NCAA Men's Tournament Debuts

Every year since its inception, the NCAA men's basketball tournament has featured at least one newcomer. For each year, name a team that made their NCAA men's basketball tournament debut.
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Year
#
Team(s)
1939
8
Brown | Ohio State | Oklahoma | Oregon | Texas | Utah State | Villanova | Wake Forest
1940
8
Colorado | Duquesne | Indiana | Kansas | Rice | Springfield College | USC | Western Kentucky
1941
8
Arkansas | Creighton | Dartmouth | North Carolina | Pittsburgh | Washington State | Wisconsin | Wyoming
1942
4
Illinois | Kentucky | Penn State | Stanford
1943
4
DePaul | Georgetown | NYU | Washington
1944
6
Catholic University | Iowa State | Missouri | Pepperdine | Temple | Utah
1945
2
Oklahoma State | Tufts University
1946
3
Baylor | California | Harvard
1947
4
CCNY | Holy Cross | Navy | Oregon State
1948
3
Columbia | Kansas State | Michigan
1949
1
Yale
1950
4
Bradley | BYU | NC State | UCLA
1951
7
Arizona | Connecticut | Louisville | Montana State | San Jose State | St. John's | Texas A&M
1952
7
Dayton | New Mexico State | Oklahoma City | Princeton | Saint Louis | Santa Clara | TCU
1953
10
Eastern Kentucky | Fordham | Hardin-Simmons University | Idaho State | Lebanon Valley College | LSU | Miami of Ohio | Notre Dame | Pennsylvania | Seattle
1954
7
Colorado State | Cornell | George Washington | La Salle | Loyola New Orleans | Texas Tech | Toledo
1955
11
Canisius | Duke | Iowa | Marquette | Memphis | San Francisco | SMU | Tulsa | West Texas A&M | West Virginia | Williams College
1956
5
Houston | Manhattan | Marshall | Morehead State | Wayne State University
1957
3
Lafayette | Michigan State | Syracuse
1958
5
Arizona State | Boston College | Cincinnati | Maryland | Tennessee Tech
1959
5
Boston University | Bowling Green | Portland | St. Joseph's | St. Mary's
1960
4
Air Force | Georgia Tech | Miami | Ohio
1961
4
Loyola Marymount | Rhode Island | St. Bonaventure | Xavier
1962
3
Butler | Detroit Mercy | Massachusetts
1963
3
Loyola Chicago | Mississippi State | UTEP
1964
4
Murray State | Providence | VMI | Wichita State
1965
1
Vanderbilt
1966
2
Davidson | Pacific
1967
2
Tennessee | Virginia Tech
1968
4
East Tennessee State | Florida State | New Mexico | Weber State
1969
3
Drake | Purdue | Trinity University (TX)
1970
3
Jacksonville | Long Beach State | Niagara
1971
2
Furman | South Carolina
1972
4
East Carolina | Hawaii | Louisiana | Minnesota
1973
1
Austin Peay
1974
2
Cal State Los Angeles | Oral Roberts
1975
7
Alabama | Central Michigan | Middle Tennessee | Montana | Rutgers | San Diego State | UNLV
1976
4
Boise State | Hofstra | Virginia | Western Michigan
1977
2
Charlotte | Southern Illinois
1978
1
Cal State Fullerton
1979
5
Appalachian State | Indiana State | Iona | Lamar | South Alabama
1980
4
Alcorn State | Clemson | Old Dominion | VCU
1981
12
Ball State | Chattanooga | Fresno State | Howard | Idaho | James Madison | LIU | Mercer | Northeastern | Ole Miss | Southern | UAB
1982
5
Evansville | North Carolina A&T | Northern Illinois | Robert Morris | UL Monroe
1983
3
Georgia | Georgia Southern | Illinois State
1984
7
Auburn | Houston Christian | Louisiana Tech | Nevada | Richmond | Rider | San Diego
1985
2
Fairleigh Dickinson | Lehigh
1986
8
Akron | Cleveland State | Drexel | Fairfield | Little Rock | Marist | Mississippi Valley State | Nebraska
1987
4
Bucknell | Florida | Missouri State | New Orleans
1988
5
Eastern Michigan | North Texas | Seton Hall | UC Santa Barbara | UTSA
1989
4
George Mason | McNeese | Siena | South Carolina State
1990
6
Coppin State | Northern Iowa | South Florida | Southern Miss | Texas Southern | Towson
1991
5
Coastal Carolina | Georgia State | Green Bay | St. Francis (PA) | St. Peter's
1992
4
Campbell | Delaware | Eastern Illinois | Tulane
1993
2
Tennessee State | Wright State
1994
5
Charleston | Liberty | Loyola (MD) | Texas State | UCF
1995
5
Colgate | FIU | Gonzaga | Mount St. Mary's | Nicholls
1996
4
Monmouth | UNC Greensboro | Valparaiso | Western Carolina
1997
2
Charleston Southern | Jackson State
1998
4
Northern Arizona | Prairie View A&M | Radford | UIC
1999
5
Arkansas State | Florida A&M | Kent State | Samford | Winthrop
2000
3
Central Connecticut | Southeast Missouri State | UNC Wilmington
2001
5
Alabama State | Cal State Northridge | Hampton | Northwestern State | Southern Utah
2002
1
Florida Atlantic
2003
7
IUPUI | Milwaukee | Sam Houston State | Troy | UNC Asheville | Vermont | Wagner
2004
1
Eastern Washington
2005
4
Alabama A&M | Delaware State | Oakland | Southeastern Louisiana
2006
2
Albany | Belmont
2007
1
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
2008
4
American | Portland State | UT Arlington | UMBC
2009
4
Binghamton | Morgan State | North Dakota State | Stephen F. Austin
2010
2
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Wofford
2011
1
Northern Colorado
2012
2
Norfolk State | South Dakota State
2013
1
Florida Gulf Coast
2014
2
Cal Poly | North Carolina Central
2015
3
Buffalo | North Florida | UC Irvine
2016
2
Cal State Bakersfield | Stony Brook
2017
5
Jacksonville State | North Dakota | Northern Kentucky | Northwestern | UC Davis
2018
1
Lipscomb
2019
2
Abilene Christian | Gardner-Webb
2021
2
Grand Canyon | Hartford
2022
2
Bryant | Longwood
2023
1
Kennesaw State
2024
2
Grambling | Stetson
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