2016 qualifying teams
Total teams68
Automatic bids32
At-large bids36
Top seedKansas
ChampionVillanova
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. Thirty-one of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 36 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68, and seeded teams 1 to 16 within their regionals.[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 (Conf.) Last app. Conference
regular season		 Regular season
second place		 Second place
record (Conf.)
Yale 22–6 (13–1) 1962 Ivy League Princeton 22–6 (12–2)
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Seed Last app. Conference
tournament		 Conf. finals
runner-up		 Runner-up
record (Conf.)		 Runner-up
seed
North Carolina 28–6 (14–4) 1 2015 ACC Virginia 26–7 (13–5) 2
Stony Brook 26–6 (14–2) 1 Never America East Vermont 21–13 (11–5) 3
Connecticut 24–10 (11–7) 5 2014 American Memphis 19–15 (8–10) 6
Saint Joseph's 27–7 (13–5) 4 2014 Atlantic 10 VCU 24–10 (14–4) 2
Florida Gulf Coast 20–13 (8–6) 4 2013 Atlantic Sun Stetson* 12–22 (4–10) 7
Kansas 30–4 (15–3) 1 2015 Big 12 West Virginia 26–8 (13–5) 2
Seton Hall 25–8 (12–6) 3 2006 Big East Villanova 29–5 (16–2) 1
Weber State 26–8 (15–3) 1 2014 Big Sky Montana 21–11 (14–4) 2
UNC Asheville 22–11 (12–6) 4 2012 Big South Winthrop 23–9 (13–5) 2
Michigan State 29–5 (13–5) 2 2015 Big Ten Purdue 26–8 (12–6) 4
Hawaii 27–5 (13–3) 1 2002 Big West Long Beach State 20–14 (12–4) 3
UNC Wilmington 25–7 (14–4) 2 2006 CAA Hofstra 24–9 (14–4) 1
Middle Tennessee 24–9 (13–5) 2 2013 C-USA Old Dominion 22–13 (12–6) 5
Green Bay 23–12 (11–7) 4 1996 Horizon Wright State 22–13 (13–5) 3
Iona 22–10 (16–4) 2 2013 MAAC Monmouth 27–7 (17–3) 1
Buffalo 20–14 (10–8) 3 2015 MAC Akron 26–8 (13–5) 1
Hampton 21–10 (13–3) 1 2015 MEAC South Carolina State 19–14 (12–4) 3
Northern Iowa 22–12 (11–7) 4 2015 Missouri Valley Evansville 25–9 (12–6) 2
Fresno State 25–9 (13–5) 2 2007 Mountain West San Diego State 25–9 (16–2) 1
Fairleigh Dickinson 18–14 (11–7) 2 2005 Northeast Wagner 22–10 (13–5) 1
Austin Peay 18–17 (7–9) 8 2008 Ohio Valley Tennessee–Martin 19–14 (10–6) 2
Oregon 28–6 (14–4) 1 2015 Pac-12 Utah 26–8 (13–5) 2
Holy Cross 14–19 (5–13) 9 2007 Patriot Lehigh 17–15 (13–5) 2
Kentucky 26–8 (13–5) 2 2015 SEC Texas A&M 26–8 (13–5) 1
Chattanooga 29–5 (15–3) 1 2009 Southern East Tennessee State 23–11 (14–4) 2
Stephen F. Austin 27–5 (18–0) 1 2015 Southland Texas A&M–CC 25–7 (15–3) 2
South Dakota State 26–7 (12–4) 2 2013 Summit North Dakota State 20–13 (8–8) 5
Arkansas–Little Rock 29–4 (17–3) 1 2011 Sun Belt Louisiana–Monroe 20–13 (15–5) 2
Southern 22–12 (11–7) 4 2013 SWAC Jackson State 19–15 (12–6) 3
Cal State Bakersfield 24–8 (11–3) 2 Never WAC New Mexico State 23–10 (13–1) 1
Gonzaga 26–7 (15–3) 2 2015 West Coast Saint Mary's 27–5 (15–3) 1

* ineligible for NCAA tournament due to violations

At-large bids

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

Listed by region and seeding

East Region – Philadelphia
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 North Carolina ACC 28–6 Automatic 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 Automatic 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 Automatic 47
13 Stony Brook American East 26–6 Automatic 53
14 Stephen F. Austin Southland 26–5 Automatic 58
15 Weber State Big Sky 26–8 Automatic 62
16* Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 20–13 Automatic 65
Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast 18–14 Automatic 66
Midwest Region – Chicago
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Virginia ACC 26–7 At-large 3
2 Michigan State Big Ten 29–5 Automatic 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 Automatic 24
7 Dayton Atlantic 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 Automatic 44
12 Arkansas-Little Rock Sun Belt 29–4 Automatic 48
13 Iona MAAC 22–10 Automatic 54
14 Fresno State Mountain West 25–9 Automatic 57
15 Middle Tennessee C-USA 24–9 Automatic 59
16 Hampton MEAC 21–10 Automatic 64
South Region – Louisville
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Kansas Big 12 30–4 Automatic 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 Automatic 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 Automatic 50
13 Hawaii Big West 27–5 Automatic 52
14 Buffalo MAC 20–14 Automatic 56
15 UNC Asheville Big South 22–11 Automatic 61
16 Austin Peay Ohio Valley 18–17 Automatic 63
West Region – Anaheim
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Oregon Pac-12 28–6 Automatic 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 Atlantic 10 27–7 Automatic 32
9 Cincinnati American 22–9 At-large 35
10 VCU Atlantic 10 24–10 At-large 40
11 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 22–12 Automatic 46
12 Yale Ivy League 22–6 Automatic 49
13 UNC Wilmington CAA 25–7 Automatic 51
14 Green Bay Horizon 23–12 Automatic 55
15 Cal State Bakersfield WAC 22–8 Automatic 60
16* Holy Cross Patriot 14–19 Automatic 68
Southern SWAC 22–12 Automatic 67

*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. February 18, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "March Madness: Updating list of teams in the NCAA tournament". NCAA. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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