2017 Conference Tournaments

Before the pairings are announced from the selected 68 teams on Sunday, March 12, there are 32 teams that will earn an automatic bid via their conference tournament. Here is the list of all 32 conferences with tournament dates. When the winner is determined, I'll update this post with the teams receiving automatic bid in place of the tournament dates.

Conference	Winner [Record]
AAC	SMU Mustangs (30-4)
ACC	Duke Blue Devils (27-8)
American East	Vermont Catamounts (29-5)
Atlantic Sun	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (26-7)
Atlantic 10	Rhode Island Rams (24-9)
Big East	Villanova Wildcats (31-3)
Big Sky	North Dakota Fighting Hawks (22-9)
Big South	Winthrop Eagles (26-6)
Big Ten	Michigan Wolverines (24-11)
Big 12	Iowa State Cyclones (23-10)
Big West	U of California Davis Aggies (22-12)
Colonial	UNC-Wilmington Seahawks (29-5)
Conference USA	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (30-4)
Horizon League	Northern Kentucky Norse (24-10)
Ivy League	Princeton Tigers (23-6)
MAAC	Iona Gaels (22-12)
MAC	Kent State Golden Flashes (22-13)
MEAC	North Carolina Central Eagles (25-8)
Missouri Valley	Wichita State Shockers (30-4)
Mountain West	Nevada Wolfpack (28-6)
Northeast	Mount St Mary's Mountaineers (19-15)
Ohio Valley	Jacksonville State Gamecocks (20-14)
Pac 12	Arizona Wildcats (30-4)
Patriot	Bucknell Bison (26-8)
SEC	Kentucky Wildcats (29-5)
Southern	East Tennessee State Bucaneers (27-7)
Southland	New Orleans Privateers (20-11)
Summit	South Dakota State Jackrabbits (18-16)
Sun Belt	Troy Trojans (22-14)
SWAC	Texas Southern Tigers (23-11)
WAC	New Mexico State Aggies (28-5)
West Coast	Gonzaga Bulldogs (32-1)

NCAA Division I Men's Conference Tournament Dates (2017). Retrieved from http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/schedules/conference-tournament

Automatic Bids - Conference Tournaments

Before the pairings are announced from the selected 68 teams on Sunday, March 16, there are 32 teams that will earn an automatic bid via their conference tournament or by winning the regular season outright. Here is a list of all 32 conferences with tournament dates. When the winner is determined, I'll update this post with the teams receiving automatic bid in place of the tournament dates.

Conference	Winner [Record]
AAC	Connecticut Huskies (24-10)
ACC	North Carolina Tar Heals (27-6)
American East	Stony Brook Seawolves (26-6)
Atlantic Sun	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (20-13)
Atlantic 10	St Joseph's Hawks (27-7)
Big East	Seton Hall Pirates (25-8)
Big Sky	Weber State Wildcats (26-8)
Big South	NC Asheville Bulldogs (22-11)
Big Ten	Michigan State Spartans (29-5)
Big 12	Kansas Jayhawks (30-4)
Big West	Hawaii Warriors (27-5)
Colonial	UNC-Wilmington Seahawks (25-7)
Conference USA	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (24-9)
Horizon League	Green Bay Phoenix (23-12)
Ivy League	Yale Bulldogs (22-6)
MAAC	Iona Gaels (22-10)
MAC	Buffalo Bulls (20-14)
MEAC	Hampton Pirates (21-10)
Missouri Valley	Northern Iowa Panthers (22-12)
Mountain West	Fresno State Bulldogs (25-9)
Northeast	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (18-14)
Ohio Valley	Austin Peay Governors (18-17)
Pac 12	Oregon Ducks (28-6)
Patriot	Holy Cross Crusaders (14-19)
SEC	Kentucky Wildcats (26-8)
Southern	Chattanooga Mocs (29-6)
Southland	Steven F Austin Lumberjacks (27-5)
Summit	South Dakota State Jackrabbits (26-7)
Sun Belt	Little Rock Trojans (29-4)
SWAC	Southern U Jaguars (22-12)
WAC	Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (24-8)
West Coast	Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-7)

NCAA Division I Men's Conference Tournament Dates (2016). Retrieved from http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/schedules/conference-tournament

Automatic Bids - Conference Tournaments

Before the pairings are announced from the selected 68 teams on Sunday, March 16, there are 32 teams that will earn an automatic bid via their conference tournament or by winning the regular season outright. Here is a list of all 32 conferences with tournament dates. When the winner is determined, I'll update this post with the teams receiving automatic bid in place of the tournament dates.

