Bids By State
The sixty-four teams came from thirty-one states, plus Washington, D.C. Texas had the most teams with seven bids. Nineteen states did not have any teams receiving bids.
| Bids | State | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Texas | Baylor, Rice, TCU, Texas-Arlington, Houston, Texas, Texas Tech |
| 5 | Virginia | Liberty, Old Dominion, Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Tech |
| 4 | California | Santa Clara, Stanford, UC Santa Barb., Southern California |
| 4 | North Carolina | North Carolina, Western Caro., Duke, North Carolina St. |
| 3 | Tennessee | Middle Tenn., Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
| 2 | Arizona | Arizona, Arizona St. |
| 2 | Connecticut | Connecticut, Hartford |
| 2 | Florida | Stetson, Florida St. |
| 2 | Illinois | Illinois St., DePaul |
| 2 | Indiana | Notre Dame, Purdue |
| 2 | Kentucky | Eastern Ky., Louisville |
| 2 | Louisiana | Louisiana Tech, LSU |
| 2 | Maryland | Coppin St., Maryland |
| 2 | Massachusetts | Holy Cross, Boston College |
| 2 | Mississippi | Alcorn St.., Mississippi |
| 2 | New York | Canisius, St. Francis Pa. |
| 2 | Ohio | Bowling Green, Ohio St. |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Oral Roberts, Oklahoma |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | Temple, Penn St. |
| 1 | District of Columbia | George Washington |
| 1 | Georgia | Georgia |
| 1 | Iowa | Iowa St. |
| 1 | Kansas | Kansas St. |
| 1 | Michigan | Michigan St. |
| 1 | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 1 | Montana | Montana |
| 1 | New Hampshire | Dartmouth |
| 1 | New Jersey | Rutgers |
| 1 | New Mexico | New Mexico |
| 1 | Oregon | Oregon |
| 1 | Utah | Utah |
| 1 | Wisconsin | Green Bay |
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