There will be 31 automatic bids handed for the upcoming NCAA Championships with the winners of the below conferences each getting 1 of those 31. The list of winners will be at the very bottom of this page.
How is seeding done at most conferences?
There are some conferences that play a round robin format during the regular season and some that do not. The ones that do not play a full round robin format usually seed the conference tournament based off the most recent ITA rankings. The next thing you’re probably wondering is what if there aren’t any teams ranked in the ITA top 50 – then what? The conferences and schools are able to see the unpublished rankings so that way they can seed accordingly.
2017 Conference Tournament Dates/Sites
W-Conference |
Dates |
Location |
Host School |
2016 Champion |
SWAC |
4/14 – 4/16 |
New Orleans |
|
Alcorn State |
AAC |
4/19 – 4/22 |
Lake Nona, FL |
Central Florida |
Tulsa |
SEC |
4/19 – 4/23 |
Nashvillle |
Vanderbilt |
Florida |
MEAC |
4/20 – 4/22 |
Norfolk |
Norfolk State |
South Carolina State |
Big South |
4/20 – 4/23 |
Winston-Salem |
|
Winthrop |
Colonial |
4/20 – 4/23 |
Elon, NC |
Elon |
William & Mary |
Conference USA |
4/20 – 4/23 |
Denton, TX |
North Texas |
Rice |
Sun Belt |
4/20 – 4/23 |
New Orleans |
|
Georgia State |
Atlantic Sun |
4/21 – 4/23 |
Naples, FL |
Florida Gulf Coast |
North Florida |
Northeast |
4/21 – 4/23 |
West Windsor, NJ |
|
Fairleigh Dickinson |
Ohio Valley |
4/21 – 4/23 |
Nashville, TN |
Belmont/Tenn State |
SIU Edwardsville |
Southern |
4/21 – 4/23 |
Greenville, SC |
Furman |
East Tennessee State |
ACC |
4/26 – 4/30 |
Rome, Georgia |
|
North Carolina |
Pac-12 |
4/26 – 4/30 |
Ojai, CA |
Individual only |
Stanford |
WCC |
4/27 – 4/29 |
Claremont, CA |
|
Pepperdine |
Atlantic 10 |
4/27 – 4/30 |
Lake Nona, FL |
|
VCU |
Big East |
4/27 – 4/30 |
Cayce, SC |
|
Xavier |
Big Sky |
4/27 – 4/30 |
Phoenix |
|
Idaho |
Big Ten |
4/27 – 4/30 |
Champaign |
Illinois |
Ohio State |
Big 12 |
4/27 – 4/30 |
Norman |
Oklahoma |
Oklahoma State |
Big West |
4/27 – 4/30 |
Indian Wells |
|
UC Santa Barbara |
Mountain West |
4/27 – 4/30 |
Las Vegas |
UNLV |
UNLV |
Patriot |
4/27 – 4/30 |
Bethlehem, PA |
Lehigh |
Boston U |
Summit |
4/28 – 4/29 |
Indianapolis, IN |
IUPUI |
Denver |
Horizon |
4/28 – 4/30 |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Detroit |
Youngstown State |
Missouri Valley |
4/28 – 4/30 |
Normal, IL |
Illinois State |
Wichita State |
Southland |
4/28 – 4/30 |
Beaumont, TX |
Lamar |
Texas A&M Corpus |
WAC |
4/28 – 4/30 |
Las Cruces, NM |
New Mexico State |
UTRGV |
Mid-American |
4/28 – 4/30 |
Muncie, IN |
Ball State |
Ball State |
MAAC |
4/29 – 4/30 |
West Windsor, NJ |
|
Quinnipiac |
Week of April 25th-May 1
2016 Champion: North Carolina
Participants: Virginia, Virginia Tech, Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Louisville, Florida State, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, NC State, Miami, Clemson, Boston College, Pitt, Syracuse
#12 Boston College def. #13 Virginia Tech 4-3 –
Results
#10 Notre Dame def. #15 Pitt 4-0 –
Results
#14 Louisville def. #11 Syracuse 4-2 –
Results
Thursday (Second Round)
#9 Florida State def. #8 Virginia 4-2 –
Live Scoring
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 North Carolina vs. #9 Florida State 4-1 –
Live Scoring
Pac-12 Conference – Ojai, Ca – April 26-30
2016 Champion: None (First Year)
Participants: USC, UCLA, Cal, Stanford, Washington, Washington State Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado
