2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (March 2023) |
| 2023 qualifying teams | |
|---|---|
| Total teams | 68 |
| Automatic bids | 32 |
| At-large bids | 36 |
| Top seed | Alabama |
| Champion | UConn |
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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.
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
Source:[2]
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.