It’s March, which means crazy season is just around the corner and the men’s NCAA Tournament is right around the corner.
The entire 2024 NCAA Tournament berth will be announced on Sunday, March 17, but before that, teams will play for their respective conference tournament titles, guaranteeing a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
There will be a total of 68 teams in the tournament field, with 32 teams qualifying through automatic bids from the teams that win the conference tournament. The remaining 36 teams will qualify as at-large selections, selected by the DI Men’s Basketball Selection Committee.
SB Nation has a complete preview of everything you need to know about conference tournament week.
The first four games begin on Tuesday, March 19th, with the first round beginning on Thursday, March 21st. Stay locked to SB Nation for continued coverage of the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments.
Below, we’re tracking all the automatic qualifiers for the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tournament.
2024 Men’s Tournament Automatic Qualifier
| meeting | Schedule/Results/TV Shows | automatic bidding | position |
|---|---|---|---|
| meeting | Schedule/Results/TV Shows | automatic bidding | position |
| eastern america | Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: March 16 at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN2 | top seeds | |
| american athletic | First Round: March 13th Round Two: March 14th Quarterfinals: March 15th Semifinals: March 16th Championship: March 17th at 3:15pm ET on ESPN | Fort Worth, Texas | |
| atlantic 10 | First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: March 17 at 1pm ET on CBS | Brooklyn, New York | |
| ACC | First Round: March 12th Round Two: March 13th Quarterfinals: March 14th Semifinals: March 15th Championship: March 16th at 8:30pm ET on ESPN | Washington DC | |
| Sun | First Round: March 4th Quarterfinals: March 5th Semifinals: March 7th Championship: March 10th at 2pm ET on ESPN2 | campus site | |
| big 12 | First Round: March 12th Round Two: March 13th Quarterfinals: March 14th Semifinals: March 15th Championship: March 16th at 6pm ET on ESPN | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| big east | First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 at 6:30 PM ET on FOX | new york city | |
| big sky | First Round: March 9 Second Round: March 10 Quarterfinals: March 11 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: March 13 at 11:30 PM ET on ESPN2 | boise, idaho | |
| big south | First Round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: March 10 at 12:00 PM ET on ESPN2 | High Point, North Carolina | |
| big ten | First Round: March 13 Second Round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: March 17 at 3:30 PM ET on CBS | Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| big west | First Round: March 13 Second Round: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 at 9:30pm ET | Henderson, Nevada | |
| CAA | First Round: March 8 Second Round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 7:00 PM (ET) March 12 Broadcast on CBS Sports Network | Washington DC | |
| conference usa | First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13, 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 8:30 p.m. ET, March 16 Broadcast on CBS Sports Network | Huntsville, Alabama | |
| horizon league | First Round: March 5th Quarterfinals: March 7th Semifinals: March 11th Championship: March 12th at 7pm ET on ESPN/ESPN2 | Indianapolis, Indiana (semifinals finished) | |
| ivy league | Semifinals: March 16 Championship: March 17 at 12pm ET on ESPN2 | new york city | |
| MAAC | Opener: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13, 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 at 7:30pm ET on ESPNU | atlantic city new jersey | |
| Mac | Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 at 7:30pm ET on ESPN2 | cleveland ohio | |
| MEAC | Quarterfinals: March 13 and 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN2 | norfolk, virginia | |
| missouri valley | First Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 2:00 PM (ET) March 10 Broadcast on CBS | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| mountain west | Opening game: March 13th Quarterfinals: March 14th Semifinals: March 15th Championship: March 16th at 6pm ET | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| northeast | Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: March 12 at 7pm ET on ESPN2 | top seeds | |
| ohio valley | First Round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: March 9 at 7pm ET on ESPN2 | morehead state | Evansville, Indiana |
| Pac-12 | Round 1: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 at 9pm ET on FOX | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| patriot league | First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: March 13 at 7:00 PM ET Broadcast on CBS Sports Network | top seeds | |
| SEC | First Round: March 13th Round Two: March 14th Quarterfinals: March 15th Semifinals: March 16th Championship: March 17th at 1pm ET on ESPN | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| southern | Opener: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: March 11 at 7pm ET on ESPN | Asheville, North Carolina | |
| southland | First Round: March 10th Round: March 11th Semifinals: March 12th Championship: March 13th at 5pm ET on ESPN2 | Lake Charles, Louisiana | |
| SWAC | Quarterfinals: March 13 and 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 at 9:30pm ET | birmingham alabama | |
| summit league | First Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 and 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: March 12 at 9:30 p.m. (ET) Broadcast on CBS Sports Network | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | |
| sun belt | First Round: March 5 Second Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: March 11 at 6pm ET on ESPN2 | Pensacola, Florida | |
| west coast | Round 1: March 7th Round 2: March 8th Quarterfinals: March 9th Semifinals: March 11th Championship: March 12th at 9pm ET on ESPN | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| WAC | First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 at 11:30pm ET on ESPN2 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
