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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bids by school

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This is a list of NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bids by school, and is updated through 2024.[1] There are currently 68 bids possible each year (32 automatic qualifiers, 36 at-large). Schools not currently in Division I are in italics (e.g., CCNY) and some have appeared under prior names (e.g., UTEP went by Texas Western in 1966). Teams in bold participate in the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Vacated appearances are excluded from the Bids table and noted below it.

Bids

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The NCAA recognizes Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight since the beginning of the tournament, despite that there were no games to advance to the final eight teams before 1951 and not all teams had to play a game to advance to the final sixteen teams before 1975. Between 1939 and 1950, there were only 8 teams in the tournament, so all teams can claim an Elite Eight appearance. Between 1951 and 1952, there were sixteen teams in the tournament, so all could claim a Sweet Sixteen appearance. Between 1953 and 1974, participating teams fluctuated from 22 to 25 teams and some received byes to the Sweet Sixteen. Between 1975 and 1984, all teams were required to play at least one game before the Sweet Sixteen, and since 1985 all teams are required to play at least two games.

Bids by school First bid Most recent Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4 Finals Champions
# School Bid Win Last # Last # Last # Last # Last #
61 Kentucky 1942 2024 2023 2019 44 2019 38 2015 17 2014 12 2012 8
53 North Carolina 1941 2024 2024 2024 36 2022 29 2022 21 2022 12 2017 6
51 Kansas[note 1] 1940 2024 2024 2022 31 2022 24 2022 15 2022 10 2022 4
50 UCLA[note 2] 1950 2023 2023 2023 36 2021 22 2021 19 2006 12 1995 11
46 Duke 1955 2024 2024 2024 33 2024 24 2022 17 2015 11 2015 5
41 Indiana 1940 2023 2023 2016 22 2002 11 2002 8 2002 6 1987 5
40 Villanova[note 3] 1939 2022 2022 2022 19 2022 14 2022 7 2018 3 2018 3
39 Louisville[note 4][2] 1951 2019 2017 2009 24 2009 11 2005 8 1986 2 1986 2
38 Texas 1939 2024 2024 2023 11 2023 8 2003 3
37 Michigan State 1957 2024 2024 2023 21 2019 14 2019 10 2009 3 2000 2
37 Notre Dame 1953 2022 2022 2016 17 2016 7 1978 1
37 Syracuse[3][4] 1957 2021 2021 2021 24 2016 10 2016 6 2003 3 2003 1
36 Marquette[note 5] 1955 2024 2024 2024 17 2013 7 2003 3 1977 2 1977 1
36 UConn[note 6] 1951 2024 2024 2024 19 2024 13 2024 7 2024 6 2024 6
35 Arkansas 1941 2023 2023 2023 14 2022 12 1995 6 1995 2 1994 1
34 Arizona[note 7] 1951 2024 2024 2024 20 2015 11 2001 4 2001 2 1997 1
34 Illinois 1942 2024 2024 2024 12 2024 10 2005 5 2005 1
34 Purdue[note 8] 1969 2024 2024 2024 14 2024 6 2024 3 2024 2
33 Cincinnati 1958 2019 2018 2012 13 1996 8 1992 6 1963 3 1962 2
33 Oklahoma 1939 2021 2021 2016 10 2016 9 2016 5 1988 2
33 Temple 1944 2019 2013 2001 7 2001 8 1958 2
32 Kansas State 1948 2023 2023 2023 18 2023 14 1964 4 1951 1
31 BYU 1950 2024 2012 2011 7 1981 3
31 Georgetown 1943 2021 2015 2007 11 2007 9 2007 5 1985 4 1984 1
31 Ohio State[note 9] 1939 2022 2022 2013 14 2012 14 2012 10 2007 5 1960 1
31 West Virginia 1955 2023 2021 2018 11 2010 3 2010 2 1959 1
29 Iowa 1955 2023 2021 1999 8 1987 4 1980 3 1956 1
29 Maryland[note 10] 1958 2023 2023 2016 14 2002 4 2002 2 2002 1 2002 1
29 Oklahoma State 1945 2021 2021 2005 11 2004 11 2004 6 1949 3 1946 2