Wednesday (First Round)
#8 Utah def. #9 Arizona 4-2
#6 USC def. #11 Washington State 4-0
#7 Washington def. #10 Colorado 4-0
Thursday (Second Round)
#1 Stanford def. #8 Utah 4-0
#5 Oregon def. #4 UCLA 4-3
#6 USC def. #3 Arizona State 4-3
#2 California def. #7 Washington 5-0
Friday (Semifinals)
#1 Stanford def. #5 Oregon 4-0
#2 California def. #6 USC 4-3
Saturday (Championship)
2016 Champion: Ohio State
Participants: Illinois, Ohio State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Indiana, Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan St, Penn St, Wisconsin, Michigan, Purdue, Maryland, Rutgers
#10 Indiana def. #7 Iowa 4-2
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 Ohio State def. #9 Nebraska 4-0
#4 Illinois def. #5 Maryland 4-2
#2 Michigan def. #10 Indiana 4-0
#3 Northwestern def. #6 Michigan State 4-1
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 Ohio State def. #4 Illinois 4-3
2016 Champion: Oklahoma State
Participants: Baylor, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Fox Sports Broadcast – Finals
Thursday (First Round)
#8 Kansas State def. #9 Iowa State 4-1
#7 Kansas def. #10 West Virginia 4-1
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 Texas Tech def. #8 Kansas State 4-0
#2 Oklahoma State def. #7 Kansas 4-0
#3 Baylor def. #6 Oklahoma 4-0
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 Texas Tech def. #4 Texas 4-2
#2 Oklahoma State def. #3 Baylor 4-1
Sunday (Finals) – 4 p.m. CT
2016 Champion: VCU
Participants: Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham, George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, St. Joseph’s, St. Louis, VCU
Wednesday (First Round)
#4 Davidson def. #13 St. Bonaventure 4-0
#5 St. Louis def. #12 St. Joseph’s 4-0
#8 Richmond def. #9 George Washington 4-1
#3 Fordham def. #14 La Salle 4-0
#11 Rhode Island def. #6 Dayton 4-3
#7 Duquesne def. #10 George Mason 4-1
Thursday (Second Round)
#1 VCU def. #8 Richmond 4-3
#2 UMass def. #7 Duquesne 4-1
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#5 St. Louis def. #4 Davidson 4-2
#3 Fordham def. #11 Rhode Island 4-0
Saturday (Semfinals)
#1 VCU def. #5 St. Louis 4-1
#2 UMass def. #3 Fordham 4-0
2016 Champion: Xavier
Participants: Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, St. John’s, Villanova, Xavier
Thursday (First Round)
#7 Villanova def. #10 Providence 4-0
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 St. John’s def. #8 Creighton 4-1
#2 DePaul def. #7 Villanova 4-0
#6 Seton Hall def. #3 Georgetown 4-1
#4 Xavier def. #5 Marquette 4-1
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 St. John’s def. #4 Xavier 4-3
#2 DePaul def. #6 Seton Hall 4-1
Sunday (Finals)
#2 DePaul def. #1 St. John’s 4-3 – Live Scoring
2016 Champion: Idaho
Participants are top 6 out these 12: Weber St, Idaho, Sacramento St, Montana, Northern Arizona, Montana State-Bozeman, Eastern Washington, Idaho St, Northern Colorado, Portland St, North Dakota, Southern Utah.
Scoring Updates:
Big Sky Twitter
Thursday (Quarterfinals)
#3 Montana State def. #6 North Dakota 4-0
#4 Idaho State def. #5 Northern Colorado 4-3
Friday (Semifinals)
#1 Northern Arizona def. #4 Idaho State 4-0
#2 Idaho def. #3 Montana State 4-1
Saturday (Finals)
#2 Idaho def. #1 Northern Arizona 4-3 – Live Scoring
2016 Champion: UC Santa Barbara
Participants: Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Hawaii, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara.
