Of the 68 teams that will compete in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, 31 of those will qualify automatically through conference tournaments. All eligible teams that win their conference tournaments receive an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.
SIUE clinched the first automatic qualification into the 2025 NCAA tournament, winning the OVC championship 69-48 over Southeast Missouri State. It’s the Cougars’ first March Madness appearance.
Below, find a table listing all 31 DI men’s basketball conferences, tournament dates, locations and a link to bracket information. The other 37 spots in the NCAA tournament will be filled up by at-large teams as chosen by the selection committee. This article and table will be updated as AQ bids are clinched.
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2025 NCAA conference tournament schedules, brackets, scores, automatic bids
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE/RESULTS/TV SCHEDULE Automatic Bid LOCATION America East
(Bracket) Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 11
Championship: 11 a.m. March 15 on ESPN2
Higher seed hosts American Athletic
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 3:15 p.m. ET March 16 on ESPN
Fort Worth, Texas Atlantic 10
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 1 p.m. March 16 on CBS
Washington, D.C. ACC
(Bracket) First Round: March 11 Second Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 15
Charlotte, N.C. ASUN
(Bracket) First Round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 9 on ESPN2
Hosted at campus sites Big 12
(Bracket) First Round: March 11 Second Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 6 p.m. March 15
Kansas City, Mo. Big East
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 6:30 p.m. March 15 on FOX
New York City Big Sky
(Bracket) First Round: March 8 Second Round: March 9 Third Round: March 10 Semifinals: March 11
Championship: 11:30 p.m. March 12 on ESPN2
Boise, Idaho Big South
(Bracket) First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8
Championship: 12 p.m. March 9 on ESPN2
Johnson City, Tenn. Big Ten
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 3:30 p.m. March 16 on CBS
Indianapolis, Ind. Big West
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 9:40 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2
Henderson, Nev. CAA
(Bracket) First Round: March 7 Second Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10
Championship: 7 p.m. March 11 on CBSSN
Washington, D.C. Conference USA
(Bracket) First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 15 on CBSSN
Huntsville, Ala. Horizon League
(Bracket) First Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 10
Championship: 7 p.m. March 11 on ESPN/ESPN2
Higher seed hosts first two rounds, Indianapolis for last two rounds Ivy League
(Bracket) Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 12 p.m. March 16 on ESPN2 Providence, R.I. MAAC
(Bracket) First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 15 on ESPNU
Atlantic City, N.J. MAC
(Bracket) Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 7:40 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2
Cleveland, Ohio MEAC
(Bracket) Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 1 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2
Norfolk, Va. Missouri Valley
(Bracket) First Round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8
Championship: 2:10 p.m. March 9 on CBS
St. Louis, Mo. Mountain West
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Quarterfinals: March 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 6 p.m. March 15 on CBS
Las Vegas Northeast
(Bracket) Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 8
Championship: 7 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2
Higher seed hosts Ohio Valley
(Bracket) First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7
Championship: 9 p.m. March 8 on ESPN2
SIUE Evansville, Ind. Patriot League
(Bracket) First Round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 9
Championship: 7 p.m. March 12 on CBSSN
Higher seed hosts SEC
(Bracket) First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15
Championship: 1 p.m. March 16 on ESPN
Nashville, Tenn. Southern
(Bracket) First Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9
Championship: 7 p.m. March 10 on ESPN
Asheville, N.C. Southland
(Bracket) First Round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11
Championship: 5 p.m. March 12 on ESPN2
Lake Charles, La. SWAC
(Bracket) First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 9:30 p.m. March 15
Atlanta Summit League
(Bracket) First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 and 7 Semifinals: March 8
Championship: 9 p.m. March 9 on CBSSN
Sioux Falls, S.D. Sun Belt
(Bracket) 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
Pensacola, Fla. West Coast
(Bracket) 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
Las Vegas WAC
(Bracket) Opening Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 12 and 13 Semifinals: March 14
Championship: 11:40 p.m. March 15 on ESPN2
Las Vegas This year’s bracket will be revealed at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 16 on CBS.
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