Pre-Tournament Events
March 13 - Selection Sunday @ 5:00 CST on CBS
First Week Of Games
March 15-16: 4 Play-In Games
March 17-18: Round One Games
March 19-20: Round Two Games
Second Weekend Of Games
March 24-25: Round Three Games
March 26-27: Round Four Games
Final Weekend Of Games
April 2: Round Five - Semi-Finals
April 4: Round Six - Championship Game
March 13 - Selection Sunday @ 5:00 CST on CBS
First Week Of Games
March 15-16: 4 Play-In Games
March 17-18: Round One Games
March 19-20: Round Two Games
Second Weekend Of Games
March 24-25: Round Three Games
March 26-27: Round Four Games
Final Weekend Of Games
April 2: Round Five - Semi-Finals
April 4: Round Six - Championship Game
NCAA Division I Men's Tournament Dates (2016). Retrieved from http://www.ncaa.com/FutureFinalFour
Before the pairings are announced from the selected 68 teams on Sunday, March 16, there are 32 teams that will earn an automatic bid via their conference tournament or by winning the regular season outright. Here is a list of all 32 conferences with tournament dates. When the winner is determined, I'll update this post with the teams receiving automatic bid in place of the tournament dates.
| Conference | Winner [Record] |
| AAC | Connecticut Huskies (24-10) |
| ACC | North Carolina Tar Heals (27-6) |
| American East | Stony Brook Seawolves (26-6) |
| Atlantic Sun | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (20-13) |
| Atlantic 10 | St Joseph's Hawks (27-7) |
| Big East | Seton Hall Pirates (25-8) |
| Big Sky | Weber State Wildcats (26-8) |
| Big South | NC Asheville Bulldogs (22-11) |
| Big Ten | Michigan State Spartans (29-5) |
| Big 12 | Kansas Jayhawks (30-4) |
| Big West | Hawaii Warriors (27-5) |
| Colonial | UNC-Wilmington Seahawks (25-7) |
| Conference USA | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (24-9) |
| Horizon League | Green Bay Phoenix (23-12) |
| Ivy League | Yale Bulldogs (22-6) |
| MAAC | Iona Gaels (22-10) |
| MAC | Buffalo Bulls (20-14) |
| MEAC | Hampton Pirates (21-10) |
| Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa Panthers (22-12) |
| Mountain West | Fresno State Bulldogs (25-9) |
| Northeast | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (18-14) |
| Ohio Valley | Austin Peay Governors (18-17) |
| Pac 12 | Oregon Ducks (28-6) |
| Patriot | Holy Cross Crusaders (14-19) |
| SEC | Kentucky Wildcats (26-8) |
| Southern | Chattanooga Mocs (29-6) |
| Southland | Steven F Austin Lumberjacks (27-5) |
| Summit | South Dakota State Jackrabbits (26-7) |
| Sun Belt | Little Rock Trojans (29-4) |
| SWAC | Southern U Jaguars (22-12) |
| WAC | Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (24-8) |
| West Coast | Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-7) |
NCAA Division I Men's Conference Tournament Dates (2016). Retrieved from http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/schedules/conference-tournament
