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Wayne Staats | krikya18.com | March 21, 2019

NCAA bids 2019: Bracket for March Madness

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All 2019 NCAA tournament bids are set and the March Madness bracket is in action for Thursday's games. Check out all automatic bids, at-large selections and bracket information below.

Of the 68 teams in the NCAA tournament field, 32 got in automatically as conference tournament champions. This season, Duke, Virginia, North Carolina and Gonzaga are No. 1 seeds.

Games started with the First Four on Tuesday, March 19 and continued Wednesday, March 20. The tournament is now down to 64 teams. The First Round is on Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22. The Second Round is Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24.

NCAA bids 2019: Bracket for March Madness

Here is the 2019 NCAA tournament bracket for March Madness.

NCAA tournament bids 2019: Teams in March Madness this year

Automatic Qualifiers

America East: Vermont

AAC: Cincinnati

Atlantic 10: Saint Louis

ACC: Duke

ASUN: Liberty

Big 12: Iowa State

Big East: Villanova

Big Sky: Montana

Big South: Gardner-Webb

Big West: UC Irvine

Big Ten: Michigan State

Colonial: Northeastern

Conference USA: Old Dominion

Horizon League: Northern Kentucky

Ivy League: Yale

Metro Atlantic Athletic: Iona

MAC: Buffalo

MEAC: NC Central

Missouri Valley: Bradley

Mountain West: Utah State

Northeast: Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley: Murray State

Pac-12: Oregon

Patriot League: Colgate

SEC: Auburn

Southern: Wofford

Southland: Abilene Christian

SWAC: Prairie View A&M

Summit League: North Dakota State

Sun Belt: Georgia State

West Coast Conference: Saint Mary's

Western Athletic Conference: New Mexico State

At-large teams

  • Arizona State
  • Baylor
  • Belmont
  • Florida
  • Florida State
  • Gonzaga
  • Houston
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kansas State
  • Kentucky
  • Louisville
  • LSU
  • Marquette
  • Maryland
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi State
  • Nevada
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio State
  • Oklahoma
  • Ole Miss
  • Purdue
  • Seton Hall
  • St. John's
  • Syracuse
  • Temple
  • Tennessee
  • Texas Tech
  • UCF
  • VCU
  • Virginia
  • Virginia Tech
  • Washington
  • Wisconsin

