2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

2023 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids32
At-large bids36
Top seedAlabama
ChampionUConn
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams are entered into the tournament. Thirty-two of the teams qualified via automatic bids, usually earned by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 36 teams were via "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Teams are seeded from 1 to 16 within each of the four regionals, while the Selection Committee also seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

Automatic bids

A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament were granted to the below listed conferences, normally to the team that won the conference's championship tournament.[1] Seeds listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. # of app. Tournament Runner-up Record (Conf.) Seed
Southeast Missouri State 19–16 (10–8) 5 2000 2nd Ohio Valley Tennessee Tech 16–17 (11–7) 2
UNC Asheville 27–7 (16–2) 1 2016 5th Big South Campbell 16–18 (8–10) 7
Drake 27–7 (15–5) 2 2021 6th Missouri Valley Bradley 25–9 (17–4) 1
Kennesaw State 26–8 (15–3) 1 Never 1st ASUN Liberty 26–8 (15–3) 2
Louisiana 26–7 (13–5) 2 2014 9th Sun Belt South Alabama 19–16 (9–9) 8
Furman 27–7 (15–3) 1 1980 7th Southern Chattanooga 18–17 (7–11) 7
Fairleigh Dickinson[a] 19–15 (10–6) 2 2019 7th Northeast Merrimack[a] 18–16 (12–4) 1
Northern Kentucky 22–12 (14–6) 4 2019 3rd Horizon Cleveland State 21–13 (14–6) 3
College of Charleston 31–3 (14–6) 2 2018 6th CAA UNC Wilmington 24–9 (12–6) 4
Oral Roberts 29–4 (18–0) 1 2021 7th Summit League North Dakota State 16–17 (11–7) 3
Gonzaga 27–5 (14–2) 2 2022 25th WCC Saint Mary's 26–6 (14–2) 1
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 23–10 (14–4) 1 2022 3rd Southland Northwestern State 22–11 (13–5) 2
Colgate 26–8 (17–1) 1 2022 6th Patriot Lafayette 11–22 (7–11) 6
Montana State 25–9 (15–3) 2 2022 5th Big Sky Northern Arizona 12–23 (5–13) 9
Vermont 23–10 (14–2) 1 2022 9th America East UMass Lowell 26–8 (11–5) 2
Howard 22–12 (11–3) 1 1992 3rd MEAC Norfolk State 22–11 (9–5) 3
Texas Southern 14–20 (7–11) 8 2022 11th SWAC Grambling State 24–9 (15–3) 2
Texas 26–8 (12–6) 2 2022 37th Big 12 Kansas 27–7 (13–5) 1
San Diego State 27–6 (15–3) 1 2022 15th Mountain West Utah State 26–8 (13–5) 3
Marquette 28–6 (17–3) 1 2022 35th Big East Xavier 25–9 (15–5) 2
Kent State 28–6 (15–3) 2 2017 7th MAC Toledo 27–7 (16–2) 1
Iona 27–7 (17–3) 1 2021 16th MAAC Marist 13–20 (6–14) 11
Florida Atlantic 31–3 (18–2) 1 2002 2nd C-USA UAB 25–9 (14–6) 3
Duke 26–8 (14–6) 4 2022 45th ACC Virginia 25–7 (15–5) 2
UC Santa Barbara 27–7 (15–5) 2 2021 7th Big West Cal State Fullerton 20–13 (12–6) 4
Arizona 28–6 (14–6) 2 2022 37th Pac-12 UCLA 29–5 (18–2) 1
Grand Canyon 24–11 (11–7) 5 2021 2nd WAC Southern Utah 22–12 (18–2) 3
Princeton 21–8 (10–4) 2 2017 26th Ivy League Yale 21–8 (10–4) 1
VCU 27–7 (15–3) 1 2021 18th Atlantic 10 Dayton 22–11 (12–6) 2
Alabama 29–5 (16–2) 1 2022 24th SEC Texas A&M 25–8 (15–3) 2
Memphis 26–8 (13–5) 2 2022 28th American Houston 31–3 (17–1) 1
Purdue 29–8 (15–5) 1 2022 34th Big Ten Penn State 22–13 (10–10) 10

At-large bids

36 at-large teams were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.

