2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams
| 2019 qualifying teams | |
|---|---|
| Total teams | 68 | 
| Automatic bids | 32 | 
| At-large bids | 36 | 
| Top seed | Duke | 
| Champion | Virginia | 
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This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams participed in the tournament. Thirty-two of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The remaining 36 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.[1][2]
Qualifying teams
Automatic bids
Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Conference championship runners-up in bold were given at-large berths.
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| Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Seed | Last app. | Tournament | Runner-up | Record (Conf.) | Seed | 
| Murray State | 27–4 (16–2) | 2 | 2018 | Ohio Valley | Belmont | 26–5 (16–2) | 1 | 
| Gardner–Webb | 23–11 (10–6) | 4 | Never | Big South | Radford | 22–11 (12–4) | 2 | 
| Bradley | 20–14 (9–9) | 5 | 2006 | Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa | 16–18 (9–9) | 6 | 
| Liberty | 28–6 (14–2) | 2 | 2013 | Atlantic Sun | Lipscomb | 25–7 (14–2) | 1 | 
| Wofford | 29–4 (18–0) | 1 | 2015 | Southern | UNC Greensboro | 28–6 (15–3) | 2 | 
| Iona | 17–15 (12–6) | 1 | 2018 | MAAC | Monmouth | 14–21 (10–8) | 6 | 
| Northeastern | 23–10 (14–4) | 2 | 2015 | CAA | Hofstra | 27–7 (15–3) | 1 | 
| Northern Kentucky | 26–8 (13–5) | 2 | 2017 | Horizon | Wright State | 21–13 (13–5) | 1 | 
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 20–13 (12–6) | 2 | 2016 | Northeast | Saint Francis (PA) | 18–14 (12–6) | 1 | 
| North Dakota State | 18–15 (9–7) | 4 | 2015 | Summit | Omaha | 21–11 (13–3) | 2 | 
| Saint Mary's | 22–11 (11–5) | 2 | 2017 | West Coast | Gonzaga | 30–3 (16–0) | 1 | 
| Colgate | 24–10 (13–5) | 1 | 1996 | Patriot | Bucknell | 21–12 (13–5) | 2 | 
| Vermont | 27–6 (14–2) | 1 | 2017 | America East | UMBC | 21–12 (11–5) | 3 | 
| North Carolina Central | 18–15 (10–6) | 3 | 2018 | MEAC | Norfolk State | 21–13 (14–2) | 1 | 
| Iowa State | 23–11 (9–9) | 5 | 2017 | Big 12 | Kansas | 25–9 (12–6) | 3 | 
| Utah State | 28–6 (15–3) | 2 | 2011 | Mountain West | San Diego State | 21–13 (11–7) | 4 | 
| Prairie View A&M | 22–12 (17–1) | 1 | 1998 | SWAC | Texas Southern | 21–13 (14–4) | 2 | 
| Villanova | 25–9 (13–5) | 1 | 2018 | Big East | Seton Hall | 20–13 (9–9) | 3 | 
| Buffalo | 31–3 (16–2) | 1 | 2018 | MAC | Bowling Green | 22–12 (12–6) | 3 | 
| Montana | 26–8 (16–4) | 1 | 2018 | Big Sky | Eastern Washington | 16–18 (12–8) | 3 | 
| Duke | 29–5 (14–4) | 3 | 2018 | ACC | Florida State | 27–7 (13–5) | 4 | 
| Old Dominion | 26–8 (13–5) | 1 | 2011 | C-USA | Western Kentucky | 19–14 (11–7) | 2 | 
| Abilene Christian | 27–6 (14–4) | 2 | Never | Southland | New Orleans | 19–13 (12–6) | 4 | 
| New Mexico State | 30–4 (15–1) | 1 | 2018 | WAC | Grand Canyon | 20–13 (10–6) | 3 | 
| Oregon | 23–12 (10-8) | 6 | 2017 | Pac-12 | Washington | 26–8 (15-3) | 1 | 
| UC Irvine | 30–5 (15–1) | 1 | 2015 | Big West | Cal State Fullerton | 16–17 (10–6) | 3 | 
| Yale | 22–7 (10–4) | 2 | 2016 | Ivy | Harvard | 18–11 (10–4) | 1 | 
| Saint Louis | 23–12 (10–8) | 6 | 2014 | Atlantic 10 | St. Bonaventure | 18–16 (12–6) | 4 | 
| Auburn | 26–9 (11–7) | 5 | 2018 | SEC | Tennessee | 29–5 (15–3) | 3 | 
| Georgia State | 24–9 (13–5) | 1 | 2018 | Sun Belt | UT Arlington | 17–16 (12–6) | 2 | 
| Cincinnati | 28–6 (14–4) | 2 | 2018 | American | Houston | 31–3 (16–2) | 1 | 
| Michigan State | 28–6 (16–4) | 1 | 2018 | Big Ten | Michigan | 28–6 (15–5) | 3 | 
At-large bids
| Conference | School | Appearance | Last bid | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | Pac-12 | 15th | 2018 | 
| Baylor | Big 12 | 12th | 2017 | 
| Belmont | Ohio Valley | 8th | 2015 | 
| Florida | SEC | 20th | 2018 | 
| Florida State | ACC | 17th | 2018 | 
| Gonzaga | WCC | 22nd | 2018 | 
| Houston | American | 21st | 2018 | 
| Iowa | Big Ten | 26th | 2016 | 
| Kansas | Big 12 | 48th | 2018 | 
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 31st | 2018 | 
