NCAA Tournament by State

Which state sends the most teams to the March Madness?

The following table summarizes the 68 teams in NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament by state. Texas sends the most teams of 6 and Alabama sends the second-most teams of 4.

Update: March 24, 2024

The first round matches concluded and the second round matchup was set. 4 Texas teams , which is the most, advanced to second round and 3 North Carolina teams appears in second round match board. In special, all 3 North Carolina teams won and all 3 Florida teams / 3 Kentucky teams lose in first round matches.

In second round matches, all 3 North Carolina teams won and advanced to Sweet 16. University of Houston is the only one of the six Texas teams that advanced to the tournament to advance to the Sweet 16.

NCAA Tournament Teams by State
State	Number of Schools	List of School(s)
Texas	6 teams in tournament 4 teams to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16	Baylor University ^2nd University of Houston ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} Texas A & M University-College Station ^2nd The University of Texas at Austin ^2nd Texas Christian University Texas Tech University
Alabama	4 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16 1 team to Elite 8 1 team to Final Four!	University of Alabama at Birmingham The University of Alabama ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} ^{Elite 8} ^{Final Four} Auburn University Samford University
Virginia	3 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round	James Madison University ^2nd Longwood University University of Virginia-Main Campus
California	3 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16	California State University-Long Beach San Diego State University ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} Saint Mary's College of California
North Carolina	3 teams in tournament 3 teams to 2nd round 3 teams to Sweet 16 2 teams to Elite 8 1 team to Final Four!	Duke University ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} ^{Elite 8} University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} North Carolina State University at Raleigh ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} ^{Elite 8} ^{Final Four}
Florida	3 teams in tournament	Florida Atlantic University University of Florida Stetson University
South Carolina	3 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16 1 team to Elite 8	College of Charleston Clemson University ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} ^{Elite 8} University of South Carolina-Columbia
Kentucky	3 teams in tournament	University of Kentucky Morehead State University Western Kentucky University
Nebraska	2 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16	Creighton University ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Washington	2 teams in tournament 2 teams to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16	Gonzaga University ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} Washington State University ^2nd
Arizona	2 teams in tournament 2 teams to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16	University of Arizona ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} Grand Canyon University ^2nd
Wisconsin	2 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16	Marquette University ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} University of Wisconsin-Madison
Colorado	2 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round	University of Colorado Boulder ^2nd Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Connecticut	2 teams in tournament 2 teams to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16 1 team to Elite 8 1 team to Final Four! 1 team to Championship!	University of Connecticut ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} ^{Elite 8} ^{Final Four} ^Championship Yale University ^2nd
New York	2 teams in tournament	Colgate University Wagner College
Ohio	2 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round	University of Akron Main Campus University of Dayton ^2nd
Illinois	2 teams in tournament 2 teams to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16 1 team to Elite 8	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} ^{Elite 8} Northwestern University ^2nd
Iowa	2 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16	Drake University Iowa State University ^2nd ^{Sweet 16}
Louisiana	2 teams in tournament	Grambling State University McNeese State University
Michigan	2 teams in tournament 2 teams to 2nd round	Michigan State University ^2nd Oakland University ^2nd
Utah	2 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round	Brigham Young University Utah State University ^2nd
Montana	1 teams in tournament	Montana State University
Nevada	1 teams in tournament	University of Nevada-Reno
New Jersey	1 teams in tournament	Saint Peter's University
Indiana	1 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16 1 team to Elite 8 1 team to Final Four! 1 team to Championship!	Purdue University-Main Campus ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} ^{Elite 8} ^{Final Four} ^Championship
New Mexico	1 teams in tournament	University of New Mexico-Main Campus
District of Columbia	1 teams in tournament	Howard University
Idaho	1 teams in tournament	Boise State University
Oregon	1 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round	University of Oregon ^2nd
Pennsylvania	1 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round	Duquesne University ^2nd
Kansas	1 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round	University of Kansas ^2nd
South Dakota	1 teams in tournament	South Dakota State University
Tennessee	1 teams in tournament 1 team to 2nd round 1 team to Sweet 16 1 team to Elite 8	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ^2nd ^{Sweet 16} ^{Elite 8}
Mississippi	1 teams in tournament	Mississippi State University
Vermont	1 teams in tournament	University of Vermont