Bids By Conference
Nineteen conferences earned an automatic bid. In eleven cases, the automatic bid was the only representative from the conference. Nineteen at-large teams were selected from eight of the conferences. In addition, two independent (not associated with an athletic conference) teams earned at-large bids.
| Bids | Conference | Teams |
| 6 | Southeastern | Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
| 4 | Big Ten | Illinois, Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio St. |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast | Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina St., Virginia |
| 3 | Sun Belt | Old Dominion, South Ala., Western Ky. |
| 3 | Pacific-10 | Oregon, Southern California, Washington |
| 3 | Atlantic 10 | Penn St., Rutgers, St. Joseph’s |
| 2 | Metro | Memphis, Southern Miss. |
| 2 | Independent | Louisiana Tech, New Orleans |
| 2 | Big Eight | Kansas, Kansas St. |
| 1 | Southwest | Texas |
| 1 | Pacific Coast | Long Beach St. |
| 1 | Ohio Valley | Tennessee Tech |
| 1 | Mountain West | Eastern Wash. |
| 1 | Missouri Valley | Southern Ill. |
| 1 | Mid-American | Bowling Green |
| 1 | Metro Atlantic | Manhattan |
| 1 | High Country | New Mexico St. |
| 1 | Gulf Star | Northwestern St. |
| 1 | Colonial | James Madison |
| 1 | Big East | Villanova |
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