29 St. John's[note 11] 1951 2019 2000 1999 9 1999 6 1985 2 1952 1
29 Utah 1944 2016 2016 2015 16 1998 6 1998 4 1998 2 1944 1
29 Xavier 1961 2023 2023 2023 9 2017 3
28 Missouri[note 12] 1944 2023 2023 2009 6 2009 4
27 Michigan[note 13] 1948 2022 2022 2022 17 2021 14 2018 6 2018 4 1989 1
27 NC State[note 14] 1950 2024 2024 2024 12 2024 7 2024 4 1983 2 1983 2
27 Pittsburgh 1941 2023 2023 2009 7 2009 3 1941 1
27 Wisconsin 1941 2024 2022 2017 10 2015 6 2015 4 2015 2 1941 1
26 [a] Gonzaga 1995 2024 2024 2024 14 2023 6 2021 2 2021 2
26 Tennessee 1967 2024 2024 2024 10 2024 2
26 Virginia 1976 2024 2019 2019 10 2019 7 2019 3 2019 1 2019 1
26 Princeton 1952 2023 2023 2023 7 1965 1 1965 1
25 Creighton 1941 2024 2024 2024 6 2023 2
25 Houston 1956 2024 2024 2024 15 2022 7 2021 6 1984 2
24 Alabama[note 15] 1975 2024 2024 2024 10 2024 2 2024 1
24 LSU 1953 2022 2021 2019 10 2006 6 2006 4
24 Penn 1953 2018 1994 1979 5 1979 3 1979 1
24 [b] Utah State 1939 2024 2024 1970 3 1970 2
23 Iowa State 1944 2024 2024 2024 7 2000 2 1944 1
23 [c] New Mexico State[note 16] 1952 2022 2022 1992 4 1970 1 1970 1
23 Wake Forest 1939 2017 2010 2004 9 1996 6 1962 1
23 Western Kentucky[note 17] 1940 2024 2012 2008 6 1940 1
22 Florida[note 18] 1989 2024 2021 2017 10 2017 9 2014 5 2007 3 2007 2
22 Memphis[note 19] 1955 2023 2022 2009 6 2007 4 1973 1 1973 1
22 Providence 1964 2023 2022 2022 6 1997 4 1987 2
20 Saint Joseph's[note 20] 1959 2016 2016 2004 6 2004 2
20 UNLV 1975 2013 2008 2007 10 1991 5 1991 4 1990 1 1990 1
20 USC[note 21] 1940 2023 2021 2021 5 2021 4 1954 2
19 Dayton 1952 2024 2024 2014 7 2014 3 1967 1 1967 1
19 Texas Tech[note 22] 1954 2024 2022 2022 6 2019 2 2019 1 2019 1
19 VCU 1980 2023 2016 2011 1 2011 1 2011 1
18 Boston College 1958 2009 2007 2006 9 1994 3
18 California[note 23] 1946 2016 2013 1997 4 1960 3 1960 3 1960 2 1959 1
18 DePaul[note 24] 1943 2004 2004 1984 8 1979 3 1979 2
18 [d] Florida State 1968 2021 2021 2021 7 2018 3 1972 1 1972 1
18 Murray State 1964 2022 2022
18 Oregon 1939 2024 2024 2021 8 2017 7 2017 2 1939 1 1939 1
17 Arizona State 1958 2023 2023 1995 5 1975 3
17 Georgia Tech 1960 2021 2010 2004 7 2004 4 2004 2 2004 1
17 Miami (OH) 1953 2007 1999 1999 4
17 San Francisco 1955 2022 1979 1979 12 1974 7 1957 3 1956 2 1956 2
17 Stanford 1942 2014 2014 2014 5 2001 3 1998 2 1942 1 1942 1
17 UAB 1981 2024 2015 2004 3 1982 1
17 UTEP 1963 2010 1992 1992 4 1966 1 1966 1 1966 1 1966 1
17 Washington 1943 2019 2019 2010 7 1953 3 1953 1
16 Baylor 1946 2024 2024 2021 5 2021 5 2021 3 2021 2 2021 1
16 Butler 1962 2018 2018 2017 6 2011 2 2011 2 2011 2
16 Colorado 1940 2024 2024 1969 5 1963 6 1955 2
16 Iona[note 25] 1979 2023
16 New Mexico 1968 2024 2012 1974 2
16 San Diego State 1975 2024 2024 2024 4 2023 1 2023 1 2023 1
16 Texas A&M 1951 2024 2024 2018 5
16 Tulsa 1955 2016 2003 2000 4 2000 1
16 Weber State 1968 2016 1999 1972 2
16 Wichita State 1964 2021 2017 2015 6 2013 4 2013 2
16 Wyoming 1941 2022 2002 1987 4 1952 5 1943 1 1943 1 1943 1
15 Davidson 1966 2022 2008 2008 4 2008 3
15 Oregon State[note 26] 1947 2021 2021 2021 6 2021 7 1963 2
15 Vanderbilt 1965 2017 2012 2007 6 1965 1
14 Ohio 1960 2021 2021 2012 3 1964 1
14 Seton Hall 1988 2022 2018 2000 4 1991 2 1989 1 1989 1
13 Auburn 1984 2024 2023 2019 5 2019 2 2019 1
13 Clemson[note 27] 1980 2024 2024 2024 4 2024 2
13 Holy Cross 1947 2016 2016 1953 1 1953 4 1948 2 1947 1 1947 1
13 Mississippi State 1963 2024 2008 1996 3 1996 1 1996 1
13 Pepperdine 1944 2002 2000 1976 2 1944 1
13 Saint Mary's 1959 2024 2023 2010 2 1959 1
13 Virginia Tech 1967 2022 2019 2019 2 1967 1
12 Chattanooga 1981 2022 1997 1997 1
