It’s officially bid stealer season in college basketball.
A number of programs are hoping to win their way into the NCAA Tournament field with a conference championship win. Those that inevitably win their way into the 68-team bracket that weren’t expected to earn at-large bid effectively steal a spot from bubble teams with each win.
Last season, bubble teams such as Oklahoma, Indiana State, St. John’s and Seton Hall were left out of the NCAA Tournament as Oregon, NC State and Duquesne won their way into the bracket with conference championship wins.
Ohio State, Arkansas, Nebraska, Boise State, Oklahoma, Xavier, North Carolina and Texas, all teams on the bubble in ESPN’s latest bracketology, are hoping for limited bid stealers in 2025 as they look to upgrade their own resumes.
Follow along for an updated list of automatic qualifiers to the NCAA Tournament in 2025 as conference championships tip off:
March Madness automatic bids 2025
This section will be updated as conference champions are crowned.
- American East:
- American Athletic:
- Atlantic 10:
- ACC:
- ASUN: Lipscomb
- Big 12:
- Big East:
- Big Sky:
- Big South: High Point
- Big Ten:
- Big West:
- CAA:
- Conference USA:
- Horizon League:
- Ivy League:
- MAAC:
- MAC:
- MEAC:
- Missouri Valley: Drake
- Mountain West:
- Northeast:
- Ohio Valley: SIU Edwardsville
- Pac-12:
- Patriot League:
- SEC:
- SoCon:
- Southland:
- SWAC:
- Summit League: Omaha (St. Thomas ineligible after moving to Division I)
- Sun Belt:
- West Coast:
- WAC:
NCAA conference championship schedule
All times Eastern.
Here’s the full schedule of conference championship games in 2025:
- Ohio Valley: Saturday, March 8 (9 p.m.)
- Big South: Sunday, March 9 (Noon)
- Missouri Valley Conference: Sunday, March 9 (2:10 p.m.)
- ASUN: Sunday, March 9 (TBA)
- Summit League: Sunday, March 9 (9 p.m.)
- SoCon: Monday, March 10 (7 p.m.)
- Sun Belt: Monday, March 10 (7 p.m.)
- Horizon League: Tuesday, March 11 (7 p.m.)
- Northeast: Tuesday, March 11 (7 p.m.)
- CAA: Tuesday, March 11 (7 p.m.)
- WCC: Tuesday, March 11 (9 p.m.)
- Southland: Wednesday, March 12 (5 p.m.)
- Patriot League: Wednesday, March 12 (TBA)
- Big Sky: Wednesday, March 12 (11:30 p.m.)
- ACC: Saturday, March 15 (8:30 p.m.)
- America East: Saturday, March 15 (11 a.m.)
- MEAC: Saturday, March 15 (1 p.m.)
- Mountain West: Saturday, March 15 (6 p.m.)
- Big East: Saturday, March 15 (6:30 p.m.)
- MAAC: Saturday, March 15 (7:30 p.m.)
- MAC: Saturday, March 15 (7:40 p.m.)
- Big 12: Saturday, March 15 (TBA)
- Conference USA: Saturday, March 15 (8:30 p.m.)
- SWAC: Saturday, March 15 (9:30 p.m.)
- Big West: Saturday, March 15 (9:40 p.m.)
- WAC: Saturday, March 15 (11:40 p.m.)
- Ivy League: Sunday, March 16 (Noon)
- Atlantic 10: Sunday, March 16 (1 p.m.)
- SEC: Sunday, March 16 (1 p.m.)
- American Athletic: Sunday, March 16 (3:15 p.m.)
- Big Ten: Sunday, March 16 (3:30 p.m.)
