2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: Qualifying Teams

Information on the qualifying teams in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. For more information on the tournament, see the 2008 Tournament Main Page. A total of 65 teams entered the tournament. Thirty of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which does not conduct a post-season tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 34 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams are seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 65.

Qualifying teams

Team names are those used on ESPN.com scoreboards and team pages.

Automatic Bids

All automatic bids were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments.

Automatic Bids
School	Record	Conference	Conf. Record	Regular Season Finish	Regular Season 2nd Place
Cornell	20-5	Ivy League	14-0	1st	Brown (11-3 conf. record)
School	Record	Conference Tournament	Conf. Record	Conf. Finals Seed	Conf. Finals Runner-Up (Seed)
Winthrop	22-11	Big South	10-4	2	North Carolina-Asheville (1)
Austin Peay	24-10	Ohio Valley	16-4	1	Tennessee State (6)
Belmont	25-8	Atlantic Sun	14-2	1	Jacksonville (2)
Drake	28-4	Missouri Valley	15-3	1	Illinois State (2)
Davidson	26-6	Southern	20-0	1	Elon (7)
Siena	22-10	MAAC	13-5	1	Rider (2)
George Mason	23-10	CAA	12-6	3	William & Mary (5)
San Diego	21-13	West Coast	11-3	3	Gonzaga (1)
Oral Roberts	24-8	Summit	16-2	1	IUPUI (2)
Western Kentucky	27-6	Sun Belt	16-2	3	Middle Tennessee State (4)
Butler	28-3	Horizon	16-2	1	Cleveland State (2)
Mount St. Mary's	18-14	Northeast	11-7	4	Sacred Heart (3)
Portland State	23-9	Big Sky	14-2	1	Northern Arizona (2)
American	21-11	Patriot	10-4	1	Colgate (2)
Memphis	31-1	C-USA	16-0	1	Tulsa (7)
UMBC	24-8	America East	13-3	1	Hartford (2)
Temple	21-12	Atlantic 10	11-5	2	Saint Joseph's (5)
UCLA	31-3	Pac 10	16-2	1	Stanford (2)
Kent State	28-6	Mid-American	13-3	1	Akron (3)
UNLV	26-7	Mountain West	12-4	2	Brigham Young (1)
Mississippi Valley State	17-15	SWAC	12-6	2	Jackson State (4)
Coppin State	16-20	MEAC	7-9	7	Morgan State (1)
Pittsburgh	26-9	Big East	10-8	7	Georgetown (1)
Boise State	25-8	WAC	12-4	4	New Mexico State (3)
Cal State Fullerton	24-8	Big West	12-4	3	UC Irvine (5)
North Carolina	32-2	ACC	14-2	1	Clemson (3)
Georgia	17-16	SEC	4-12	East 6	Arkansas (West 2)
Texas-Arlington	21-11	Southland	7-9	7	Northwestern State (5)
Kansas	31-3	Big 12	13-3	2	Texas (1)
Wisconsin	29-4	Big Ten	16-2	1	Illinois (10)

At-Large bids

Seeds listed with scores are seeds within the conference tournaments.

