List of NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament bids by school explained
This is a list of NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament bids by school, as of the start of the 2024 tournament. As of 2024, there are a total of 64 bids possible (23 automatic qualifiers, 41 at-large).[1]
Division II members
- Teams in bold competed in the 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.
- Appearances include those made by schools in the NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament, the direct predecessor to the current Division II and Division III tournaments. The NCAA did not adopt its current three-division alignment until the 1973–74 school year, when the College Division was split into Divisions II and III.
- School names reflect those in current use by their respective athletic programs, not necessarily those used when a school made an appearance in the Division II tournament. For example, Jefferson was known as Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science (athletically "Philadelphia Textile") when it won its NCAA title in 1970, Utah Tech was known as Dixie State during its Division II tenure, and Omaha used its institutional identity of Nebraska–Omaha when it made all of its D-II tournament appearances.
- Vacated appearances are not included in the standings.
- Notes
Teams with no appearances
The following active Division II teams are still awaiting their first tournament bids, as of 2023. Conference affiliations are for the upcoming 2024–25 season.
- California Collegiate Athletic Association (1) – Cal State Monterey Bay
- UC Merced will join in 2025–26 but is not eligible for the NCAA tournament until 2027–28.
- Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (4) – Chestnut Hill, Georgian Court, Goldey–Beacom, Wilmington (DE)
- Conference Carolinas (5) – Chowan, Converse, Erskine, Shorter, Young Harris
- Ferrum will join in 2025–26 but is not eligible for the NCAA tournament until 2027–28.
- East Coast Conference (4) – D'Youville, Mercy, Roberts Wesleyan, Staten Island
- Great American Conference (1) – Northwestern Oklahoma State
- Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2) – Purdue Northwest, Roosevelt
- Roosevelt is not eligible for the NCAA tournament until 2026–27.
- Great Lakes Valley Conference (2) – Maryville (MO), UIS
- Great Midwest Athletic Conference (3) – Lake Erie, Thomas More, Tiffin
- Thomas More is not eligible for the NCAA tournament until 2025–26.
- Great Northwest Athletic Conference (1) – Simon Fraser
- Gulf South Conference (2) – Auburn Montgomery, Trevecca Nazarene
- Lone Star Conference (4) – Oklahoma Christian, Sul Ross State, Texas–Tyler, Western New Mexico
- Sul Ross State will not be eligible for the NCAA tournament until 2026–27. Texas–Dallas plans to join in 2025–26 but will also not be eligible until 2027–28.
- Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (4) – Concordia–St. Paul, Minnesota–Crookston, Minot State, Sioux Falls
- Jamestown will join in 2025–26 but will not be eligible for the NCAA tournament until 2027–28.
- Pacific West Conference (5) – Dominican (CA), Jessup, Menlo, Vanguard, Westmont
- Westmont is not eligible for the NCAA tournament until 2025–26. Jessup, Menlo, and Vanguard are ineligible until 2026–27.
- Peach Belt Conference (1) – USC Beaufort
- USC Beaufort is not eligible for the NCAA tournament until 2025–26. Middle Georgia State plans to join in 2025–26 but will not be eligible for the NCAA tournament until 2028–29.
- Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (2) – Seton Hill, Shepherd
- Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (3) – Chadron State, South Dakota Mines, Westminster (UT)
- South Atlantic Conference (5) – Coker, Emory & Henry, Mars Hill, Newberry, UVA Wise
- Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (3) – Allen, Edward Waters, Spring Hill
Former Division II members
- Notes
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Division II Men's Basketball Championship. NCAA.org. NCAA.
