2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. A total of 68 teams enter the tournament. Thirty one of the teams earn automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, goes to its regular season champion. The remaining 36 teams are granted at-large bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams are seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 68.[1][2]

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids

Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record Last
app		 Conf
standings		 Runner-up Record
Overall Conf Overall Conf
Yale 22–6 13–1 1962 Ivy League Princeton 22–6 12–2
Qualifying school Record Conf
tourney
seed		 Last
app		 Conf
tourney		 Conf tourney runner-up Record Conf
tourney
seed
Overall Conf Overall Conf
Austin Peay 18–17 7–9 8 2008 Ohio Valley Tennessee–Martin 19–14 10–6 2
Northern Iowa 22–12 11–7 4 2015 Missouri Valley Evansville 25–9 12–6 2
UNC Asheville 22–11 12–6 4 2012 Big South Winthrop 23–9 13–5 2
Florida Gulf Coast 20–13 8–6 4 2013 Atlantic Sun Stetson* 12–22 4–10 7
UNC Wilmington 25–7 14–4 2 2006 CAA Hofstra 24–9 14–4 1
Iona 22–10 16–4 2 2013 MAAC Monmouth 27–7 17–3 1
Chattanooga 29–5 15–3 1 2009 Southern East Tennessee State 23–11 14–4 2
Green Bay 23–12 11–7 4 1996 Horizon Wright State 22–13 13–5 3
Fairleigh Dickinson 18–14 11–7 2 2005 Northeast Wagner 22–10 13–5 1
South Dakota State 26–7 12–4 2 2013 Summit North Dakota State 20–13 8–8 5
Gonzaga 26–7 15–3 2 2015 West Coast Saint Mary's 27–5 15–3 1
Holy Cross 14–19 5–13 9 2007 Patriot Lehigh 17–15 13–5 2
Stony Brook 26–6 14–2 1 Never America East Vermont 21–13 11–5 3
Hampton 21–10 13–3 1 2015 MEAC South Carolina State 19–14 12–4 3
Middle Tennessee 24–9 13–5 2 2013 C-USA Old Dominion 22–13 12–6 5
Seton Hall 25–8 12–6 3 2006 Big East Villanova 29–5 16–2 1
Kansas 30–4 15–3 1 2015 Big 12 West Virginia 26–8 13–5 2
Fresno State 25–9 13–5 2 2007 Mountain West San Diego State 25–9 16–2 1
Southern 22–12 11–7 4 2013 SWAC Jackson State 19–15 12–6 3
Buffalo 20–14 10–8 3 2015 MAC Akron 26–8 13–5 1
Weber State 26–8 15–3 1 2014 Big Sky Montana 21–11 14–4 2
North Carolina 28–6 14–4 1 2015 ACC Virginia 26–7 13–5 2
Stephen F. Austin 27–5 18–0 1 2015 Southland Texas A&M–CC 25–7 15–3 2
Oregon 28–6 14–4 1 2015 Pac-12 Utah 26–8 13–5 2
Cal State Bakersfield 24–8 11–3 2 Never WAC New Mexico State 23–10 13–1 1
Hawaii 27–5 13–3 1 2002 Big West Long Beach State 20–14 12–4 3
Saint Joseph's 27–7 13–5 4 2014 Atlantic 10 VCU 24–10 14–4 2
Kentucky 26–8 13–5 2 2015 SEC Texas A&M 26–8 13–5 1
Arkansas–Little Rock 29–4 17–3 1 2011 Sun Belt Louisiana–Monroe 20–13 15–5 2
Connecticut 24–10 11–7 5 2014 American Memphis 19–15 8–10 6
Michigan State 29–5 13–5 2 2015 Big Ten Purdue 26–8 12–6 4

* ineligible for NCAA tournament due to violations

At-large bids

At-large bids
Qualifying school Conference Last app. Appearance
Arizona Pac-12 2015 33rd
Baylor Big 12 2015 10th
Butler Big East 2015 14th
California Pac-12 2013 19th
Cincinnati American 2015 30th
Colorado Pac-12 2014 14th
Dayton A-10 2015 17th
Duke ACC 2015 40th
Indiana Big Ten 2015 39th
Iowa Big Ten 2015 25th
Iowa State Big 12 2015 18th
Maryland Big Ten 2015 26th
Miami ACC 2013 8th
Michigan Big Ten 2014 26th
Notre Dame ACC 2015 35th
Oklahoma Big 12 2015 30th
Oregon State Pac-12 1990 17th
Pittsburgh ACC 2014 26th
Providence Big East 2015 18th
Purdue Big Ten 2015 28th
Syracuse ACC 2014 38th
Temple American 2013 32nd
Texas Big 12 2015 33rd
Texas A&M SEC 2011 13th
Texas Tech Big 12 2007 15th
Tulsa American 2014 16th
USC Pac-12 2011 17th
Utah Pac-12 2015 29th
Vanderbilt SEC 2012 14th
VCU A-10 2015 15th
Villanova Big East 2015 36th
Virginia ACC 2015 20th
West Virginia Big 12 2015 27th
Wichita State MVC 2015 13th
Wisconsin Big Ten 2015 22nd
Xavier Big East 2015 26th

