Automatic
Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 1998 NCAA Tournament. Thirty conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament.
| Automatic Bids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season |
Conference | Seed |
| University of Connecticut | Big East | 0.939 !31–2 | 0.944 !17–1 | 2 |
| Drake University | Missouri Valley Conference | 0.862 !25–4 | 0.944 !17–1 | 5 |
| Fairfield University | MAAC | 0.69 !20–9 | 0.778 !14–4 | 15 |
| Florida International University | Trans America | 0.966 !28–1 | 0.938 !15–1 | 7 |
| Grambling State University | SWAC | 0.793 !23–6 | 0.875 !14–2 | 16 |
| University of Wisconsin–Green Bay | Horizon League | 0.724 !21–8 | 0.786 !11–3 | 14 |
| Harvard University | Ivy League | 0.846 !22–4 | 0.857 !12–2 | 16 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Patriot League | 0.724 !21–8 | 0.833 !10–2 | 14 |
| Howard University | MEAC | 0.793 !23–6 | 0.889 !16–2 | 15 |
| Kent State University | MAC | 0.793 !23–6 | 1.018 !18–0 | 13 |
| Liberty University | Big South Conference | 1.028 !28–0 | 1.012 !12–0 | 16 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Sun Belt Conference | 0.897 !26–3 | 0.929 !13–1 | 3 |
| University of Maine | America East | 0.724 !21–8 | 0.722 !13–5 | 13 |
| University of Memphis | Conference USA | 0.759 !22–7 | 0.875 !14–2 | 5 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Ohio Valley Conference | 0.621 !18–11 | 0.611 !11–7 | 15 |
| University of Montana | Big Sky Conference | 0.828 !24–5 | 0.938 !15–1 | 14 |
| University of New Mexico | WAC | 0.813 !26–6 | 0.714 !10–4 | 8 |
| University of North Carolina | ACC | 0.8 !24–6 | 0.688 !11–5 | 2 |
| Old Dominion University | Colonial | 0.931 !27–2 | 1.016 !16–0 | 1 |
| Purdue University | Big Ten | 0.69 !20–9 | 0.625 !10–6 | 4 |
| Santa Clara University | West Coast Conference | 0.767 !23–7 | 0.786 !11–3 | 14 |
| St. Francis College | Northeast Conference | 0.759 !22–7 | 0.875 !14–2 | 16 |
| Stanford University | Pac-12 | 0.808 !21–5 | 0.944 !17–1 | 1 |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | Southland | 0.893 !25–3 | 0.938 !15–1 | 9 |
| University of Tennessee | SEC | 1.033 !33–0 | 1.014 !14–0 | 1 |
| Texas Tech University | Big 12 Conference | 0.862 !25–4 | 0.938 !15–1 | 1 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Big West Conference | 0.839 !26–5 | 0.933 !14–1 | 11 |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Southern Conference | 0.724 !21–8 | 0.75 !12–4 | 15 |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic 10 | 0.7 !21–9 | 0.688 !11–5 | 11 |
| Youngstown State University | Mid-Continent | 0.931 !27–2 | 0.938 !15–1 | 12 |
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