Selection Sunday has finally arrived. Later this evening, we’ll learn which 68 teams will compete for the 2019 national championship.

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Some teams will have their dreams become realities and others will have their bubble burst. It’s part of the fun that has turned Selection Sunday into somewhat of a holiday for college basketball fans.

But before we get to the Selection Show, here’s a look at the teams that have guaranteed their spot in the 2019 field with an automatic bid:

Team Conference
Vermont    America East
Duke    ACC
Liberty    A-Sun
Iowa State    Big XII
Villanova    Big East
Montana    Big Sky
Gardner-Webb    Big South
UC-Irvine    Big West
Northeastern   Colonial Athletic
Old Dominion    C-USA
Northern Kentucky    Horizon League
Iona    MAAC
Buffalo    MAC
N.C. Central    MEAC
Bradley    Missouri Valley
Fairleigh Dickinson    Northeast
Murray State    Ohio Valley
Utah State    Mountain West
Oregon    Pac-12
Colgate    Patriot League
Wofford    Southern
Abilene Christian    Southland
Prairie View A&M    SWAC
North Dakota State    Summit League
Saint Mary’s    West Coast
New Mexico State    WAC

Six conferences have yet to have the automatic bid determined. Here are those conferences, along with the tournament championship matchups on Sunday:

Conference (tipoff ET)   Matchup
Ivy League (12:00) Harvard vs. Yale
SEC (1:00) Auburn vs. Tennessee
Atlantic 10 (1:00) St. Louis vs. St. Bonaventure
Sun Belt (2:00) UT-Arlington vs. Georgia St.
American Athletic (3:15) Cincinnati vs. Houston
Big Ten (3:30) Michigan vs. Michigan St.