12 Colorado State 1954 2024 2024 1969 2 1969 1
12 La Salle 1954 2013 2013 2013 3 1955 2 1955 2 1955 2 1954 1
12 Miami (FL) 1960 2023 2023 2023 5 2023 2 2023 1
12 Montana 1975 2019 2006 1975 1
12 Old Dominion 1980 2019 2010
12 SMU 1955 2017 1988 1967 6 1967 2 1956 1
11 Charlotte 1977 2005 2001 1977 1 1977 1 1977 1
11 George Washington 1954 2014 2006 1993 1
11 Idaho State 1953 1987 1977 1977 5 1977 1
11 Navy 1947 1998 1986 1986 3 1986 2
11 Nevada 1984 2024 2018 2018 2
11 Oklahoma City 1952 1973 1973 1965 5 1957 3
11 Santa Clara 1952 1996 1996 1970 7 1969 5 1952 1
11 Seattle 1953 1969 1964 1964 5 1958 1 1958 1 1958 1
11 TCU 1952 2024 2023 1968 4 1968 1
11 Texas Southern 1990 2023 2022
11 [e] Winthrop 1999 2021 2007
10 Boise State 1976 2024
10 [f] East Tennessee State 1968 2017 1992 1968 1
10 Georgia[note 28] 1983 2015 2002 1996 2 1983 1 1983 1
10 Minnesota[note 29] 1982 2019 2019 1990 3 1990 1
10 North Carolina A&T 1982 2013 2013
10 Penn State 1942 2023 2023 2001 4 1954 2 1954 1
10 Rhode Island 1961 2018 2018 1998 2 1998 1
10 Richmond 1984 2022 2022 2011 2
10 Saint Louis 1952 2019 2014 1957 2 1952 1
10 South Carolina 1971 2024 2017 2017 4 2017 1 2017 1
10 Southern Illinois 1977 2007 2007 2007 3
10 [g] Vermont 2003 2024 2012
9 [h] Bradley 1950 2019 2006 2006 3 1955 3 1954 2 1954 2
9 Middle Tennessee 1975 2017 2017
9 Morehead State 1956 2024 2011 1961 2
9 Northeastern 1981 2019 1984
9 Ole Miss 1981 2019 2015 2001 1
9 Pacific 1966 2013 2005 1971 3 1967 1
9 Southern 1981 2016 1993
9 Valparaiso 1996 2015 1998 1998 1
8 [i] Belmont 2006 2019 2019
8 Bucknell 1987 2018 2006
8 Eastern Kentucky 1953 2014
8 Loyola Chicago 1963 2022 2021 2021 5 2018 2 2018 2 1963 1 1963 1
8 Manhattan 1956 2015 2004 1958 1
8 Nebraska 1986 2024
8 Northern Iowa 1990 2016 2016 2010 1
8 [j] Robert Morris 1982 2015 2015
8 Rutgers 1975 2022 2021 1979 2 1976 1 1976 1
8 St. Bonaventure 1961 2021 2018 1970 3 1970 1 1970 1
8 South Alabama 1979 2008 1989
8 UMass[note 30] 1962 2014 1995 1995 2 1995 1
7 Ball State 1981 2000 1990 1990 1
7 [k] Boston University 1959 2011 1959 1959 1 1959 1
7 Charleston 1994 2024 1997
7 Colgate 1995 2024
7 Dartmouth 1941 1959 1958 1958 2 1958 5 1944 2 1944 2
7 Drake 1969 2024 2021 1971 3 1971 3 1969 1
7 Fairleigh Dickinson 1985 2023 2023
7 Furman 1971 2023 2023 1974 1
7 Kent State 1999 2023 2002 2002 1 2002 1
7 LIU[l] 1981 2018
7 Long Beach State[note 31] 1970 2024 1970 1970 1
7 Louisiana[note 32] 1982 2023 1992
7 Louisiana-Monroe 1982 1996
7 Oral Roberts 1974 2023 2021 2021 2 1974 1
7 South Dakota State 2012 2024
7 UC Santa Barbara 1988 2023 1990
7 Washington State 1941 2024 2024 2008 1 1941 1 1941 1 1941 1
7 [m] Yale 1949 2024 2024 1949 1
6 [n] Akron 1986 2024
6 Alcorn State 1980 2002 1984
6 Austin Peay[note 33] 1974 2016 1987
6 Delaware 1992 2022
6 Detroit Mercy 1962 2012 1999 1977 1
6 Duquesne 1940 2024 2024 1969 2 1952 2 1940 1
6 George Mason 1989 2011 2011 2006 1 2006 1 2006 1
6 Georgia State 1991 2022 2015
6 Hampton 2001 2016 2015
6 Illinois State 1983 1998 1998
6 James Madison 1981 2024 2024
6 Lamar 1979 2012 1983 1980 1
6 Missouri State 1987 1999 1999 1999 1
6 Montana State 1951 2024 1951 1
6 Mount St. Mary's 1995 2021 2017
6 NYU 1943 1963 1963 1963 3 1960 4 1960 2 1945 1
6 [o] Siena 1989 2010 2009
6 UNC Wilmington 2000 2017 2002
5 Albany 2006 2015 2014
5 Cornell 1954 2010 2010 2010 2
5 Drexel 1986 2021 1996
5 Evansville 1982 1999 1989
5 Fresno State[note 34] 1981 2016 2001 1982 1
5 Green Bay 1991 2016 1994
5 Harvard 1946 2015 2014 1946 1
5 Hawaiʻi 1972 2016 2016
5 Jacksonville 1970 1986 1970 1970 1 1970 1 1970 1 1970 1
5 Lehigh 1985 2012 2012
