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NCAA.com | March 17, 2024

Tracking all 32 NCAA men's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2024

Men's basketball conference championship week, previewed

Selection Sunday is here and 32 teams have punched their ticket to the 2024 NCAA men's basketball tournament. The tournament will see 68 teams make the field. Of the 68 teams, 32 will qualify automatically through automatic bids from conferences. 

Below you'll find a table listing all 32 conferences, their tournament dates, locations and a link to information for every bracket. The other 36 teams will qualify as at-large selections. This article will be updated throughout as teams clinch AQ bids.

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2024 NCAA conference tournament schedules, brackets, scores, automatic bids

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE/RESULTS/TV SCHEDULE Automatic Bid LOCATION
America East
(Bracket)
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: 11 a.m. ET March 16 on ESPN2
Vermont Burlington, Vermont
American Athletic
(Bracket)

First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 15
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: 3:15 p.m. ET March 17 on ESPN

UAB Fort Worth, Texas
Atlantic 10
(Bracket)
First Round: March 12
Second Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: 1 p.m. ET March 17 on CBS
Duquesne Brooklyn, New York
ACC
(Bracket)
First Round: March 12
Second Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 8:30 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN
NC State Washington, D.C.
ASUN
(Bracket)
First Round: March 4
Quarterfinals: March 5
Semifinals: March 7
Championship: 2 p.m. ET March 10 on ESPN2
Stetson DeLand, Florida
Big 12
(Bracket)
First Round: March 12
Second Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 6 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN
Iowa State Kansas City, Missouri
Big East
(Bracket)
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 6:30 p.m. ET March 16 on FOX
Connecticut New York City
Big Sky
(Bracket)
First Round: March 9
Second Round: March 10
Quarterfinals: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: 11:30 p.m. ET March 13 on ESPN2
Montana State Boise, Idaho
Big South
(Bracket)
First Round: March 6
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: 12 p.m. ET March 10 on ESPN2
Longwood High Point, North Carolina
Big Ten
(Bracket)
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 15
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: 3:30 p.m. ET March 17 on CBS
Illinois Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big West
(Bracket)
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 9:30 p.m. ET March 16
Long Beach State Henderson, Nevada
CAA
(Bracket)
First Round: March 8
Second Round: March 9
Quarterfinals: March 10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 12 on CBS Sports Network
Charleston Washington, D.C.
Conference USA
(Bracket)
First Round: March 12
Quarterfinals: March 13 and 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 8:30 p.m. ET March 16 on CBS Sports Network
Western Kentucky Huntsville, Alabama
Horizon League
(Bracket)
First Round: March 5
Quarterfinals: March 7
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 12 on ESPN/ESPN2
Oakland Indianapolis, Indiana (semifinals on)
Ivy League
(Bracket)
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: 12 p.m. ET March 17 on ESPN2
Yale New York City
MAAC
(Bracket)
Opening Round: March 12
Quarterfinals: March 13 and 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 7:30 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPNU
Saint Peter's Atlantic City, New Jersey
MAC
(Bracket)
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 7:30 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN2
Akron Cleveland, Ohio
MEAC
(Bracket)
Quarterfinals: March 13 and 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 1 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN2
Howard Norfolk, Virginia
Missouri Valley
(Bracket)
First Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: 2 p.m. ET March 10 on CBS
Drake St. Louis, Missouri
Mountain West
(Bracket)
Opening Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 6 p.m. ET March 16
New Mexico Las Vegas, Nevada
Northeast
(Bracket)
Quarterfinals: March 6
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 12 on ESPN2
Wagner North Andover, Massachusetts
Ohio Valley
(Bracket)
First Round: March 6
Quarterfinals: March 7
Semifinals: March 8
Championship: 8 p.m. ET March 9 on ESPN2
Morehead State Evansville, Indiana
Pac-12
(Bracket)
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 9 p.m. ET March 16 on FOX
Oregon Las Vegas, Nevada
Patriot League
(Bracket)
First Round: March 5
Quarterfinals: March 7
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 13 on CBS Sports Network
Colgate Hamilton, New York
SEC
(Bracket)
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 15
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: 1 p.m. ET March 17 on ESPN
Auburn Nashville, Tennessee
Southern
(Bracket)
Opening Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: 7 p.m. ET March 11 on ESPN
Samford Asheville, North Carolina
Southland
(Bracket)
First Round: March 10
Second Round: March 11
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: 5 p.m. ET March 13 on ESPN2
McNeese State Lake Charles, Louisiana
SWAC
(Bracket)
Quarterfinals: March 13 and 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 9:30 p.m. ET March 16
Grambling State Birmingham, Alabama
Summit League
(Bracket)
First Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9 and 10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: 9:30 p.m. ET March 12 on CBS Sports Network
South Dakota State Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sun Belt
(Bracket)
First Round: March 5
Second Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: 6 p.m. ET March 11 on ESPN2
James Madison Pensacola, Florida
West Coast
(Bracket)
First Round: March 7
Second Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: 9 p.m. ET March 12 on ESPN
Saint Mary's (CA) Las Vegas, Nevada
WAC
(Bracket)
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 11:30 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN2
Grand Canyon University Las Vegas, Nevada

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