At-large bids
Team Conference Last appearance # of appearances
Houston American 2022 24th
Miami (FL) ACC 2022 45th
NC State 2018 28th
Pittsburgh 2016 27th
Virginia 2016 25th
Baylor Big 12 2022 15th
Iowa State 2022 22nd
Kansas 2022 51st
Kansas State 2019 32nd
TCU 2018 9th
West Virginia 2021 31st
Creighton Big East 2022 24rd
Providence 2022 22nd
UConn 2022 36th
Xavier 2018 38th
Illinois Big Ten 2022 33rd
Indiana 2022 41st
Iowa 2022 29th
Maryland 2021 29th
Michigan State 2022 36th
Northwestern 2017 2nd
Penn State 2021 10th
Boise State Mountain West 2022 9th
Nevada 2019 10th
Utah State 2021 23rd
Arizona State Pac-12 2019 16th
UCLA 2022 52nd
USC 2022 20th
Arkansas SEC 2022 35th
Auburn 2022 12th
Kentucky 2022 59th
Mississippi State 2019 12th
Missouri 2021 29th
Tennessee 2022 24th
Texas A&M 2018 15th
Saint Mary's West Coast 2022 12th

Listed by region and seeding

This section is transcluded from 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. (edit | history)

The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released.

South Regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Alabama SEC 29–5 1 Automatic 2022
2 Arizona Pac–12 28–6 7 Automatic 2022
3 Baylor Big 12 22–10 9 At large 2022
4 Virginia ACC 25–7 16 At large 2021
5 San Diego State Mountain West 27–6 17 Automatic 2022
6 Creighton Big East 21–12 22 At large 2022
7 Missouri SEC 24–9 27 At large 2021
8 Maryland Big Ten 21–12 31 At large 2021
9 West Virginia Big 12 19–14 34 At large 2021
10 Utah State Mountain West 26–8 40 At large 2021
11 North Carolina State ACC 23–10 41 At large 2018
12 Charleston Colonial 31–3 47 Automatic 2018
13 Furman Southern 27–7 53 Automatic 1980
14 UC Santa Barbara Big West 27–7 56 Automatic 2021
15 Princeton Ivy 21–8 61 Automatic 2017
16* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 23–10 65 Automatic 2022
Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 19–16 67 Automatic 2000
East Regional – Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Purdue Big Ten 29–5 4 Automatic 2022
2 Marquette Big East 28–6 8 Automatic 2022
3 Kansas State Big 12 23–9 11 At large 2019
4 Tennessee SEC 23–10 14 At large 2022
5 Duke ACC 26–8 18 Automatic 2022
6 Kentucky SEC 21–11 23 At large 2022
7 Michigan State Big Ten 19–12 26 At large 2022
8 Memphis American 26–8 29 Automatic 2022
9 Florida Atlantic C-USA 31–3 33 Automatic 2002
10 USC Pac–12 22–10 39 At large 2022
11 Providence Big East 21–11 42 At large 2022
12 Oral Roberts Summit 30–4 48 Automatic 2021
13 Louisiana Sun Belt 26–7 54 Automatic 2014
14 Montana State Big Sky 25–9 58 Automatic 2022
15 Vermont America East 23–10 59 Automatic 2022
16* Texas Southern SWAC 14–20 66 Automatic 2022
Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast 19–15 68 Automatic 2019
Midwest Regional – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Houston American 31–3 2 At large 2022
2 Texas Big 12 26–8 6 Automatic 2022
3 Xavier Big East 25–9 12 At large 2018
4 Indiana Big Ten 22–11 15 At large 2022
5 Miami (FL) ACC 25–7 20 At large 2022
6 Iowa State Big 12 19–13 21 At large 2022
7 Texas A&M SEC 25–9 25 At large 2018
8 Iowa Big Ten 19–13 32 At large 2022
9 Auburn SEC 20–12 35 At large 2022
10 Penn State Big Ten 22–13 38 At large 2011
11* Mississippi State SEC 21–12 43 At large 2019
Pittsburgh ACC 22–11 44 At large 2016
12 Drake Missouri Valley 27–7 49 Automatic 2021
13 Kent State MAC 28–6 51 Automatic 2017
14 Kennesaw State ASUN 26–8 55 Automatic Never
15 Colgate Patriot 26–8 60 Automatic 2022
16 Northern Kentucky Horizon 22–12 63 Automatic 2019
West Regional – T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type Last bid
1 Kansas Big 12 27–7 3 At large 2022
2 UCLA Pac–12 29–5 5 At large 2022
3 Gonzaga West Coast 28–5 10 Automatic 2022
4 UConn Big East 25–8 13 At large 2022
5 Saint Mary's West Coast 26–7 19 At large 2022
6 TCU Big 12 21–12 24 At large 2022
7 Northwestern Big Ten 21–11 28 At large 2017
8 Arkansas SEC 20–13 30 At large 2022
9 Illinois Big Ten 20–12 36 At large 2022
10 Boise State Mountain West 24–9 37 At large 2022
11* Arizona State Pac–12 22–12 45 At large 2019
Nevada Mountain West 22–10 46 At large 2019
12 VCU Atlantic 10 27–7 50 Automatic 2021
13 Iona MAAC 27–7 52 Automatic 2021
14 Grand Canyon WAC 24–11 57 Automatic 2021
15 UNC Asheville Big South 27–7 62 Automatic 2016
16 Howard MEAC 22–12 64 Automatic 1992

