Bids By Conference
Eighteen conferences earned an automatic bid. In eight cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Two conferences, Southland and American South sent a single representative as an at-large team. Twenty additional at-large teams were selected from ten of the conferences.
| Bids | Conference | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Southeastern | Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, Tennessee |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast | Clemson, Maryland., Virginia, Wake Forest |
| 3 | Pacific-10 | Southern California, Stanford, Washington |
| 3 | Big Eight | Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska |
| 3 | Big East | St. John’s NY, Syracuse, Villanova |
| 3 | Atlantic 10 | Penn St., Rutgers, St. Joseph’s |
| 2 | Sun Belt | Old Dominion, Western Ky. |
| 2 | Southwest | Houston, Texas |
| 2 | Metro Atlantic | Fairfield, La Salle |
| 2 | Big Ten | Iowa, Ohio St. |
| 1 | Southland | Stephen F. Austin |
| 1 | Ohio Valley | Middle Tenn. |
| 1 | Mountain West | Montana |
| 1 | Missouri Valley | Eastern Ill. |
| 1 | Mid-American | Bowling Green |
| 1 | Metro | South Carolina |
| 1 | High Country | New Mexico St. |
| 1 | Colonial | James Madison |
| 1 | Big West | Long Beach St. |
| 1 | American South | Louisiana Tech |
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