Bids By State
The forty teams came from twenty states. Louisiana and Tennessee had the most teams with four each. Thirty states did not have any teams receiving bids.
| Bids | State | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Louisiana | Northwestern St., LSU, Louisiana Tech, New Orleans |
| 4 | Tennessee | Tennessee Tech, Memphis, Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
| 3 | Illinois | Southern Ill., Illinois, Northwestern |
| 3 | North Carolina | North Carolina St., Duke, North Carolina |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | Villanova, Penn St., St. Joseph’s |
| 3 | Virginia | James Madison, Old Dominion, Virginia |
| 2 | Alabama | Auburn, South Ala. |
| 2 | California | Southern California, Long Beach St. |
| 2 | Kansas | Kansas, Kansas St. |
| 2 | Mississippi | Southern Miss., Mississippi |
| 2 | Ohio | Bowling Green, Ohio St. |
| 2 | Washington | Eastern Wash., Washington |
| 1 | Georgia | Georgia |
| 1 | Iowa | Iowa |
| 1 | Kentucky | Western Ky. |
| 1 | New Jersey | Rutgers |
| 1 | New Mexico | New Mexico St. |
| 1 | New York | Manhattan |
| 1 | Oregon | Oregon |
| 1 | Texas | Texas |
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