Conference	Winner [record]
AAC	Louisville Cardinals [29-5]
ACC	March 12-16
American East	Albany Great Danes [18-14]
Atlantic Sun	Mercer Bears [26-8]
Atlantic 10	March 12-16
Big East	Providence Friars [23-11]
Big Sky	Weber State Wildcats [19-11]
Big South	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers [21-12]
Big Ten	March 13-16
Big 12	Iowa State Cyclones [26-7]
Big West	Cal Polytechnic Mustangs [13-19]
Colonial	Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens [25-9]
Conference USA	Tulsa Golden Hurricanes [21-12]
Horizon	Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers [21-13]
Ivy League	Harvard Crimson [25-4]
MAAC	Manhattan Jaspers [25-7]
MAC	Western Michigan Broncos [23-9]
MEAC	North Carolina Central Eagles [28-5]
Missouri Valley	Wichita State Shockers [34-0]
Mountain West	New Mexico Lobos [27-6]
Northeast	Mt St Mary's Mountaineers [16-16]
Ohio Valley	Eastern Kentucky Colonels [24-9]
Pac 12	UCLA Bruins [25-8]
Patriot	American Eagles [20-12]
SEC	March 12-16
Southern	Wofford Terriers [20-12]
Southland	Steven F Austin Lumberjacks [31-2]
Summit	North Dakota State Bison [25-6]
Sun Belt	March 13-16
SWAC	Texas Southern Tigers [19-14]
WAC	New Mexico State Aggies [26-9]
West Coast	Gonzaga Bulldogs [28-6]

Automatic Bids - Conference Tournament

Conference	Winner [record]
ACC	Miami Hurricanes [27-6]
American East	Albany Grate Danes [24-10]
Atlantic Sun	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles [24-10]
Atlantic 10	Saint Louis Billikens [27-6]
Big East	Louisville Cardinals [29-5]
Big Sky	Montana Grizzlies [25-6]
Big South	Liberty Flames [15-20]
Big Ten	Ohio State Buckeyes [26-7]
Big 12	Kansas Jayhawks [29-5]
Big West	Pacific Tigers [22-12]
Colonial	James Madison Dukes [20-14]
Conference USA	Memphis Tigers [30-4]
Horizon	Valparaiso Crusaders [26-7]
Ivy League	Harvard Crimson [19-9]
MAAC	Iona Gaels [20-13]
MAC	Akron Zips [26-6]
MEAC	North Carloina A&T Aggies [19-16]
Missouri Valley	Creighton Bluejays [27-7]
Mountain West	New Mexico Lobos [29-5]
Northeast	LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds [20-13]
Ohio Valley	Belmont Bruins [26-6]
Pac-12	Oregon Ducks [26-8]
Patriot	Bucknell Bison [28-5]
SEC	Ole Miss Rebels [26-8]
Southern	Davidson Wildcats [26-7]
Southland	Northwestern State Demons [23-8]
Summit	South Dakota State Jackrabbits [25-9]
Sun Belt	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers [20-15]
SWAC	Southern Jaguars [23-9]
WAC	New Mexico State Aggies [24-10]
West Coast	Gonzaga Bulldogs [31-2]

31 Automatic Bids

31 automatic bids are earned by the Conference Tournament Champions. Here is the list of conferences, schedule and winner when known.

	Dates-Winners [record]	Conference [record]
1.	North Carolina Tar Heels [32-2]	ACC [14-2]
2.	UMBC Retrievers [24-8]	American East [13-3]
3.	Belmont Bruins [25-8]	Atlantic Sun [14-2]
4.	Temple Owls [21-12]	Atlantic 10 [11-5]
5.	Pittsburgh Panthers [26-9]	Big East [10-8]
6.	Portland State Vikings [23-9]	Big Sky [14-2]
7.	Winthorp Eagles [22-11]	Big South [10-4]
8.	Wisconsin Badgers [29-4]	Big Ten [16-2]
9.	Kansas Jayhawks [31-3]	Big 12 [13-3]
10.	Cal St. Fullerton Titans [24-8]	Big West [12-4]
11.	George Mason Patriots [23-10]	Colonial [12-6]
12.	Memphis Tigers [33-1]	Conference USA [16-0]
13.	Butler Bulldogs [29-3]	Horizon 16-2]
14.	Cornell Big Red [20-5]	Ivy League [12-0]
15.	Siena Saints [22-10]	MAAC [13-5]
16.	Kent State Golden Flashes [28-6]	MAC [13-3]
17.	Coppin State Eagles [16-19]	MEAC [12-9]
18.	Drake Bulldogs [28-4]	Missouri Valley [15-3]
19.	UNLV Rebels [26-7]	Mountain West 15-4]
20.	Mount St Mary's Mountaineers [18-4]	Northeast [11-7]
21.	Austin Peay Governors [24-10]	Ohio Valley [17-4]
22.	UCLA Bruins [31-3]	Pac-10 [19-2]
23.	American Eagles [21-11]	Patriot [10-4]
24.	Georgia Bulldogs [17-16]	SEC [4-12]
25.	Davidson Wildcats [26-6]	Southern [20-0]
26.	UT-Arlington Mavericks [21-11]	Southland [7-9]
27.	Oral Roberts Golden Eagles [24-8]	Summit [16-2]
28.	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers [27-6]	Sun Belt [16-2]
29.	Mississippi Val. Delta Devils [17-15]	SWAC [13-6]
30.	Boise St. Broncos [25-8]	WAC [12-4]
31.	San Diego Toreros [21-13]	West Coast [11-3]