2026 Conference Tournaments / The Teams Left Behind

[OrangeXtreme]

Tracking 31 NCAA men's basketball conference tournaments, auto bids for 2026 March Madness

Follow along here for brackets, schedules, automatic qualifiers and more for all 31 DI men's basketball conference tournaments ahead of the NCAA tournament for March Madness.

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[EnviroSciGuy]

I love conference tourney season. Lots of unusual names and matchups I would usually never see or care about unless it's out of sheer intrigue/pity (I'm looking at you Mississippi Valley State, Chicago State, and a shockingly competitive NJIT).

And no matter how bad SU is, there is always hope for a run.

 

[JarHeadJim]

I love conference tourney season. Lots of unusual names and matchups I would usually never see or care about unless it's out of sheer intrigue/pity (I'm looking at you Mississippi Valley State, Chicago State, and a shockingly competitive NJIT).

And no matter how bad SU is, there is always hope for a run.

 

[Doc5120]

I love conference tourney season. Lots of unusual names and matchups I would usually never see or care about unless it's out of sheer intrigue/pity (I'm looking at you Mississippi Valley State, Chicago State, and a shockingly competitive NJIT).

And no matter how bad SU is, there is always hope for a run.

I'm with you. I love the conference tournies (particularly for the 1 bid leagues). Every game is exciting and meaningful.

 

[pearl31]

lol watch autry pull a keatts

 

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[cliftonparksufan]

It's a really dumb rule about teams transitioning to D1. LeMoyne is tied for 2nd place in their conference. Why shouldn't they have a chance.

 

[Dinkyspond]

It's a really dumb rule about teams transitioning to D1. LeMoyne is tied for 2nd place in their conference. Why shouldn't they have a chance.

so true, ridiculous rule by the asinine NCAA, if you're good enough, you're good enough

 

[MSOrange]

It's a really dumb rule about teams transitioning to D1. LeMoyne is tied for 2nd place in their conference. Why shouldn't they have a chance.

I think it's to make sure schools are really committed to being competitive at this level. Because quite frankly, there are a lot of schools that really have no business playing Div 1 if you look at the bottom of the list of 350 or so.

But I definitely agree that it sure does stink for the schools who are good enough right away.

 

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[cliftonparksufan]

I think it's to make sure schools are really committed to being competitive at this level. Because quite frankly, there are a lot of schools that really have no business playing Div 1 if you look at the bottom of the list of 350 or so.

But I definitely agree that it sure does stink for the schools who are good enough right away.

But you only need to be equal or better than your conference opponents.