At-large
Thirty-three additional teams were selected to complete the sixty-four invitations.
| At-large Bids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season |
Conference | Seed |
| University of Arizona | Pacific-10 | 0.633 !19–11 | 0.611 !11–7 | 9 |
| Arizona State University | Pacific-10 | 0.7 !21–9 | 0.667 !12–6 | 5 |
| Boston College | Big East | 0.678 !19–9 | 0.625 !10–6 | 7 |
| DePaul University | Conference USA | 0.862 !25–4 | 0.629 !13–1 | 5 |
| Duke University | Atlantic Coast | 0.875 !28–4 | 0.857 !12–2 | 2 |
| Florida State University | Atlantic Coast | 0.766 !23–7 | 0.643 !9–5 | 6 |
| The George Washington University | Atlantic 10 | 0.733 !22–8 | 0.813 !13–3 | 9 |
| University of Georgia | Southeastern | 0.709 !22–9 | 0.643 !9–5 | 6 |
| University of Houston | Conference USA | 0.724 !21–8 | 0.714 !10–4 | 10 |
| Iowa State University | Big 12 | 0.793 !23–6 | 0.75 !12–4 | 7 |
| Kansas State University | Big 12 | 0.766 !23–7 | 0.75 !12–4 | 4 |
| Louisiana Tech University | Western Athletic | 0.69 !20–9 | 0.778 !14–4 | 11 |
| University of Louisville | Conference USA | 0.733 !22–8 | 0.786 !11–3 | 9 |
| Louisiana State University | Southeastern | 0.935 !29–2 | 1.014 !14–0 | 1 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Atlantic Coast | 0.7 !21–9 | 0.5 !7–7 | 7 |
| University of Minnesota | Big Ten | 0.774 !24–7 | 0.75 !12–4 | 3 |
| University of Mississippi | Southeastern | 0.655 !19–10 | 0.571 !8–6 | 8 |
| North Carolina State University | Atlantic Coast | 0.75 !21–7 | 0.714 !10–4 | 5 |
| University of Notre Dame | Big East | 0.839 !26–5 | 0.813 !13–3 | 4 |
| Ohio State University | Big Ten | 0.906 !29–3 | 0.875 !14–2 | 2 |
| University of Oklahoma | Big 12 | 0.586 !17–12 | 0.5 !8–8 | 8 |
| University of Oregon | Pacific-10 | 0.7 !20–9 | 0.667 !12–6 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Big Ten | 0.655 !19–10 | 0.813 !13–3 | 4 |
| Purdue University | Big Ten | 0.571 !16–12 | 0.563 !9–7 | 9 |
| University of Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 0.766 !23–7 | 0.75 !12–4 | 11 |
| Rutgers University | Big East | 0.806 !25–6 | 0.875 !14–2 | 3 |
| University of Southern California | Pacific-10 | 0.655 !19–10 | 0.667 !12–6 | 8 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Big 12 | 0.724 !21–8 | 0.813 !13–3 | 3 |
| Texas Tech University | Big 12 | 0.759 !22–7 | 0.75 !12–4 | 4 |
| University of Utah | Mountain West | 0.781 !25–7 | 0.857 !12–2 | 10 |
| Vanderbilt University | Southeastern | 0.759 !22–7 | 0.714 !10–4 | 5 |
| University of Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 0.666 !20–10 | 0.571 !8–6 | 6 |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast | 0.607 !17–11 | 0.429 !6–8 | 12 |
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