# 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. Thirty-one of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 36 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. The Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68, and seeded teams 1 to 16 within their regionals.

## Qualifying teams
### Automatic bids

Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
Automatic bids :
| Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference regular season | Regular season second place | Second place record (Conf.) | Second place record (Conf.) |
| Yale | 22–6 (13–1) | 22–6 (13–1) | 1962 | Ivy League | Princeton | 22–6 (12–2) | 22–6 (12–2) |
| Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Seed | Last app. | Conference tournament | Conf. finals runner-up | Runner-up record (Conf.) | Runner-up seed |
| North Carolina | 28–6 (14–4) | 1 | 2015 | ACC | Virginia | 26–7 (13–5) | 2 |
| Stony Brook | 26–6 (14–2) | 1 | Never | America East | Vermont | 21–13 (11–5) | 3 |
| Connecticut | 24–10 (11–7) | 5 | 2014 | American | Memphis | 19–15 (8–10) | 6 |
| Saint Joseph's | 27–7 (13–5) | 4 | 2014 | Atlantic 10 | VCU | 24–10 (14–4) | 2 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 20–13 (8–6) | 4 | 2013 | Atlantic Sun | Stetson* | 12–22 (4–10) | 7 |
| Kansas | 30–4 (15–3) | 1 | 2015 | Big 12 | West Virginia | 26–8 (13–5) | 2 |
| Seton Hall | 25–8 (12–6) | 3 | 2006 | Big East | Villanova | 29–5 (16–2) | 1 |
| Weber State | 26–8 (15–3) | 1 | 2014 | Big Sky | Montana | 21–11 (14–4) | 2 |
| UNC Asheville | 22–11 (12–6) | 4 | 2012 | Big South | Winthrop | 23–9 (13–5) | 2 |
| Michigan State | 29–5 (13–5) | 2 | 2015 | Big Ten | Purdue | 26–8 (12–6) | 4 |
| Hawaii | 27–5 (13–3) | 1 | 2002 | Big West | Long Beach State | 20–14 (12–4) | 3 |
| UNC Wilmington | 25–7 (14–4) | 2 | 2006 | CAA | Hofstra | 24–9 (14–4) | 1 |
| Middle Tennessee | 24–9 (13–5) | 2 | 2013 | C-USA | Old Dominion | 22–13 (12–6) | 5 |
| Green Bay | 23–12 (11–7) | 4 | 1996 | Horizon | Wright State | 22–13 (13–5) | 3 |
| Iona | 22–10 (16–4) | 2 | 2013 | MAAC | Monmouth | 27–7 (17–3) | 1 |
| Buffalo | 20–14 (10–8) | 3 | 2015 | MAC | Akron | 26–8 (13–5) | 1 |
| Hampton | 21–10 (13–3) | 1 | 2015 | MEAC | South Carolina State | 19–14 (12–4) | 3 |
| Northern Iowa | 22–12 (11–7) | 4 | 2015 | Missouri Valley | Evansville | 25–9 (12–6) | 2 |
| Fresno State | 25–9 (13–5) | 2 | 2001 | Mountain West | San Diego State | 25–9 (16–2) | 1 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 18–14 (11–7) | 2 | 2005 | Northeast | Wagner | 22–10 (13–5) | 1 |
| Austin Peay | 18–17 (7–9) | 8 | 2008 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee–Martin | 19–14 (10–6) | 2 |
| Oregon | 28–6 (14–4) | 1 | 2015 | Pac-12 | Utah | 26–8 (13–5) | 2 |
| Holy Cross | 14–19 (5–13) | 9 | 2007 | Patriot | Lehigh | 17–15 (13–5) | 2 |
| Kentucky | 26–8 (13–5) | 2 | 2015 | SEC | Texas A&M | 26–8 (13–5) | 1 |
| Chattanooga | 29–5 (15–3) | 1 | 2009 | Southern | East Tennessee State | 23–11 (14–4) | 2 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 27–5 (18–0) | 1 | 2015 | Southland | Texas A&M–CC | 25–7 (15–3) | 2 |
| South Dakota State | 26–7 (12–4) | 2 | 2013 | Summit | North Dakota State | 20–13 (8–8) | 5 |
| Arkansas–Little Rock | 29–4 (17–3) | 1 | 2011 | Sun Belt | Louisiana–Monroe | 20–13 (15–5) | 2 |
| Southern | 22–12 (11–7) | 4 | 2013 | SWAC | Jackson State | 19–15 (12–6) | 3 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 24–8 (11–3) | 2 | Never | WAC | New Mexico State | 23–10 (13–1) | 1 |
| Gonzaga | 26–7 (15–3) | 2 | 2015 | West Coast | Saint Mary's | 27–5 (15–3) | 1 |
* ineligible for NCAA tournament due to violations

