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- Each conference is guaranteed at least one team into the tournament
- 31 teams earn automatic bids
- Remaining 34 teams selected by the NCAA Selection Committee
- The majority of the remaining 'at-large' bids go to teams from the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC
- Seeding and brackets announced on Selection Sunday
- Selection Sunday 2009 was held on March 15, 2009
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Each year, college basketball holds a single-elimination tournament to determine its national champion. 31 of the 65 teams participating enter by winning their conference championship, which gives them an automatic tournament bid.
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Automatic Bids Overview
Teams can automatically gain entry into the tournament by winning their respective conference championship. This accounts for 31 teams in the field. The remaining 34 slots are filled in an 'at-large' process based upon subjective choices made by the NCAA Selection Committee, which meets during the final weekend of conference tournament play.
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Teams Receiving Automatic Bids
NCAA Tournament Automatic Bids Questions
How many times has the winner of the ACC Tournament gone on to capture the NCAA Championship? 2 Answers8 times! Duke:1991, 1992, 2001 North Carolina: 1957,1982, 1993 NC State: 1974,1983 read more
Does Creighton have a shot at making an at large bid in the NCAA tournament? What are their percentages? 1 AnswerProbably more than 90%. They have a 10 game winning-streak. http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/9291170/LOOKING-AT-CREIGHTON read more
Could the Big East Tournament possibly feature three No.1 NCAA Seeds? 2 AnswersI think it could be but most likely will not. The thing that will be helping them is that if one of the three turns out to be the top #2 seed that means if the ... read more
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