Thursday (First Round)
#8 UC Irvine def. #9 UC Riverside 4-0
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 Hawaii def. #8 UC Irvine 4-0
#2 UC Santa Barbara def. #7 Cal Poly 4-0
#3 Long Beach State def. #6 UC Davis 4-0
#4 Cal State Fullerton def. #5 CSUN 4-3
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 Hawaii def. #4 Cal State Fullerton 4-1- Live Scoring
#2 UC Santa Barbara def. #3 Long Beach State 4-1 –
Live Scoring
Sunday (Finals)
#2 UC Santa Barbara def. #1 Hawaii 4-1 – Live Scoring
2016 Champion: Youngstown State
Participants are top 6 out of these 8: Cleveland State, Detroit, Green Bay, Illinois-Chicago, Northern Kentucky, Valparaiso, Wright St, Youngstown St
#6 Wright State def. #3 UIC 4-2
#4 Detroit def. #5 Oakland 3-1
Saturday (Semifinals)
2016 Champion: Quinnipiac
Participants are top 4 of these 8: Quinnipiac, Monmouth, Marist, Fairfield, Niagara, Rider, Siena, St. Peter’s
Scoring Updates:
MAAC Twitter
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 Quinnipiac def. #4 Fairfield 4-0
#2 Siena def. #3 Marist 4-2
Sunday (Finals)
2016 Champion: Ball State
Participants are top 4 out of these 6: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Binghamton, Toledo, Ball State, Buffalo.
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#4 Miami OH def. #5 Northern Illinois 4-1
#3 Buffalo def. #6 Western Michigan 4-0
Saturday (Semifinals)
#4 Miami OH def. #1 Ball State 4-2 – Live Scoring
Sunday (Finals)
2016 Champion: UNLV
Participants: Utah St, New Mexico, San Diego St, Boise St, UNLV, Fresno St, Nevada, Air Force
Thursday (First Round)
Friday (Quarterfinals)
2016 Champion: Wichita State
Participants: Drake, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Wichita State, Stony Brook
#2 Southern Illinois def. #7 Missouri State 4-0 –
Live Scoring
#1 Wichita State def. #8 Stony Brook 4-0 –
Live Scoring
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 Wichita State def. #4 Evansville 4-0 – Live Scoring
#2 Southern Illinois def. #6 Bradley 4-1 –
Live Scoring
Sunday (Finals)
#1 Wichita State def. #2 Southern Illinois 4-0 –
Live Scoring
2016 Champion: Boston U
Participants: Army, Navy, Colgate, Bucknell, Boston U, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola MD
Thursday (First Round)
#8 Lafayette def. #9 Holy Cross 4-1
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 Army def. #8 Lafayette 4-0
#4 Lehigh def. #5 Colgate 4-0
#3 Navy def. #6 Bucknell 4-0
#2 Boston U def. #7 Loyola MD 4-0
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 Army def. #4 Lehigh 4-2
#2 Boston U def. #3 Navy 4-0
Sunday (Finals)
2016 Champion: Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Participants (8 of 10): Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Lamar, Central Arkansas, McNeese State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, New Orleans, Stephen F. Austin, Nicholls State, Southeastern Louisiana – Abilene Christian & Incarnate Word are ineligible due to transition from D2 to D1
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#3 Central Arkansas def. #6 Northwestern State 4-2
#2 Lamar def. #7 Sam Houston State 4-0
#1 Texas A&M Corpus Christi def. #8 Stephen F Austin 4-1
#5 New Orleans def. #4 McNeese State 4-3
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 Texas A&M Corpus Christi def. #5 New Orleans 4-1
#3 Central Arkansas def. #2 Lamar 4-2
2016 Champion: Denver
Participants are four of these five: Denver, IUPUI, Nebraska-Omaha, Oral Roberts, South Dakota,South Dakota St, Western Illinois
Friday (Semifinals)
#1 Denver def. #4 IUPUI 4-0
#2 South Dakota def. #3 Oral Roberts 4-1
Saturday (Finals)
#1 Denver def. #2 South Dakota 4-0
2016 Champion: Pepperdine
Participants: San Diego, Portland, Pepperdine, Pacific, BYU, San Francisco, Loyola Marymount, St. Mary’s, Gonzaga, Santa Clara.
Thursday (Quarterfinals)
#6 BYU def. #3 St. Mary’s 4-3
#4 San Diego def. #5 Loyola Marymount 4-1
Friday (Semifinals)
#1 Pepperdine def. #4 San Diego 4-0
#2 Gonzaga def. #6 BYU 4-0
Saturday (Finals)
#1 Pepperdine def. #2 Gonzaga 4-0
2016 Champion: UTRGV
Participants: Chicago State, Missouri-Kansas City, New Mexico State, Seattle, Texas Rio Grande Valley. Grand Canyon ineligible due to transition from D2 to D1.
