The Iona University men's basketball program has a long, storied history of qualifying for and competing in the prestigious NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. As a perennial powerhouse within the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the Gaels have captured numerous conference tournament championships that automatically earned them bids to March Madness. While they frequently enter the single-elimination national bracket as a lower seed facing formidable powerhouse opponents, their regular presence in the tournament highlights the program's enduring competitive success and conference dominance.