At-large
Twenty-two additional teams were selected to complete the forty invitations.
| At-large Bids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season | Conference | Seed |
| University of Alabama | Southeastern | 0.667 !18–9 | 0.556 !5–4 | 9 |
| Auburn University | Southeastern | 0.933 !28–2 | 1.009 !9–0 | 1 |
| Clemson University | Atlantic Coast | 0.724 !21–8 | 0.571 !8–6 | 5 |
| University of Colorado at Boulder | Big Eight | 0.667 !20–10 | 0.571 !8–6 | 7 |
| University of Georgia | Southeastern | 0.69 !20–9 | 0.556 !5–4 | 4 |
| University of Houston | Southwest | 0.786 !22–6 | 0.688 !11–5 | 6 |
| La Salle University | Metro Atlantic | 0.862 !25–4 | 0.917 !11–1 | 8 |
| Louisiana Tech University | American South | 0.931 !27–2 | 1.009 !9–0 | 2 |
| Louisiana State University | Southeastern | 0.643 !18–10 | 0.667 !6–3 | 9 |
| University of Mississippi | Southeastern | 0.793 !23–6 | 0.556 !5–4 | 3 |
| University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Big Eight | 0.786 !22–6 | 0.786 !11–3 | 5 |
| Ohio State University | Big Ten | 0.857 !24–4 | 0.889 !16–2 | 3 |
| Old Dominion University | Sun Belt | 0.607 !17–11 | 1.006 !6–0 | 6 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Atlantic 10 | 0.613 !19–12 | 0.611 !11–7 | 9 |
| University of Southern California | Pacific-10 | 0.75 !21–7 | 0.833 !15–3 | 4 |
| Saint Joseph's University | Atlantic 10 | 0.767 !23–7 | 0.889 !16–2 | 7 |
| Stanford University | Pacific-10 | 0.867 !26–4 | 0.778 !14–4 | 5 |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | Southland | 0.875 !28–4 | 0.929 !13–1 | 8 |
| Syracuse University | Big East | 0.733 !22–8 | 0.813 !13–3 | 6 |
| Villanova University | Big East | 0.714 !20–8 | 0.688 !11–5 | 8 |
| University of Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 0.862 !25–4 | 0.857 !12–2 | 2 |
| Wake Forest University | Atlantic Coast | 0.759 !22–7 | 0.643 !9–5 | 9 |
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