NCAA Tournament bids by conference by year are Big 10 with 72, ACC with 65, Big 12 with 65, Big East with 55 and SEC with 54 bids since 2013.
Currently, 68 bids are available with 32 teams being awarded automatic bids by winning their qualifiers. The remaining 36 bids are nominated by the selection committee and given to teams according to their records and performance.
The first NCAA Tournament bid began between 1939 to 1950 with 8 teams only, so it was also named the Elite Eight appearance. Later from 1951 to 1952, 16 teams got enlisted with a new name called "The Sweet Sixteen appearance".
After 1953, the number increased to 25 teams, and from 1975 to 1984 all the teams participating were required to play a minimum of one game to participate in the Sweet Sixteen.
Since 1985 all the teams have been required to play at least two games before the bidding.
1. Big 10
Bidding of Big 10 conferences in the last 10 years are:
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 |
Big 10 has made its highest bids in 2022 and 2021 with a total of 9. The Big Ten Conference of the 2022-23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season took place from March 8 to 12, 2023 in the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
There were 14 school teams that participated in the tournaments through which Purdue claimed the victory winning over Penn State with the final scoreboard of 67 - 65. They were automatically bid for the 2023 NCAA tournament.
In the 2000 season, Michigan State won the NCAA tournament led by Tom Izzo, their latest winning victory. Big 10 has won 10 NCAA Championships by conference membership at the time of tournaments.
The Big Ten has recently had a number of close calls with Michigan reaching the national championship game in 2018 and Wisconsin reaching the March Madness finals in 2015. However, the conference has failed to win a championship since 2000.
2. Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
The ACC bid by the year for the last 10 years are:
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 |
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) placed 5 bids in 2023 along with the NCAA at large bids in 2017 and 18 of 9 bids. The ACC has won an impressive 15 NCAA Championships as a conference, with the most recent win in 2019.
The Virginia Cavaliers from the ACC secured the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. Virginia had never won a national championship before their victory.
In the finals, the Cavaliers arose victorious in overtime with the final scoreboard being 85 - 77 points against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Fifteen schools are associated with the ACC men's basketball tournament in which Duke Blue Devils holds the record for the most wins with 22 times.
The 2023 champion of the ACC tournament is Duke who defeated Virginia with a final scoreboard of 59 - 49 points and got the automatic bid for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Greensboro Coliseum hosted the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament from March 7 to 11, 2023.
3. Big 12
The table for the bid made by the Big 12 are as follow:
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 |
Big 12 has won three National Championship since 1997. The three champions are:
- 2022 - Kansas Jayhawks
- 2021 - Baylor Bears
- 2008 - Kansas Jayhawks
The Texas Longhorns are the current Big 12 Men's Basketball Champions. By defeating Kansas in the tournament's championship game with the final scoreboard being 76 - 56.
The 2023 Big 12 tournament had the largest average attendance with nearly 18,000 spectators each game. The championship game from 2023 attracted over 4 million views, making the tournament a well-liked televised event.
The Big 12 Conference had 7 bids to the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The total number of bids they have made since 2013 is 65. Over the last decade, there has been at least one team from the conference that has advanced to the Final Four.
From the Big 12 conference, the Kansas Jayhawks won the NCAA 2022 championship and defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels with the final scoreboard of 72 - 69.
4. Big East
Big East bids since 2013 are:
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 |
The Big East conference comprises 11 teams, with the latest champions being the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Georgetown Hoyas have an impressive record of winning 8 Big East championship titles.
In 2023, the Big East boldly bid for 7 teams, which is the highest number they have ever bid for, bringing the total number of teams bid for to 55 since 2013.
The UConn Huskies dominated in the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship by defeating the San Diego State Aztecs with the final scoreboard of 76 - 59 points making it their fifth national championship win.
Over the many years, the Big East conference has shown its prowess by winning a total of 9 NCAA championship trophies from 1984 to 2023.
5. Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Here is the list of bids from the SEC since 2013.
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 |
Southeastern Conference bid for 8 teams in 2023 making it one of the highest bids along with 2018. The conference has totaled 54 bids from the time 2013 for the NCAA basketball tournament bids by conference.
The 2023 SEC men's basketball tournament was held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, from March 8 to 12, 2023.
