Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Multiple Bids by Conference - NCAA Tournament

Conferences with multiple bids
  • Big East 8
  • Big Ten 7
  • Atlantic Ten 5
  • Big Twelve 5
  • Mountain West 5
  • Pacific Twelve 5
  • Atlantic Coast 4
  • Southeastern 3
  • Missouri Valley 2
  • Sun Belt 2
  • West Coast 2
The 5 bids for the Atlantic Ten is tied for the most that they have ever had.  They also had 5 bids in 1997 and 1998.

The 5 bids for the Mountain West breaks the record for the most that they have ever had.  They previously had 4 bids in 2010 and 2012.

The 3 bids for the Southeastern Conference is tied for their lowest since the field expanded in 1985.  The also had 3 bids in 1990 and 2009.

Consecutive years with multiple bids
1. Atlantic Coast 39
    Big Ten 39
3. Pacific Twelve 35
    Southeastern 35
5. Big East 34
6. Big Twelve 17
7. Mountain West 12
8. Atlantic Ten 8
9. Missouri Valley 2
    West Coast 2
 
Sun Belt has multiple teams for the first time since 2008. It is the 13th time that the Sun Belt has had multiple bids.

Consecutive years with at least 3 bids
1. Atlantic Coast 34
    Big East 34
    Big Ten 34
    Southeastern 34
5. Big Twelve 17
6. Atlantic Ten 6
7. Mountain West 4

The Big Twelve and Big East have had at least 3 teams every year of their existence.

Consecutive years with at least 4 bids
1. Big East 20
2. Big Twelve 17
3. Atlantic Coast 13
4. Big Ten 9
5. Atlantic Ten 2
    Mountain West 2

The Big Twelve has had at least 4 teams every year of their existence.

Consecutive years with at least 5 bids
1. Big East 10
2. Big Twelve 6
3. Big Ten 5

Consecutive years with at least 6 bids
1. Big East 10
2. Big Ten 3

Consecutive years with at least 7 bids
 Big East 6

Consecutive years with at least 8 bids
 Big East 4

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