5 [p] Liberty 1994 2021 2019
5 Little Rock 1986 2016 2016
5 Louisiana Tech 1984 1991 1989 1985 1
5 Marshall[note 35] 1956 2018 2018
5 Mississippi Valley State 1986 2012
5 New Orleans 1987 2017 1987
5 Saint Peter's 1991 2024 2022 2022 1 2022 1
5 South Carolina State 1989 2003
5 UCF 1994 2019 2019
5 UNC Asheville 2003 2023 2011
5 Wofford 2010 2019 2019
4 Air Force 1960 2006
4 Alabama State 2001 2011
4 Bowling Green 1959 1968 1963 1963 1
4 Buffalo 2015 2019 2019
4 Cal State Fullerton 1978 2022 1978 1978 1 1978 1
4 Canisius 1955 1996 1957 1957 3 1956 2
4 Central Michigan 1975 2003 2003 1975 1
4 Coastal Carolina 1991 2015
4 Coppin State 1990 2008 1997
4 Eastern Michigan 1988 1998 1996 1991 1
4 Fordham 1953 1992 1971 1971 1
4 [q] Hofstra 1976 2001
4 Howard 1981 2024
4 Idaho 1981 1990 1982 1982 1
4 Indiana State 1979 2011 2001 1979 1 1979 1 1979 1 1979 1
4 Lafayette 1957 2015 1957 1957 1
4 Loyola Marymount[note 36] 1961 1990 1990 1990 2 1990 1
4 Milwaukee 2003 2014 2006 2005 1
4 Monmouth 1996 2006 2006
4 North Carolina Central 2014 2019
4 [r] North Dakota State 2009 2019 2019
4 North Texas 1988 2021 2021
4 Oakland 2005 2024 2024
4 Rice 1940 1970 1954 1954 1 1942 2
4 San Diego 1984 2008 2008
4 Toledo 1954 1980 1979 1979 1
4 UNC Greensboro 1996 2021
4 UTSA 1988 2011 2011
4 Western Michigan 1976 2014 1998 1976 1
4 Wright State 1993 2022 2022
3 American 2008 2014
3 Appalachian State 1979 2021
3 Central Connecticut 2000 2007
3 Cleveland State 1986 2021 2009 1986 1
3 Columbia 1948 1968 1968 1968 2 1948 1
3 Eastern Washington 2004 2021
3 Fairfield 1986 1997
3 Florida Atlantic 2002 2024 2023 2023 1 2023 1 2023 1
3 Florida A&M 1999 2007 2004
3 Florida Gulf Coast 2013 2017 2016 2013 1
3 Georgia Southern 1983 1992
3 Grand Canyon 2021 2024 2024
3 Jackson State 1997 2007
3 Loyola (LA) 1954 1958
3 McNeese 1989 2024
3 Mercer 1981 2014 2014
3 Niagara 1970 2007 2007 1970 1
3 Norfolk State 2012 2022 2021
3 Northern Illinois 1982 1996
3 [s] Northern Kentucky 2017 2023
3 Northwestern 2017 2024 2024
3 Northwestern State 2001 2013 2006
3 Radford 1998 2018 2018
3 Rider 1984 1994
3 Samford 1999 2024
3 San Jose State 1951 1996 1951 1
3 South Florida 1990 2012 2012
3 Southern Miss 1990 2012
3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 2007 2023 2023
3 Tulane 1992 1995 1995
3 UIC 1998 2004
3 VMI 1964 1977 1977 1977 2 1976 1
2 Abilene Christian 2019 2021 2021
2 Brown 1939 1986 1939 1
2 Cal State Northridge 2001 2009
2 CCNY 1947 1950 1950 1950 2 1950 1 1950 1 1950 1
2 East Carolina 1972 1993
2 Eastern Illinois 1992 2001
2 Hardin–Simmons 1953 1957
2 Jacksonville State 2017 2022
2 Longwood 2022 2024
2 Loyola (MD) 1994 2012
2 Marist 1986 1987
2 Morgan State 2009 2010
2 Nicholls 1995 1998
2 Northern Arizona 1998 2000
2 Portland 1959 1996
2 Portland State 2008 2009
2 Prairie View A&M 1998 2019
2 Sam Houston 2003 2010
2 Southeast Missouri State 2000 2023
2 Stephen F. Austin[note 37] 2009 2014 2014
2 Tennessee State 1993 1994
2 Tennessee Tech 1958 1963
2 Texas State 1994 1997
2 Towson 1990 1991
2 Troy 2003 2017
2 UC Irvine 2015 2019 2019
2 UMBC 2008 2018 2018
2 Wagner 2003 2024 2024
1 Alabama A&M 2005 2005
1 Arkansas State 1999 1999
1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2010 2010 2010
1 Binghamton 2009 2009
1 Bryant 2022 2022
1 Cal Poly 2014 2014 2014
1 Cal State Bakersfield 2016 2016
1 Cal State Los Angeles 1974 1974
1 Campbell 1992 1992
1 Catholic 1944 1944 1944 1
1 Charleston Southern 1997 1997
1 Delaware State 2005 2005
1 FIU 1995 1995
1 Gardner–Webb 2019 2019
1 Grambling 2024 2024 2024
1 Hartford 2021 2021
1 Houston Christian 1984 1984
