How many teams have never made March Madness?

March Madness is almost upon us, and as usual, the nation awaits who will be fighting for "One Shining Moment" at the end of it all. The postseason tournament has huge dimensions, with the 32 Division I champions and 36 teams awarded at-large berths participating in it.

The current format is a huge increase in the total number of teams allowed to participate when compared with the initial eight teams that participated in the inaugural edition back in 1939. Despite this, 36 Div-I teams have never made March Madness. They are affectionately or disparagingly known as the "Never Made the Tourney Club".

How many teams have never made March Madness?

Throughout its storied history, 34 teams in total have never made it to March Madness. A majority of the schools that have never made the NCAA tournament are a part of lower ranked conferences. Every team from Power 5 conferences has at least one appearance at the yearly showdown.

SCHOOL	CONFERENCE
Army	Patriot
Bethune-Cookman	SWAC
Central Arkansas	ASUN
Chicago State	WAC
The Citadel	SoCon
Denver	Summit League
Elon	CAA
Grambling	SWAC
High Point	Big South
Incarnate Word	Southland
Kansas City	Summit League
Maine	America East
Maryland Eastern Shore	MEAC
UMass Lowell	America East
New Hampshire	America East
North Alabama	ASUN
NJIT	America East
Omaha	Summit League
Presbyterian	Big South
Purdue Fort Wayne	Horizon League
Quinnipiac	MAAC
Sacramento State	Big Sky
Sacred Heart	Northeast
St. Francis Brooklyn	Northeast
SIUE	Ohio Valley
South Dakota	Summit League
Stetson	ASUN
UC Riverside	Big West
USC Upstate	Big South
UT Martin	Ohio Valley
UTRGV	WAC
Utah Valley	WAC
Western Illinois	Summit League
William & Mary	CAA

Can a previously non-qualifying famous team secure a spot in the 2024 March Madness?

High Point, Quinnipiac, and Grambling State are the teams that have never made the March Madness and could be in for the first time according to the experts. These schools appear in some of the brackets made by experts previewing the schools that could make the NCAA Tournament in 2024.

Kennesaw State was the last school to leave the "Never Made Tournament Club" when they defeated Liberty in 2023 to win the Atlantic Sun Conference title. They lost to No. 3 Xavier in the first round of the 2023 March Madness.

High Point is first in the Big South, with an overall record of 24-7. They are awaiting rivals for the Big South tournament's first game. Quinnipiac is first in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, with a record of 19-7, and will play Marist next. Grambling State is also first, this time in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

While none of these schools holds much chance of advancing very far in March Madness, they do have a very good chance to make their first appearance in the tournament which is already a success for them.