### At-large bids

| Team | Conference | Last appearance | # of appearances |
| Arizona | Pac-12 | 2015 | 33 |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 2015 | 10 |
| Butler | Big East | 2015 | 14 |
| California | Pac-12 | 2013 | 19 |
| Cincinnati | American | 2015 | 30 |
| Colorado | Pac-12 | 2014 | 14 |
| Dayton | A-10 | 2015 | 17 |
| Duke | ACC | 2015 | 40 |
| Indiana | Big Ten | 2015 | 39 |
| Iowa | Big Ten | 2015 | 25 |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 2015 | 18 |
| Maryland | Big Ten | 2015 | 26 |
| Miami | ACC | 2013 | 8 |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 2014 | 26 |
| Notre Dame | ACC | 2015 | 35 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 2015 | 30 |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1990 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh | ACC | 2014 | 26 |
| Providence | Big East | 2015 | 18 |
| Purdue | Big Ten | 2015 | 28 |
| Syracuse | ACC | 2014 | 38 |
| Temple | American | 2013 | 32 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 2015 | 33 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 2011 | 13 |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2007 | 15 |
| Tulsa | American | 2014 | 16 |
| USC | Pac-12 | 2011 | 17 |
| Utah | Pac-12 | 2015 | 29 |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 2012 | 14 |
| VCU | A-10 | 2015 | 15 |
| Villanova | Big East | 2015 | 36 |
| Virginia | ACC | 2015 | 20 |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 2015 | 27 |
| Wichita State | MVC | 2015 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2015 | 22 |
| Xavier | Big East | 2015 | 26 |

### Listed by region and seeding

East Region – Philadelphia :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Overall rank |
| 1 | North Carolina | ACC | 28–6 | Automatic | 2 |
| 2 | Xavier | Big East | 27–5 | At-large | 8 |
| 3 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 26–8 | At-large | 9 |
| 4 | Kentucky | SEC | 26–8 | Automatic | 15 |
| 5 | Indiana | Big Ten | 25–7 | At-large | 17 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | ACC | 21–11 | At-large | 22 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 20–12 | At-large | 25 |
| 8 | USC | Pac-12 | 21–12 | At-large | 31 |
| 9 | Providence | Big East | 22–9 | At-large | 33 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 21–11 | At-large | 37 |
| 11* | Michigan | Big Ten | 22–12 | At-large | 42 |
| 11* | Tulsa | American | 20–10 | At-large | 45 |
| 12 | Chattanooga | Southern | 29–5 | Automatic | 47 |
| 13 | Stony Brook | American East | 26–6 | Automatic | 53 |
| 14 | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | 26–5 | Automatic | 58 |
| 15 | Weber State | Big Sky | 26–8 | Automatic | 62 |
| 16* | Florida Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun | 20–13 | Automatic | 65 |
| 16* | Fairleigh Dickinson | Northeast | 18–14 | Automatic | 66 |
Midwest Region – Chicago :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Overall rank |
| 1 | Virginia | ACC | 26–7 | At-large | 3 |
| 2 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 29–5 | Automatic | 5 |
| 3 | Utah | Pac-12 | 26–8 | At-large | 11 |
| 4 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 21–11 | At-large | 16 |
| 5 | Purdue | Big Ten | 26–8 | At-large | 18 |
| 6 | Seton Hall | Big East | 25–8 | Automatic | 24 |
| 7 | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 25–7 | At-large | 26 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 19–12 | At-large | 29 |
| 9 | Butler | Big East | 21–10 | At-large | 34 |
| 10 | Syracuse | ACC | 19–14 | At-large | 39 |
| 11 | Gonzaga | WCC | 26–7 | Automatic | 44 |
| 12 | Arkansas-Little Rock | Sun Belt | 29–4 | Automatic | 48 |
| 13 | Iona | MAAC | 22–10 | Automatic | 54 |
| 14 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 25–9 | Automatic | 57 |
| 15 | Middle Tennessee | C-USA | 24–9 | Automatic | 59 |
| 16 | Hampton | MEAC | 21–10 | Automatic | 64 |
South Region – Louisville :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Overall rank |
| 1 | Kansas | Big 12 | 30–4 | Automatic | 1 |
| 2 | Villanova | Big East | 29–5 | At-large | 7 |
| 3 | Miami | ACC | 25–7 | At-large | 10 |
| 4 | California | Pac-12 | 23–10 | At-large | 14 |
| 5 | Maryland | Big Ten | 25–8 | At-large | 19 |
| 6 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 25–8 | At-large | 23 |
| 7 | Iowa | Big Ten | 21–10 | At-large | 27 |
| 8 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 22–11 | At-large | 30 |
| 9 | Connecticut | American | 24–10 | Automatic | 36 |
| 10 | Temple | American | 21–11 | At-large | 38 |
| 11* | Vanderbilt | SEC | 19–13 | At-large | 41 |
| 11* | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 24–8 | At-large | 43 |
| 12 | South Dakota State | Summit League | 26–7 | Automatic | 50 |
| 13 | Hawaii | Big West | 27–5 | Automatic | 52 |
| 14 | Buffalo | MAC | 20–14 | Automatic | 56 |
| 15 | UNC Asheville | Big South | 22–11 | Automatic | 61 |
| 16 | Austin Peay | Ohio Valley | 18–17 | Automatic | 63 |
West Region – Anaheim :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Overall rank |
| 1 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 28–6 | Automatic | 4 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 25–7 | At-large | 6 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | SEC | 26–8 | At-large | 12 |
| 4 | Duke | ACC | 23–10 | At-large | 13 |
| 5 | Baylor | Big 12 | 22–11 | At-large | 20 |
| 6 | Texas | Big 12 | 20–12 | At-large | 21 |
| 7 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 19–12 | At-large | 28 |
| 8 | Saint Joseph's | Atlantic 10 | 27–7 | Automatic | 32 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | American | 22–9 | At-large | 35 |
| 10 | VCU | Atlantic 10 | 24–10 | At-large | 40 |
| 11 | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | 22–12 | Automatic | 46 |
| 12 | Yale | Ivy League | 22–6 | Automatic | 49 |
| 13 | UNC Wilmington | CAA | 25–7 | Automatic | 51 |
| 14 | Green Bay | Horizon | 23–12 | Automatic | 55 |
| 15 | Cal State Bakersfield | WAC | 22–8 | Automatic | 60 |
| 16* | Holy Cross | Patriot | 14–19 | Automatic | 68 |
| 16* | Southern | SWAC | 22–12 | Automatic | 67 |
*See First Four

