2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2022 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 selected 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.

2022 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids32
At-large bids36
Top seedGonzaga
ChampionKansas

Automatic bids

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A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament are granted to the below listed conferences, normally to the team that wins the conference's championship tournament.[a] 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. Tournament Runner-up Record (Conf.) Seed
Murray State 30–2 (18–0) 1 2019 Ohio Valley Morehead State 23–11 (13–5) 3
Longwood 26–6 (15–1) 1 Never Big South Winthrop 23–9 (14–2) 2
Loyola Chicago 25–7 (13–5) 4 2021 Missouri Valley Drake 24–10 (13–5) 3
Georgia State 18–10 (9–5) 3 2019 Sun Belt Louisiana 16–15 (8–9) 8
Chattanooga 27–7 (14–4) 1 2016 Southern Furman 22–12 (11–6) 2
Jacksonville State[a] 21–10 (13–3) 1 2017 ASUN Bellarmine[a] 20–13 (11–5) 2
Wright State 21–13 (15–7) 4 2018 Horizon Northern Kentucky 20–12 (14–6) 3
Delaware 22–12 (10–8) 5 2014 CAA UNC Wilmington 23–9 (15–3) 2
Bryant 22–9 (16–2) 1 Never NEC Wagner 21–6 (15–3) 2
South Dakota State 30–4 (18–0) 1 2018 Summit North Dakota State 23–10 (13–5) 2
Gonzaga 26–3 (13–1) 1 2021 WCC Saint Mary's 25–7 (12–3) 2
Colgate 23–11 (16–2) 1 2021 Patriot Navy 21–11 (12–6) 2
Vermont 28–5 (17–1) 1 2019 America East UMBC 18–14 (11–7) 2
Norfolk State 22–6 (12–2) 1 2021 MEAC Coppin State 9–23 (6–8) 7
Saint Peter's 19–11 (14–6) 2 2011 MAAC Monmouth 21–13 (11–9) 4
Texas Southern 18–12 (13–5) 2 2021 SWAC Alcorn State 17–16 (14–4) 1
Boise State 27–7 (15–3) 1 2015 Mountain West San Diego State 23–8 (13–4) 3
Kansas 28–6 (14–4) 1 2021 Big 12 Texas Tech 25–9 (12–6) 3
Villanova 26–7 (16–4) 2 2021 Big East Creighton 22–11 (12–7) 4
Akron 24–9 (14–6) 4 2013 MAC Kent State 23–10 (16–4) 2
Montana State 27–7 (16–4) 1 1996 Big Sky Northern Colorado 20–15 (13–7) 3
Virginia Tech 23–12 (11–9) 7 2021 ACC Duke 28–6 (16–4) 1
UAB 27–7 (14–4) 2 2015 C-USA Louisiana Tech 24–10 (12–6) 3
Arizona 31–3 (18–2) 1 2018 Pac-12 UCLA 25–7 (15–5) 2
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 23–11 (7–7) 4 2007 Southland Southeastern Louisiana 19–14 (10–4) 2
New Mexico State 26–6 (14–4) 1 2019 WAC Abilene Christian 23–10 (11–7) 6
Cal State Fullerton 21–10 (11–4) 2 2018 Big West Long Beach State 20–12 (12–3) 1
Yale 19–11 (11–3) 2 2019 Ivy League Princeton 23–6 (12–2) 1
Richmond 23–12 (10–8) 6 2011 Atlantic 10 Davidson 27–6 (15–3) 1
Tennessee 26–7 (14–4) 2 2021 SEC Texas A&M 23–12 (9–9) 8
Houston 29–5 (15–3) 1 2021 American Memphis 21–10 (13–5) 3
Iowa 26–9 (12–8) 5 2021 Big Ten Purdue 27–7 (15–5) 3

At-large bids

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

At-large bids
Team Conference Last appearance # of appearances
Memphis American 2014 27th
Davidson Atlantic 10 2018 15th
Duke ACC 2019 44th
Miami (FL) 2018 11th
North Carolina 2021 52nd
Notre Dame 2017 37th
Baylor Big 12 2021 14th
Iowa State 2019 21st
TCU 2018 9th
Texas 2021 33rd
Texas Tech 2021 20th
Creighton Big East 2021 23rd
Marquette 2019 34th
Providence 2018 21st
Seton Hall 2019 14th
UConn 2021 35th
Illinois Big Ten 2021 32nd
Indiana 2016 40th
Michigan 2021 31st
Michigan State 2021 35th
Ohio State 2021 35th
Purdue 2021 33rd
Rutgers 2021 8th
Wisconsin 2021 26nd
Colorado State Mountain West 2013 11th
San Diego State 2021 14th
Wyoming 2015 16th
UCLA Pac-12 2021 51st
USC 2021 19th
Alabama SEC 2021 23rd
Arkansas 2021 34th
Auburn 2019 11th
Kentucky 2019 58th
LSU 2021 24th
Saint Mary's West Coast 2019 11th
San Francisco 1998 17th

