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Men's Champ Week 2026: Winners, auto-bids, more

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Utah Valley's missed dunk sends California Baptist to NCAA tournament (0:42)

Isaac Davis attempts to tie the score with a dunk but misses, giving California Baptist a WAC championship win and a spot in the NCAA tournament. (0:42)

The 2025-26 men's college basketball regular season is over, and Champ Week is in full swing.

It all ends with the Big Ten tournament on Sunday, just before the full 68-team field for the 2026 NCAA tournament is revealed.

We're tracking who wins each of the 31 conference tournaments right here. Find them in order of start date below, with champions for those that have gone final, and schedules for those that haven't.

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Ohio Valley: Tennessee State Tigers

Record: 23-9
Title-clincher: 93-67 over Morehead State
Leading scorer: Aaron Nkrumah (17.6 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Third appearance (first since 1994)


Northeast Conference: Long Island University Sharks

Record: 23-10
Title-clincher: Automatically qualify because the other NEC tournament finalist, Mercyhurst, is ineligible for the NCAA tournament. LIU won the Northeast final against Mercyhurst 79-70 on Tuesday.
Leading scorer: Jamal Fuller (16.6 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Eighth appearance (first since 2018)


Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa Panthers

Record: 20-14
Title-clincher: 84-69 over UIC
Leading scorer: Trey Campbell (13.4 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Ninth appearance (first since 2016)


Big South: High Point Panthers

Record: 30-4
Title-clincher: 91-76 over Winthrop
Leading scorer: Terry Anderson (16.0 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Second straight appearance


ASUN: Queens University Royals

Record: 21-13
Title-clincher: 98-93 in overtime over Central Arkansas
Leading scorer: Nasir Mann (13.4 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: First appearance


Summit League: North Dakota State Bison

Record: 21-13
Title-clincher: 70-62 over North Dakota
Leading scorer: Damari Wheeler-Thomas (14.4 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Fifth appearance (first since 2019)


Sun Belt: Troy Trojans

Record: 22-11
Title clincher: 77-61 over Georgia Southern
Leading scorer: Victor Valdes (14.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Fourth appearance (second consecutive)


Southern: Furman Paladins

Record: 22-12
Title clincher: 76-61 over East Tennessee State
Leading scorer: Alex Wilkins (17.7 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Eighth appearance (first since 2023)


Horizon League: Wright State Raiders

Record: 23-11
Title-clincher: 66-63 over Detroit Mercy
Leading scorer: Michael Cooper (13.7 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Fifth appearance (first since 2022)


Coastal Athletic Association: Hofstra Pride

Record: 24-10
Title-clincher: 75-69 over Monmouth
Leading scorer: Cruz Davis (20.5 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Fifth appearance (first since 2001)


West Coast Conference: Gonzaga Bulldogs

Record: 30-3
Title-clincher: 79-68 over Santa Clara
Leading scorer: Graham Ike (19.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 28th appearance (27th straight)


Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: Siena Saints

Record: 24-11
Title-clincher: 64-54 over Merrimack
Leading scorer: Gavin Doty (17.7 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 11th appearance (first since 2010)


Southland Conference: McNeese Cowboys

Record: 28-5
Title-clincher: 76-59 over Stephen F. Austin
Leading scorer: Larry Johnson (17.5 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Fifth appearance (third straight)


Patriot League: Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Record: 18-16
Title-clincher: 74-60 over Boston University
Leading scorer: Nasir Whitlock (21.0 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Sixth appearance (first since 2012)


Big Sky Conference: Idaho Vandals

Record: 21-14
Title-clincher: 77-66 over Montana
Leading scorer: Jackson Rasmussen (13.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Fifth appearance (first since 1990)


America East Conference: UMBC Retrievers

Record: 24-8
Title-clincher: 74-59 over Vermont
Leading scorer: Jah'Likai King (14.3 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Third appearance (first since 2018)


Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Howard Bison

Record: 23-10
Title-clincher: 70-63 over North Carolina Central
Leading scorer: Bryce Harris (17.2 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Fifth appearance (first since 2024)


Mountain West Conference: Utah State Aggies

Record: 28-6
Title-clincher: 73-62 over San Diego State
Leading scorer: MJ Collins Jr. (17.5 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 26th appearance (fourth straight)


Big 12 Conference: Arizona Wildcats

Record: 32-2
Title-clincher: 79-74 over Houston
Leading scorer: Brayden Burries (15.8 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 40th appearance (fifth straight)


Big East Conference: St. John's Red Storm

Record: 28-6
Title-clincher: 72-52 over UConn
Leading scorer: Zuby Ejiofor (16.3 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 31st appearance (second straight)


Mid-American Conference: Akron Zips

Record: 29-5
Title-clincher: 79-76 over Toledo
Leading scorer: Tavari Johnson (20.2 PPG; best in MAC)
NCAA tournament history: Eighth appearance (third straight)


Southwestern Athletic Conference: Prairie View A&M Panthers

Record: 18-17
Title-clincher: 72-66 over Southern
Leading scorer: Dontae Horne (20.4 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Third appearance (first since 2019)


Conference USA: Kennesaw State Owls

Record: 21-13
Title-clincher: 71-60 over Louisiana Tech
Leading scorer: RJ Johnson (14.5 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Second appearance (first since 2023)


Atlantic Coast Conference: Duke Blue Devils

Record: 32-2
Title-clincher: 74-70 over Clemson
Leading scorer: Cameron Boozer (22.5 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 48th appearance (fifth straight)


Big West Conference: Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors

Record: 24-8
Title-clincher: 71-64 over UC Irvine
Leading scorer: Isaac Johnson (14.1 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Sixth appearance (first since 2016)


Western Athletic Conference: California Baptist Lancers

Record: 25-8
Title-clincher: 63-61 over Utah Valley
Leading scorer: Dominique Daniels Jr. (23.2 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: First appearance (five Division II tournament appearances)


Ivy League: Pennsylvania Quakers

Record: 18-11
Title-clincher: 88-84 (OT) over Yale
Leading scorer: Ethan Roberts (16.9 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 25th appearance (first since 2018)


Atlantic 10 Conference: VCU Rams

Record: 27-7
Title-clincher: 70-62 over Dayton
Leading scorer: Terrence Hill Jr. (14.4 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 21st appearance (second straight)


Southeastern Conference: Arkansas Razorbacks

Record: 26-8
Title-clincher: 86-75 over Vanderbilt
Leading scorer: Darius Acuff Jr. (22.7 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 37th appearance (second straight)


American Conference: South Florida Bulls

Record: 25-8
Title-clincher: 70-55 over Wichita State
Leading scorer: Wes Enis (16.7 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: Fourth appearance (first since 2012)


Big Ten Conference: Purdue Boilermakers

Record: 27-8
Title-clincher: 80-72 over Michigan
Leading scorer: Braden Smith (14.0 PPG)
NCAA tournament history: 36th appearance (11th straight)