1 IUPUI 2003 2003
1 Kennesaw State 2023 2023
1 Lebanon Valley 1953 1953 1953 1953 1
1 Lipscomb 2018 2018
1 North Dakota 2017 2017
1 North Florida 2015 2015
1 Northern Colorado 2011 2011
1 Saint Francis (PA) 1991 1991
1 Southeastern Louisiana 2005 2005
1 Southern Utah 2001 2001
1 Springfield 1940 1940 1940 1
1 Stetson 2024 2024
1 Stony Brook 2016 2016
1 Trinity (TX) 1969 1969
1 Tufts 1945 1945 1945 1
1 UC Davis 2017 2017 2017
1 UT Arlington 2008 2008
1 Wayne State (MI) 1956 1956 1956 1956 1
1 West Texas A&M 1955 1955
1 Western Carolina 1996 1996
1 Williams 1955 1955
# School Bid Win Last # Last # Last # Last # Last #
Bids by school First bid Most recent Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4 Finals Champions
  1. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ Was awarded the automatic bid[5] when the 2020 WAC men's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to the NCAA canceling the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It is not reflected in the totals.
  4. ^ Was awarded the automatic bid[6] when the 2020 ACC men's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to the NCAA canceling the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It is not reflected in the totals.
  5. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  7. ^ Was awarded the automatic bid[7] when the 2020 America East men's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to the NCAA canceling the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It is not reflected in the totals.
  8. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  9. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  10. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  11. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 Patriot League men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  12. ^ After the 2018–19 school year, Long Island University merged its two existing athletic programs—the Division I program of its Brooklyn campus (historically known as "Long Island" and "LIU Brooklyn") and the Division II program of its Post campus—into a single Division I athletic program that now competes as the LIU Sharks. Because the unified athletic program inherited the Division I membership of the Brooklyn campus, it is credited with all of Brooklyn's NCAA tournament appearances.
  13. ^ Was awarded the automatic bid[8] when the 2020 Ivy League men's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to the NCAA canceling the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It is not reflected in the totals.
  14. ^ Was awarded the automatic bid[9] when the 2020 MAC men's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to the NCAA canceling the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It is not reflected in the totals.
  15. ^ Was awarded the automatic bid[10] when the 2020 MAAC men's basketball tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to the NCAA canceling the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. It is not reflected in the totals.
  16. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 ASUN men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  17. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 CAA men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  18. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 Summit League men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  19. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 Horizon League men's basketball tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Active schools with no bids

