2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams participated in the tournament. 31 of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments; normally, this would be 32 teams, but the Ivy League cancelled play for this season. The remaining 37 (normally 36) teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regions, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.
Automatic bids
Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Conference championship runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
Qualifying school |
Record (Conf.) |
Seed |
Last app. |
Tournament |
Runner-up |
Record (Conf.) |
Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberty |
23–5 (11–2) |
1 |
2019 |
Atlantic Sun |
North Alabama |
13–11 (7–8) |
5 |
Morehead State |
23–7 (17–3) |
2 |
2011 |
Ohio Valley |
Belmont |
26–4 (18–2) |
1 |
Winthrop |
23–1 (17–1) |
1 |
2017 |
Big South |
Campbell |
17–10 (11–6) |
3 |
Loyola |
24–4 (16–2) |
1 |
2018 |
Missouri Valley |
Drake |
25–4 (15–3) |
2 |
UNC Greensboro |
21–8 (13–5) |
1 |
2018 |
Southern |
Mercer |
18–11 (8–9) |
7 |
Appalachian State |
17–11 (7–8) |
E4 |
2000 |
Sun Belt |
Georgia State |
16–6 (8–4) |
E1 |
Cleveland State |
19–7 (16–4) |
1 |
2009 |
Horizon |
Oakland |
12–8 (10–10) |
3 |
Drexel |
12–7 (4–5) |
6 |
1996 |
CAA |
Elon |
10–9 (4–7) |
8 |
Mount St. Mary's |
12–10 (9–7) |
4 |
2017 |
Northeast |
Bryant |
15–6 (10–4) |
2 |
Gonzaga |
26–0 (15–0) |
1 |
2019 |
WCC |
BYU |
20–6 (10–3) |
2 |
Oral Roberts |
16–10 (10–5) |
4 |
2008 |
Summit |
North Dakota State |
15–2 (11–5) |
3 |
Hartford |
15–8 (8–6) |
4 |
Never |
America East |
UMass Lowell |
11–12 (7–8) |
6 |
Norfolk State |
16–7 (8–4) |
N2 |
2012 |
MEAC |
Morgan State |
14–8 (7–5) |
N3 |
Iona |
10–5 (6–3) |
9 |
2019 |
MAAC |
Fairfield |
9–16 (7–11) |
7 |
San Diego State |
21–4 (14–3) |
1 |
2018 |
Mountain West |
Utah State |
19–7 (15–4) |
2 |
Texas Southern |
13–8 (10–3) |
3 |
2018 |
SWAC |
Prairie View A&M |
15–4 (13–0) |
1 |
Texas |
18–7 (11–6) |
3 |
2018 |
Big 12 |
Oklahoma State |
20–7 (11–7) |
5 |
Georgetown |
11–12 (7–9) |
8 |
2015 |
Big East |
Creighton |
19–7 (14–6) |
2 |
Ohio |
16–7 (9–5) |
5 |
2012 |
MAC |
Buffalo |
16–7 (12–5) |
2 |
Eastern Washington |
13–7 (12–3) |
2 |
2015 |
Big Sky |
Montana State |
11–9 (8–6) |
5 |
Georgia Tech |
17–8 (11–6) |
4 |
2010 |
ACC |
Florida State |
16–6 (11–4) |
2 |
North Texas |
15–9 (9–5) |
W3 |
2010 |
Conference USA |
Western Kentucky |
20–6 (11–3) |
E1 |
Abilene Christian |
21–4 (13–2) |
2 |
2019 |
Southland |
Nicholls |
17–6 (14–2) |
1 |
Grand Canyon |
17–6 (9–3) |
1 |
Never |
WAC |
New Mexico State |
12–8 (7–6) |
3 |
Oregon State |
17–12 (10-10) |
5 |
2016 |
Pac-12 |
Colorado |
22–8 (14–6) |
3 |
UC Santa Barbara |
22–4 (13–3) |
1 |
2011 |
Big West |
UC Irvine |
18–9 (10–4) |
2 |
Colgate |
13–1 (11–1) |
2 |
2019 |
Patriot |
Loyola |
6–10 (4–10) |
9 |
Alabama |
23–6 (16–2) |
1 |
2018 |
SEC |
LSU |
18–8 (11–6) |
3 |
St. Bonaventure |
15–4 (11–4) |
1 |
2018 |
Atlantic 10 |
VCU |
19–6 (10–4) |
2 |
Houston |
23–3 (14–3) |
2 |
2019 |
American |
Cincinnati |
12–10 (8–6) |
5 |
Illinois |
22–6 (16–4) |
2 |
2013 |
Big Ten |
Ohio State |
21–8 (12–8) |
5 |
At-large bids
School |
Conference |
Appearance |
Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas |
SEC |
33rd |
2018 |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
13th |
2019 |
BYU |
WCC |
30th |
2015 |
Clemson |
ACC |
12th |
2018 |
Colorado |
Pac-12 |
15th |
2016 |
Creighton |
Big East |
22nd |
2018 |
Drake |
Missouri Valley |
5th |
2008 |
Florida |
SEC |
21st |
2019 |
Florida State |
ACC |
18th |
2019 |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
