NCAA.com | February 26, 2018 Conference tournament schedule, automatic qualifiers College Basketball: Best Championship Finishes | High Five Share 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: What you need to know about March Madness | Bracket Tips | Start your bracket 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. Five new members appointed to NCAA DI men's basketball committee The DI men's basketball committee will feature five new members for the 2021-22 season. The roster expands to 12 for the first time. 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