Men's Champ Week 2023: tournament brackets, schedule, auto bids

Championship Week and March Madness are nearly here. Beginning with the ASUN on Feb. 27 and ending with the Ivy, A-10, SEC, American and Big Ten right up until the bracket is revealed on Selection Sunday (March 12), teams across Division I men's college basketball will be competing for the chance to cut down the nets in the conference championship — and, along with it, one of the 32 automatic bids to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

Which team from each Division I men's college basketball league is guaranteed a chance to go dancing in March? Bookmark this page, because this is where we'll be tracking the winners, live, as they punch their tickets.

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NEC: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

Record: 19-14Title-clincher: 70-50 over St. Francis (PA)*Leading scorer: Demetre Roberts (16.7 PPG)NCAA tournament history: 7th appearance (first since 2019)

*Qualified in semifinal because Merrimack is ineligible

Ohio Valley: Southeast Missouri State Redhawks

Record: 19-16Title-clincher: 89-82 (OT) over Tennessee TechLeading scorer: Phillip Russell (18.1 PPG)NCAA tournament history: 2nd appearance (first since 2000)

Big South: UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Record: 27-7Title-clincher: 77-73 over CampbellLeading scorer: Drew Pember (20.9 PPG)NCAA tournament history: 5th appearance (first since 2016)

Missouri Valley: Drake Bulldogs

Record: 27-7Title-clincher: 77-51 over BradleyLeading scorer: Tucker DeVries (18.9 PPG)NCAA tournament history 6th appearance (second in three seasons; first since 2021)

ASUN: Kennesaw State Owls

Record: 26-8Title-clincher: 67-66 over LibertyLeading scorer: Chris Youngblood (14.6 PPG)NCAA tournament history: 1st