2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
[80] In addition to the above changes, the Indiana University and Purdue University systems split IUPUI into separate IU- and Purdue-affiliated institutions at the end of the 2023–24 academic year, a move similar to the two systems' dissolution of their joint Fort Wayne campus in 2018.[81] Shortly before the split became official, the IUPUI athletic website adopted a new brand of IU Indy.The NCAA Tournament tipped off on March 19, 2024 with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, and will conclude on April 8 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.The remaining 36 teams were granted "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.For the first time in recent years, automatic bids will not be granted to regular-season conference champions that fail to reach the NCAA tournament.The top 30 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams by average home attendance: