2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams explained

Above:2023 qualifying teams
Label1:Total teams
Data1:68
Label2:Automatic bids
Data2:32
Label3:At-large bids
Data3:36
Label4:Top seed
Data4:Alabama
Label5:Champion
Data5:UConn

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams are entered into the tournament. Thirty-two of the teams qualified via automatic bids, usually earned by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 36 teams were via "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Teams are seeded from 1 to 16 within each of the four regionals, while the Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

Automatic bids

A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament were granted to the below listed conferences, normally to the team that won the conference's championship tournament.[1] Seeds listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.

Record (Conf.)! Seed! Last app.! # of app.! Tournament! Runner-up! class=unsortable
Record (Conf.)Seed
Southeast Missouri State19–16 (10–8)520002ndOhio ValleyTennessee Tech16–17 (11–7)2
UNC Asheville27–7 (16–2)120165thBig SouthCampbell16–18 (8–10)7
Drake27–7 (15–5)220216thMissouri ValleyBradley25–9 (17–4)1
Kennesaw State26–8 (15–3)1Never1stASUNLiberty26–8 (15–3)2
Louisiana26–7 (13–5)220149thSun BeltSouth Alabama19–16 (9–9)8
Furman27–7 (15–3)119807thSouthernChattanooga18–17 (7–11)7
Fairleigh Dickinson19–15 (10–6)220197thNortheastMerrimack18–16 (12–4)1
Northern Kentucky22–12 (14–6)420193rdHorizonCleveland State21–13 (14–6)3
College of Charleston31–3 (14–6)220186thCAAUNC Wilmington24–9 (12–6)4
Oral Roberts29–4 (18–0)120217thSummit LeagueNorth Dakota State16–17 (11–7)3
Gonzaga27–5 (14–2)2202225thWCCSaint Mary's26–6 (14–2)1
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi23–10 (14–4)120223rdSouthlandNorthwestern State22–11 (13–5)2
Colgate26–8 (17–1)120226thPatriotLafayette11–22 (7–11)6
Montana State25–9 (15–3)220225thBig SkyNorthern Arizona12–23 (5–13)9
Vermont23–10 (14–2)120229thAmerica EastUMass Lowell26–8 (11–5)2
Howard22–12 (11–3)119923rdMEACNorfolk State22–11 (9–5)3
Texas Southern14–20 (7–11)8202211thSWACGrambling State24–9 (15–3)2
Texas26–8 (12–6)2202237thBig 12Kansas27–7 (13–5)1
San Diego State27–6 (15–3)1202215thMountain WestUtah State26–8 (13–5)3
Marquette28–6 (17–3)1202235thBig EastXavier25–9 (15–5)2
Kent State28–6 (15–3)220177thMACToledo27–7 (16–2)1
Iona27–7 (17–3)1202116thMAACMarist13–20 (6–14)11
Florida Atlantic31–3 (18–2)120022ndC-USAUAB25–9 (14–6)3
Duke26–8 (14–6)4202245thACCVirginia25–7 (15–5)2
UC Santa Barbara27–7 (15–5)220217thBig WestCal State Fullerton20–13 (12–6)4
Arizona28–6 (14–6)2202237thPac-12UCLA29–5 (18–2)1
Grand Canyon24–11 (11–7)520212ndWACSouthern Utah22–12 (18–2)3
Princeton21–8 (10–4)2201726thIvy LeagueYale21–8 (10–4)1
VCU27–7 (15–3)1202118thAtlantic 10Dayton22–11 (12–6)2
Alabama29–5 (16–2)1202224thSECTexas A&M25–8 (15–3)2
Memphis26–8 (13–5)2202228thAmericanHouston31–3 (17–1)1
Purdue29–8 (15–5)1202234thBig TenPenn State22–13 (10–10)10

At-large bids

36 at-large teams were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.

At-large bids
Team ConferenceLast appearance
  1. of appearances
HoustonAmerican202224th
Miami (FL)ACC202245th
NC State201828th
Pittsburgh201627th
Virginia201625th
BaylorBig 12202215th
Iowa State202222nd
Kansas202251st
Kansas State201932nd
TCU20189th
West Virginia202131st
CreightonBig East202224rd
Providence202222nd
UConn202236th
Xavier201838th
IllinoisBig Ten202233rd
Indiana202241st
Iowa202229th
Maryland202129th
Michigan State202236th
Northwestern20172nd
Penn State202110th
Boise StateMountain West20229th
Nevada201910th
Utah State202123rd
Arizona StatePac-12201916th
UCLA202252nd
USC202220th
ArkansasSEC202235th
Auburn202212th
Kentucky202259th
Mississippi State201912th
Missouri202129th
Tennessee202224th
Texas A&M201815th
Saint Mary'sWest Coast202212th

Conferences with multiple bids

Teams in boldface won their conference tournament and received the conference's automatic bid.

Bids Conference Schools
8 Purdue, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State
Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M
7 Texas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU, West Virginia
5 Duke, Miami (FL), NC State, Pittsburgh, Virginia
Marquette, Creighton, Providence, UConn, Xavier
4 San Diego State, Boise State, Nevada, Utah State
Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, USC
2 Memphis, Houston
Gonzaga, Saint Mary's

Bids by state

BidsStateclass=unsortableSchools
2AlabamaAlabama, Auburn
3ArizonaArizona, Arizona State, Grand Canyon
1ArkansasArkansas
5CaliforniaSan Diego State, Saint Mary's, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, USC
1Connecticut Connecticut
2FloridaFlorida Atlantic, Miami
1GeorgiaKennesaw State
1IdahoBoise State
2Illinois Illinois, Northwestern
2Indiana Indiana, Purdue
3IowaDrake, Iowa, Iowa State
2KansasKansas, Kansas State
2KentuckyKentucky, Northern Kentucky
1LouisianaLouisiana
1MarylandMaryland
1MichiganMichigan State
1Mississippi Mississippi State
2MissouriMissouri, Southeast Missouri State
1MontanaMontana State
1NebraskaCreighton
1Nevada Nevada
2New JerseyFairleigh Dickinson, Princeton
2New YorkColgate, Iona
3North CarolinaDuke, NC State, UNC Asheville
2OhioKent State, Xavier
1OklahomaOral Roberts
2Pennsylvania Penn State, Pittsburgh
1Rhode IslandProvidence
2South CarolinaCollege of Charleston, Furman
2Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee
7TexasBaylor, Houston, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Texas Southern
1UtahUtah State
1VermontVermont
2VirginiaVCU, Virginia
1WashingtonGonzaga
1Washington, D.C.Howard
1West Virginia West Virginia
1WisconsinMarquette

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tracking all 32 NCAA men's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2023 . ncaa.com . NCAA . 5 March 2023 . 5 March 2023.

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