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NCAA.com | February 26, 2018

Conference tournament schedule, automatic qualifiers

College Basketball: Best Championship Finishes | High Five

March Madness is upon us. While 36 of the 68 teams to make the tournament field are in the hands of the committee, 32 learned their fates early by clinching an automatic bid in the conference tournaments.

Here is the complete list of teams that won their conference tournaments ahead of the 2017 NCAA tournament:

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2017 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Conference Location * Schedule/Results Champion

America East
Highest seeds host Quarterfinals: March 1
Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
Vermont

American Athletic
Hartford, Conn. First Round: March 9
Quarterfinals: March 10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD
SMU

Atlantic 10
Pittsburgh First Round: March 8
Second Round: March 9
Quarterfinals: March 10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD
Rhode Island

Atlantic Coast
Brooklyn, N.Y. First Round: March 7
Second Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
Duke

ASUN
Highest seeds host Quarterfinals: Feb. 27
Semifinals: March 2
Championship: March 5
SCOREBOARD
Florida Gulf Coast

Big 12
Kansas City, Mo. First Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
Iowa State

Big East
New York First Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
Villanova

Big Sky
Reno, Nev. First Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
North Dakota

Big South
Highest seeds host First Round: Feb. 28
Quarterfinals: March 2
Semifinals: March 3
Championship: March 5
SCOREBOARD
Winthrop

Big Ten
Washington, D.C. First Round: March 8
Second Round: March 9
Quarterfinals: March 10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD
Michigan

Big West
Anaheim, Calif. Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
UC Davis

Colonial Athletic
North Charleston, S.C. First Round: March 3
Quarterfinals: March 4
Semifinals: March 5
Championship: March 6
SCOREBOARD
UNCW

Conference USA
Birmingham, Ala. First Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
Middle Tennessee

Horizon League
Detroit First Round: March 3
Quarterfinals: March 4/5
Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 7
SCOREBOARD
N. Kentucky

Ivy League
Philadelphia Semifinals: March 11
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD
Princeton

Metro Atlantic Athletic
Albany, N.Y. First Round: March 2
Quarterfinals: March 3
Quarterfinals: March 4
Semifinals: March 5
Championship: March 6
SCOREBOARD
Iona

Mid-American
Cleveland First Round: March 6
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
Kent State

Mid-Eastern Athletic
Norfolk, Va. First Round: March 6/8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
North Carolina Central

Missouri Valley
St. Louis First Round: March 2
Quarterfinals: March 3
Semifinals: March 4
Championship: March 5
SCOREBOARD
Wichita State

Mountain West
Las Vegas First Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
Nevada

Northeast
Highest seeds host Quarterfinals: March 1
Semifinals: March 4
Championship: March 7
SCOREBOARD
Mt. St. Mary's

Ohio Valley
Nashville, Tenn. First Round: March 1
Quarterfinals: March 2
Semifinals: March 3
Championship: March 4
SCOREBOARD
Jacksonville State

Pac-12
Las Vegas First Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
Arizona

Patriot League
Highest seeds host First Round: Feb. 28
Quarterfinals: March 2
Semifinals: March 5
Championship: March 8
SCOREBOARD
Bucknell

Southeastern
Nashville, Tenn. First Round: March 8
Second Round: March 9
Quarterfinals: March 10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD
Kentucky

Southern
Asheville, N.C. First Round: March 3
Quarterfinals: March 4
Semifinals: March 5
Championship: March 6
SCOREBOARD
East Tenn. St

Southland
Katy, Texas First Round: March 8
Second Round: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
New Orleans

Southwestern Athletic
Houston Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
Texas Southern ***

Summit League
Sioux Falls, S.D. Quarterfinals: March 4/5
Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 7
SCOREBOARD
South Dakota St.

Sun Belt
New Orleans First Round: March 8
Second Round: March 10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD
Troy

West Coast
Las Vegas First Round: March 3
Quarterfinals: March 4
Semifinals: March 6
Championship: March 7
SCOREBOARD

 

Gonzaga


Western Athletic
Las Vegas Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD
New Mexico State

* -- Final location only.

*** -- Texas Southern qualified after its win in the SWAC semifinals. Alcorn State, Texas Southern's opponent in the SWAC championship game, is ineligible for the NCAA tournament.

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