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NCAA bids 2019: Bracket for March Madness

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All 2019 NCAA tournament bids are set and the March Madness bracket is in action for Thursday's games. Check out all automatic bids, at-large selections and bracket information below.

Of the 68 teams in the NCAA tournament field, 32 got in automatically as conference tournament champions. This season, Duke, Virginia, North Carolina and Gonzaga are No. 1 seeds.

Games started with the First Four on Tuesday, March 19 and continued Wednesday, March 20. The tournament is now down to 64 teams. The First Round is on Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22. The Second Round is Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24.

NCAA bids 2019: Bracket for March Madness

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Here is the 2019 NCAA tournament bracket for March Madness.

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NCAA tournament bids 2019: Teams in March Madness this year

Automatic Qualifiers

America East: Vermont

AAC: Cincinnati

Atlantic 10: Saint Louis

ACC: Duke

ASUN: Liberty

Big 12: Iowa State

Big East: Villanova

Big Sky: Montana

Big South: Gardner-Webb

Big West: UC Irvine

Big Ten: Michigan State

Colonial: Northeastern

Conference USA: Old Dominion

Horizon League: Northern Kentucky

Ivy League: Yale

Metro Atlantic Athletic: Iona

MAC: Buffalo

MEAC: NC Central

Missouri Valley: Bradley

Mountain West: Utah State

Northeast: Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley: Murray State

Pac-12: Oregon

Patriot League: Colgate

SEC: Auburn

Southern: Wofford

Southland: Abilene Christian

SWAC: Prairie View A&M

Summit League: North Dakota State

Sun Belt: Georgia State

West Coast Conference: Saint Mary's

Western Athletic Conference: New Mexico State

At-large teams

March Madness 2019 dates, schedule, live streams and TV networks
Game	Livestream	Time (ET)	TV	Site
First Four, Tuesday, March 19
Fairleigh Dickinson 82, Prairie View A&M 76	March Madness Live	6:30 pm	truTV	Dayton, OH
Belmont 81, Temple 70	March Madness Live	9:00 pm	TruTV	Dayton, OH
First Four, Wednesday, March 20
North Dakota State 78, NC Central 74	March Madness Live	6:30 pm	truTV	Dayton, OH
Arizona State 74, St. John's 65	March Madness Live	9:00 pm	truTV	Dayton, OH
First round, Thursday, March 21
Minnesota 86, Louisville 76	March Madness Live	12:15 pm	CBS	Des Moines, IA
LSU 79, Yale 74	March Madness Live	12:40 pm	truTV	Jacksonville, FL
Auburn 78, New Mexico State 77	March Madness Live	1:30 pm	TNT	Salt Lake City, UT
Florida State 76, Vermont 69	March Madness Live	2:00 pm	TBS	Hartford, CT
Michigan State 76, Bradley 65	March Madness Live	2:45 pm	CBS	Des Moines, IA
Maryland 79, Belmont 77	March Madness Live	3:10 pm	truTV	Jacksonville, FL
Kansas 87, Northeastern 53	March Madness Live	4:00 pm	TNT	Salt Lake City, UT
Murray State 83, Marquette 64	March Madness Live	4:30 pm	TBS	Hartford, CT
Florida 70, Nevada 61	March Madness Live	6:50 pm	TNT	Des Moines, IA