*See First Four
Source:[2]

Conferences with multiple bids

Teams in boldface won their conference tournament and received the conference's automatic bid.

Bids Conference Schools
8 Big Ten Purdue, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State
SEC Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M
7 Big 12 Texas, Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, TCU, West Virginia
5 ACC Duke, Miami (FL), NC State, Pittsburgh, Virginia
Big East Marquette, Creighton, Providence, UConn, Xavier
4 Mountain West San Diego State, Boise State, Nevada, Utah State
Pac-12 Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, USC
2 American Memphis, Houston
WCC Gonzaga, Saint Mary's

Bids by state

Bids State Schools
2 Alabama Alabama, Auburn
3 Arizona Arizona, Arizona State, Grand Canyon
1 Arkansas Arkansas
5 California San Diego State, Saint Mary's, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, USC
1 Connecticut Connecticut
2 Florida Florida Atlantic, Miami
1 Georgia Kennesaw State
1 Idaho Boise State
2 Illinois Illinois, Northwestern
2 Indiana Indiana, Purdue
3 Iowa Drake, Iowa, Iowa State
2 Kansas Kansas, Kansas State
2 Kentucky Kentucky, Northern Kentucky
1 Louisiana Louisiana
1 Maryland Maryland
1 Michigan Michigan State
1 Mississippi Mississippi State
2 Missouri Missouri, Southeast Missouri State
1 Montana Montana State
1 Nebraska Creighton
1 Nevada Nevada
2 New Jersey Fairleigh Dickinson, Princeton
2 New York Colgate, Iona
3 North Carolina Duke, NC State, UNC Asheville
2 Ohio Kent State, Xavier
1 Oklahoma Oral Roberts
2 Pennsylvania Penn State, Pittsburgh
1 Rhode Island Providence
2 South Carolina College of Charleston, Furman
2 Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee
7 Texas Baylor, Houston, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Texas Southern
1 Utah Utah State
1 Vermont Vermont
2 Virginia VCU, Virginia
1 Washington Gonzaga
1 Washington, D.C. Howard
1 West Virginia West Virginia
1 Wisconsin Marquette

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Despite losing the NEC championship game, Fairleigh Dickinson received the NEC's automatic bid because Merrimack, who defeated them, is ineligible for the NCAA Tournament due to a transition from Division II.

References

  1. ^ "Tracking all 32 NCAA men's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2023". ncaa.com. NCAA. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Boone, Kyle (March 12, 2023). "March Madness 2023: Committee reveals official NCAA Tournament bracket seed list from 1-68". CBS Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2023.