Conference tournament title winners can relax on Selection Sunday as they prepare for March Madness. Sarah Stier / Getty Images
Sunday was the final day of women’s conference tournament titles. Murray State out of the Missouri Valley and College of Charleston from the CAA were the last teams to punch their tickets as automatic qualifiers for March Madness just hours before Selection Sunday’s bracket reveal. Earlier on Sunday, Fairleigh Dickinson (Northeast) and Holy Cross (Patriot) ensured they could also sit back and enjoy the selection show by joining the other teams that had solidified their invites to the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
NCAA Tournament automatic qualifiers
| Automatic qualifier | Conference |
|---|---|
|
California Baptist |
WAC |
|
College of Charleston |
CAA |
|
Colorado State |
Mountain West |
|
Duke |
ACC |
|
Fairfield |
MAAC |
|
Fairleigh Dickinson |
Northeast |
|
Gonzaga |
West Coast |
|
Green Bay |
Horizon |
|
High Point |
Big South |
|
Holy Cross |
Patriot League |
|
Howard |
MEAC |
|
Idaho |
Big Sky |
|
Jacksonville |
Atlantic Sun |
|
James Madison |
Sun Belt |
|
Miami (OH) |
MAC |
|
Missouri State |
Conference USA |
|
Murray State |
Missouri Valley |
|
Princeton |
Ivy League |
|
Rhode Island |
Atlantic 10 |
|
Samford |
Southern |
|
Stephen F. Austin |
Southland |
|
South Dakota State |
Summit League |
|
Southern |
SWAC |
|
Texas |
SEC |
|
UCLA |
Big Ten |
|
UConn |
Big East |
|
UC San Diego |
Big West |
|
UTSA |
American |
|
Vermont |
America East |
|
West Virginia |
Big 12 |
|
Western Illinois |
Ohio Valley |
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