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The schools shown in the tables below have never made it to the NCAA tournament. Several schools are not yet eligible for the NCAA tournament since NCAA rules state programs transitioning from NCAA Division II must wait 4 years after joining Division I before they are eligible for championship tournaments.

Eligible

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Below is a list of schools that have been eligible for at least one NCAA tournament but have never made it.

School Current conference First season Number of seasons
Army[note 38][11] Patriot League 1903 121
Bethune–Cookman SWAC 1981 44
California Baptist WAC 2019 6
Central Arkansas ASUN 2011 14
Chicago State NEC 1985 40
The Citadel SoCon 1913 111
Denver Summit League 1904 100
Elon CAA 2000 25
High Point Big South 2000 25
Incarnate Word Southland 2014 11
Kansas City Summit League 1990 35
Maine America East 1904 79
Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC 1974 44
UMass Lowell America East 2014 11
Merrimack[note 39] MAAC 2020 5
New Hampshire America East 1927 71
NJIT America East 2010 15
North Alabama ASUN 2019 6
Omaha Summit League 2013 12
Presbyterian Big South 2011 14
Purdue Fort Wayne Horizon League 2003 22
Quinnipiac MAAC 1999 26
Sacramento State Big Sky 1992 33
Sacred Heart MAAC 2000 25
SIU Edwardsville Ohio Valley 2011 14
South Dakota Summit League 2011 14
UC Riverside Big West 2002 23
USC Upstate Big South 2011 14
UT Martin Ohio Valley 1993 32
UTRGV Southland 1969 56
Utah Valley WAC 2010 15
Western Illinois Ohio Valley 1982 43
William & Mary CAA 1906 118
Youngstown State Horizon League 1948 43

Ineligible

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Below is a list of schools that are active but not yet eligible for the NCAA tournament.

School First season Number of seasons Eligible year
Bellarmine[note 40] 2021 4 2025[12]
Le Moyne 2024 1 2028[13]
Lindenwood 2023 2 2027[14]
Mercyhurst 2025 0 2029[15]
Queens (NC) 2023 2 2027[16]
St. Thomas 2022 3 2027[17]
Southern Indiana 2023 2 2027[18]
Stonehill 2023 2 2027[19]
Tarleton 2021 4 2025[20]
Texas A&M–Commerce 2023 2 2027[21]
UC San Diego 2021 4 2025[22]
Utah Tech 2021 4 2025[23]
West Georgia 2025 0 2029[24]

Streaks

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This is a list of the most consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament by programs.[25]

Consecutive appearances by team

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Rank Team Length of streak Years Head coach(es)
1 Kansas 28 1990–2017 Roy Williams (14), Bill Self (14)
2 North Carolina 27 1975–2001 Dean Smith (23), Bill Guthridge (3), Matt Doherty (1)
3 Michigan State 26 1998–present Tom Izzo
4 Gonzaga 25 1999–present Dan Monson (1), Mark Few (24)
5 Duke 24‡ 1996–2019 Mike Krzyzewski
6 Wisconsin 19 1999–2017 Dick Bennett (2), Brad Soderberg (1), Bo Ryan (14), Greg Gard (2)
7 Indiana 18 1986–2003 Bob Knight (15), Mike Davis (3)
8 Kentucky 17 1992–2008 Rick Pitino (6), Tubby Smith (10), Billy Gillispie (1)
9 UCLA 15 1967–1981 John Wooden (9), Gene Bartow (2), Gary Cunningham (2), Larry Brown (2)
10 (tie) Arizona* 14 1985–1998 Lute Olson
10 (tie) Cincinnati 14 1992–2005 Bob Huggins
10 (tie) Georgetown 14 1979–1992 John Thompson
10 (tie) Texas 14 1999–2012 Rick Barnes
10 (tie) UCLA 14 1989–2002 Jim Harrick (8), Steve Lavin (6)

Bold Indicates an active streak as of the 2024 tournament

  • Kansas has appeared in 34 consecutive NCAA tournaments from 1990-2024, but its 2018 appearance, which ended in the Final Four, was vacated five years later due to use of a player, Silvio De Sousa, who was ruled ineligible retroactively.

