Before Selection Sunday arrives, 32 teams will already be holding their invitation to the big dance. The winners of each of 31 conference tourneys (and the Ivy League regular season champions) automatically qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Below is a comprehensive list of teams that have already punched their ticket, in order of expected seeding.
Auto-Qualifiers
Gonzaga - West Coast
Northern Iowa - Missouri Valley
Stephen F. Austin - Southland
Wofford - Southern
Valparaiso - Horizon
Wyoming - Mountain West
Buffalo - MAC
Harvard - Ivy League
Eastern Washington - Big Sky
Northeastern - Colonial
North Dakota St. - Summit
Belmont - Ohio Valley
Albany - America East
UAB - Conference USA
Coastal Carolina - Big South
Texas Southern - SWAC
Lafayette - Patriot
North Florida - Atlantic Sun
Manhattan - MAAC
Robert Morris - Northeast
Hampton - MEAC