2021 NCAA Tournament Automatic Bid Tracker

It’s the best time of the year, officially. Teams are already starting to punch their tickets to the 2021 NCAA Tournament, and it means that much more having not had March Madness last year. By March 14th (Selection Sunday), we’ll know all 68 programs that will compete for the 2021 national championship. In the meantime, we’ll keep you posted on every program that puts its name on a bid. The entire 2021 NCAA Tournament will be held in the state of Indiana, mostly around the Indianapolis metro area. Several college basketball venues will be used, including Mackey Arena (Purdue’s home court), Assembly Hall (Indiana’s home court), and Hinkle Fieldhouse (Butler’s home court), as well as bigger venues like Lucas Oil Stadium and Banker’s Life Fieldhouse. A complete list of venues/schedule can be found here.

2021 NCAA Tournament Automatic Bids

*There are usually 32 auto bids but this year there are only 31 due to no Ivy League season.

America East: Hartford (15-8)
American: Houston (24-3)
ACC: Georgia Tech (17-8)
Atlantic 10: St. Bonaventure (16-4)
Atlantic Sun: Liberty (22-5)
Big East: Georgetown (13-12)
Big Sky: Eastern Washington (16-7)
Big South: Winthrop (23-1)
Big Ten: Illinois (23-6)
Big 12: Texas (19-7)
Big West: UC Santa Barbara (22-4)
Colonial: Drexel (12-7)
Conference USA: North Texas (17-9)
Horizon League: Cleveland State (19-7)
MAAC: Iona (12-5)
Mid-American: Ohio (16-7)
MEAC: Norfolk State (16-7)
Missouri Valley: Loyola-Chicago (24-4)
Mountain West: San Diego State (23-4)
Northeast: Mount St. Mary’s (12-10)
Ohio Valley: Morehead State (23-7)
Pac-12: Oregon State (17-12)
Patriot: Colgate (14-1)
SEC: Alabama (24-6)
Southern: UNC Greensboro (21-8)
Southland: Abilene Christian (23-4)
Summit: Oral Roberts (16-10)
Sun Belt: Appalachian State (17-11)
SWAC: Texas Southern (16-8)
WAC: Grand Canyon (17-6)
West Coast: Gonzaga (26-0)