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It’s the time of year again. March Madness is officially almost here as team battle for a chance to go to the Big Dance.
The entire 2023 NCAA tournament field will officially be announced on Sunday, March 12, but before that teams will play for their respective conference tournament title, which guarantees a spot in the NCAA tournament.
There is a total of 68 teams in the field, with 32 qualifying through automatic bids from winning conference tournaments. The other 36 teams will qualify as at-large selections, picked by the DI men’s basketball selection committee
Conference tournaments have already begun, and all will conclude by March 12.
SB Nation previewed various conference tournaments. You can see her SEC, ACC and Big Ten.
The 2023 men’s NCAA tournament will begin on Tuesday, March 14 with First Four games. Houston is the current favorite to cut down the nets in April at DraftKings Sportsbook.
For current NCAA tournament bracket predictions, follow SB Nation’s best source for Bracketology, Blogging the Bracket. See the latest bracket predictions as of Saturday morning.
Plus, SB Nation made predictions for every league conference tournament winner.
2023 NCAA conference tournament automatic bids
AQ men’s 2023
| Conference | Dates | Automatic Bid | Tournament site |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Dates | Automatic Bid | Tournament site |
| America East | Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 11 a.m. March 11 on ESPN2 | Vermont | Higher seed |
| American Athletic | First round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 3:15 p.m. ET March 12 on ESPN | Memphis | Fort Worth, TX |
| Atlantic 10 | First round: March 7 Second round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 1 p.m. March 12 on CBS Sports | VCU | Brooklyn, NY |
| ACC | First round: March 7 Second round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 11 | Duke | Greensboro, NC |
| ASUN | First round: Feb. 27 Quarterfinals: Feb. 28 Semifinals: March 2 Championship: 3 p.m. March 5 on ESPN2 | Kennesaw State | Higher seed |
| Big 12 | Opening round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 6 p.m. March 11 | Texas | Kansas City, MO |
| Big East | First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 6:30 p.m. March 11 on FOX | Marquette | New York, NY |
| Big Sky | First round: March 4 Second round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 11:30 p.m. March 8 on ESPN2 | Montana State | Boise, ID |
| Big South | First round: March 1 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 1 p.m. March 5 on ESPN2 | UNC-Asheville | Charlotte, NC |
| Big Ten | First round: March 8 Second round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 3:30 p.m. March 12 on CBS | Purdue | Chicago, IL |
| Big West | First round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 9:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2 | UC Santa Barbara | Henderson, NV |
| CAA | First round: March 3 Second round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 7 p.m. March 7 on CBSSN | College of Charleston | Washington, D.C. |
| Conference USA | First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 11 | Florida Atlantic | Frisco, TX |
| Horizon League | First round: Feb. 28 (campus sites) Quarterfinals: March 2 (campus sites) Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 7 p.m. March 7 | Northern Kentucky | Indianapolis, IN (semis on) |
| Ivy League | Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 12 p.m. March 12 on ESPN2 | Princeton | Princeton, NJ |
| MAAC | First round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 and 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPNU | Iona | Atlantic City, NJ |
| MAC | Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2 | Kent State | Cleveland, OH |
| MEAC | Quarterfinals: March 8 and 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 1 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2 | Howard | Norfolk, VA |
| Missouri Valley | First round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 2 p.m. March 5 on CBS Sports | Drake | St. Louis, MO |
| Mountain West | First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 6 p.m. March 11 on CBS | San Diego State | Las Vegas, NV |
| Northeast | Quarterfinals: March 1 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 7 p.m. March 7 | Fairleigh Dickinson Won by default since Merrimack is not eligible | Higher seed |
| Ohio Valley | First round: March 1 Quarterfinals: March 2 Semifinals: March 3 Championship: 8 p.m. March 4 on ESPN2 | Southeast Missouri State | Evansville, IN |
| Pac-12 | First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 19 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 10:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPN | Arizona | Las Vegas, NV |
| Patriot League | First round: Feb. 28 Quarterfinals: March 2 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 8 on CBSSN | Colgate | Higher seed |
| SEC | First round: March 8 Second round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 1 p.m. March 12 on ESPN | Alabama | Nashville, TN |
| Southern | First round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: 7 p.m. March 6 | Furman | Asheville, NC |
| Southland | First round: March 5 Second round: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 5 p.m. March 8 on ESPN2 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Lake Charles, LA |
| SWAC | Quarterfinals: March 8 and 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 5:30 p.m. March 11 | Texas Southern | Birmingham, AL |
| Summit League | First round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 4 and 5 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 9 p.m. March 7 on ESPN2 | Oral Roberts | Sioux Falls, SD |
| Sun Belt | First round: Feb. 28 Second round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: 7 p.m. March 6 on ESPN2 | Louisiana | Pensacola, FL |
| West Coast | First round: March 2 Second round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 9 p.m. March 7 on ESPN | Gonzaga | Las Vegas, NV |
| WAC | First round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 11:30 p.m. March 11 | Grand Canyon | Las Vegas, NV |
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