At-Large Bids
School	Record	Conference	Conf. Record	Conf. Tournament Result
				Seed	Round Eliminated	Lost To (Seed)
Tennessee	29-4	SEC	14-2	East 1	Semifinals	Arkansas (West 2)
Texas	28-6	Big 12	13-3	1	Finals	Kansas (2)
Georgetown	27-5	Big East	15-3	1	Finals	Pittsburgh (7)
Duke	27-5	ACC	13-3	2	Semifinals	Clemson (3)
Louisville	24-8	Big East	14-4	2	Quarterfinals	Pittsburgh (7)
Stanford	26-7	Pac-10	15-6	2	Finals	UCLA (1)
Xavier	27-6	Atlantic 10	14-2	1	Semifinals	Saint Joseph's (5)
Washington State	24-8	Pac-10	12-8	3	Semifinals	Stanford (2)
Vanderbilt	26-7	SEC	10-6	East 3	Quarterfinals	Arkansas (West 2)
Connecticut	24-8	Big East	13-5	4	Quarterfinals	West Virginia (5)
Notre Dame	24-7	Big East	14-4	3	Quarterfinals	Marquette (6)
Michigan State	25-8	Big Ten	12-6	4	Semifinals	Wisconsin (1)
Clemson	24-9	ACC	10-6	3	Finals	North Carolina (1)
Oklahoma	22-11	Big 12	9-7	9	Quarterfinals	Texas (1)
Marquette	24-9	Big East	11-7	6	Semifinals	Pittsburgh (7)
USC	21-11	Pac-10	12-8	4	Semifinals	UCLA (1)
Purdue	24-8	Big Ten	15-3	2	Quarterfinals	Illinois (10)
Miami (FL)	22-10	ACC	8-8	5	Quarterfinals	Virginia Tech (4)
Gonzaga	25-7	WCC	13-1	1	Finals	San Diego (3)
West Virginia	24-10	Big East	11-7	5	Semifinals	Georgetown (1)
Indiana	25-7	Big Ten	14-4	3	Quarterfinals	Minnesota (6)
Mississippi State	22-10	SEC	12-4	West 1	Semifinals	Georgia (East 6)
Brigham Young	27-7	Mountain West	16-3	1	Finals	UNLV (2)
Arkansas	22-11	SEC	9-7	West 2	Finals	Georgia (East 6)
Oregon	18-13	Pac-10	9-10	10	First Round	Arizona (7)
Texas A&M	24-10	Big 12	8-8	6	Semifinals	Kansas (2)
South Alabama	26-6	Sun Belt	16-2	1	Semifinals	Middle Tennessee (4)
Saint Mary's	25-6	WCC	12-2	2	Semifinals	San Diego (3)
Arizona	19-14	Pac-10	9-11	2	Quarterfinals	Stanford (2)
Saint Joseph's	21-12	Atlantic 10	9-7	5	Finals	Temple (2)
Kentucky	18-12	SEC	12-4	East 2	Quarterfinals	Georgia (East 6)
Kansas State	20-11	Big 12	10-6	2	Final	Texas (1)
Baylor	21-10	Big 12	9-7	5	First Round	Colorado (12)
Villanova	20-12	Big East	9-9	8	Quarterfinals	Georgetown (1)

Listed by grouping and seeding

East Regional - Charlotte Seed School Conference Record Berth Type #1 North Carolina ACC 32-2 Tournament Champion #2 Tennessee SEC 29-4 At-Large Bid #3 Louisville Big East 24-8 At-Large Bid #4 Washington State Pac-10 24-8 At-Large Bid #5 Notre Dame Big East 24-7 At-Large Bid #6 Oklahoma Big 12 22-11 At-Large Bid #7 Butler Horizon 29-3 Tournament Champion #8 Indiana Big Ten 25-7 At-Large Bid #9 Arkansas SEC 22-11 At-Large Bid #10 South Alabama Sun Belt 26-6 At-Large Bid #11 Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 21-12 At-Large Bid #12 George Mason CAA 23-10 Tournament Champion #13 Winthrop Big South 22-11 Tournament Champion #14 Boise State WAC 25-8 Tournament Champion #15 American Patriot 21-11 Tournament Champion #16 Mount St. Mary's (Play-in Winner) Northeast 18-14 Tournament Champion #16B Coppin State (Play-in Loser) MEAC 16-20 Tournament Champion

West Regional - Phoenix Seed School Conference Record Berth Type #1 UCLA Pac-10 31-3 Tournament Champion #2 Duke ACC 27-5 At-Large Bid #3 Xavier Atlantic 10 27-6 At-Large Bid #4 Connecticut Big East 24-8 At-Large Bid #5 Drake Missouri Valley 28-4 Tournament Champion #6 Purdue Big Ten 24-8 At-Large Bid #7 West Virginia Big East 24-10 At-Large Bid #8 Brigham Young Mountain West 27-7 At-Large Bid #9 Texas A&M Big 12 24-10 At-Large Bid #10 Arizona Pac-10 19-14 At-Large Bid #11 Baylor Big 12 21-10 At-Large Bid #12 Western Kentucky Sun Belt 27-6 Tournament Champion #13 San Diego WCC 21-13 Tournament Champion #14 Georgia SEC 17-16 Tournament Champion #15 Belmont Atlantic Sun 25-8 Tournament Champion #16 Mississippi Valley State SWAC 17-15 Tournament Champion

Midwest Regional - Detroit Seed School Conference Record Berth Type #1 Kansas Big 12 31-3 Tournament Champion #2 Georgetown Big East 27-5 At-Large Bid #3 Wisconsin Big Ten 29-4 Tournament Champion #4 Vanderbilt SEC 26-7 At-Large Bid #5 Clemson ACC 24-9 At-Large Bid #6 USC Pac-10 21-11 At-Large Bid #7 Gonzaga WCC 25-7 At-Large Bid #8 UNLV Mountain West 26-7 Tournament Champion #9 Kent State Mid-American 28-6 Tournament Champion #10 Davidson Southern 26-6 Tournament Champion #11 Kansas State Big 12 20-11 At-Large Bid #12 Villanova Big East 20-12 At-Large Bid #13 Siena MAAC 22-10 Tournament Champion #14 Cal State Fullerton Big West 24-8 Tournament Champion #15 UMBC America East 24-8 Tournament Champion #16 Portland State Big Sky 23-9 Tournament Champion

