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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.
| 2023 qualifying teams | |
|---|---|
| Total teams | 68 |
| Automatic bids | 32 |
| At-large bids | 36 |
| Top seed | Alabama |
| Champion | UConn |
«2022 2024» | |
Automatic bids edit
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.
| 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 edit
36 at-large teams were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.
| 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 edit
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.
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*See First Four
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Conferences with multiple bids edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
Notes edit
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ "Tracking all 32 NCAA men's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2023". ncaa.com. NCAA. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
- ^ 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.