NCAA Tournament Conference Score is a simple stat that we came up with to evaluate conferences in light of the NCAA Tournament. It’s basically the total of a conference’s NCAA Tournament bids plus its wins divided by the teams in the conference (all basketball-playing members, regardless of whether they make the NCAAs). Conferences are rightly rewarded for getting a higher percentage of teams into the field and seeing those teams advance. In order for a conference to qualify for a ranking in the tables below, it must send multiple teams to the tournament, or its lone representative must win at least one game.
During the tournament, we add the number of teams still alive for each conference to the numerator to give a better reflection of how each conference is doing at a given time.
| 2009 | ||||||||||
| Conference | Teams | Bids | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Title | Wins | Score |
| Big East | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.50 |
| Big Ten | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1.45 |
| Big 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.42 |
| ACC | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1.33 |
| Pac-10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.20 |
| Atlantic 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 |
| West Coast | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 |
| SEC | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Horizon | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 |
| C-USA | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| Mountain West | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| MAAC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Sun Belt | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 2008 | ||||||||||
| Conference | Teams | Bids | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Title | Wins | Score |
| Big 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1.50 |
| Pac-10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.40 |
| Big East | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.19 |
| ACC | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.83 |
| SEC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.83 |
| Big Ten | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.82 |
| C-USA | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| West Coast | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Atlantic 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.43 |
| Southern | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| Mountain West | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Sun Belt | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 |
| Horizon | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| MAAC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 2007 | ||||||||||
| Conference | Teams | Bids | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Title | Wins | Score |
| Pac-10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.60 |
| Big Ten | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1.36 |
| SEC | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1.33 |
| ACC | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.17 |
| Big 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.83 |
| Big East | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.81 |
| Horizon | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.44 |
| Mountain West | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.44 |
| Missouri Valley | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| WAC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| C-USA | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 |
| Colonial | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Big South | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Atlantic 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 |
| 2006 | ||||||||||
| Conference | Teams | Bids | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Title | Wins | Score |
| SEC | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1.58 |
| Pac-10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.20 |
| Big East | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.19 |
| ACC | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.83 |
| Big Ten | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.82 |
| Missouri Valley | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Big 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.67 |
| Colonial | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| C-USA | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.42 |
| West Coast | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 |
| Patriot | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Big Sky | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| MWC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Horizon | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 |
| WAC | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| Atlantic 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 |
| Southland | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 |
| 2005 | ||||||||||
| Conference | Teams | Bids | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Title | Wins | Score |
| ACC | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1.55 |
| Big Ten | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.55 |
| Big East | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.08 |
| Big 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Pac-10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.90 |
| SEC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.83 |
| C-USA | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.71 |
| Mountain West | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.44 |
| Missouri Valley | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.40 |
| West Coast | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.38 |
| Horizon | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 |
| WAC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Big West | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 |
| Patriot | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| America East | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 2004 | ||||||||||
| Conference | Teams | Bids | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Title | Wins | Score |
| ACC | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2.22 |
| Big East | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1.29 |
| Big 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.17 |
| SEC | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.08 |
| Atlantic 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.83 |
| C-USA | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.79 |
| Big Ten | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.55 |
| Pac-10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.40 |
| WAC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 |
| Mountain West | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| West Coast | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| MAAC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Big West | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Missouri Valley | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 2003 | ||||||||||
| Conference | Teams | Bids | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Title | Wins | Score |
| Big 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1.67 |
| Big Ten | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.18 |
| Big East | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1.14 |
| Pac-10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.10 |
| ACC | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| SEC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.00 |
| C-USA | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.64 |
| Mountain West | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Horizon | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.44 |
| West Coast | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.38 |
| Atlantic 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Missouri Valley | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 |
| WAC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| MAC | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 2002 | ||||||||||
| Conference | Teams | Bids | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Title | Wins | Score |
| Big 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.58 |
| ACC | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.56 |
| Pac-10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.50 |
| Big Ten | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1.27 |
| SEC | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.92 |
| Big East | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Missouri Valley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 |
| Mountain West | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 |
| MAC | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.31 |
| WAC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 |
| C-USA | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 |
| West Coast | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| Colonial | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Atlantic 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 2001 | ||||||||||
| Conference | Teams | Bids | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Title | Wins | Score |
| ACC | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1.89 |
| Pac-10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1.80 |
| Big Ten | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.55 |
| SEC | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.92 |
| Big 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.75 |
| Big East | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.71 |
| Atlantic 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.58 |
| C-USA | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.42 |
| West Coast | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.38 |
| WAC | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Missouri Valley | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.30 |
| Horizon | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Big West | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 |
| Atlantic Sun | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| MEAC | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 |
| MAC | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 2000 | ||||||||||
| Conference | Teams | Bids | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | Title | Wins | Score |
| Big Ten | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1.91 |
| SEC | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1.42 |
| Big 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.25 |
| ACC | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.11 |
| Big East | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.93 |
| Pac-10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.80 |
| WAC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.63 |
| West Coast | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.63 |
| C-USA | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.42 |
| Mountain West | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.38 |
| Atlantic 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Missouri Valley | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 |