South Regional - Houston Seed School Conference Record Berth Type #1 Memphis C-USA 33-1 Tournament Champion #2 Texas Big 12 28-6 At-Large Bid #3 Stanford Pac-10 26-7 At-Large Bid #4 Pittsburgh Big East 26-9 Tournament Champion #5 Michigan State Big Ten 25-8 At-Large Bid #6 Marquette Big East 24-9 At-Large Bid #7 Miami (FL) ACC 22-10 At-Large Bid #8 Mississippi State SEC 22-10 At-Large Bid #9 Oregon Pac-10 18-13 At-Large Bid #10 Saint Mary's WCC 25-6 At-Large Bid #11 Kentucky SEC 18-12 At-Large Bid #12 Temple Atlantic 10 21-12 Tournament Champion #13 Oral Roberts Summit 24-8 Tournament Champion #14 Cornell Ivy 22-5 Regular Season Champion #15 Austin Peay Ohio Valley 24-10 Tournament Champion #16 Texas-Arlington Southland 21-11 Tournament Champion

Bids by conference

Bids	Conference(s)	Schools
8	Big East	#2 Georgetown, #3 Louisville, #4 Connecticut, #4 Pittsburgh, #5 Notre Dame #6 Marquette, #7 West Virginia, #12 Villanova
6	Big 12	#1 Kansas, #2 Texas, #6 Oklahoma, #9 Texas A&M, #11 Baylor, #11 Kansas State
	Pac-10	#1 UCLA, #3 Stanford, #4 Washington State, #6 USC, #9 Oregon, #10 Arizona
	SEC	#2 Tennessee, #4 Vanderbilt, #8 Mississippi State, #9 Arkansas, #11 Kentucky, #14 Georgia
4	ACC	#1 North Carolina, #2 Duke, #5 Clemson, #7 Miami (FL)
	Big Ten	#3 Wisconsin, #5 Michigan State, #6 Purdue, #8 Indiana
3	Atlantic 10	#3 Xavier, #11 Saint Joseph's, #12 Temple
	WCC	#7 Gonzaga, #10 Saint Mary's, #13 San Diego
2	Mountain West	#8 Brigham Young, #8 UNLV
	Sun Belt	#10 South Alabama, #12 Western Kentucky
1	21 other conferences	See Automatic Bids

Bids by state

Bids	State(s)	Schools
6	California	Cal State Fullerton, Saint Mary's, San Diego, Stanford, UCLA, USC
5	Tennessee	Austin Peay, Belmont, Memphis, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
4	Indiana	Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue
	Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh, Saint Joseph's, Temple, Villanova
	Texas	Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas-Arlington
3	Kentucky	Kentucky, Louisville, Western Kentucky
	Maryland	Coppin State, Mount St. Mary's, UMBC
	North Carolina	Davidson, Duke, North Carolina
2	Kansas	Kansas, Kansas State
	Mississippi	Mississippi State, Mississippi Valley State
	New York	Cornell, Siena
	Ohio	Kent State, Xavier
	Oklahoma	Oklahoma, Oral Roberts
	Oregon	Oregon, Portland State
	South Carolina	Clemson, Winthrop
	Washington	Gonzaga, Washington State
	Washington, D.C.	American, Georgetown
	Wisconsin	Marquette, Wisconsin
1	Alabama	South Alabama
	Arizona	Arizona
	Arkansas	Arkansas
	Connecticut	Connecticut
	Florida	Miami (FL)
	Georgia	Georgia
	Idaho	Boise State
	Iowa	Drake
	Michigan	Michigan State
	Nevada	UNLV
	Utah	Brigham Young
	Virginia	George Mason
	West Virginia	West Virginia

Other teams considered (bubble teams)

Arizona State, 19-12, NIT SEED: 1

Illinois State, 24-9, NIT SEED: 2

Massachusetts, 21-10, NIT SEED: 2

Ohio State, 19-13, NIT SEED:1

Virginia Tech, 19-13, NIT SEED: 1

Florida, 21-11, NIT SEED: 2

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