Hoops HD NCAA Tournament Survival Board

Welcome to the 2024-2025 HOOPS HD NCAA Tournament Survival Board.  This is the list of teams that mathematically have a chance to make the NCAA tournament and thus (in theory) win the national championship.  It will be updated regularly as teams get eliminated.

Bellarmine (ASun), Tarleton (WAC), UC-San Diego (Big West) and Utah Tech (WAC) have completed their transitional period and are now eligible for the NCAA Tournament.  St. Thomas (Summit League) is a fourth year transitional team that will be eligible for the NCAA Tournament beginning in 2025-26 due to their transition being 4 years (D3 to D1) instead of the normal 3.  Lindenwood (OVC), Queens (ASun), Southern Indiana (OVC), Stonehill (NEC) and East Texas A&M (Southland) are third year transitional teams that will be eligible for the NCAA Tournament in 2025-26. Le Moyne (NEC) is a second year transitional team that will be eligible for the NCAA Tournament beginning in 2026-27. Mercyhurst (NEC) and West Georgia (ASun) are first year transitional teams that will be eligible for the NCAA Tournament beginning in 2027-28.  UPDATE: Legislation has recently passed that cut transitional periods down by one year.  The years listed above have been accordingly updated.

LAST UPDATE: March 30, 2025, 7:25 PM Eastern

4 TEAMS REMAIN!

LEGEND:

Locks: This team is considered a lock for at least an at-large bid.  This means that either the team has clinched an automatic bid or, even if the teams loses every game left on its schedule, it will still make the field through an at-large bid.  Automatic Bid winners are listed in bold and all caps.

Under Consideration: This team, despite not winning an automatic bid yet, is at least under consideration (on the bubble) for an at-large bid.  This means that if the team wins every game remaining on its schedule until the conference tournament final, it may get consideration for an at-large bid.

Auto-Bid Only: This team can only make the tournament via an automatic bid.

Eliminated: This team cannot make the NCAA Tournament or has been eliminated during same.  This includes teams that are ineligible for postseason play as well as those that have been eliminated from contention for their conference’s automatic bid and will not be able to earn an at-large bid.

TEAMS:

ACC (1): Locks DUKE; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedBoston College, California, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Smu, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest

AMERICA EAST (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedBinghamton, Bryant, Maine, New Hampshire, Njit, Umass-Lowell, Umbc, Vermont

AMERICAN ATHLETIC (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedCharlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, North Texas, Rice, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, Uab, Utsa, Wichita State

ASUN (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedAustin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coat, Jacksonville, Lipscomb, North Alabama, North Florida, Queens, Stetson, West Georgia

ATLANTIC TEN (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedDavidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, Loyola-Chicago, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Richmond, Saint Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis, VCU

BIG TWELVE (1): LocksHOUSTON; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedArizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Byu, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Tcu, Texas Tech, Utah, West Virginia

BIG EAST (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedButler, Connecticut, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Saint John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova, Xavier

BIG SKY (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedEastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, Weber State

BIG SOUTH (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedCharleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC-Asheville, USC-Upstate, Winthrop

BIG TEN (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedIllinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Ucla, Usc, Washington, Wisconsin

BIG WEST (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedCal Poly, Cal State-Bakersfield, Cal State-Fullerton, Cal State-Northridge, Hawai’i, Long Beach State, UC-Davis, UC-Irvine, UC-Riverside, UC-San Diego, UC-Santa Barbara

COASTAL (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedCampbell, Charleston, Delaware, Drexel, Elon, Hampton, Hofstra, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, Northeastern, Stony Brook, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, William & Mary

CONFERENCE USA (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedFlorida International, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Utep, Western Kentucky

HORIZON LEAGUE (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedCleveland State, Detroit Mercy, Green Bay, IU-Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Robert Morris, Wright State, Youngstown State

IVY LEAGUE (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedBrown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale

MEAC (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedCoppin State, Delaware State, Howard, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State

METRO ATLANTIC (0): Locks None; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedCanisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Merrimack, Mount St. Mary’s, Niagara, Quinnipiac, Rider, Sacred Heart, Saint Peter’s, Siena

MID-AMERICAN (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedAkron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan

MISSOURI VALLEY (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedBelmont, Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Murray State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Valparaiso

MOUNTAIN WEST (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedAir Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, Unlv, Utah State Wyoming

NORTHEAST (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedCentral Connecticut State, Chicago State, Fairleigh Dickinson, Le Moyne, Long Island, Mercyhurst, Saint Francis, Stonehill, Wagner

OHIO VALLEY (0): LocksNoneUnder ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedEastern Illinois, Lindenwood, Little Rock, Morehead State, SIU Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri State, Southern Indiana, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin, Western Illinois

PATRIOT LEAGUE (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedAmerican, Army-West Point, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola-Maryland, Navy

SEC (2): LocksAuburn, FLORIDA; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedAlabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt

SOUTHERN (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedChattanooga, East Tennessee State, Furman, Mercer, Samford, The Citadel, UNC-Greensboro, Vmi, Western Carolina, Wofford

SOUTHLAND (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedEast Texas A&M, Houston Christian, Incarnate Word, Lamar, McNeese, New Orleans, Nicholls, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UT-Rio Grande Valley

SUMMIT LEAGUE (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedDenver, Kansas City, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, Saint Thomas, South Dakota, South Dakota State

SUN BELT (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid OnlyNone; EliminatedAppalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, Troy

SWAC (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid OnlyNone; EliminatedAlabama A&M, Alabama State, Alcorn State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Grambling, Jackson State, Mississippi Valley State, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Texas Southern

WAC (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid OnlyNone; EliminatedAbilene Christian, California Baptist, Grand Canyon, Seattle, Southern Utah, Tarleton, UT-Arlington, Utah Tech, Utah Valley

WEST COAST (0): LocksNone; Under ConsiderationNone; Auto Bid Only — None; EliminatedGonzaga, Loyola Marymount, Oregon State, Pacific, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary’s, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Washington State

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