It’s the most wonderful time of the year: March Madness is finally here.
Conference tournament season is in full swing, and the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are close at hand. 32 automatic bids are up for grabs in the men’s tournament this year, with 36 at-large bids left to be distributed among teams that didn’t win their conference tournaments.
On the men’s side, conference tournament season began in earnest with the Atlantic Sun tournament tipping off on Feb. 27, and will conclude with the Big Ten tournament title game on March 12.
Here’s a look at every team that has earned a coveted automatic bid to the tournament thus far:
Ohio Valley: Southeast Missouri State (16–17)
Big South: UNC Asheville (27–7)
Missouri Valley: Drake (27–7)
Atlantic Sun: Kennesaw State (26–8)
Southern: Championship on March 6 at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Sun Belt: Championship on March 6 at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Colonial: Championship on March 7 at 7 p.m. ET (CBSSN)
Horizon: Championship on March 7 at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Northeast: Championship on March 7 at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Summit: Championship on March 7 at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
West Coast: Championship on March 7 at 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Southland: Championship on March 8 at 5 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Patriot: Championship on March 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN)
Big Sky: Championship on March 8 at 11:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
America East: Championship on March 11 at 11 a.m. ET (ESPN2)
MEAC: Championship on March 11 at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
SWAC: Championship on March 11 at 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
Big 12: Championship on March 11 at 6 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Mountain West: Championship on March 11 at 6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Big East: Championship on March 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET (Fox)
MAC: Championship on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
MAAC: Championship on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
ACC: Championship on March 11 at 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Conference USA: Championship on March 11 at 8:30 p.m. ET (CBSSN)
Big West: Championship on March 11 at 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Pac-12: Championship on March 11 at 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
WAC: Championship on March 11 at 11:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Ivy League: Championship on March 12 at 12 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
Atlantic 10: Championship on March 12 at 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
SEC: Championship on March 12 at 1 p.m. ET (ESPN)