Week of April 17th-23rd
2016 Champion: Florida
Participants: Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt (host)
Wednesday (First Round)
#11 Tennessee def. #14 Alabama 4-0
#12 Ole Miss def. #13 Missouri 4-2
Thursday (Second Round)
#6 Mississippi State def. #11 Tennessee 4-1
#10 Auburn def. #7 Arkansas 4-3
#8 LSU def. #9 Texas A&M 4-3
#5 Kentucky def. #12 Ole Miss 4-3
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#3 Florida def. #6 Mississippi State 4-2
#10 Auburn def. #2 Georgia 4-1
#1 Vanderbilt def. #8 LSU 4-2
#4 South Carolina def. #5 Kentucky 4-3
Saturday (Semifinals)
#3 Florida vs. #10 Auburn 4-2
#1 Vanderbilt vs. #4 South Carolina 4-1
Sunday (Finals)
#1 Vanderbilt def. #3 Florida 4-3
Big South – Winston-Salem, NC – April 20-23
2016 Champion: Winthrop
Participants: Campbell, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Liberty, Longwood, Presbyterian, Radford, UNC Asheville, Winthrop
Thursday (First Round):
#8 Longwood def. #9 Radford 4-3
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 Winthrop def. #8 Longwood 4-0
#2 Charleston Southern def. #7 Presbyterian 4-0
#3 Liberty def. #6 Campbell 4-0
#5 UNC Asheville def. #4 Gardner-Webb 401
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 Winthrop def. #5 UNC Asheville 4-0
#2 Charleston Southern def. #3 Liberty 4-3
Sunday (Finals)
#1 Winthrop def. #2 Charleston Southern 4-1
2016 Champion: Tulsa
Participants: Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF (host), USF, UConn
Wednesday (First Round)
#7 South Florida def. #10 Temple 4-0
#6 East Carolina def. #11 UConn 4-3
#8 UCF def. #9 Houston 4-0
Thursday (Quarterfinals)
#1 Tulsa def. #8 UCF 4-1
#4 Cincinnati def. #5 Memphis 4-1
#3 SMU def. #6 East Carolina 4-1
#7 South Florida def. #2 Tulane 4-1
Friday (Semifinals)
#1 Tulsa def. #4 Cincinnati 4-0
#7 South Florida def. #3 SMU 4-2
Saturday (Finals)
#7 South Florida def. #1 Tulsa 4-2 – Broadcast
Atlantic Sun – Naples, FL – April 21 – 23
2016 Champion: North Florida
Participants: Florida Gulf Coast (host), Kennesaw State, Lipscomb, NJIT, North Florida, Stetson, USC Upstate – top 6 teams qualify
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#3 NJIT vs. #6 Kennesaw State 4-3
#4 Stetson vs. #5 Lipscomb 4-2
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 FGCU def. #4 Stetson 4-1 –
Live Scoring
Sunday (Championship)
Conference USA – Denton, TX – April 20 – 23
2016 Champion: Rice
Participants: Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, FIU, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee State, North Texas (host), Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA, Western Kentucky
Thursday (First Round)
#6 Western Kentucky def. #11 Florida Atlantic 4-2 –
Live Scoring
Friday (Quarterfinals)
Saturday (Semifinals)
Colonial Athletic Association – Elon, NC – April 21 – 23
2016 Champion: William & Mary
Participants: College of Charleston, Delaware, Drexel, Elon (host), Hofstra, James Madison, Towson, UNC Wilmington, William & Mary
Thursday (First Round)
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 William & Mary def. #8 Drexel 4-0
#4 James Madison def. #5 Delaware 4-0
#2 Elon def. #7 Towson 4-0
#6 UNC Wilmington def. #3 College of Charleston 4-3
Saturday (Quarterfinals)
#1 William & Mary def #4 James Madison 4-1
#6 UNC Wilmington def. #2 Elon 4-2
Sunday (Finals)
#1 William & Mary def. #6 UNC Wilmington 4-2
Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) – Norfolk, VA – April 20-22
2016 Champion: South Carolina State
Participants are top 4 in each division. Northern Division: Coppin State, Hampton, Howard, Morgan State, Norfolk State. Southern Division: Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, South Carolina State.
#1N Hampton def. #4S Florida A&M 4-0
#3N Morgan State def. #2S Bethune-Cookman 4-3
#1S South Carolina State def. #4N Howard 4-0
#3S North Carolina A&T def. #2N Norfolk State 4-2Friday (Semifinals)
#1N Hampton def. #3N Morgan State 4-1
#1S South Carolina State def. #3S North Carolina A&T 4-1
Saturday (Finals)
#1S South Carolina State def. #1N Hampton 4-3
Northeast Conference – West Windsor, NJ – April 21-23
2016 Champion: Fairleigh Dickinson
Participants: Bryant, Fairleigh Dickinson, Mount St. Mary’s, Sacred Heart, St. Francis College (Brooklyn), St. Francis U, Wagner.