Kentucky 79, Abilene Christian 44	March Madness Live	7:10 pm	CBS	Jacksonville, FL
Villanova 61, Saint Mary's 57	March Madness Live	7:20 pm	TBS	Hartford, CT
Gonzaga 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 49	March Madness Live	7:27 pm	truTV	Salt Lake City, UT
Michigan 74, Montana 55	March Madness Live	9:20 pm	TNT	Des Moines, IA
Wofford 84, Seton Hall 68	March Madness Live	9:40 pm	CBS	Jacksonville, FL
Purdue 61, Old Dominion 48	March Madness Live	9:50 pm	TBS	Hartford, CT
Baylor 78, Syracuse 69	March Madness Live	9:57 pm	truTV	Salt Lake City, UT
First round, Friday, March 22
Iowa vs. Cincinnati	March Madness Live	12:15 pm	CBS	Columbus, OH
Oklahoma vs. Mississippi	March Madness Live	12:40 pm	truTV	Columbia, SC
Northern Kentucky vs. Texas Tech	March Madness Live	1:30 pm	TNT	Tulsa, OK
UC Irvine vs. Kansas St.	March Madness Live	2:00 pm	TBS	San Jose, CA
Colgate vs. Tennessee	March Madness Live	2:45 pm	CBS	Columbus, OH
Gardner-Webb vs. Virginia	March Madness Live	3:10 pm	truTV	Columbia, SC
Arizona St. vs. Buffalo	March Madness Live	4:00 pm	TNT	Tulsa, OK
Oregon vs. Wisconsin	March Madness Live	4:30 pm	TBS	San Jose, CA
Washington vs. Utah St.	March Madness Live	6:50 pm	TNT	Columbus, OH
North Dakota St. vs. Duke	March Madness Live	7:10 pm	CBS	Columbia, SC
Georgia St. vs. Houston	March Madness Live	7:20 pm	TBS	Tulsa, OK
Liberty vs. Mississippi St.	March Madness Live	7:27 pm	truTV	San Jose, CA
Iona vs. North Carolina	March Madness Live	9:20 pm	TNT	Columbus, OH
UCF vs. VCU	March Madness Live	9:40 pm	CBS	Columbia, SC
Ohio St. vs. Iowa St.	March Madness Live	9:50 pm	TBS	Tulsa, OK
Saint Louis vs. Virginia Tech	March Madness Live	9:57 pm	truTV	San Jose, CA
Second round, Saturday, March 23
Maryland vs. LSU	March Madness Live	12:00 pm	CBS
Wofford vs. Kentucky	March Madness Live	2:30 pm	CBS
Florida vs. Michigan	March Madness Live	5:00 pm	CBS
Murray State vs. Florida State	March Madness Live	6:00 pm	TNT
Baylor vs. Gonzaga	March Madness Live	7:00 pm	TBS
Minnesota vs. Michigan State	March Madness Live	7:30 pm	CBS
Villanova vs. Purdue	March Madness Live	8:30 pm	TNT
Auburn vs. Kansas	March Madness Live	9:30 pm	TBS
Second round, Sunday, March 24
TBD	March Madness Live	12:00 pm	CBS
TBD	March Madness Live	2:30 pm	CBS
TBD	March Madness Live	5:00 pm	CBS
TBD	March Madness Live	6:00 pm	CBS
TBD	March Madness Live	7:00 pm	TBS
TBD	March Madness Live	7:30 pm	truTV
TBD	March Madness Live	8:30 pm	TNT
TBD	March Madness Live	9:30 pm	TBS
March 28-31
South Regional	March Madness Live	March 28/30		Louisville, KY
West Regional	March Madness Live	March 28/30		Anaheim, CA
East Regional	March Madness Live	March 29/31		Washington, D.C.
Midwest Regional	March Madness Live	March 29/31		Kansas City, MO
Saturday, April 6
Final Four	March Madness Live	6:00 pm	CBS	Minneapolis, MN
Final Four	March Madness Live	8:30 pm	CBS	Minneapolis, MN
Monday, April 8
National Championship	March Madness Live	9:00 pm	CBS	Minneapolis, MN

Here's an overview of each conference tournaments, with links to every bracket and conference champion and a scoreboard:


Conference	Schedule/Results	Bracket/AUTO BID
America East Highest seeds host	Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 12 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Vermont (27-6); Tournament bracket
American Athletic Memphis, Tenn.	First Round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: March 17 SCOREBOARD	Cincinnati (28-6); Tournament bracket
Atlantic 10 Brooklyn, N.Y.	First Round: March 13 Second Round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: March 17 SCOREBOARD	Saint Louis (23-12); Tournament bracket
Atlantic Coast Charlotte, N.C.	First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Duke (28-5); Tournament bracket
ASUN Highest seeds host	Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: March 10 SCOREBOARD	Liberty (28-6); Tournament bracket
Big 12 Kansas City, Mo.	First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Iowa State (22-11); Tournament bracket
Big East New York	First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Villanova (25-9); Tournament bracket
Big Sky Boise, Idaho	First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Montana (25-8); Tournament bracket
Big South Highest seeds host	First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: March 10 SCOREBOARD	Gardner-Webb (22-11); Tournament bracket
Big Ten Chicago	First Round: March 13 Second Round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: March 17 SCOREBOARD	Michigan State (28-6); Tournament bracket
Big West Anaheim, Calif.	Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	UC Irvine (30-5); Tournament bracket
Colonial Athletic Charleston, S.C.	First Round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: March 12 SCOREBOARD	Northeastern (23-10); Tournament bracket
Conference USA Frisco, Texas	First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Old Dominion (26-8); Tournament bracket
Horizon League Detroit	Quarterfinals: March 5/6 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: March 12 SCOREBOARD	Northern Kentucky (26-8); Tournament bracket
Ivy League Yale University	Semifinals: March 16 Championship: March 17 SCOREBOARD	Yale (22-7); Tournament bracket
Metro Atlantic Athletic Albany, N.Y.	First Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8/9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: March 11 SCOREBOARD	Iona (17-15); Tournament bracket
Mid-American Cleveland	First Round: March 11 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Buffalo (30-3); Tournament bracket
Mid-Eastern Athletic Norfolk, Va.	First Round: March 11/12 Quarterfinals: March 13/14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	NC Central (19-15); Tournament bracket
Missouri Valley St. Louis	First Round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: March 10 SCOREBOARD	Bradley (19-14); Tournament bracket
Mountain West Las Vegas	First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Utah State (27-6); Tournament bracket
Northeast Highest seeds host	Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 9 Championship: March 12 SCOREBOARD	Fairleigh Dickinson (20-13); Tournament bracket
Ohio Valley Evansville, Ind.	First Round: March 6 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 8 Championship: March 9 SCOREBOARD	Murray State (27-4); Tournament bracket
Pac-12 Las Vegas	First Round: March 13 Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Oregon (22-12); Tournament bracket
Patriot League Highest seeds host	First Round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 7 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: March 13 SCOREBOARD	Colgate (23-10); Tournament bracket
Southeastern Nashville, Tenn.	First Round: March 13 Second Round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: March 17 SCOREBOARD	Auburn (25-9); Tournament bracket
Southern Asheville, N.C.	First Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: March 11 SCOREBOARD	Wofford (29-4); Tournament bracket
Southland Katy, Texas	First Round: March 13 Second Round: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Abilene Christian (26-6); Tournament bracket
Southwestern Athletic Birmingham, Ala.	Quarterfinals: March 12 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	Prairie View A&M (21-12): Tournament bracket
Summit League Sioux Falls, S.D.	Quarterfinals: March 9/10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: March 12 SCOREBOARD	North Dakota State (18-15); Tournament bracket
Sun Belt New Orleans (first round on campus sites)	First Round: March 12 Second Round: March 14 Quarterfinals: March 15 Semifinals: March 16 Championship: March 17 SCOREBOARD	Georgia State (24-9); Tournament bracket
West Coast Las Vegas	First Round: March 7 Second Round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: March 12 SCOREBOARD	Saint Mary's (22-11); Tournament bracket
Western Athletic Las Vegas	Quarterfinals: March 14 Semifinals: March 15 Championship: March 16 SCOREBOARD	New Mexico State (29-4): Tournament bracket

NCAA tournament selection show: Time, dates, schedule

NCAA tournament: Automatic bids and the First Four

Eight teams will play in Dayton, Ohio, as part of the First Four. The four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the last four at-large teams will play on Tuesday, March 19, and Wednesday, March 20, to complete the field of 64.

All 32 automatic bids will come from conference tournaments. The Ivy League first started playing a conference tournament in 2017, when Princeton won. Penn won the title a year ago. Yale is the 2019 champion.