March Madness: 2019 NCAA men's basketball tournament automatic qualifiers
Iona guard and tournament MVP Rickey McGill celebrates cutting the net after an 81-60 win against Monmouth in the championship NCAA college basketball game during the MAAC tournament, Monday, March 11, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. Credit: AP/Hans Pennink
Selection Sunday is around the corner, but the madness of March already has begun with teams competing in conference tournaments across the nation and vying for a spot in the Big Dance. Here's a list of 32 conferences and their tournament champions earning automatic qualifying bids for the 2019 NCAA men's basketball tournament:
America East: Vermont
American: Cincinnati
Atlantic 10: Saint Louis
ACC: Duke
Atlantic Sun: Liberty
Big 12: Iowa State
Big East: Villanova
Big Sky: Montana
Big South: Gardner–Webb
Big Ten: Michigan State
Big West: UC Irvine
CAA: Northeastern
C-USA: Old Dominion
Horizon: Northern Kentucky
Ivy League: Yale
MAAC: Iona
MAC: Buffalo
MEAC: North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley: Bradley
Mountain West: Utah State
NEC: Farleigh Dickinson
Ohio Valley: Murray State
Pac-12: Oregon
Patriot: Colgate
SEC: Auburn
Southern: Wofford
Southland: Abilene Christian
SWAC: Prairie View A&M
Summit League: North Dakota State
Sun Belt: Georgia State
WCC: Saint Mary's
WAC: New Mexico State