*Arizona appeared in 25 consecutive tournaments from 1985 to 2009, but has since had seasons vacated for NCAA rules violations.
‡Streak impacted by COVID-19 pandemic which led to the cancellation of the 2020 tournament. No streak received credit for that year but all streaks were still considered active for teams that qualified for the 2021 Tournament.

Current consecutive appearances by team

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Team Consecutive appearances Conference
Michigan State 26 Big Ten
Gonzaga 25 WCC
Purdue 9 Big Ten
Houston 6 Big 12
Tennessee 6 SEC
Baylor 5 Big 12
Colgate 5 Patriot League

Table up to date through the 2024 NCAA tournament. Only schools with five or more consecutive appearances are included. Conference affiliations reflect those in the next NCAA season in 2024–25.

Droughts

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List of schools with the longest time between NCAA tournament appearances (minimum 20-year drought). Bold indicates an active current streak as of the 2024 tournament:

School Appearance Next appearance Years
Harvard 1946 2012 66 years
Dartmouth 1959 65 years
Tennessee Tech 1963 61 years
Bowling Green 1968 56 years
Columbia
Seattle 1969 55 years (not in Division I in 29 of those years)
Rice 1970 54 years
Yale 1962 2016 54 years
VMI 1977 47 years
Brown 1939 1986 47 years
Stanford 1942 1989
Wisconsin 1947 1994
Duquesne 1977 2024
Toledo 1980 44 years
Furman 1980 2023 43 years
Air Force 1962 2004 42 years
Iowa State 1944 1985 41 years
Houston Christian 1984 40 years (not in Division I in 19 of those years)
Washington State 1941 1980 39 years
Canisius 1957 1996
Baylor 1950 1988 38 years
Miami (FL) 1960 1998 38 years (no team 14 of those years)
Brown 1986 38 years
Jacksonville
Idaho State 1987 37 years
Marist
Portland 1959 1996 37 years
Drake 1971 2008
Manhattan 1958 1993 35 years
Idaho 1990 34 years
Loyola Marymount
Oregon 1961 1995 34 years[26]
Louisiana Tech 1991 33 years
Saint Francis (PA)
Towson
Loyola Chicago 1985 2018 33 years
Campbell 1992 32 years
Fordham
Georgia Southern
Georgetown 1943 1975 32 years
East Carolina 1993 31 years
Marshall 1987 2018 31 years
Howard 1992 2023
Rider 1994 30 years
Tennessee State
Saint Mary's 1959 1989 30 years
California 1960 1990
Massachusetts 1962 1992
Cal State Fullerton 1978 2008
Rutgers 1991 2021
FIU 1995 29 years
Tulane
Mercer 1985 2014 29 years
Canisius 1996 28 years
Louisiana–Monroe
Northern Illinois
Portland
San Jose State
Santa Clara
Western Carolina
Mississippi State 1963 1991 28 years
Charleston Southern 1997 27 years
Fairfield
Texas State
Eastern Michigan 1998 26 years
Illinois State
Navy
Nicholls
Montana State 1996 2022 26 years
Penn State 1965 1991
Oregon State 1990 2016
Arkansas State 1999 25 years
Evansville
Missouri State
LSU 1954 1979 25 years
Georgia Tech 1960 1985
Navy 1960 1985
Drexel 1996 2021
Ball State 2000 24 years
Northern Arizona
Northeastern 1991 2015 24 years
San Francisco 1998 2022
Samford 2000 2024
Eastern Illinois 2001 23 years
Hofstra[i]
Southern Utah
Colgate 1996 2019 23 years
Southeast Missouri State 2000 2023
Alcorn State 2002 22 years
Pepperdine
St. Bonaventure 1978 2000 22 years
Southern Methodist 1993 2015
McNeese 2002 2024
Central Michigan 2003 21 years
IU Indy
South Carolina State
Holy Cross 1956 1977 21 years
East Tennessee State 1968 1989
East Carolina 1972 1993
Southern Miss 1991 2012
La Salle 1992 2013
Coastal Carolina 1993 2014
New Orleans 1996 2017
Prairie View A&M 1998 2019
Florida Atlantic 2002 2023
Wagner 2003 2024
UIC 2004 20 years
DePaul
Western Kentucky 1940 1960 20 years
Colorado State 1969 1989
Baylor 1988 2008
Cornell
Green Bay 1996 2016
TCU 1998 2018
  1. ^ Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning the 2020 CAA men's basketball tournament, but the NCAA canceled the 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kansas vacated the results of its 2018 NCAA tournament appearances as well as its finals appearance in 2018.
  2. ^ UCLA vacated the results of its 1980 and 1999 NCAA tournament appearances as well as its finals appearance in 1980.
  3. ^ Villanova vacated the results of its 1971 NCAA tournament appearance along with its championship game appearance that year.
