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 beginning in 2024-25.  St. Thomas (Summit League) is a fourth year transitional team that will be eligible for the NCAA Tournament beginning in 2026-27 due to their transition being 5 years (D3 to D1) instead of the normal 4.  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 2026-27. Le Moyne (NEC) is a second year transitional team that will be eligible for the NCAA Tournament beginning in 2027-28. Mercyhurst (NEC) and West Georgia (ASun) are first year transitional teams that will be eligible for the NCAA Tournament beginning in 2028-29.  UPDATE: Legislation is currently pending before the NCAA to cut transitional periods down by one year.  If passed, it will go into effect for next season.

LAST UPDATE: September 7, 2024, 10:15 PM Eastern

355 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 (18): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Boston College, California, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Smu, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

AMERICA EAST (9): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Albany, Binghamton, Bryant, Maine, New Hampshire, Njit, UMass-Lowell, Umbc, Vermont; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

AMERICAN ATHLETIC (13): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, North Texas, Rice, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, Uab, Utsa, Wichita State; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

ASUN (10): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coast, Jacksonville, Lipscomb, North Alabama, North Florida, Stetson; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — Queens, West Georgia

ATLANTIC TEN (15): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, Loyola-Chicago, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Richmond, Saint Bonaventure, Saint Joseph’s, Saint Louis, Vcu; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

BIG TWELVE (16): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Byu, Central Florida, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Tcu, Texas Tech, Utah, West Virginia; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

BIG EAST (11): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Butler, Connecticut, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Saint John’s, Seton Hall, Villanova, Xavier; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

BIG SKY (10): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Eastern Washington, Idaho, Idaho State, Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Portland State, Sacramento State, Weber State; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

BIG SOUTH (9): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC-Asheville, USC-Upstate, Winthrop; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

BIG TEN (18): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Ucla, Usc, Washington, Wisconsin; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

BIG WEST (11): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Cal 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; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

COASTAL (14): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Campbell, Charleston, Delaware, Drexel, Elon, Hampton, Hofstra, Monmouth, North Carolina A&T, Northeastern, Stony Brook, Towson, UNC-Wilmington, William & Mary; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

CONFERENCE USA (10): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Florida International, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, Utep, Western Kentucky; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

HORIZON LEAGUE (11): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Cleveland State, Detroit Mercy, Green Bay, IU-Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Northern Kentucky, Oakland, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Robert Morris, Wright State, Youngstown State; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

IVY LEAGUE (8): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

MEAC (8): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Coppin State, Delaware State, Howard, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

METRO ATLANTIC (13): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Canisius, Fairfield, Iona, Manhattan, Marist, Merrimack, Mount Saint Mary’s, Niagara, Quinnipiac, Rider, Sacred Heart, Saint Peter’s, Siena; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

MID-AMERICAN (12): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

MISSOURI VALLEY (12): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Belmont, Bradley, Drake, Evansville, Illinois-Chicago, Illinois State, Indiana State, Missouri State, Murray State, Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, Valparaiso; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

MOUNTAIN WEST (11): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Air Force, Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, San Jose State, Unlv, Utah State, Wyoming; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

NORTHEAST (6): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Central Connecticut State, Chicago State, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Saint Francis University, Wagner; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — Le Moyne, Mercyhurst, Stonehill

OHIO VALLEY (9): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Eastern Illinois, Little Rock, Morehead State, SIU-Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT-Martin, Western Illinois; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — Lindenwood, Southern Indiana

PATRIOT LEAGUE (10): Locks — None; Under Consideration — American, Army-West Point, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola-Maryland, Navy; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

SEC (16): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

SOUTHERN (10): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Chattanooga, East Tennessee State, Furman, Mercer, Samford, The Citadel, UNC-Greensboro, Vmi, Western Carolina, Wofford; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

SOUTHLAND (11): Locks — None; Under Consideration — 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; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — East Texas A&M

SUMMIT LEAGUE (8): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Denver, Kansas City, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — Saint Thomas

SUN BELT (14): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Louisiana-Monroe, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Texas State, Troy; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

SWAC (12): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Alabama 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; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

WAC (9): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Abilene Christian, California Baptist, Grand Canyon, Seattle, Southern Utah, Tarleton, UT-Arlington, Utah Tech, Utah Valley; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None

WEST COAST (11): Locks — None; Under Consideration — Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount, Oregon State, Pacific, Pepperdine, Portland, Saint Mary’s, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Washington State; Auto Bid Only — None; Eliminated — None