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 LIU Brooklyn def. #8 St. Francis Brooklyn 4-0
#4 Saint Francis U def. #5 Sacred Heart 4-2
#3 Fairleigh Dickinson def. #6 Wagner 4-0
#2 Bryant def. #7 Mount St. Mary’s 4-1
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 LIU Brooklyn def. #4 Saint Francis U 4-0
#3 Fairleigh Dickinson def. #2 Bryant 4-3
Sunday (Finals)
#1 LIU Brooklyn def. #3 Fairleigh Dickinson 4-1
Ohio Valley – Nashville, TN – April 21-23
2016 Champion: SIU Edwardsville
Participants: Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State, SIU Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri, UT Martin
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#3 Eastern Kentucky def. #6 Murray State 4-2
#4 Eastern Illinois def. #5 Southeast Missouri 4-2
Saturday (Semifinals)
#3 Eastern Kentucky def. #2 UT Martin 4-3
#1 SIU Edwardsville def. #4 Eastern Illinois 4-2
Sunday (Finals)
#1 SIU Edwardsville def. #3 Eastern Kentucky 4-1
2016 Champion: East Tennessee State
Participants: Chattanooga, East Tennessee St, Furman (host), Mercer, UNC Greensboro, Samford, Western Carolina, Wofford
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 Furman vs. #8 Western Carolina 4-0
#4 Samford vs. #5 Chattanooga 4-2
#2 ETSU vs. #7 Wofford 4-0
#3 Mercer vs. #6 UNC Greensboro 4-1
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 Furman def. #4 Samford 4-0
#2 ETSU def. #3 Mercer 4-0
Sunday (Finals)
#1 Furman def. #2 East Tennessee State 4-2
2016 Champion: Georgia State
Participants: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, South Alabama, Texas-Arlington, Texas State, Troy
Thursday (First Round)
#8 Texas State def. #9 Louisiana-Lafayette 4-3 –
Live Scoring
#7 Georgia Southern def. #10 Appalachian State 4-3 –
Live Scoring
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#1 Louisiana-Monroe vs. #8 Texas State 4-0 –
Live Scoring
Week of April 10th-16th
2016 Champion: Jackson State
Participants: Alabama State, Alcorn State, Grambling, Jackson State, Prairie View, Southern.
Friday (Quarterfinals)
#4 Alcorn State def. #6 Grambling 4-0
#3 Southern def. #5 Prairie View A&M 4-0
Saturday (Semifinals)
#1 Alabama State def. #4 Alcorn State 4-0
#2 Jackson State def. #3 Southern 4-1
Sunday (Finals)
#1 Alabama State def. #2 Jackson State 4-2
Note: The Ivy League doesn’t have a post season tournament – the regular season champion earns the NCAA Automatic Bid.
2017 Women’s Champions (with seed listed)
American Athletic Conference – #7 South Florida
Atlantic Coast Conference – #1 North Carolina
Atlantic Sun Conference – #2 North Florida
Atlantic 10 Conference – #2 UMass
Big East Conference – #2 DePaul
Big Sky Conference – #2 Idaho
Big South Conference – #1 Winthrop
Big Ten Conference – #1 Ohio State
Big 12 Conference – #1 Texas Tech
Big West Conference – #2 UC Santa Barbara
Colonial Athletic Association – #1 William & Mary
Conference USA – #1 Rice
Horizon League – #1 Youngstown State
The Ivy League – Dartmouth
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – #1 Quinnipiac
Mid-American Conference – #3 Buffalo
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – #1 South Carolina State
Missouri Valley Conference – #1 Wichita State
Mountain West Conference – #3 San Jose State
Northeast Conference – #1 LIU Brooklyn
Ohio Valley Conference – #1 SIU Edwardsville
Pac-12 Conference – #1 Stanford
Patriot League – #2 Boston University
Southeastern Conference – #1 Vanderbilt
Southern Conference – #1 Furman
Southland Conference – #1 Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Southwestern Athletic Conference – #1 Alabama State
The Summit League – #1 Denver
Sun Belt Conference – #1 Louisiana-Monroe
West Coast Conference – #1 Pepperdine
Western Athletic Conference – #1 UMKC
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