Tickets Punched: Who's in the 2026 NCAA Tournament?

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Rodney Knuppel | Last updated Mar 7, 2026 1:38 PM ET

March continues on, and that means the race to the 2026 NCAA Tournament is officially underway. Over the next several days, conference tournaments across the country will decide which teams earn automatic bids to March Madness.

A total of 68 teams will make the NCAA Tournament field. Thirty-one of those spots are reserved for conference tournament champions, while the remaining 37 will be filled with at-large selections chosen by the NCAA selection committee.

The full bracket will be revealed on Selection Sunday, March 15 at 6 p.m. ET on CBS. Just two days later, the First Four games will tip off and the road to the Final Four in Indianapolis will officially begin.

Below is a running tracker of every conference's automatic bid. As each championship game is played, the winner will be added to this list and officially punch its ticket to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

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2026 NCAA Tournament Automatic Bids Tracker

Ohio Valley — Championship: March 7
Champion: TBD

ASUN — Championship: March 8
Champion: TBD

Big South — Championship: March 8
Champion: TBD

Missouri Valley — Championship: March 8
Champion: TBD

Summit League — Championship: March 8
Champion: TBD

SoCon — Championship: March 9
Champion: TBD

Sun Belt — Championship: March 9
Champion: TBD

CAA — Championship: March 10
Champion: TBD

Horizon League — Championship: March 10
Champion: TBD

MAAC — Championship: March 10
Champion: TBD

Northeast — Championship: March 10
Champion: TBD

West Coast — Championship: March 10
Champion: TBD

Patriot League — Championship: March 11
Champion: TBD

Southland — Championship: March 11
Champion: TBD

Big Sky — Championship: March 11
Champion: TBD

ACC — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

America East — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

Big 12 — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

Big East — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

Big West — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

Conference USA — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

MAC — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

MEAC — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

Mountain West — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

SWAC — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

WAC — Championship: March 14
Champion: TBD

American — Championship: March 15
Champion: TBD

Atlantic 10 — Championship: March 15
Champion: TBD

Big Ten — Championship: March 15
Champion: TBD

Ivy League — Championship: March 15
Champion: TBD

SEC — Championship: March 15
Champion: TBD

This page will be updated throughout conference tournament week as teams clinch their automatic bids and the field for the 2026 NCAA Tournament begins to take shape.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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