The tournament progressed with the 14 teams from which the Alabama Crimson Tide won the SEC conference defeating the Texas A&M Aggies with a final scoreboard of 82 - 63, earning the involuntary bid to the NCAA tournament 2023.
SEC has won 11 NCAA Division I men's basketball champions from 1984 to 2012. In 2012, the Kentucky Wildcats from the SEC defeated the Kansas Jayhawks with the final scoreboard of 67 - 59 in the final championship game. This win was Kentucky's eighth national championship.
6. Pacific-12 Conference
Bids by the Pac-12 in 2016 reached a high of 7 bids while in 2023 they only reached 4. In total the conference has made 44 bids since 2013.
The list of bids by the Pac-12 Conference men's basketball since 2013 are:
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 |
Pac-12 Conference men's basketball winner for 2023 was the Arizona Wildcats defeating the UCLA Bruins with a final scoreboard of 61 - 59. The game was held from March 8 to 11, 2023 at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.
The Pac-12 Conference consists of 12 teams in which a total of nine basketball championships have been won by the Arizona Wildcats. With four titles, UCLA is ranked second, followed by Oregon with five, and Washington with three.
Arizona Wildcats won the 1997 NCAA men's basketball championship in overtime over Kentucky Wildcats with the final scoreboard result of 84 - 79 points. In this program's history, this was Arizona's first national championship.
Pac-12 Conference has been playing in NCAA tournaments since 1915 and has won 15 trophies from 1939 to 1997.
7. Atlantic 10 Conference
Here is the bid list of the Atlantic 10 Conference from 2013 to 2023.
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 |
Atlantic 10 Conference a total of 44 NCAA tournament conference bids since 2013 and recently in 2023, they bid only a single team. Their highest offer was during 2014 with 6 bids.
Atlantic 10 is a collection of 15 teams in which the Temple Owls men's basketball has the highest trophy holder of 9. While VCU Rams men's basketball team has recently won the Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament in 2023 and has been selected for the NCAA tournament.
The La Salle Explorers won the 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship, marking the Atlantic 10's sole victory. La Salle Explorers led by Ken Loeffler defeated the Bradley Braves men's basketball with the final scoreboard of 92 - 76 points.
This was La Salle's first national championship in program history. The 1954 NCAA championship game was the first NCAA championship game to be nationally televised, with an estimated audience of 18 million viewers watching the game on CBS.
8. American Athletic Conference (AAC)
Below is the list of American Athletic Conference bid numbers from 2013.
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 |
The American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament winner of 2023 is Memphis Tigers. Memphis defeated the Houston Cougars with the final scoreboard result of 75 – 65.
The AAC has made a total bid of 25 since 2013 with the recent March Madness auto bids of two in 2023.
Formerly known as the Big East from 1979 to 2013 it was later formed as the AAC in 2014. ACC won a single NCAA championship trophy in 2014 with the UConn Huskies defeating the Kentucky Wildcats with the final score points of 60 - 54.
The conference has 11 teams of which Cincinnati Bearcats, Houston Cougars and SMU Mustangs have won two AAC trophies each.
9. Mountain West Conference
Bids list of Mountain West since 2013:
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 |
Mountain West Conference has made a total of 24 bids since 2013 with their highest bid being 5 in 2013. In 2023, they have bid a total of 4.
The 2023 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament was held from March 8 to 11, 2023 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team won the game overpowering the Utah State Aggies men's basketball with the final scoreboard being 62 - 57. San Diego State has won 7 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament trophies.
As the conference was recently formed in 2000 it still has not won any of NCAA tournaments but has been selected undefinedly.
10. West Coast Conference (WCC)
Here is the list of bids by the West Coast Conference from 2013 to 2023.
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 |
The West Coast Conference 2023 season is won by the Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team who got the NCAA tournament automatic bids for the tournaments. The Bulldogs defeated Saint Mary's with the final scoreboard being 77 - 51.
WCC has made a total of 19 bids since 2013 where its recent bid in 2023 is 2 and its highest in 2022 was 3 bids.
West Coast has won two NCAA tournaments one in 1955 by San Francisco Dons men's basketball defeating La Salle with the score of 77 - 63 and in 1956 San Francisco Dons won over Iowa Hawkeyes with the final score of 83 - 71.
