March Madness automatic bids tracker: List of Teams That Have Clinched Spots in the Women's NCAA Tournament

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The 2025 March Madness bracket is beginning to take shape as the conference tournaments are winding down. The automatic bids have shown which teams are not going to have to wait until the Selection Sunday show to determine whether they are playing in the NCAA Tournament.

The bracket itself is still going to need to be determined as more than half the NCAA Tournament field is going to be filled by the at-large bids. However, a critical number of former March Madness winners have been from teams that have won their respective conference tournaments.

Let's take a closer look at the 2025 March Madness automatic bids tracker to see which teams have already punched their ticket to the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

2025 March Madness automatic bids tracker

The 2025 March Madness Selection Sunday Show is going to be happening soon, and here are the teams with an automatic bid.

Conference	Automatic Bid
America East	Vermont
American Athletic	South Florida
Atlantic 10	George Mason
ACC	Duke
ASUN	Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12	TCU
Big East	UConn
Big Sky	Montana State
Big South	High Point
Big Ten	UCLA
Big West	UC San Diego
CAA	N/A
Conference USA	Liberty
Horizon League	Green Bay
Ivy League	Harvard
MAAC	Fairfield
MAC	Ball State
MEAC	Norfolk State
Missouri Valley	N/A
Mountain West	San Diego State
Northeast	FDU
Ohio Valley	Tennessee Tech
Patriot League	Lehigh
SEC	South Carolina
Southern	UNC Greensboro
Southland	Stephen F. Austin
SWAC	Southern
Summit League	South Dakota State
Sun Belt	Arkansas State
West Coast	Oregon State
WAC	Grand Canyon

How many automatic bids are there in March Madness?

Just like the men's March Madness, the women's March Madness bracket has 31 automatic bids that are awarded through each NCAA Division I women's basketball conference. The other 37 spots in the tournament will be selected during the Selection Sunday show.

How automatic bids impact bracket seeding

The automatic bids do have some impact in terms of seeding, as they are automatically in the NCAA Tournament and do not have to worry about the First Four. However, winning a conference tournament does not mean they are going to be slotted at a specific seed.

Does every conference get an automatic bid?

Yes, every NCAA Division I conference in women's basketball receives one automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. In order to win the automatic bid, that team needs to win its respective conference's tournament. The other 37 teams make the conference tournament through at-large bids.

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