March Madness 2019 dates, schedule, live streams and TV networks

Game Livestream Time (ET) TV Site
Monday, April 8        
Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77 (OT)
NCAA National Championship
March Madness Live 9:20 p.m. CBS Minneapolis, MN
Past results:        
Saturday, April 6        
Virginia 63, Auburn 62 (Final Four) March Madness Live 6:09 p.m. CBS Minneapolis, MN
Texas Tech 61, Michigan State 51 (Final Four) March Madness Live 8:49 p.m. CBS Minneapolis, MN
Sunday, March 31        
Auburn 77, Kentucky (OT)
(Midwest Regional Final
)
March Madness Live 2:20 p.m. CBS Kansas City, MO
Michigan State (68), Duke (67)
(East Regional Final)
March Madness Live 5:05 p.m. CBS Washington, D.C.
Saturday, March 30        
Texas Tech 75, Gonzaga 69
(West Regional Final)
March Madness Live 6:09 p.m. TBS Anaheim, CA
Virginia 80, Purdue 75 (OT)
(South Regional Final)
March Madness Live 8:49 p.m. TBS Louisville, KY
First Four, Tuesday, March 19        
Fairleigh Dickinson 82, Prairie View A&M 76 6:30 pm truTV Dayton, OH
Belmont 81, Temple 70  9:00 pm TruTV Dayton, OH
First Four, Wednesday, March 20        
North Dakota State 78, NC Central 74 6:30 pm truTV Dayton, OH
Arizona State 74, St. John's 65 March Madness Live 9:00 pm truTV Dayton, OH
First round, Thursday, March 21        
Minnesota 86, Louisville 76 March Madness Live 12:15 pm CBS Des Moines, IA
LSU 79, Yale 74 March Madness Live 12:40 pm truTV Jacksonville, FL
Auburn 78, New Mexico State 77 March Madness Live  1:30 pm TNT Salt Lake City, UT
Florida State 76, Vermont 69 March Madness Live 2:00 pm TBS Hartford, CT
Michigan State 76, Bradley 65 March Madness Live  2:45 pm CBS Des Moines, IA
Maryland 79, Belmont 77 March Madness Live 3:10 pm truTV Jacksonville, FL
Kansas 87, Northeastern 53 March Madness Live 4:00 pm TNT Salt Lake City, UT
Murray State 83, Marquette 64 March Madness Live 4:30 pm TBS Hartford, CT
Florida 70, Nevada 61 March Madness Live 6:50 pm TNT Des Moines, IA
Kentucky 79, Abilene Christian 44 March Madness Live 7:10 pm CBS Jacksonville, FL
Villanova 61, Saint Mary's 57 March Madness Live 7:20 pm TBS Hartford, CT
Gonzaga 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 49 March Madness Live 7:27 pm truTV Salt Lake City, UT
Michigan 74, Montana 55 March Madness Live 9:20 pm TNT Des Moines, IA
Wofford 84, Seton Hall 68 March Madness Live 9:40 pm CBS Jacksonville, FL
Purdue 61, Old Dominion 48 March Madness Live 9:50 pm TBS Hartford, CT
Baylor 78, Syracuse 69 March Madness Live 9:57 pm truTV Salt Lake City, UT
First round, Friday, March 22        
Iowa 79, Cincinnati 72  March Madness Live 12:15 pm CBS Columbus, OH
Oklahoma 95, Mississippi 72 March Madness Live 12:40 pm truTV Columbia, SC
Texas Tech 72, Northern Kentucky 57 March Madness Live 1:30 pm TNT Tulsa, OK
UC Irvine 70, Kansas State 64 March Madness Live 2:00 pm  TBS San Jose, CA
Tennessee 77, Colgate 70 March Madness Live 2:45 pm CBS Columbus, OH
Virginia 71, Gardner-Webb 56 March Madness Live 3:10 pm truTV Columbia, SC
Buffalo 91, Arizona State 74 March Madness Live 4:00 pm TNT Tulsa, OK
Oregon 72, Wisconsin 54 March Madness Live 4:30 pm TBS San Jose, CA
Washington 78, Utah State 61 March Madness Live 6:50 pm TNT Columbus, OH
Duke 85, North Dakota State 62 March Madness Live 7:10 pm CBS Columbia, SC
Houston 84, Georgia State 55 March Madness Live 7:20 pm TBS Tulsa, OK 
Liberty 80, Mississippi State 76 March Madness Live 7:27 pm truTV San Jose, CA
North Carolina 88, Iona 73 March Madness Live 9:20 pm TNT Columbus, OH
UCF 73, VCU 58 March Madness Live 9:40 pm CBS Columbia, SC
Ohio State 62, Iowa State 59 March Madness Live 9:50 pm TBS Tulsa, OK
Virginia Tech 66, Saint Louis 52 March Madness Live  9:57 pm truTV San Jose, CA
Second round, Saturday, March 23        
LSU 69, Maryland 67 March Madness Live 12:10 pm CBS Jacksonville, FL
Kentucky 62, Wofford 56 March Madness Live 2:40 pm CBS Jacksonville, FL
Michigan 64, Florida 49 March Madness Live 5:15 pm CBS Des Moines, IA
Florida State 90, Murray State 62 March Madness Live 6:10 pm TNT Hartford, CT
Gonzaga 83, Baylor 71 March Madness Live 7:10 pm TBS Salt Lake City, UT
Michigan State 70, Minnesota 50 March Madness Live 7:45 pm CBS Des Moines, IA
Purdue 87, Villanova 61 March Madness Live 8:40 pm TNT Hartford, CT
Auburn 89, Kansas 75 March Madness Live 9:40 pm TBS Salt Lake City, UT
Second round, Sunday, March 24        
Tennessee 83, Iowa 77 (OT) March Madness Live 12:10 pm CBS Columbus, OH
North Carolina 81, Washington 59 March Madness Live 2:40 pm CBS Columbus, OH
Duke 77, UCF 76 March Madness Live 5:25 pm CBS Columbia, SC
Texas Tech 78, Buffalo 58 March Madness Live 6:10 pm TNT Tulsa, OK
Virginia Tech 67, Liberty 58 March Madness Live 7:10 pm TBS San Jose, CA
Virginia 63, Oklahoma 51 March Madness Live 7:45 pm truTV Columbia, SC
Houston 74, Ohio State 59 March Madness Live 8:40 pm TNT Tulsa, OK
Oregon 73, UC Irvine 54 March Madness Live 9:40 pm TBS San Jose, CA
Sweet 16, Thursday, March 28        
Gonzaga 72, Florida State 58 March Madness Live 7:09 pm CBS Anaheim, CA
Purdue 99, Tennessee 94 (OT) March Madness Live 7:29 pm TBS Louisville, KY
Texas Tech 63, Michigan 44 March Madness Live 9:39 pm CBS Anaheim, CA
Virginia 53, Oregon 49 March Madness Live 9:57 pm TBS Louisville, KY
Sweet 16, Friday, March 29        
Michigan State 80, LSU 63 March Madness Live 7:09 pm CBS Washington, D.C.
Auburn 97, North Carolina 80 March Madness Live 7:29 pm TBS Kansas City, MO
Duke 75, Virginia Tech 73 March Madness Live 9:39 pm CBS Washington, D.C.
Kentucky 62, Houston 58 March Madness Live 9:57 pm TBS Kansas City, MO

