2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2015 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. All teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.
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 |
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Qualifying school |
Harvard |
Qualifying school |
Notre Dame |
Albany |
Southern Methodist |
Virginia Commonwealth |
North Florida |
Iowa State |
Villanova |
Eastern Washington |
Coastal Carolina |
Wisconsin |
UC Irvine |
Northeastern |
UAB |
Valparaiso |
Manhattan |
Buffalo |
Hampton |
Northern Iowa |
Wyoming |
Robert Morris |
Belmont |
Arizona |
Lafayette |
Kentucky |
Wofford |
Stephen F. Austin |
North Dakota State |
Georgia State |
Texas Southern |
New Mexico State |
Gonzaga |
* ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations
At-large bids
Team |
Conference |
Last appearance |
# of appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas |
SEC |
2008 |
30 |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
2014 |
9 |
Boise State |
Mountain West |
2013 |
7 |
BYU |
West Coast |
2014 |
29 |
Davidson |
Atlantic 10 |
2013 |
13 |
Dayton |
Atlantic 10 |
2014 |
16 |
Duke |
ACC |
2014 |
39 |
Georgetown |
Big East |
2013 |
30 |
Georgia |
SEC |
2011 |
10 |
Indiana |
Big 10 |
2013 |
38 |
Iowa |
Big 10 |
2014 |
24 |
Louisville |
ACC |
2014 |
41 |
LSU |
SEC |
2009 |
21 |
Maryland |
Big 10 |
2010 |
29 |
Michigan State |
Big 10 |
2014 |
29 |
Mississippi |
SEC |
2013 |
8 |
NC State |
ACC |
2014 |
24 |
North Carolina |
ACC |
2014 |
46 |
Ohio State |
Big 10 |
2014 |
27 |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
2014 |
29 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
2014 |
27 |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
2014 |
13 |
Providence |
Big East |
2014 |
17 |
Purdue |
Big 10 |
2012 |
26 |
San Diego State |
Mountain West |
2014 |
11 |
St. John's |
Big East |
2011 |
28 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
2014 |
32 |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
2014 |
45 |
Utah |
Pac-12 |
2009 |
28 |
Virginia |
ACC |
2014 |
19 |
Xavier |
Big East |
2014 |
25 |
Listed by region and seeding
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*See First Four
Conferences with multiple bids
Bids |
Conference |
Schools |
|---|---|---|
7 |
Big 12 |
Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia |
7 |
Big Ten |
Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue |
6 |
ACC |
Notre Dame, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia |
6 |
Big East |
Villanova, Butler, Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Xavier |
5 |
SEC |
Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss |
4 |
Pac-12 |
Arizona, Oregon, UCLA, Utah |
3 |
Atlantic 10 |
VCU, Davidson, Dayton |
3 |
Mountain West |
Wyoming, Boise State, San Diego State |
2 |
American |
SMU, Cincinnati |
2 |
Missouri Valley |
Northern Iowa, Wichita State |
2 |
WCC |
Gonzaga, BYU |
Automatic conference bids in bold
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
School(s) |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Alabama |
UAB |
1 |
Arkansas |
Arkansas |
1 |
Arizona |
Arizona |
3 |
California |
San Diego State, UCLA, UC Irvine |
1 |
Florida |
North Florida |
2 |
Georgia |
Georgia, Georgia State |
1 |
Idaho |
Boise State |
5 |
Indiana |
Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue, Valparaiso |
3 |
Iowa |
Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa |
2 |
Kansas |
Kansas, Wichita State |
2 |
Kentucky |
Kentucky, Louisville |
1 |
Louisiana |
LSU |
2 |
Massachusetts |
Harvard, Northeastern |
1 |
Maryland |
Maryland |
1 |
Michigan |
Michigan State |
1 |
Mississippi |
Ole Miss |
1 |
New Mexico |
New Mexico State |
4 |
New York |
Albany, Buffalo, Manhattan, St. John's |
4 |
North Carolina |
Davidson, Duke, North Carolina, NC State |
1 |
North Dakota |
North Dakota State |
4 |
Ohio |
Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio State, Xavier |
2 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
1 |
Oregon |
Oregon |
3 |
Pennsylvania |
Lafayette, Robert Morris, Villanova |
1 |
Rhode Island |
Providence |
2 |
South Carolina |
Coastal Carolina, Wofford |
1 |
Tennessee |
Belmont |
5 |
Texas |
Baylor, Southern Methodist, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Texas Southern |
2 |
Utah |
BYU, Utah |
3 |
Virginia |
Hampton, VCU, Virginia |
2 |
Washington |
Eastern Washington, Gonzaga |
1 |
Washington, D.C. |
Georgetown |
1 |
West Virginia |
West Virginia |
1 |
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |
1 |
Wyoming |
Wyoming |
References
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