27th |
2019 |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
49th |
2019 |
LSU |
SEC |
23rd |
2019 |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
28th |
2019 |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
27th |
2019 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
34th |
2019 |
Missouri |
SEC |
28th |
2018 |
North Carolina |
ACC |
51st |
2019 |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
30th |
2019 |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
33rd |
2019 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
29th |
2017 |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
17th |
2019 |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
31st |
2019 |
Rutgers |
Big Ten |
7th |
1991 |
Syracuse |
ACC |
41st |
2019 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
23rd |
2019 |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
17th |
2019 |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
48th |
2018 |
UConn |
Big East |
34th |
2016 |
USC |
Pac-12 |
18th |
2017 |
Utah State |
Mountain West |
22nd |
2019 |
VCU |
Atlantic 10 |
18th |
2019 |
Villanova |
Big East |
40th |
2019 |
Virginia |
ACC |
24th |
2019 |
Virginia Tech |
ACC |
12th |
2019 |
West Virginia |
Big 12 |
30th |
2018 |
Wichita State |
American |
16th |
2018 |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
25th |
2019 |
Listed by region and seeding
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Conferences with multiple bids
Bids |
Conference |
Schools |
|---|---|---|
9 |
Big Ten |
Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Rutgers |
7 |
ACC |
Georgia Tech, Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech |
Big 12 |
Texas, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, West Virginia |
|
6 |
SEC |
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Missouri, Tennessee |
5 |
Pac-12 |
Oregon State, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA, USC |
4 |
Big East |
Georgetown, Creighton, UConn, Villanova |
2 |
American |
Houston, Wichita State |
Atlantic 10 |
St. Bonaventure, VCU |
|
Missouri Valley |
Loyola, Drake |
|
Mountain West |
San Diego State, Utah State |
|
WCC |
Gonzaga, BYU |
Bids by state
Bids |
State |
School(s) |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Alabama |
Alabama |
1 |
Arizona |
Grand Canyon |
1 |
Arkansas |
Arkansas |
4 |
California |
San Diego State, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, USC |
2 |
Connecticut |
Hartford, UConn |
1 |
Colorado |
Colorado |
2 |
Florida |
Florida, Florida State |
1 |
Georgia |
Georgia Tech |
1 |
Indiana |
Purdue |
2 |
Illinois |
Illinois, Loyola |
2 |
Iowa |
Drake, Iowa |
1 |
Louisiana |
LSU |
2 |
Kansas |
Kansas, Wichita State |
1 |
Kentucky |
Morehead State |
2 |
Maryland |
Maryland, Mount St. Mary's |
2 |
Michigan |
Michigan, Michigan State |
1 |
Missouri |
Missouri |
1 |
Nebraska |
Creighton |
1 |
New Jersey |
Rutgers |
4 |
New York |
Colgate, Iona, St. Bonaventure, Syracuse |
3 |
North Carolina |
Appalachian State, North Carolina, UNC Greensboro |
3 |
Ohio |
Cleveland State, Ohio, Ohio State |
3 |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts |
2 |
Oregon |
Oregon, Oregon State |
2 |
Pennsylvania |
Drexel, Villanova |
2 |
South Carolina |
Clemson, Winthrop |
1 |
Tennessee |
Tennessee |
7 |
Texas |
Abilene Christian, Baylor, Houston, North Texas, Texas, Texas Southern, Texas Tech |
2 |
Utah |
BYU, Utah State |
5 |
Virginia |
Liberty, Norfolk State, VCU, Virginia, Virginia Tech |
2 |
Washington |
Eastern Washington, Gonzaga |
1 |
West Virginia |
West Virginia |
1 |
Wisconsin |
Wisconsin |
1 |
Washington, D.C. |
Georgetown |