Listed by region and seeding

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West Regional – Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Gonzaga West Coast 26–3 1 Automatic
2 Duke ACC 28–6 8 At-Large
3 Texas Tech Big 12 25–9 12 At-Large
4 Arkansas SEC 25–8 15 At-Large
5 UConn Big East 23–9 17 At-Large
6 Alabama SEC 19–13 21 At-Large
7 Michigan State Big Ten 22–12 27 At-Large
8 Boise State Mountain West 27–7 29 Automatic
9 Memphis American 21–10 36 At-Large
10 Davidson Atlantic 10 27–6 40 At-Large
11* Rutgers Big Ten 18–13 44 At-Large
Notre Dame ACC 22–10 47 At-Large
12 New Mexico State WAC 26–6 50 Automatic
13 Vermont America East 28–5 53 Automatic
14 Montana State Big Sky 27–7 58 Automatic
15 Cal State Fullerton Big West 21–10 62 Automatic
16 Georgia State Sun Belt 18–10 63 Automatic
East Regional – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Baylor Big 12 26–6 4 At-Large
2 Kentucky SEC 26–7 6 At-Large
3 Purdue Big Ten 27–7 11 At-Large
4 UCLA Pac–12 25–7 13 At-Large
5 Saint Mary's West Coast 25–7 19 At-Large
6 Texas Big 12 21–11 23 At-Large
7 Murray State Ohio Valley 30–2 26 Automatic
8 North Carolina ACC 24–9 30 At-Large
9 Marquette Big East 19–12 35 At-Large
10 San Francisco West Coast 24–9 37 At-Large
11 Virginia Tech ACC 23–12 46 Automatic
12* Wyoming Mountain West 25–8 43 At-Large
Indiana Big Ten 20–13 45 At-Large
13 Akron MAC 24–9 54 Automatic
14 Yale Ivy 19–11 56 Automatic
15 Saint Peter's MAAC 19–11 60 Automatic
16 Norfolk State MEAC 24–6 64 Automatic
South Regional – AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Arizona Pac–12 31–3 2 Automatic
2 Villanova Big East 26–7 7 Automatic
3 Tennessee SEC 26–7 10 Automatic
4 Illinois Big Ten 22–10 14 At-Large
5 Houston American 29–5 18 Automatic
6 Colorado State Mountain West 25–5 24 At-Large
7 Ohio State Big Ten 19–11 28 At-Large
8 Seton Hall Big East 21–10 32 At-Large
9 TCU Big 12 20–12 34 At-Large
10 Loyola Chicago Missouri Valley 25–7 39 Automatic
11 Michigan Big Ten 17–14 42 At-Large
12 UAB C-USA 27–7 48 Automatic
13 Chattanooga Southern 27–7 51 Automatic
14 Longwood Big South 26–6 55 Automatic
15 Delaware Colonial 22–12 59 Automatic
16* Wright State Horizon 21–13 65 Automatic
Bryant Northeast 22–9 66 Automatic
Midwest Regional – United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Kansas Big 12 28–6 3 Automatic
2 Auburn SEC 27–5 5 At-Large
3 Wisconsin Big Ten 24–7 9 At-Large
4 Providence Big East 25–5 16 At-Large
5 Iowa Big Ten 26–9 20 Automatic
6 LSU SEC 22–11 22 At-Large
7 USC Pac–12 26–7 25 At-Large
8 San Diego State Mountain West 23–8 31 At-Large
9 Creighton Big East 22–11 33 At-Large
10 Miami (FL) ACC 23–10 38 At-Large
11 Iowa State Big 12 20–12 41 At-Large
12 Richmond Atlantic 10 23–12 49 Automatic
13 South Dakota State Summit 30–4 52 Automatic
14 Colgate Patriot 23–1 57 Automatic
15 Jacksonville State ASUN 21–10 61 Automatic
16* Texas Southern SWAC 18–12 67 Automatic
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 23–11 68 Automatic

*See First Four


Conferences with multiple bids

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Bids Conference Schools
9 Big Ten Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
6 Big 12 Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech
6 SEC Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee
6 Big East Creighton, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, UConn, Villanova
5 ACC Duke, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech
4 Mountain West Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Wyoming
3 West Coast Gonzaga, Saint Mary's, San Francisco
3 Pac-12 Arizona, UCLA, USC
2 American Houston, Memphis
2 Atlantic 10 Davidson, Richmond

Bids by state

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Bids State Schools
4 Alabama Alabama, Auburn, Jacksonville State, UAB
1 Arizona Arizona
1 Arkansas Arkansas
6 California Cal State Fullerton, Saint Mary's, San Diego State, San Francisco, UCLA, USC
1 Colorado Colorado State
2 Connecticut UConn, Yale
1 Delaware Delaware
1 Florida Miami
1 Georgia Georgia State
1 Idaho Boise State
2 Illinois Illinois, Loyola Chicago
3 Indiana Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue
2 Iowa Iowa, Iowa State
1 Kansas Kansas
2 Kentucky Kentucky, Murray State
1 Louisiana LSU
2 Michigan Michigan, Michigan State
1 Montana Montana State
1 Nebraska Creighton
3 New Jersey Rutgers, Saint Peter's, Seton Hall
1 New Mexico New Mexico State
1 New York Colgate
3 North Carolina Davidson, Duke, North Carolina
3 Ohio Akron, Ohio State, Wright State
1 Pennsylvania Villanova
2 Rhode Island Bryant, Providence
1 South Dakota South Dakota State
3 Tennessee Chattanooga, Memphis, Tennessee
7 Texas Baylor, Houston, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi, Texas Southern, Texas Tech
1 Vermont Vermont
4 Virginia Longwood, Norfolk State, Richmond, Virginia Tech
1 Washington Gonzaga
2 Wisconsin Marquette, Wisconsin
1 Wyoming Wyoming

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Jacksonville State, the ASUN regular season champion, was awarded the ASUN's NCAA tournament bid because Bellarmine, which won the conference tournament, was ineligible due to a transition from Division II.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Division I newcomer Bellarmine wins Atlantic Sun championship but ineligible for NCAA tournament". ESPN. March 8, 2022. Bellarmine defeated Jacksonville 77-72 in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament final on Tuesday, handing the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament to regular-season champion Jacksonville State.