It's the most wonderful time of year once again: The calendar has flipped to the month of March, and we're now just days away from finding out which 68 teams will take part in this year's NCAA Tournament.
Some programs more or less wrapped up their spot weeks ago, assuring themselves of at least an at-large bid thanks to their regular-season resumes. Others, whether they're a mid-major in a one-bid league or a Power 4 school that's struggled up to this point, are left needing to win their respective conference tournament over the next few days if they hope to make it to the Big Dance.
For everyone, though, hope springs eternal during Championship Week. The slates have been wiped clean, and every school has the chance to start a Cinderella run — or steal a bid from a bubble team, as the likes of Oregon, NC State and Duquesne did last season around this time. Read on for an updated list of automatic qualifiers to the 2025 NCAA Tournament as conference championships roll on.
NCAA Tournament automatic bids tracker 2025
Conference | Winner |
|---|---|
America East | |
American Athletic | |
Atlantic 10 | |
ACC | |
ASUN | Lipscomb |
Big 12 | |
Big East | |
Big Sky | |
Big South | High Point |
Big Ten | |
Big West | |
CAA | |
Conference USA | |
Horizon League | |
Ivy League | |
MAC | |
MAAC | |
MEAC | |
Missouri Valley | Drake |
Mountain West | |
Northeast | |
Ohio Valley | SIU Edwardsville |
Pac-12 | |
Patriot League | |
SEC | |
SoCon | |
Southland | |
SWAC | |
Summit League | Omaha (fellow finalist St. Thomas ineligible after moving to Division I) |
Sun Belt | |
West Coast | |
WAC |
NCAA men's basketball conference championship game schedule
Below is the full schedule of conference championship games ahead of Selection Sunday (all times Eastern).
Conference | Date |
|---|---|
Ohio Valley | Saturday, March 8 (9 p.m.) |
Big South | Sunday, March 9 (Noon) |
Missouri Valley | Sunday, March 9 (2:10 p.m.) |
ASUN | Sunday, March 9 (2:30 p.m.) |
Summit League | Sunday, March 9 (9 p.m.) |
SoCon | Monday, March 10 (7 p.m.) |
Sun Belt | Monday, March 10 (7 p.m.) |
Horizon League | Tuesday, March 11 (7 p.m.) |
Northeast | Tuesday, March 11 (7 p.m.) |
CAA | Tuesday, March 11 (7 p.m.) |
WCC | Tuesday, March 11 (9 p.m.) |
Southland | Wednesday, March 12 (5 p.m.) |
Patriot League | Wednesday, March 12 (TBA) |
Big Sky | Wednesday, March 12 (11:30 p.m.) |
America East | Saturday, March 15 (11 a.m.) |
MEAC | Saturday, March 15 (1 p.m.) |
Mountain West | Saturday, March 15 (6 p.m.) |
Big East | Saturday, March 15 (6:30 p.m.) |
MAAC | Saturday, March 15 (7:30 p.m.) |
MAC | Saturday, March 15 (7:40 p.m.) |
ACC | Saturday, March 15 (8:30 p.m.) |
Big 12 | Saturday, March 15 (TBA) |
Conference USA | Saturday, March 15 (8:30 p.m.) |
SWAC | Saturday, March 15 (9:30 p.m.) |
Big West | Saturday, March 15 (9:40 p.m.) |
WAC | Saturday, March 15 (11:40 p.m.) |
Ivy League | Sunday, March 16 (Noon) |
Atlantic 10 | Sunday, March 16 (1 p.m.) |
SEC | Sunday, March 16 (1 p.m.) |
American Athletic | Sunday, March 16 (3:15 p.m.) |
Big Ten | Sunday, March 16 (3:30 p.m.) |