Bids By Conference
Twenty-one conferences earned an automatic bid. In thirteen cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Eighteen additional at-large teams were selected from seven of the conferences, plus, one independent (not associated with an athletic conference) team earned at-large bids.
| Bids | Conference | Teams |
| 7 | Southeastern | Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast | Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina St., Virginia |
| 3 | Big Ten | Illinois, Iowa, Ohio St. |
| 3 | Atlantic 10 | Penn St., Rutgers, St. Joseph’s |
| 2 | Missouri Valley | Drake, Southern Ill. |
| 2 | Big Eight | Missouri, Oklahoma |
| 2 | Big East | Providence, Villanova |
| 1 | Pacific West | Southern California |
| 1 | Pacific Coast | Long Beach St. |
| 1 | Ohio Valley | Middle Tenn. |
| 1 | Northern Pacific | Washington |
| 1 | Mountain West Athletic | Montana |
| 1 | Mid-American | Ohio |
| 1 | Metro | South Carolina |
| 1 | Metro Atlantic | La Salle |
| 1 | Independent | Louisiana Tech |
| 1 | High Country | Utah |
| 1 | Colonial | James Madison |
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