Conference tournaments are underway – the first tell-tale sign that March Madness is here. A total of 31 automatic berths will be decided for the 2026 Men’s Basketball Tournament from now until Selection Sunday on March 15. The Ohio Valley Conference will be the first tournament. This year's Final Four is April 4-6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Until the final bracket is released, follow Sporting News' automatic bid tracker here:MORE: Automatic bids for 2026 Women's NCAA Tournament Automatic bids for 2026 NCAA TournamentA total of 31 teams will have automatic bids in the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Here is a look at the conference tournament dates, championship games and television times for those 31 games that will determine automatic bids:CONFERENCEDATESCHAMPIONSHIPTIMETVAmericanMarch 11-15March 153:15 p.m.ESPNAmerica EastMarch 7, 10-14March 1411 a.m.ESPN2ACCMarch 10-14March 148:30 p.m.ESPNAtlantic 10March 11-15March 151 p.m.CBSAtlantic SunMarch 4, 6-8March 82 p.m.ESPN2Big 12March 10-14March 146 p.m.ESPNBig EastMarch 11-14March 146:30 p.m.FoxBig SkyMarch 7-11March 1111:30 p.m.ESPN2Big SouthMarch 4-8March 812 p.m.ESPN2Big TenMarch 10-15March 153:30 p.m.CBSBig WestMarch 11-14March 1410 p.m.ESPN2C-USAMarch 10-14March 148:30 p.m.CBSSNCAAMarch 6-10March 107 p.m.CBSSNHorizonMarch 2-10March 107 p.m.ESPNIvyMarch 14-15March 1512 p.m.ESPN2MAACMarch 5-10March 109 p.m.ESPN2MACMarch 12-14March 148 p.m.ESPN2MEACMarch 11-14March 141 p.m.ESPN2MVCMarch 5-8March 812 p.m.CBSMWCMarch 11-14March 146 p.m.CBSNortheastMarch 4-10March 107 p.m.ESPN2OVCMarch 4-7March 79 p.m.ESPN2PatriotMarch 3-11March 117 p.m.ESPN2SECMarch 11-15March 151 p.m.ESPNSouthernMarch 6-9March 97 p.m.TBDSouthlandMarch 8-11March 115 p.m.ESPN2SummitMarch 4-8March 89 p.m.CBSSNSun BeltMarch 3-9March 97 p.m.TBDSWACMarch 9-14March 147:30 p.m.ESPNUWACMarch 11-14March 1411:59 p.m.ESPN2West CoastMarch 5-10March 109 p.m.ESPNMarch Madness bracket predictionsHere are Sporting News' latest March Madness bracket predictions, according to Bill Bender's March Madness Bracket 5.0. Projected No. 1 seeds in NCAA men's basketball tournament Here are the No. 1 seeds for the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament in Sporting News' latest bracketology: SCHOOLRECORDDuke27-2Michigan27-2Arizona27-2UConn27-3Last four in the NCAA men's basketball tournament Here are the last four teams in for the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament in Sporting News' latest bracketology: SCHOOLRECORDSanta Clara24-7TCU19-10New Mexico22-7VCU22-7First four out the NCAA men's basketball tournamentHere are the first four teams out in the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament in Sporting News' latest bracketology: SCHOOLRECORDCal20-9Auburn15-14Indiana17-12Seton Hall19-10When is the NCAA Men's Selection Show? The NCAA men's tournament field consists of 68 teams. The 31 automatic bids and 37 at-large bids will be revealed on March 15 at 6 p.m. ET on CBS.