Thirty-one NCAA Division I men's basketball conferences will crown champions over a nine-day stretch that begins with the Ohio Valley Conference tournament on Saturday, March 6, and comes to an end with five leagues -- the Patriot League, Atlantic 10, SEC, American and Big Ten -- all crowning their champions on Sunday, March 14.
Who will earn the automatic bid in each conference? ESPN.com's college basketball experts -- Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway and Joe Lunardi -- issued their picks below, with leagues listed in the order that tickets will be punched. Click here for updated Bracketology from ESPN's Joe Lunardi and Bubble Watch analysis from John Gasaway.