A quick look at college basketball’s stretch...

A quick look at college basketball’s stretch run:

THEY’RE IN

Schools that have received automatic bids to NCAA tournament:

Boston College

Boston University

Butler

Charleston Southern

College of Charleston

Coppin State

Fairfield

Illinois State

Jackson State

Long Island

Marquette

Miami, Ohio

Minnesota

Montana

Murray State

Navy

Old Dominion

Princeton

St. Joseph’s

St. Mary’s

South Alabama

Southwest Texas State

Tennessee Chattanooga

UCLA

Utah

Valparaiso

ANOTHER SHOT

* Big 12

Missouri, the only team to defeat Kansas this season, advanced to the conference final against the No. 1 Jayhawks.

WOLFPACK FEVER

* ACC

North Carolina State, with a starting five averaging 37.1 minutes in three tournament games, will face North Carolina for the title.

SO CLOSE

* Big Sky

Cal State Northridge came within three points of its first NCAA tournament berth but lost out to Montana.

COVERAGE: C8-9