At least one team from the 32 “all-sport” Division I conferences receives an automatic bid to the NCAA March Madness Tournament. Before the national championship tournament gets into action, get ready for the college basketball craziness with our 2019 Conference Tourney Primer.
| CONFERENCE | Teams | Teams in Conf. Tourney | Reg. Season Conf. Games | Balanced Sched. | Reg. Season Ends | Tourney Starts | Tourney Format* | Tourney Finals | Finals Site | 2018 CHAMPION |
| Ohio Valley | 12 | 8 | 18 | No | 3/2/19 | 3/6/19 | Staggered -Semi | 3/9/19 | Evansville | Murray St. |
| Atlantic Sun | 9 | 8 | 16 | Yes | 3/1/19 | 3/4/19 | Std | 3/10/19 | Higher Seed | Lipscomb |
| Big South | 11 | 11 | 16 | No | 3/2/19 | 3/5/19 | Std | 3/10/19 | Higher Seed | Radford |
| Missouri Valley |
10 | 10 | 18 | Yes | 3/2/19 | 3/7/19 | Std | 3/10/19 | St. Louis | Loyola-Chicago |
| Metro Atlantic | 11 | 11 | 18 | No | 3/2/19 | 3/7/19 | Std-2 day Qtrs | 3/11/19 | Albany | Iona |
| Southern | 10 | 10 | 18 | Yes | 3/2/19 | 3/8/19 | Std | 3/11/19 | Asheville | UNC-Greensboro |
| Colonial | 10 | 10 | 18 | Yes | 3/2/19 | 3/9/19 | Std | 3/12/19 | North Charleston | Charleston |
| Horizon | 10 | 8 | 18 | Yes | 3/2/19 | 3/5/19 | Std | 3/12/19 | Detroit | Wright State |
| Northeast | 10 | 8 | 18 | Yes | 3/2/19 | 3/6/19 | Reseeded | 3/12/19 | Higher Seed | LIU-Brooklyn |
| Summit League | 9 | 8 | 16 | Yes | 3/2/19 | 3/9/19 | Std-2 day Qtrs | 3/12/19 | Sioux Falls | South Dakota St. |
| West Coast | 10 | 10 | 16 | No | 3/2/19 | 3/7/19 | Staggered -Semi | 3/12/19 | Las Vegas | Gonzaga |
| Patriot | 10 | 10 | 18 | Yes | 3/2/19 | 3/5/19 | Reseeded | 3/13/19 | Higher Seed | Bucknell |
| America East | 9 | 8 | 16 | Yes | 3/5/19 | 3/9/19 | Reseeded | 3/16/19 | Higher Seed | UMBC |
| Atlantic Coast |
15 | 15 | 18 | No | 3/9/19 | 3/12/19 | Staggered – Qtr | 3/16/19 | Charlotte | Virginia |
| Big 12 | 10 | 10 | 18 | Yes | 3/9/19 | 3/13/19 | Std | 3/16/19 | Kansas City | Kansas |
| Big East | 10 | 10 | 18 | Yes | 3/9/19 | 3/13/19 | Std | 3/16/19 | New York | Villanova |
| Big Sky | 11 | 11 | 20 | Yes | 3/9/19 | 3/11/19 | Std | 3/16/19 | Boise | Montana |
| Big West | 9 | 8 | 16 | No | 3/9/19 | 3/14/19 | Std | 3/16/19 | Anaheim | CS Fullerton |
| Conference USA | 14 | 12 | 18 | No | 3/9/19 | 3/13/19 | Std | 3/16/19 | Frisco | Marshall |
| Mid-American | 12 | 12 | 18 | No | 3/8/19 | 3/11/19 | Std | 3/16/19 | Cleveland | Buffalo |
| Mid-Eastern | 12 | 11 | 16 | No | 3/7/19 | 3/11/19 | Std-2 day Qtrs | 3/16/19 | Norfolk | N.C. Central |
| Mountain West | 11 | 11 | 18 | No | 3/9/19 | 3/13/19 | Std | 3/16/19 | Las Vegas | San Diego State |
| Pac-12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | No | 3/9/19 | 3/13/19 | Std | 3/16/19 | Las Vegas | Arizona |
| Southland | 13 | 8 | 18 | No | 3/9/19 | 3/13/19 | Staggered -Semi | 3/16/19 | Katy | S.F. Austin |
| Southwestern | 10 | 8 | 18 | Yes | 3/9/19 | 3/12/19 | Std | 3/16/19 | Birmingham | Texas Southern |
| Western Athletic |
9 | 8 | 16 | Yes | 3/9/19 | 3/14/19 | Std | 3/16/19 | Las Vegas | New Mexico St. |
| American | 12 | 12 | 18 | No | 3/10/19 | 3/14/19 | Std | 3/17/19 | Memphis | Cincinnati |
| Atlantic 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | No | 3/9/19 | 3/13/19 | Staggered – Qtr | 3/17/19 | Brooklyn | Davidson |
| Big Ten | 14 | 14 | 20 | No | 3/9/19 | 3/13/19 | Staggered – Qtr | 3/17/19 | Chicago | Michigan |
| Ivy League | 8 | 4 | 14 | Yes | 3/9/19 | 3/16/19 | Std | 3/17/19 | New Haven | Penn |
| Southeastern | 14 | 14 | 18 | No | 3/9/19 | 3/13/19 | Staggered – Qtr | 3/17/19 | Nashville | Kentucky |
| Sun Belt | 12 | 12 | 18 | No | 3/9/19 | 3/12/19 | Std | 3/17/19 | New Orleans | Georgia State |
Download the spreadsheet version of this table here: Conference Tourney Primer 2019
