Conference Tournaments 2021: Schedules, Brackets, NCAA Tournament Autobids

Stay up to date with who earns an NCAA tournament bid in every men's conference basketball tournament in 2021.

It's conference tournament season in college basketball, which means championships—as well as automatic bids for the 2021 NCAA tournament—are about to be handed out. Conference tourneys come in two waves, with some underway this week and others kicking off next week. 

For most mid-major teams, winning the league tournament is the only way to earn a bid to the Big Dance. And for Power 5 teams lacking the résumé for at-large bid, a surprising conference tournament run is an opportunity to make up for an otherwise disappointing season.

Below, Sports Illustrated is tracking every men's conference championship winner, along with a schedule of title games and which channel they will be broadcast on. Conference finals will begin on Saturday, March 6 and wrap up on the afternoon of March 14, which is also Selection Sunday.

Morehead State became the first team to clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament via a conference tournament championship, beating top-seeded Belmont 86–71 in Saturday's Ohio Valley Conference final.

All times are Eastern. Click on a league name to view full bracket and tournament schedule.

CONFERENCE	START DATE	TITLE GAME INFO	CHAMPION
Ohio Valley	March 3	March 6 (7 p.m. ESPN2)	Morehead State
Big South	Feb. 27	March 7 (12 p.m. ESPN)	Winthrop
Atlantic Sun	March 3	March 7 (2 p.m., ESPN)	Liberty
Missouri Valley	March 4	March 7 (2:10 p.m, CBS)	Loyola Chicago
Southern	March 5	March 8 (7 p.m., ESPN)	Mercer
Sun Belt	March 5	March 8 (7 p.m., ESPN2)	Appalachian State
Horizon	Feb. 25	March 9 (7 p.m., TBD)	Cleveland State
CAA	March 6	March 9 (7 p.m., CBSSN)	Drexel
Northeast	March 6	March 9 (7 p.m., ESPN2)	Mount St. Mary's
Summit	March 6	March 9 (9 p.m., ESPN2)	Oral Roberts
WCC	March 4	March 9 (9 p.m., ESPN)	Gonzaga
America East	Feb. 27	March 13 (11 a.m., ESPN2)	Hartford
MEAC	March 7	March 13 (1 p.m., ESPN2)	Norfolk State
MAAC	March 8	March 13 (4 p.m., ESPNU)	Iona
Big 12	March 10	March 13 (6 p.m., ESPN)	Texas
SWAC	March 10	March 13 (6 p.m., ESPNU)	Texas Southern
Mountain West	March 10	March 13 (6 p.m., CBS)	San Diego State
Big East	March 10	March 13 (6:30 p.m., FOX)	Georgetown
MAC	March 11	March 13 (7:30 p.m., ESPN2)	Ohio
Big Sky	March 10	March 13 (8 p.m., ESPNU)	Eastern Washington
ACC	March 9	March 13 (8:30 p.m., ESPN)	Georgia Tech
C-USA	March 10	March 13 (9 p.m., CBSSN)	North Texas
Southland	March 10	March 13 (9:30 p.m., ESPN2)	Abilene Christian
WAC	March 11	March 13 (10 p.m., ESPNU)	Grand Canyon
Pac-12	March 10	March 13 (10:30 p.m., ESPN)	Oregon State
Big West	March 9	March 13 (11:30 p.m., ESPN2)	UC Santa Barbara
Patriot	March 3	March 14 (12 p.m., CBSSN)	Colgate
SEC	March 10	March 14 (1 p.m., ESPN)	Alabama
Atlantic 10	March 3	March 14 (1 p.m., CBS)	St. Bonaventure
American	March 11	March 14 (3:15 p.m., ESPN)	Houston
Big Ten	March 10	March 14 (3:30 p.m., CBS)	Illinois