2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams participed in the tournament. Thirty-two of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The remaining 36 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.[1][2]

2019 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids32
At-large bids36
Top seedDuke
ChampionVirginia

Qualifying teams

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Automatic bids

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Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Conference championship runners-up in bold were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Tournament Runner-up Record (Conf.) Seed
Murray State 27–4 (16–2) 2 2018 Ohio Valley Belmont 26–5 (16–2) 1
Gardner–Webb 23–11 (10–6) 4 Never Big South Radford 22–11 (12–4) 2
Bradley 20–14 (9–9) 5 2006 Missouri Valley Northern Iowa 16–18 (9–9) 6
Liberty 28–6 (14–2) 2 2013 Atlantic Sun Lipscomb 25–7 (14–2) 1
Wofford 29–4 (18–0) 1 2015 Southern UNC Greensboro 28–6 (15–3) 2
Iona 17–15 (12–6) 1 2018 MAAC Monmouth 14–21 (10–8) 6
Northeastern 23–10 (14–4) 2 2015 CAA Hofstra 27–7 (15–3) 1
Northern Kentucky 26–8 (13–5) 2 2017 Horizon Wright State 21–13 (13–5) 1
Fairleigh Dickinson 20–13 (12–6) 2 2016 Northeast Saint Francis (PA) 18–14 (12–6) 1
North Dakota State 18–15 (9–7) 4 2015 Summit Omaha 21–11 (13–3) 2
Saint Mary's 22–11 (11–5) 2 2017 West Coast Gonzaga 30–3 (16–0) 1
Colgate 24–10 (13–5) 1 1996 Patriot Bucknell 21–12 (13–5) 2
Vermont 27–6 (14–2) 1 2017 America East UMBC 21–12 (11–5) 3
North Carolina Central 18–15 (10–6) 3 2018 MEAC Norfolk State 21–13 (14–2) 1
Iowa State 23–11 (9–9) 5 2017 Big 12 Kansas 25–9 (12–6) 3
Utah State 28–6 (15–3) 2 2011 Mountain West San Diego State 21–13 (11–7) 4
Prairie View A&M 22–12 (17–1) 1 1998 SWAC Texas Southern 21–13 (14–4) 2
Villanova 25–9 (13–5) 1 2018 Big East Seton Hall 20–13 (9–9) 3
Buffalo 31–3 (16–2) 1 2018 MAC Bowling Green 22–12 (12–6) 3
Montana 26–8 (16–4) 1 2018 Big Sky Eastern Washington 16–18 (12–8) 3
Duke 29–5 (14–4) 3 2018 ACC Florida State 27–7 (13–5) 4
Old Dominion 26–8 (13–5) 1 2011 C-USA Western Kentucky 19–14 (11–7) 2
Abilene Christian 27–6 (14–4) 2 Never Southland New Orleans 19–13 (12–6) 4
New Mexico State 30–4 (15–1) 1 2018 WAC Grand Canyon 20–13 (10–6) 3
Oregon 23–12 (10-8) 6 2017 Pac-12 Washington 26–8 (15-3) 1
UC Irvine 30–5 (15–1) 1 2015 Big West Cal State Fullerton 16–17 (10–6) 3
Yale 22–7 (10–4) 2 2016 Ivy Harvard 18–11 (10–4) 1
Saint Louis 23–12 (10–8) 6 2014 Atlantic 10 St. Bonaventure 18–16 (12–6) 4
Auburn 26–9 (11–7) 5 2018 SEC Tennessee 29–5 (15–3) 3
Georgia State 24–9 (13–5) 1 2018 Sun Belt UT Arlington 17–16 (12–6) 2
Cincinnati 28–6 (14–4) 2 2018 American Houston 31–3 (16–2) 1
Michigan State 28–6 (16–4) 1 2018 Big Ten Michigan 28–6 (15–5) 3

At-large bids

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Conference School Appearance Last bid
Arizona State Pac-12 15th 2018
Baylor Big 12 12th 2017
Belmont Ohio Valley 8th 2015
Florida SEC 20th 2018
Florida State ACC 17th 2018
Gonzaga WCC 22nd 2018
Houston American 21st 2018
Iowa Big Ten 26th 2016
Kansas Big 12 48th 2018
Kansas State Big 12 31st 2018
Kentucky SEC 58th 2018
Louisville ACC 39th 2017
LSU SEC 22nd 2015
Marquette Big East 33rd 2017
Maryland Big Ten 27th 2017
Michigan Big Ten 25th 2018
Minnesota Big Ten 10th 2017
Mississippi State SEC 11th 2009
Nevada Mountain West 9th 2018
North Carolina ACC 50th 2018
Ohio State Big Ten 29th 2018
Oklahoma Big 12 32nd 2018
Ole Miss SEC 9th 2016
Purdue Big Ten 30th 2018
Seton Hall Big East 13th 2018
St. John's Big East 29th 2015
Syracuse ACC 40th 2018
Temple American 33rd 2016
Tennessee SEC 22nd 2018
Texas Tech Big 12 16th 2018
UCF American 5th 2005
VCU Atlantic 10 17th 2017
Virginia ACC 23rd 2018
Virginia Tech ACC 11th 2018
Washington Pac-12 17th 2011
Wisconsin Big Ten 24th 2017

Listed by region and seeding

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The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.

