It’s March and the countdown to the NCAA tournament is on.
The entire 2025 NCAA tournament field will be announced on Sunday, March 16. But before all that nervous energy on Selection Sunday, teams will play for their respective conference tournament title, which guarantees a spot in the NCAA tournament.
There are 32 teams that qualify through automatic bids from winning conference tournaments. The other 36 teams will qualify as at-large selections, picked by the DI men’s basketball selection committee.
SB Nation has a complete conference tournament preview with everything you need to know leading up to the Big Dance.
The First Four games of the 2025 NCAA tournament will start on March 18. The first round will begin on March 20 and can conclude on March 21.
Below we are tracking every automatic qualifier for the 2025 NCAA men’s tournament:
Auto bids for 2025 men’s NCAA tournament
| CONFERENCE | SCHEDULE/RESULTS/TV SCHEDULE | AUTO BID | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONFERENCE | SCHEDULE/RESULTS/TV SCHEDULE | AUTO BID | LOCATION |
| America East | Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 11 a.m. March 15 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Higher seed hosts |
| American Athletic | First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 3:15 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN |
TBD | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Atlantic 10 | First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 1 p.m. March 16 on CBS |
TBD | Washington, D.C. |
| ACC | First Round: March 11 Second Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 15 |
TBD | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| ASUN | First Round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: March 9 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Campus sites |
| Big 12 | First Round: March 11 Second Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 6 p.m. March 15 |
TBD | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Big East | First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 6:30 p.m. March 15 on FOX |
TBD | New York City |
| Big Sky | First Round: March 8 Second Round: March 9 Third Round: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 11:30 p.m. March 12 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Boise, Idaho |
| Big South | First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 12 p.m. March 9 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Big Ten | First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 3:30 p.m. March 16 on CBS |
TBD | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Big West | First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 9:40 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Henderson, Nevada |
| CAA | First Round: March 7 Second Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 7 p.m. March 11 on CBSSN |
TBD | Washington, D.C. |
| Conference USA | First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 15 on CBSSN |
TBD | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Horizon League | First Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 7 p.m. March 11 on ESPN/ESPN2 |
TBD | Indianapolis, Indiana (semifinals on) |
| Ivy League | Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 12 p.m. March 16 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Providence, Rhode Island |
| MAAC | First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 15 on ESPNU |
TBD | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| MAC | Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 7:40 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Cleveland, Ohio |
| MEAC | Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 1 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Missouri Valley | First Round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 2:10 p.m. March 9 on CBS |
TBD | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mountain West | First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 6 p.m. March 15 on CBS |
TBD | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Northeast | Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 7 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Higher seed |
| Ohio Valley | First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 9 p.m. March 8 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Evansville, Indiana |
| Patriot League | First Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 7 p.m. March 12 on CBSSN |
TBD | Higher seed |
| SEC | First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: 1 p.m. March 16 on ESPN |
TBD | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Southern | First Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 7 p.m. March 10 on ESPN |
TBD | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Southland | First Round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 5 p.m. March 12 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| SWAC | First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 9:30 p.m. March 15 |
TBD | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Summit League | First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 and 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: 9 p.m. March 9 on CBSSN |
TBD | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Sun Belt | First Round: March 4 Second Round: March 5 Third Round: March 6 Fourth Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: 7 p.m. March 10 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Pensacola, Florida |
| West Coast | First Round: March 6 Second Round: March 7 Third Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 9 p.m. March 11 on ESPN |
TBD | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| WAC | Opening Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14 Championship: 11:40 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2 |
TBD | Las Vegas, Nevada |