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2018 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids32
At-large bids36
Top seedVirginia
ChampionVillanova
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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

Qualifying teams

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Automatic bids

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Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Conference championship runners-up in bold were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Tournament Runner-up Record (Conf.) Seed
Murray State 26–5 (16–2) 1 2012 Ohio Valley Belmont 24–9 (15–3) 2
Radford 22–12 (12–6) 2 2009 Big South Liberty 20–14 (9–9) 5
Loyola–Chicago 28–5 (15–3) 1 1985 Missouri Valley Illinois State 15–14 (10–8) 3
Lipscomb 23–9 (10–4) 2 Never Atlantic Sun Florida Gulf Coast 23–11 (12–2) 1
Michigan 28–7 (13–5) 5 2017 Big Ten Purdue 28–5 (15–3) 3
Iona 20–13 (11–7) 4 2017 MAAC Fairfield 17–16 (9–9) 6
UNC Greensboro 27–7 (15–3) 1 2001 Southern East Tennessee State 25–9 (14–4) 2
LIU Brooklyn 18–16 (10–8) 4 2013 Northeast Wagner 23–9 (14–4) 1
College of Charleston 26–7 (14–4) 1 1999 CAA Northeastern 23–9 (14–4) 2
Gonzaga 30–4 (17–1) 1 2017 West Coast BYU 24–10 (11–7) 3
Bucknell 24–9 (16–2) 1 2017 Patriot Colgate 19–12 (12–6) 2
Wright State 25–9 (14–4) 2 2007 Horizon Cleveland State 12–23 (6–12) 8
South Dakota State 28–6 (13–1) 1 2017 Summit South Dakota 26–8 (11–3) 2
UMBC 24–10 (12–4) 2 2008 America East Vermont 27–7 (15–1) 1
North Carolina Central 19–15 (9–7) 6 2017 MEAC Hampton 19–15 (12–4) 1
Texas Southern 15–19 (12–6) 3 2017 SWAC Arkansas–Pine Bluff 14–21 (12–6) 1
Kansas 27–7 (13–5) 1 2017 Big 12 West Virginia 11–7 (23–9) 3
San Diego State 22–10 (11–7) 5 2015 Mountain West New Mexico 18–15 (12–6) 3
Villanova 30–4 (14–4) 2 2017 Big East Providence 21–12 (10–8) 5
Buffalo 25–8 (15–3) 1 2016 MAC Toledo 23–10 (13–5) 2
Montana 26–7 (16–2) 1 2013 Big Sky Eastern Washington 20–14 (13–5) 3
Virginia 31–2 (17–1) 1 2017 ACC North Carolina 25–9 (11–7) 6
Marshall 24–10 (12–6) 4 1987 Conference USA Western Kentucky 24–10 (14–4) 3
Stephen F. Austin 28–6 (14–4) 3 2016 Southland Southeastern Louisiana 21–10 (15–3) 1
Arizona 27-7 (14-4) 1 2017 Pac-12 USC 23–11 (12–6) 2
New Mexico State 27–5 (12–2) 1 2017 WAC Grand Canyon 22–10 (9–5) 3
Cal State Fullerton 20–11 (10–6) 4 2008 Big West UC-Irvine 18–17 (11–5) 3
Penn 24–8 (12–2) 2 2007 Ivy Harvard 18–3 (12–2) 1
Davidson 21–11 (13–5) 3 2015 Atlantic 10 Rhode Island 25–7 (15–3) 1
Kentucky 24–10 (10–8) 4 2017 SEC Tennessee 25–8 (13–5) 2
Georgia State 23–10 (12–6) 2 2015 Sun Belt Texas–Arlington 21–12 (10–8) 4
Cincinnati 27–4 (16–2) 1 2017 American Houston 24–6 (14–4) 3

At-large bids

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Team Conference Last appearance # of appearances
Alabama SEC 2012 20
Arizona State Pac-12 2014 14
Arkansas SEC 2017 32
Auburn SEC 2003 9
Butler Big East 2017 16
Clemson ACC 2011 11
Creighton Big East 2017 21
Duke ACC 2017 42
Florida SEC 2017 19
Florida State ACC 2017 16
Houston American 2010 20
Kansas State Big 12 2017 30
Miami ACC 2017 10
Michigan State Big Ten 2017 32
Missouri SEC 2013 26
Nevada Mountain West 2017 8
NC State ACC 2015 27
North Carolina ACC 2017 49
Ohio State Big Ten 2017 28
Oklahoma Big 12 2016 31
Providence Big East 2017 20
Purdue Big Ten 2017 29
Rhode Island A–10 2017 10
Seton Hall Big East 2017 12
St. Bonaventure A–10 2012 7
Syracuse ACC 2016 39
Tennessee SEC 2014 21
Texas Big 12 2016 34
Texas A&M SEC 2016 14
Texas Tech Big 12 2016 16
TCU Big 12 1998 8
UCLA Pac-12 2017 48
Virginia Tech ACC 2017 10
West Virginia Big 12 2017 29
Wichita State American 2017 15
Xavier Big East 2017 28

Listed by region and seeding

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East Region – Boston
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Villanova Big East 30–4 Automatic 2
2 Purdue Big Ten 28–6 At-large 7
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. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 25–7 At-large 41
UCLA Pac-12 21–10 At-large 42
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
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall 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
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall 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
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall 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

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Bids Conference Schools
9 ACC Virginia, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
8 SEC Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M
7 Big 12 Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, West Virginia
6 Big East Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Providence, Seton Hall, Xavier
4 Big Ten Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Ohio State
3 American Cincinnati, Houston, Wichita State
3 Atlantic 10 Davidson, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure
3 Pac-12 Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA
2 Mountain West San Diego State, Nevada

Automatic conference bids in bold

Bids by state

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Bids State School(s)
2 Alabama Alabama, Auburn
2 Arizona Arizona, Arizona State
1 Arkansas Arkansas
3 California Cal State Fullerton, San Diego State, UCLA
3 Florida Florida, Florida State, Miami
1 Georgia Georgia State
1 Illinois Loyola-Chicago
2 Indiana Butler, Purdue
3 Kansas Kansas, Kansas State, Wichita State
2 Kentucky Kentucky, Murray State
1 Maryland UMBC
2 Michigan Michigan, Michigan State
1 Missouri Missouri
1 Montana Montana
1 Nebraska Creighton
1 Nevada Nevada
1 New Jersey Seton Hall
1 New Mexico New Mexico State
5 New York Buffalo, Iona, LIU Brooklyn, St. Bonaventure, Syracuse
6 North Carolina Davidson, Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina Central, NC State, UNC Greensboro
4 Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio State, Wright State, Xavier
1 Oklahoma Oklahoma
3 Pennsylvania Bucknell, Penn, Villanova
2 Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island
2 South Carolina Clemson, College of Charleston
1 South Dakota South Dakota State
2 Tennessee Lipscomb, Tennessee
7 Texas Houston, Stephen F. Austin, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Southern, Texas Tech
3 Virginia Radford, Virginia, Virginia Tech
1 Washington Gonzaga
2 West Virginia Marshall, West Virginia

References

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  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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