East Regional – Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
Seed School Conference Record Overall seed Berth type
1 Duke ACC 29–5 1 Automatic
2 Michigan State Big Ten 28–6 6 Automatic
3 LSU SEC 26–6 11 At-Large
4 Virginia Tech ACC 24–8 16 At-Large
5 Mississippi State SEC 23–10 20 At-Large
6 Maryland Big Ten 22–10 22 At-Large
7 Louisville ACC 20–13 25 At-Large
8 VCU Atlantic 10 25–7 29 At-Large
9 UCF American 23–8 34 At-Large
10 Minnesota Big Ten 21–13 39 At-Large
11* Temple American 23–9 43 At-Large
Belmont Ohio Valley 26–5 42 At-Large
12 Liberty ASUN 28–6 50 Automatic
13 Saint Louis Atlantic 10 23–12 53 Automatic
14 Yale Ivy 22–7 55 Automatic
15 Bradley Missouri Valley 20–14 61 Automatic
16* North Carolina Central MEAC 18–15 68 Automatic
North Dakota State Summit 18–15 67 Automatic
West Regional – Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Gonzaga West Coast 30–3 4 At-Large
2 Michigan Big Ten 28–6 8 At-Large
3 Texas Tech Big 12 26–6 10 At-Large
4 Florida State ACC 27–7 14 At-Large
5 Marquette Big East 24–9 17 At-Large
6 Buffalo MAC 31–3 23 Automatic
7 Nevada Mountain West 29–4 26 At-Large
8 Syracuse ACC 20–13 30 At-Large
9 Baylor Big 12 19–13 35 At-Large
10 Florida SEC 19–15 40 At-Large
11* Arizona State Pac-12 22–10 45 At-Large
St. John's Big East 21–12 47 At-Large
12 Murray State Ohio Valley 27–4 46 Automatic
13 Vermont America East 27–6 52 Automatic
14 Northern Kentucky Horizon 26–8 58 Automatic
15 Montana Big Sky 26–8 59 Automatic
16* Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast 20–13 66 Automatic
Prairie View A&M SWAC 22–12 65 Automatic
South Regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 Virginia ACC 29–3 2 At-Large
2 Tennessee SEC 29–5 5 At-Large
3 Purdue Big Ten 23–9 12 At-Large
4 Kansas State Big 12 25–8 15 At-Large
5 Wisconsin Big Ten 23–10 19 At-Large
6 Villanova Big East 25–9 21 Automatic
7 Cincinnati American 28–6 27 Automatic
8 Ole Miss SEC 20–12 31 At-Large
9 Oklahoma Big 12 19–13 36 At-Large
10 Iowa Big Ten 22–11 37 At-Large
11 Saint Mary's West Coast 22–11 44 Automatic
12 Oregon Pac-12 23–12 48 Automatic
13 UC Irvine Big West 30–5 51 Automatic
14 Old Dominion C-USA 26–8 56 Automatic
15 Colgate Patriot 24–10 60 Automatic
16 Gardner–Webb Big South 23–11 63 Automatic
Midwest Regional – Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Seed School Conference Record Overall Seed Berth type
1 North Carolina ACC 27–6 3 At-Large
2 Kentucky SEC 27–6 7 At-Large
3 Houston American 31–3 9 At-Large
4 Kansas Big 12 25–9 13 At-Large
5 Auburn SEC 26–9 18 Automatic
6 Iowa State Big 12 23–11 24 Automatic
7 Wofford Southern 29–4 28 Automatic
8 Utah State Mountain West 28–6 32 Automatic
9 Washington Pac-12 26–8 33 At-Large
10 Seton Hall Big East 20–13 38 At-Large
11 Ohio State Big Ten 19–14 41 At-Large
12 New Mexico State WAC 30–4 49 Automatic
13 Northeastern CAA 23–10 54 Automatic
14 Georgia State Sun Belt 24–9 57 Automatic
15 Abilene Christian Southland 27–6 62 Automatic
16 Iona MAAC 17–15 64 Automatic

*See First Four

Conferences with multiple bids

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Bids Conference Schools
8 Big Ten Michigan State, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
7 ACC Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech
7 SEC Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee
6 Big 12 Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech
4 American Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, Temple
4 Big East Villanova, Marquette, Seton Hall, St. John's
3 Pac-12 Oregon, Arizona State, Washington
2 Atlantic 10 Saint Louis, VCU
2 Mountain West Utah State, Nevada
2 Ohio Valley Murray State, Belmont
2 West Coast St. Mary's, Gonzaga

Bids by state

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Bids State School(s)
1 Alabama Auburn
1 Arizona Arizona State
2 California Saint Mary's, UC Irvine
1 Connecticut Yale
3 Florida UCF, Florida, Florida State
1 Georgia Georgia State
1 Illinois Bradley
1 Indiana Purdue
2 Iowa Iowa, Iowa State
2 Kansas Kansas, Kansas State
4 Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky, Murray State, Northern Kentucky
1 Louisiana LSU
1 Maryland Maryland
1 Massachusetts Northeastern
2 Michigan Michigan, Michigan State
1 Minnesota Minnesota
2 Mississippi Mississippi State, Ole Miss
1 Missouri Saint Louis
1 Montana Montana
1 Nevada Nevada
2 New Jersey Fairleigh Dickinson, Seton Hall
1 New Mexico New Mexico State
5 New York Buffalo, Colgate, Iona, St. John's, Syracuse
4 North Carolina Duke, Gardner–Webb, North Carolina, North Carolina Central
1 North Dakota North Dakota State
2 Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio State
1 Oklahoma Oklahoma
1 Oregon Oregon
2 Pennsylvania Temple, Villanova
1 South Carolina Wofford
2 Tennessee Belmont, Tennessee
5 Texas Abilene Christian, Baylor, Houston, Prairie View A&M, Texas Tech
1 Utah Utah State
1 Vermont Vermont
5 Virginia Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia, VCU, Virginia Tech
2 Washington Gonzaga, Washington
2 Wisconsin Marquette, Wisconsin

References

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  1. ^ "March Madness bracket: How the field of 68 teams is picked for March Madness". NCAA. February 8, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 NCAA conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, scores and auto-bids". NCAA. March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.