Mike DeSimone's 1997 NCAA Basketball Tournament Page

Last Modified Monday, 10 March 1997

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Automatic NCAA Tournament Berth List

The Following Thirty (30) Teams Have Earned Automatic NCAA Tournament Berths
By Winning Their Regular Season Conference Championship Or Conference Tournament Championship
(Team Name Alphabetical Order)

1. Boston College - Big East Conference Tournament Champion
   
2. Boston University - America East Conference Tournament Champion
   
3. Butler - Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament Champion
   
4. Charleston Southern - Big South Conference Tournament Champion
   
5. College Of Charleston - Trans America Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
   
6. Coppin State - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
   
7. Fairfield - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
   
8. Illinois State - Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Champion
   
9. Jackson State - Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
   
10. Kansas - Big 12 Conference Tournament Champion
    
11. Kentucky - Southeastern Conference Tournament Champion
    
12. LIU-Brooklyn - Northeast Conference Tournament Champion
    
13. Marquette - Conference USA Conference Tournament Champion
    
14. Miami-Ohio - Mid-American Conference Tournament Champion
    
15. Minnesota - Big Ten Regular Season Champion
    
16. Montana - Big Sky Conference Tournament Champion
    
17. Murray State - Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Champion
    
18. Navy - Patriot League Conference Tournament Champion
    
19. North Carolina - Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Champion
    
20. Old Dominion - Colonial Athletic Association Conference Tournament Champion
    
21. Pacific - Big West Conference Tournament Champion
    
22. Princeton - Ivy League Regular Season Champion
    
23. South Alabama - Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champion
    
24. Southwest Texas State - Southland Conference Tournament Champion
    
25. St. Joseph's-Pennsylvania - Atlantic Ten Conference Tournament Champion
    
26. St. Mary's-California - West Coast Conference Tournament Champion
    
27. Tennessee-Chattanooga - Southern Conference Tournament Champion
    
28. UCLA - Pacific Ten Regular Season Champion
    
29. Utah - Western Athletic Conference Tournament Champion
    
30. Valparaiso - Mid-Continent Conference Tournament Champion
    

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At Large NCAA Tournament Berth List

The Following Thirty-four (34) Teams Have Earned At Large NCAA Tournament Berths
(Team Name Alphabetical Order)

31. Arizona
    
32. California
    
33. Cincinnati
    
34. Clemson
    
35. Colorado
    
36. Duke
    
37. Georgetown
    
38. Georgia
    
39. Illinois
    
40. Indiana
    
41. Iowa
    
42. Iowa State
    
43. Louisville
    
44. Maryland
    
45. Massachusetts
    
46. Mississippi
    
47. New Mexico
    
48. North Carolina-Charlotte
    
49. Oklahoma
    
50. Providence
    
51. Purdue
    
52. Rhode Island
    
53. South Carolina
    
54. Southern California
    
55. Stanford
    
56. Temple
    
57. Texas
    
58. Tulsa
    
59. Vanderbilt
    
60. Villanova
    
61. Virginia
    
62. Wake Forest
    
63. Wisconsin
    
64. Xavier-Ohio