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March Madness bracket tracker: Updated automatic bids for men's 2026 NCAA Tournament
Conference tournaments across the U.S. determine 31 automatic NCAA bids, the main entry route for many mid- and low-major leagues, with Selection Sunday set for March 15.
- On March 7, 2026, Sporting News updated its automatic-bid tracker listing the conference champions securing automatic berths for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
- The tournament selection committee will allocate 37 at-large berths alongside conference winners, with most mid- and low-major conferences relying on automatic berths as their only NCAA Tournament route.
- Long Island clinched the NEC berth because Mercyhurst is ineligible during its Division II transition, and Tennessee State captured the OVC title with a 93-67 win over Morehead State.
- The field of 68 teams will be revealed on March 15, 2026, and the First Four in Dayton on March 17-18 will determine final qualifiers.
- This year's Final Four is set for April 4-6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, and Sporting News projects Duke, Michigan, Arizona and UConn as No. 1 seeds.
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March Madness bracket tracker: Updated automatic bids for men's 2026 NCAA Tournament
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Total News Sources17
Leaning Left7Leaning Right5Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Left
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources lean Left
44% Left
L 44%
C 25%
R 31%
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