  4. ^ Louisville forfeited 123 wins during 2011–2014, its NCAA tournament appearances, and its 2013 National Championship title.
  5. ^ Marquette turned down an invitation to the NCAA tournament in 1970 that would make 36 appearances.
  6. ^ UConn vacated the results of the 1996 NCAA tournament appearance and its Sweet Sixteen appearance that season.
  7. ^ Arizona vacated the results of its 1999, 2008, 2017, and 2018 NCAA tournament appearances, of which it reached the Sweet 16 in 2017.
  8. ^ Purdue vacated the results of the 1996 NCAA tournament which it reached the round of 32.
  9. ^ Ohio State vacated the results of its 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 NCAA tournament appearances, in which it reached the Final Four in 1999 and the round of 32 in 2000 and 2002.
  10. ^ Maryland vacated the results of its 1988 NCAA tournament appearance in which it reached the round of 32.
  11. ^ St. John's vacated the results of its 2002 NCAA tournament appearance.
  12. ^ Missouri vacated the results of its 1994 NCAA tournament appearance in which it reached the Elite Eight.
  13. ^ Michigan vacated the results of 113 games won while four players were not eligible, including the 1992 and 1993 Final Fours, and NCAA tournament appearances in 1992, 1993, 1996 and 1998.
  14. ^ NC State vacated the results of the 1987 and 1988 NCAA tournament appearances.
  15. ^ Alabama vacated the results of the 1987 tournament.
  16. ^ New Mexico State vacated the results of the 1992, 1993 and 1994 NCAA tournaments which it reached the Sweet Sixteen (1992) and round of 32 (1993).
  17. ^ Western Kentucky vacated the results of the 1971 tournament, in which it reached the Final Four.
  18. ^ Florida vacated the results of the 1987 and 1988 NCAA tournaments.
  19. ^ Memphis vacated tournament appearances for 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 2008 for NCAA violations. This included Final Fours in 1985 and 2008 and the 2008 Finals appearance.
  20. ^ Saint Joseph's vacated the results of its 1961 NCAA tournament which it reached the Final Four.
  21. ^ USC vacated the results of the 2008 tournament.
  22. ^ Texas Tech vacated the results of the 1996 NCAA tournament.
  23. ^ California vacated the results of its 1996 NCAA tournament appearance.
  24. ^ DePaul vacated the results of NCAA tournament appearances in 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989. It reached the Sweet Sixteen during the first two tournaments and the round of 32 for the last two tournaments.
  25. ^ Iona vacated the results of the 1980 NCAA tournament, in which it reached the second round.
  26. ^ Oregon State vacated the results of the 1980, 1981 and 1982 NCAA tournaments.
  27. ^ Clemson vacated the results of the 1990 NCAA tournament.
  28. ^ Georgia vacated the results of the 1985 and 2002 NCAA tournaments.
  29. ^ Minnesota vacated the results of the 1972, 1994, 1995, and 1997 NCAA tournaments.
  30. ^ UMass vacated the results of the 1996 NCAA tournament, in which it advanced to the Final Four.
  31. ^ Long Beach State vacated the results of the 1971, 1972 and 1973 NCAA tournaments.
  32. ^ Louisiana vacated the results of NCAA tournament appearances in 1972, 1973, 2004, and 2005.
  33. ^ Austin Peay vacated the results of the 1973 tournament.
  34. ^ Fresno State vacated the results of the 2000 tournament.
  35. ^ Marshall vacated the results of the 1987 tournament.
  36. ^ Loyola Marymount vacated the results of the 1980 tournament.
  37. ^ Stephen F. Austin vacated the results of the 2015, 2016, and 2018 tournaments, of which it reached the Round of 32 in 2016.
  38. ^ Army turned down an invitation to the NCAA tournament in 1968.
  39. ^ Won the 2023 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament final but was ineligible because it was still within its transition period from Division II to Division I athletics.
  40. ^ Won the 2022 ASUN men's basketball tournament final but was ineligible because it was still within its transition period from Division II to Division I athletics.

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