### Conferences with multiple bids

| Bids | Conference | Schools |
| 7 | ACC | North Carolina, Duke, Miami, Notre Dame, Virginia, Pittsburgh, Syracuse |
| 7 | Big 12 | Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia |
| 7 | Big Ten | Michigan State, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin |
| 7 | Pac-12 | Oregon, Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon State, USC, Utah |
| 5 | Big East | Seton Hall, Butler, Providence, Xavier, Villanova |
| 4 | American | Connecticut, Cincinnati, Temple, Tulsa |
| 3 | Atlantic 10 | Saint Joseph's, Dayton, VCU |
| 3 | SEC | Kentucky, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| 2 | Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa, Wichita State |
Automatic conference bids in bold

### Bids by state

| Bids | State | School(s) |
| 1 | Arizona | Arizona |
| 1 | Arkansas | Arkansas–Little Rock |
| 4 | California | California, Cal State Bakersfield, Fresno State, USC |
| 1 | Colorado | Colorado |
| 2 | Connecticut | Connecticut, Yale |
| 2 | Florida | Florida Gulf Coast, Miami |
| 1 | Hawaii | Hawaii |
| 4 | Indiana | Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue |
| 3 | Iowa | Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa |
| 2 | Kansas | Kansas, Wichita State |
| 1 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1 | Louisiana | Southern |
| 1 | Maryland | Maryland |
| 1 | Massachusetts | Holy Cross |
| 2 | Michigan | Michigan, Michigan State |
| 2 | New Jersey | Fairleigh Dickinson, Seton Hall |
| 4 | New York | Buffalo, Iona, Stony Brook, Syracuse |
| 4 | North Carolina | Duke, North Carolina, UNC Asheville, UNC Wilmington |
| 3 | Ohio | Cincinnati, Dayton, Xavier |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, Tulsa |
| 2 | Oregon | Oregon, Oregon State |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, Saint Joseph's, Temple, Villanova |
| 1 | Rhode Island | Providence |
| 1 | South Dakota | South Dakota State |
| 4 | Tennessee | Austin Peay, Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
| 5 | Texas | Baylor, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech |
| 2 | Utah | Utah, Weber State |
| 3 | Virginia | Hampton, Virginia, VCU |
| 1 | Washington | Gonzaga |
| 1 | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 2 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, Wisconsin |