Madness is upon us. With Selection Sunday just days away, we’ll see all 68 teams and the entire bracket for the women’s NCAA tournament on March 16 at 8 p.m. on ESPN. However, before then, we can start piecing together the field by tracking the automatic qualifiers (AQs).

The race to claim automatic NCAA Tournament bids ratcheted up in conferences across college basketball on Thursday, as Selection Sunday crept closer and the stakes increased with more single-elimination tournament games.

Joining the Women's Tournament Challenge for the first time? Have some questions? Here is a tutorial that covers all of the basics.