Tournament seeds

South Regional – KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Kansas Big 12 30–4 Auto 1
2 Villanova Big East 29–5 At-large 7
3 Miami ACC 25–7 At-large 10
4 California Pac-12 23–10 At-large 14
5 Maryland Big Ten 25–8 At-large 19
6 Arizona Pac-12 25–8 At-large 23
7 Iowa Big Ten 21–10 At-large 27
8 Colorado Pac-12 22–11 At-large 30
9 Connecticut American 24–10 Auto 36
10 Temple American 21–11 At-large 38
11* Vanderbilt SEC 19–13 At-large 41
Wichita State Missouri Valley 24–8 At-large 43
12 South Dakota State Summit League 26–7 Auto 50
13 Hawaii Big West 27–5 Auto 52
14 Buffalo MAC 20–14 Auto 56
15 UNC Asheville Big South 22–11 Auto 61
16 Austin Peay Ohio Valley 18–17 Auto 63
East Regional – Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 North Carolina ACC 28–6 Auto 2
2 Xavier Big East 27–5 At-large 8
3 West Virginia Big 12 26–8 At-large 9
4 Kentucky SEC 26–8 Auto 15
5 Indiana Big Ten 25–7 At-large 17
6 Notre Dame ACC 21–11 At-large 22
7 Wisconsin Big Ten 20–12 At-large 25
8 USC Pac-12 21–12 At-large 31
9 Providence Big East 22–9 At-large 33
10 Pittsburgh ACC 21–11 At-large 37
11* Michigan Big Ten 22–12 At-large 42
Tulsa American 20–10 At-large 45
12 Chattanooga Southern 29–5 Auto 47
13 Stony Brook America East 26–6 Auto 53
14 Stephen F. Austin Southland 26–5 Auto 58
15 Weber State Big Sky 26–8 Auto 62
16* Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 20–13 Auto 65
Fairleigh Dickinson NEC 18–14 Auto 66
West Regional – Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Oregon Pac-12 28–6 Auto 4
2 Oklahoma Big 12 25–7 At-large 6
3 Texas A&M SEC 26–8 At-large 12
4 Duke ACC 23–10 At-large 13
5 Baylor Big 12 22–11 At-large 20
6 Texas Big 12 20–12 At-large 21
7 Oregon State Pac-12 19–12 At-large 28
8 Saint Joseph's A–10 27–7 Auto 32
9 Cincinnati American 22–9 At-large 35
10 VCU A–10 24–10 At-large 40
11 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 22–12 Auto 46
12 Yale Ivy League 22–6 Auto 49
13 UNC Wilmington CAA 25–7 Auto 51
14 Green Bay Horizon 23–12 Auto 55
15 Cal State Bakersfield WAC 22–8 Auto 60
16* Holy Cross Patriot 14–19 Auto 68
Southern SWAC 22–12 Auto 67
Midwest Regional – United Center, Chicago, IL
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Virginia ACC 26–7 At-large 3
2 Michigan State Big Ten 29–5 Auto 5
3 Utah Pac-12 26–8 At-large 11
4 Iowa State Big 12 21–11 At-large 16
5 Purdue Big Ten 26–8 At-large 18
6 Seton Hall Big East 25–8 Auto 24
7 Dayton A–10 25–7 At-large 26
8 Texas Tech Big 12 19–12 At-large 29
9 Butler Big East 21–10 At-large 34
10 Syracuse ACC 19–14 At-large 39
11 Gonzaga WCC 26–7 Auto 44
12 Arkansas-Little Rock Sun Belt 29–4 Auto 48
13 Iona MAAC 22–10 Auto 54
14 Fresno State Mountain West 25–9 Auto 57
15 Middle Tennessee C-USA 24–9 Auto 59
16 Hampton MEAC 21–10 Auto 64

*See First Four

Conferences with multiple bids

Bids Conference Schools
7 ACC North Carolina, Duke, Miami, Notre Dame, Virginia, Pittsburgh, Syracuse
7 Big 12 Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia
7 Big Ten Michigan State, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin
7 Pac-12 Oregon, Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon State, USC, Utah
5 Big East Seton Hall, Butler, Providence, Xavier, Villanova
4 American Connecticut, Cincinnati, Temple, Tulsa
3 Atlantic 10 Saint Joseph's, Dayton, VCU
3 SEC Kentucky, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
2 Missouri Valley Northern Iowa, Wichita State

Automatic conference bids in bold

Bids by state

Bids State School(s)
1 Arizona Arizona
1 Arkansas Arkansas–Little Rock
4 California California, Cal State Bakersfield, Fresno State, USC
1 Colorado Colorado
2 Connecticut Connecticut, Yale
2 Florida Florida Gulf Coast, Miami
1 Hawaii Hawaii
4 Indiana Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue
3 Iowa Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa
2 Kansas Kansas, Wichita State
1 Kentucky Kentucky
1 Louisiana Southern
1 Maryland Maryland
1 Massachusetts Holy Cross
2 Michigan Michigan, Michigan State
2 New Jersey Fairleigh Dickinson, Seton Hall
4 New York Buffalo, Iona, Stony Brook, Syracuse
4 North Carolina Duke, North Carolina, UNC Asheville, UNC Wilmington
3 Ohio Cincinnati, Dayton, Xavier
2 Oklahoma Oklahoma, Tulsa
2 Oregon Oregon, Oregon State
4 Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, Saint Joseph's, Temple, Villanova
1 Rhode Island Providence
1 South Dakota South Dakota State
4 Tennessee Austin Peay, Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt
5 Texas Baylor, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
2 Utah Utah, Weber State
3 Virginia Hampton, Virginia, VCU
1 Washington Gonzaga
1 West Virginia West Virginia
2 Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin

References

  1. ↑ "March Madness bracket: How the 68 teams are selected for the Division I Men's Basketball Tournament". NCAA. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "March Madness: Updating list of teams in the NCAA tournament". NCAA. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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