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Wayne Cavadi | krikya18.com | March 5, 2023

Track every automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA DII men's basketball championship

Northwest Missouri State wins DII National Championship

The 2023 NCAA Division II men's basketball championship tournament is merely weeks away and the selection show is set for Sunday, March 5, 2022, at 11:00 p.m. ET, right here at krikya18.com. Before the selection committee sits down to fill out the 64-team bracket, 23 conference champions will earn an automatic bid to this year's tournament. 

Eight regionals commence on March 11 to determine this season's DII Elite Eight. Those final eight teams will head to the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., from March 21-25 to decide the 66th national champion in DII men's basketball history.

HISTORY: DII men's basketball programs with the most championships

If you are curious about how the DII men's basketball tournament works, our essential guide to the tournament should answer all your questions

However, before the NCAA DII tournament can begin, there are some automatic bids to be decided. 

The complete schedule and champion from every DII men's basketball conference tournament:

Scroll to the right to view the complete table.

CONFERENCE WINNER TOURNAMENT DATES FINAL SITE
CACC Caldwell Jefferson
CCAA Cal State San Bernardino Turlock, CA
CIAA Winston-Salem State Baltimore, MD
Conference Carolinas Emmanuel (GA) Spartanburg, SC
ECC St. Thomas Aquinas Highest seed
GAC Southern Arkansas Shawnee, OK
GLIAC Northern Michigan Highest remaining seed
GLVC McKendree TBD
G-MAC Ashland Highest remaining seed
GNAC Northwest Nazarene Bellingham, WA
GSC West Alabama Birmingham, AL
LSC West Texas A&M Frisco, TX
MEC West Liberty Wheeling, WV
MIAA Northwest Missouri State Kansas City, MO
NE10 Saint Anselm  Highest remaining seed
NSIC MSU Moorhead Sioux Falls, SD
PacWest Point Loma Chaminade, HI
PBC Augusta No. 1 seed
PSAC Indiana (PA) Highest remaining Eastern Division seed
RMAC Fort Lewis TBD
SAC Catawba Greenville, SC
SIAC Miles Savannah, GA
SSC Nova Southeastern Highest seed
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