Four teams are officially ineligible for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, all of which are ineligible as they transition to Division I.
There are 365 college basketball teams competing in the 2025-26 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season. But only 361 of those teams are eligible for the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
More than 40 programs, including the following four, rank among the teams that have never made the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Teams Ineligible for the 2026 NCAA Tournament
- Le Moyne
- Mercyhurst
- New Haven
- West Georgia
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