| Kentucky | SEC | 58th | 2018 | 
| Louisville | ACC | 39th | 2017 | 
| LSU | SEC | 22nd | 2015 | 
| Marquette | Big East | 33rd | 2017 | 
| Maryland | Big Ten | 27th | 2017 | 
| Michigan | Big Ten | 25th | 2018 | 
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 10th | 2017 | 
| Mississippi State | SEC | 11th | 2009 | 
| Nevada | Mountain West | 9th | 2018 | 
| North Carolina | ACC | 50th | 2018 | 
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 29th | 2018 | 
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 32nd | 2018 | 
| Ole Miss | SEC | 9th | 2016 | 
| Purdue | Big Ten | 30th | 2018 | 
| Seton Hall | Big East | 13th | 2018 | 
| St. John's | Big East | 29th | 2015 | 
| Syracuse | ACC | 40th | 2018 | 
| Temple | American | 33rd | 2016 | 
| Tennessee | SEC | 22nd | 2018 | 
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 16th | 2018 | 
| UCF | American | 5th | 2005 | 
| VCU | Atlantic 10 | 17th | 2017 | 
| Virginia | ACC | 23rd | 2018 | 
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 11th | 2018 | 
| Washington | Pac-12 | 17th | 2011 | 
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 24th | 2017 | 
Listed by region and seeding
The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process.
 
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Conferences with multiple bids
| Bids | Conference | Schools | 
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| 8 | Big Ten | Michigan State, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin | 
| 7 | ACC | Duke, Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech | 
| 7 | SEC | Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee | 
| 6 | Big 12 | Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech | 
| 4 | American | Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, Temple | 
| 4 | Big East | Villanova, Marquette, Seton Hall, St. John's | 
| 3 | Pac-12 | Oregon, Arizona State, Washington | 
| 2 | Atlantic 10 | Saint Louis, VCU | 
| 2 | Mountain West | Utah State, Nevada | 
| 2 | Ohio Valley | Murray State, Belmont | 
| 2 | West Coast | St. Mary's, Gonzaga | 
Bids by state
| Bids | State | School(s) | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | Auburn | 
| 1 | Arizona | Arizona State | 
| 2 | California | Saint Mary's, UC Irvine | 
| 1 | Connecticut | Yale | 
| 3 | Florida | UCF, Florida, Florida State | 
| 1 | Georgia | Georgia State | 
| 1 | Illinois | Bradley | 
| 1 | Indiana | Purdue | 
| 2 | Iowa | Iowa, Iowa State | 
| 2 | Kansas | Kansas, Kansas State | 
| 4 | Kentucky | Louisville, Kentucky, Murray State, Northern Kentucky | 
| 1 | Louisiana | LSU | 
| 1 | Maryland | Maryland | 
| 1 | Massachusetts | Northeastern | 
| 2 | Michigan | Michigan, Michigan State | 
| 1 | Minnesota | Minnesota | 
| 2 | Mississippi | Mississippi State, Ole Miss | 
| 1 | Missouri | Saint Louis | 
| 1 | Montana | Montana | 
| 1 | Nevada | Nevada | 
| 2 | New Jersey | Fairleigh Dickinson, Seton Hall | 
| 1 | New Mexico | New Mexico State | 
| 5 | New York | Buffalo, Colgate, Iona, St. John's, Syracuse | 
| 4 | North Carolina | Duke, Gardner–Webb, North Carolina, North Carolina Central | 
| 1 | North Dakota | North Dakota State | 
| 2 | Ohio | Cincinnati, Ohio State | 
| 1 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 
| 1 | Oregon | Oregon | 
| 2 | Pennsylvania | Temple, Villanova | 
| 1 | South Carolina | Wofford | 
| 2 | Tennessee | Belmont, Tennessee | 
| 5 | Texas | Abilene Christian, Baylor, Houston, Prairie View A&M, Texas Tech | 
| 1 | Utah | Utah State | 
| 1 | Vermont | Vermont | 
| 5 | Virginia | Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia, VCU, Virginia Tech | 
| 2 | Washington | Gonzaga, Washington | 
| 2 | Wisconsin | Marquette, Wisconsin | 
References
- ^ "March Madness bracket: How the field of 68 teams is picked for March Madness". NCAA. February 8, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
 - ^ "2019 NCAA conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, scores and auto-bids". NCAA. March 9, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.