Western Illinois is the first team invited to the Big Dance.
March Madness is around the corner. But before the madness commences, teams need to be invited to the Big Dance. That’s where the conference tournaments come into play, where a total of 31 automatic bids to the NCAA tournament are up for grabs in both men's and women's college basketball.
The action tipped off in the women’s tournaments on Monday with the Horizon League, and will take place all the way up to Selection Sunday on March 15. Here's a look at the. As for the women's conference tournament, every team that secures an auto bid will be tracked below. Western Illinois became the first team on the women’s side to punch its ticket to the Big Dance off a big performance from senior forward Mia Nicastro in Saturday’s Ohio Valley Conference championship game. Check back here throughout conference tournament week to check in on the rest of the tickets booked.Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.
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