At-large
Twenty-two additional teams were selected to complete the forty invitations.
| At-large Bids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season |
Conference | Seed |
| Duke University | Atlantic Coast | 0.667 !18–9 | 0.5 !7–7 | 7 |
| University of Georgia | Southeastern | 0.867 !26–4 | 0.778 !7–2 | 2 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Big Ten | 0.667 !18–9 | 0.611 !11–7 | 8 |
| University of Iowa | Big Ten | 0.857 !24–4 | 0.944 !17–1 | 3 |
| Kansas State University | Big Eight | 0.733 !22–8 | 0.643 !9–5 | 8 |
| California State University, Long Beach | Pacific Coast | 0.938 !30–2 | 0.944 !17–1 | 1 |
| Louisiana State University | Southeastern | 0.741 !20–7 | 0.667 !6–3 | 4 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Independent | 0.929 !26–2 | - !–- | 1 |
| University of Memphis | Metro | 0.714 !20–8 | 0.833 !10–2 | 6 |
| University of Mississippi | Southeastern | 0.857 !24–4 | 0.778 !7–2 | 4 |
| University of New Orleans | Independent | 0.806 !25–6 | - !–- | 6 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Atlantic Coast | 0.679 !19–9 | 0.643 !9–5 | 4 |
| Northwestern University | Big Ten | 0.679 !19–9 | 0.667 !12–6 | 9 |
| University of Oregon | Pacific-10 | 0.786 !22–6 | 0.778 !14–4 | 7 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Atlantic 10 | 0.793 !23–6 | 0.889 !16–2 | 5 |
| Saint Joseph's University | Atlantic 10 | 0.733 !22–8 | 0.778 !14–4 | 9 |
| University of South Alabama | Sun Belt | 0.828 !24–5 | 0.833 !5–1 | 8 |
| University of Tennessee | Southeastern | 0.793 !23–6 | 0.667 !6–3 | 2 |
| Vanderbilt University | Southeastern | 0.719 !23–9 | 0.444 !4–5 | 5 |
| University of Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 0.862 !25–4 | 0.857 !12–2 | 3 |
| University of Washington | Pacific-10 | 0.786 !22–6 | 0.778 !14–4 | 8 |
| Western Kentucky University | Sun Belt | 0.75 !24–8 | 0.667 !4–2 | 6 |
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