1957 NCAA Division III
1 Wayne State (MI) 1956 1956 1956 NCAA Division II
1 Lebanon Valley 1953 1953 1953 NCAA Division III
1 Cal State LA 1974 NCAA Division II
1 Trinity (TX) 1969 NCAA Division III
1 West Texas A&M 1955 NCAA Division II
1 Williams 1955 NCAA Division III
1 Tufts 1945 NCAA Division III
1 Catholic 1944 NCAA Division III
1 Springfield 1940 NCAA Division III

Schools yet to receive bids

See also

References

  1. "North Alabama to join ASUN in 2017-18". LipscombSports.com. December 6, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. "Cal Baptist moving to NCAA Division I". The Press-Enterprise. January 14, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. "Blazing a New Trail: Dixie State Accepts Invitation to Join Western Athletic Conference". January 11, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  4. "Tarleton State University to Join Western Athletic Conference in 2020-21" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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