2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
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.
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 |
Yale |
Qualifying school |
North Carolina |
Stony Brook |
Connecticut |
Saint Joseph's |
Florida Gulf Coast |
Kansas |
Seton Hall |
Weber State |
UNC Asheville |
Michigan State |
Hawaii |
UNC Wilmington |
Middle Tennessee |
Green Bay |
Iona |
Buffalo |
Hampton |
Northern Iowa |
Fresno State |
Fairleigh Dickinson |
Austin Peay |
Oregon |
Holy Cross |
Kentucky |
Chattanooga |
Stephen F. Austin |
South Dakota State |
Arkansas–Little Rock |
Southern |
Cal State Bakersfield |
Gonzaga |
* 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
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*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 |