Here's an overview of each conference tournaments, with links to every bracket and conference champion and a scoreboard:

 

Conference Schedule/Results Bracket/AUTO BID


America East
Highest seeds host

Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 12
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

American Athletic
Memphis, Tenn.
First Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 15
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: March 17
SCOREBOARD

Atlantic 10
Brooklyn, N.Y.
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 15
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: March 17
SCOREBOARD

Atlantic Coast
Charlotte, N.C.
First Round: March 12
Second Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

ASUN
Highest seeds host
Quarterfinals: March 4
Semifinals: March 7
Championship: March 10
SCOREBOARD

Big 12
Kansas City, Mo.
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Big East
New York
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Big Sky
Boise, Idaho
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Big South
Highest seeds host
First Round: March 5
Quarterfinals: March 7
Semifinals: March 8
Championship: March 10
SCOREBOARD

Big Ten
Chicago
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 15
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: March 17
SCOREBOARD

Big West
Anaheim, Calif.
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Colonial Athletic
Charleston, S.C.
First Round: March 9
Quarterfinals: March 10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD

Conference USA
Frisco, Texas
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Horizon League
Detroit
Quarterfinals: March 5/6
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD

Ivy League
Yale University
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: March 17
SCOREBOARD


Metro Atlantic Athletic
Albany, N.Y.
First Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 8/9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD

Mid-American
Cleveland
First Round: March 11
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Mid-Eastern Athletic
Norfolk, Va.
First Round: March 11/12
Quarterfinals: March 13/14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Missouri Valley
St. Louis
First Round: March 7
Quarterfinals: March 8
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 10
SCOREBOARD

Mountain West
Las Vegas
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Northeast
Highest seeds host
Quarterfinals: March 6
Semifinals: March 9
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD

Ohio Valley
Evansville, Ind.
First Round: March 6
Quarterfinals: March 7
Semifinals: March 8
Championship: March 9
SCOREBOARD

Pac-12
Las Vegas
First Round: March 13
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Patriot League
Highest seeds host
First Round: March 5
Quarterfinals: March 7
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 13
SCOREBOARD

Southeastern
Nashville, Tenn.
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 15
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: March 17
SCOREBOARD

Southern
Asheville, N.C.
First Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 10
Championship: March 11
SCOREBOARD


Southland
Katy, Texas
First Round: March 13
Second Round: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Southwestern Athletic
Birmingham, Ala.
Quarterfinals: March 12
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

Summit League
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Quarterfinals: March 9/10
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD

Sun Belt
New Orleans
(first round on campus sites)
First Round: March 12
Second Round: March 14
Quarterfinals: March 15
Semifinals: March 16
Championship: March 17
SCOREBOARD

West Coast
Las Vegas
First Round: March 7
Second Round: March 8
Quarterfinals: March 9
Semifinals: March 11
Championship: March 12
SCOREBOARD

 


Western Athletic
Las Vegas
Quarterfinals: March 14
Semifinals: March 15
Championship: March 16
SCOREBOARD

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