March Madness Bracket 2025: SIUE secures 1st NCAA tournament automatic bid

The 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament field is beginning to take shape as SIUE became the first team to secure an automatic bid. The Cougars clinched the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) championship with a 69-48 victory over Southeast Missouri State, earning their first-ever March Madness appearance. A total of 31 teams will qualify for the tournament through conference championships, with the remaining 37 spots filled by at-large selections made by the NCAA selection committee. As automatic bids are secured, the full tournament field will be updated accordingly. Conference tournament schedules and automatic bids The NCAA tournament bracket will be unveiled at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 16, on CBS. Below is a look at the ongoing conference tournaments, including schedules and automatic bid winners: 2025 NCAA Conference Tournament Overview Conference Tournament Dates Automatic Bid Winner Location America East March 8-15 TBD Higher seed hosts American Athletic March 12-16 TBD Fort Worth, Texas Atlantic 10 March 12-16 TBD Washington, D.C. ACC March 11-15 TBD Charlotte, N.C. ASUN March 2-9 Lipscomb Campus sites Big 12 March 11-15 TBD Kansas City, Mo. Big East March 12-15 TBD New York City Big Ten March 12-16 TBD Indianapolis, Ind. Big West March 12-15 TBD Henderson, Nev. Horizon League March 4-11 TBD Indianapolis (final rounds) Missouri Valley March 6-9 Drake St. Louis, Mo. Ohio Valley March 5-8 SIUE Evansville, Ind. SEC March 12-16 TBD Nashville, Tenn. West Coast March 6-11 TBD Las Vegas, Nev. Full schedules, results, and bracket information are available for all 31 Division I men’s basketball conferences.         View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by NCAA March Madness (@marchmadnessmbb) What's next? With selection Sunday approaching, teams will battle for the remaining automatic bids while at-large hopefuls await their fate. The final bracket reveal will set the stage for another unpredictable and thrilling March Madness. Stay tuned for more updates as conference champions are crowned.

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