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Mar 12, 2023, 09:45 PM
Championship Week and March Madness are nearly here. Beginning with the ASUN on Feb. 27 and ending with the Ivy, A-10, SEC, American and Big Ten right up until the bracket is revealed on Selection Sunday (March 12), teams across Division I men's college basketball will be competing for the chance to cut down the nets in the conference championship -- and, along with it, one of the 32 automatic bids to the 2023 NCAA tournament.
Which team from each Division I men's college basketball league is guaranteed a chance to go dancing in March? Bookmark this page, because this is where we'll be tracking the winners, live, as they punch their tickets.
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NEC: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
Record: 19-14
Title-clincher: 70-50 over St. Francis (PA)*
Leading scorer: Demetre Roberts (16.7 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 7th appearance (first since 2019)
*Qualified in semifinal because Merrimack is ineligible
Ohio Valley: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks
Record: 19-16
Title-clincher: 89-82 (OT) over Tennessee Tech
Leading scorer: Phillip Russell (18.1 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 2nd appearance (first since 2000)
Big South: UNC Asheville Bulldogs
Record: 27-7
Title-clincher: 77-73 over Campbell
Leading scorer: Drew Pember (20.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 5th appearance (first since 2016)
Missouri Valley: Drake Bulldogs
Record: 27-7
Title-clincher: 77-51 over Bradley
Leading scorer: Tucker DeVries (18.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history 6th appearance (second in three seasons; first since 2021)
ASUN: Kennesaw State Owls
Record: 26-8
Title-clincher: 67-66 over Liberty
Leading scorer: Chris Youngblood (14.6 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 1st appearance in program's Division I era
Sun Belt: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Record: 26-7
Title-clincher: 71-66 over South Alabama
Leading scorer: Jordan Brown (19.6 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 11th appearance (first since 2014)
Southern: Furman Paladins
Record: 27-7
Title-clincher: 88-69 over Chattanooga
Leading scorer: Mike Bothwell (18.0 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 7th appearance (first since 1980)
Horizon League: Northern Kentucky Norse
Record: 22-12
Title-clincher: 63-61 over Cleveland State
Leading scorer: Marques Warrick (19.2 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 3rd appearance (first since 2019)
CAA: Charleston Cougars
Record: 31-3
Title-clincher: 63-58 over UNC Wilmington
Leading scorer: Dalton Bolon (12.7 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 6th appearance (first since 2018)
West Coast: Gonzaga Bulldogs
Record: 28-5
Title-clincher: 77-51 over Saint Mary's
Leading scorer: Drew Timme (21.0 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 24th consecutive appearance
Summit League: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
Record: 30-4
Title-clincher: 92-58 over North Dakota State
Leading scorer: Max Abmas (22.0 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 7th appearance (second in last three seasons)
Southland:
Record: 23-10
Title-clincher: 75-71 over Northwestern State
Leading scorer: Trevian Tennyson (15.8 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 3rd appearance (second consecutive)
Patriot League: Colgate Raiders
Record: 26-8
Title-clincher: 79-61 over Lafayette
Leading scorer: Tucker Richardson (13.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 6th appearance (third straight, fourth in five seasons)
Big Sky: Montana State Bobcats
Record: 25-9
Title-clincher: 85-78 over Northern Arizona
Leading scorer: RaeQuan Battle (17.2 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 4th appearance (Back-to-back for the 1st time in school history)
America East: Vermont Catamounts
Record: 23-10
Title-clincher: 72-59 over UMass Lowell
Leading scorer: Dylan Penn (13.2 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 9th appearance (fourth in the last six seasons)
MEAC: Howard Bison
Record: 21-12
Title-clincher: 65-64 over Norfolk State
Leading scorer: Elijah Hawkins (13.1 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 3rd appearance (first since 1992)
SWAC: Texas Southern Tigers
Record: 14-20
Title-clincher: 61-58 over Grambling
Leading scorer: Davon Barnes (13.6 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 11th appearance (third straight)
Big 12: Texas Longhorns
Record: 26-8
Title-clincher: 76-56 over Kansas
Leading scorer: Marcus Carr (15.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 37th appearance (2nd Big 12 tournament championship win in program history)
Mountain West: San Diego State Aztecs
Record: 27-6
Title-clincher: 62-57 over Utah State
Leading scorer: Matt Bradley (12.8 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 15th appearance (third consecutive)
Big East: Marquette Golden Eagles
Record: 28-6
Title-clincher: 65-51 over Xavier
Leading scorer: Kam Jones (15.1 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 35th appearance (first Big East tournament championship win)
MAC: Kent State Golden Flashes
Record: 28-6
Title-clincher: 93-78 over Toledo
Leading scorer: Sincere Carry (17.3 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 7th appearance (first since 2017)
MAAC: Iona Gaels
Record: 27-7
Title-clincher: 76-55 over Marist
Leading scorer: Walter Clayton Jr. (16.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 16th appearance (sixth in last seven seasons)
C-USA: Florida Atlantic Owls
Record: 31-3
Title-clincher: 78-56 over UAB
Leading scorer: Johnell Davis (13.4 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 2nd appearance (first since 2002)
ACC: Duke Blue Devils
Record: 26-8
Title-clincher: 59-49 over Virginia
Leading scorer: Kyle Filipowski (15.3 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 45th appearance (last appeared in 2022 Final Four)
Big West: UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Record: 27-7
Title-clincher: 72-62 over CSU Fullerton
Leading scorer: Ajay Mitchell (16.3 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 7th appearance (first since 2021)
Pac-12: Arizona Wildcats
Record: 28-6
Title-clincher: 61-59 over UCLA
Leading scorer: Azuolas Tubelis (19.8 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 35th appearance (won in 1996)
WAC: Grand Canyon Lopes
Record: 24-11
Title-clincher: 84-66 over Southern Utah
Leading scorer: Rayshon Harrison (17.3 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 2nd appearance (first since 2021)
Ivy League: Princeton Tigers
Record: 21-8
Title-clincher: 74-65 over Yale
Leading scorer: Tosan Evbuomwan (14.8 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 26th appearance (first since 2017)
Atlantic 10: VCU Rams
Record: 26-7
Title-clincher: 68-56 over Dayton
Leading scorer: Adrian Baldwin Jr. (12.6 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 19th appearance (first since 2019)
SEC: Alabama Crimson Tide
Record: 29-5
Title-clincher:
Leading scorer: Brandon Miller (19.5 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 23rd appearance (third straight)
American: Memphis Tigers
Record: 26-8
Title-clincher: 75-65 over Houston
Leading scorer: Kendric Davis (21.8 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 28th appearance (second straight)
Big Ten: Purdue Boilermakers
Record: 29-5
Title-clincher: 67-65 over Penn State
Leading scorer: Zach Edey (22.1 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 34th appearance (eighth straight)
