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2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams

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2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. 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.

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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.

At-large bids

Seeds listed with scores are seeds within the conference tournaments.

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
  • References

    2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament: qualifying teams Wikipedia