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Purdue guard Braden Smith looks up while celebrating with his team after defeating Michigan 80-72 to win the Big Ten Tournament championship Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the United Center. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
Purdue guard Braden Smith looks up while celebrating with his team after defeating Michigan 80-72 to win the Big Ten Tournament championship Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the United Center. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)
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Conference tournament play has ended in men’s college basketball, with 31 automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament handed out before Selection Sunday (5 p.m., CBS-2).

Here are the winners that punched their tickets to March Madness.

  • America East: UMBC
  • American: South Florida
  • Atlantic Coast: Duke
  • Atlantic Sun: Queens
  • Atlantic 10: VCU
  • Big East: St. John’s
  • Big Sky: Idaho
  • Big South: High Point
  • Big Ten: Purdue
  • Big 12: Arizona
  • Big West: Hawaii
  • Coastal: Hofstra
  • Conference USA: Kennesaw State
  • Horizon: Wright State
  • Ivy: Penn
  • Metro Atlantic: Siena
  • Mid-American: Akron
  • Mid-Eastern: Howard
  • Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa
  • Mountain West: Utah State
  • Northeast: Long Island
  • Ohio Valley: Tennessee State
  • Patriot: Lehigh
  • Southeastern: Arkansas
  • Southern: Furman
  • Southland: McNeese
  • Southwestern: Prairie View A&M
  • Summit: North Dakota State
  • Sun Belt: Troy
  • West Coast: Gonzaga
  • Western: California Baptist