The 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament for March Madness will see 68 teams bracketed. Of the 68 teams, 32 will qualify automatically through automatic bids from conferences. Fairleigh Dickinson and Southeast Missouri State secured the first two automatic bids, winning the Northeast final and OVC final, respectively.
Below you'll find a table listing all 32 conferences, their tournament dates, locations and a link to information for every bracket. The other 36 teams will qualify as at-large selections. This article will be updated throughout as teams clinch AQ bids.
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2023 NCAA conference tournament schedules, brackets, scores, automatic bids
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CONFERENCE | SCHEDULE/RESULTS/TV SCHEDULE | Automatic Bid | LOCATION |
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Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 11 a.m. March 11 on ESPN2 |
Vermont | Higher seed | |
First round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 3:15 p.m. ET March 12 on ESPN |
Memphis | Fort Worth, TX | |
First round: March 7 Second round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 1 p.m. March 12 on CBS Sports |
VCU | Brooklyn, NY | |
First round: March 7 Second round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPN |
Duke | Greensboro, NC | |
First round: Feb. 27 Quarterfinals: Feb. 28 Semifinals: March 2 Championship: 3 p.m. March 5 on ESPN2 |
Kennesaw State | Higher seed | |
Opening round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 6 p.m. March 11 |
Texas | Kansas City, MO | |
First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 6:30 p.m. March 11 on FOX |
Marquette | New York, NY | |
First round: March 4 Second round: March 5 Quarterfinals: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 11:30 p.m. March 8 on ESPN2 |
Montana State | Boise, ID | |
First round: March 1 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 1 p.m. March 5 on ESPN2 |
UNC Asheville | Charlotte, NC | |
First round: March 8 Second round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 3:30 p.m. March 12 on CBS |
Purdue | Chicago, IL | |
First round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 9:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2 |
UC Santa Barbara | Henderson, NV | |
First round: March 3 Second round: March 4 Quarterfinals: March 5 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 7 p.m. March 7 on CBSSN |
College of Charleston | Washington, D.C. | |
First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 8:30 p.m. March 11 |
Florida Atlantic | Frisco, TX | |
First round: Feb. 28 (campus sites) Quarterfinals: March 2 (campus sites) Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 7 p.m. March 7 |
Northern Kentucky | Indianapolis, IN (semis on) | |
Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 12 p.m. March 12 on ESPN2 |
Princeton | Princeton, NJ | |
First round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 8 and 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPNU |
Iona | Atlantic City, NJ | |
Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2 |
Kent State | Cleveland, OH | |
Quarterfinals: March 8 and 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 1 p.m. March 11 on ESPN2 |
Howard | Norfolk, VA | |
First round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 3 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 2 p.m. March 5 on CBS Sports |
Drake | St. Louis, MO | |
First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 6 p.m. March 11 on CBS |
San Diego State | Las Vegas, NV | |
Quarterfinals: March 1 Semifinals: March 4 Championship: 7 p.m. March 7 on ESPN2 |
Fairleigh Dickinson Won by default since Merrimack is not eligible |
Higher seed | |
First round: March 1 Quarterfinals: March 2 Semifinals: March 3 Championship: 8 p.m. March 4 on ESPN2 |
Southeast Missouri State | Evansville, IN | |
First round: March 8 Quarterfinals: March 19 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 10:30 p.m. March 11 on ESPN |
Arizona | Las Vegas, NV | |
First round: Feb. 28 Quarterfinals: March 2 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: 7:30 p.m. March 8 on CBSSN |
Colgate | Higher seed | |
First round: March 8 Second round: March 9 Quarterfinals: March 10 Semifinals: March 11 Championship: 1 p.m. March 12 on ESPN |
Alabama | Nashville, TN | |
First round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: 7 p.m. March 6 |
Furman | Asheville, NC | |
First round: March 5 Second round: March 6 Semifinals: March 7 Championship: 5 p.m. March 8 on ESPN2 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Lake Charles, LA | |
Quarterfinals: March 8 and 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 5:30 p.m. March 11 |
Texas Southern | Birmingham, AL | |
First round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 4 and 5 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 9 p.m. March 7 on ESPN2 |
Oral Roberts | Sioux Falls, SD | |
First round: Feb. 28 Second round: March 2 Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 5 Championship: 7 p.m. March 6 on ESPN2 |
Louisiana | Pensacola, FL | |
First round: March 2 Second round: March 3 Quarterfinals: March 4 Semifinals: March 6 Championship: 9 p.m. March 7 on ESPN |
Gonzaga | Las Vegas, NV | |
First round: March 7 Quarterfinals: March 9 Semifinals: March 10 Championship: 11:30 p.m. March 11 |
Grand Canyon | Las Vegas, NV |