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Men's College Basketball Conference Tournaments 2026: Tracking Auto Bids for March Madness
Four automatic NCAA Tournament bids will be awarded Tuesday from the CAA, Horizon League, West Coast, and MAAC conferences, adding to six teams already qualified, officials said.
- On Tuesday, four conferences — the CAA, Horizon League, WCC, and the MAAC — will award automatic NCAA bids, joining six teams already clinched for the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
- Because Mercyhurst is in transition and ineligible, that conference's automatic bid is settled, and LIU was awarded an AQ despite the outcome.
- The marquee WCC title game pits Gonzaga against Santa Clara, which entered the week on the bubble, while Horizon League, MAAC and CAA finals also decide automatic berths.
- Recent title-game results have already locked in multiple tournament participants, including Troy defeating Georgia Southern 77 in the Sun Belt and Furman clinching the SoCon bid after upsetting East Tennessee State.
- Gonzaga's final WCC season, ahead of a summer move to the Pac-12, frames the conference title race, with Gonzaga's 20 WCC titles since 2000 and the Broncos' upset on Monday positioning the WCC as a possible three-bid league.
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Santa Clara sets sights on Gonzaga in WCC title game
Santa Clara is on the brink of its first NCAA Tournament berth in 30 years, but coach Herb Sendek isn't about to rely on the opinions of March Madness pundits.
Gonzaga surges past Santa Clara 79-68 to leave WCC with 23rd tournament championship
After a spotty start at Orleans Arena, the top-seeded Zags turned the tide in Tuesday’s West Coast Conference Tournament championship game, taking their first lead midway through the second half and emerging with a victory.
Best Bet For The West Coast Championship
Santa Clara vs. Gonzaga, 9:00 ETIt was a tough Monday for me as I dropped both of my games that I put out there. The basketball game actually involved one of these teams, but with College Basketball, you almost always have games the next day to get back on the winning track. When Conference Tournament time rolls around, these teams start playing every day, and that gives us an opportunity to reclaim what we lost right away. Tonight, the West Coa…
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Santa Clara Broncos (26-7, 17-3 WCC) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (29-3, 17-2 WCC)
Last Night in College Basketball: Gonzaga Men and Women Win West Coast Titles
Men's college basketball, women's college basketball – there's no shortage of college ball, every night. Don't worry, we're here to help you figure out what you missed but shouldn't have. Here are all the best moments from last night in college basketball. Gonzaga men and women advance Both of Gonzaga’s men’s and women’s basketball teams were in West Coast Conference championship games on Tuesday night, and both Bulldogs came away winners. That’…
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