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

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

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

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Conference tournaments are pitting member schools against each other for the right to represent their league as the automatic qualifier in the NCAA tournament.

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It all ends with the Big Ten tournament on Sunday, just before the full 68-team field for March Madness 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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More coverage: NCAA tournament schedule | Bracketology | Bubble Watch.

Ohio Valley: Tennessee State Tigers 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 21-14; Title-clincher: 77-66 over Montana; Leading scorer: Jackson Rasmussen (13.9 PPG); NCAA tournament history: Fifth appearance (first since 1990).

The article lists dates and venues for the conference tournaments, including campus-site play followed by brackets at various arenas nationwide.

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

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Locations include Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Virginia; Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas; T-Mobile Center in Kansas City; Madison Square Garden in New York; and multiple other sites across the country, culminating with the United Center in Chicago.

Overall, the piece serves as a tracker for Champ Week, providing readers with the automatic-bid landscape and schedules for every conference tournament as teams vie for the NCAA tournament.

It also points readers toward additional coverage related to the NCAA tournament, such as schedules, bracketology, and bubble watch.

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