Men’s Champ Week: Conference tournament schedules, auto bids
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.
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: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
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
March 4, 7, 11
 Campus sites
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MEAC
March 8-11
 Norfolk Scope Arena (Norfolk, Virginia)
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SWAC
March 8-11
 Bartow Arena (Birmingham, Alabama)
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Big 12
March 8-11
 T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, Missouri)
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Mountain West
March 8-11
 Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas)
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Big East
March 8-11
 Madison Square Garden (New York City)
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MAAC
March 7-11
 Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
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MAC
March 9-11
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (Cleveland)
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Conference USA
March 8-11
 Ford Center at the Star (Frisco, Texas)
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ACC
March 7-11
 Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)
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Big West
March 7, 9-11
 Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, Nevada)
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Pac-12
March 8-11
 T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas)
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WAC
March 7, 9-11
 Michelob Ultra Arena/Orleans Arena (Las Vegas)
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Ivy
March 11-12
 Jadwin Gymnasium (Princeton, New Jersey)
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Atlantic 10
March 7-9, 11-12
 Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)
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SEC
March 8-12
 Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee)
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American
March 9-12
 Dickies Arena (Fort Worth, Texas)
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Big Ten
March 8-12
 United Center (Chicago)
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