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 | 0.733 !22–8 | 0.722 !13–5 | 6 |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Southeastern | 0.677 !21–10 | 0.5 !7–7 | 7 |
| Boston College | Big East | 0.714 !20–8 | 0.75 !12–4 | 5 |
| Brigham Young University | Mountain West | 0.633 !19–11 | 0.571 !8–6 | 11 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Conference USA | 0.724 !21–8 | 0.857 !12–2 | 12 |
| University of Cincinnati | Conference USA | 0.767 !23–7 | 0.786 !11–3 | 10 |
| University of Colorado at Boulder | Big 12 | 0.759 !22–7 | 0.688 !11–5 | 6 |
| University of Connecticut | Big East | 0.969 !31–1 | 1.016 !16–0 | 1 |
| DePaul University | Conference USA | 0.71 !22–9 | 0.714 !10–4 | 9 |
| University of Georgia | Southeastern | 0.679 !19–9 | 0.714 !10–4 | 5 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlantic Coast | 0.667 !20–10 | 0.5 !8–8 | 10 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign | Big Ten | 0.607 !17–11 | 0.563 !9–7 | 9 |
| Kansas State University | Big 12 | 0.875 !28–4 | 0.875 !14–2 | 3 |
| University of Miami | Big East | 0.6 !18–12 | 0.5 !8–8 | 11 |
| Michigan State University | Big Ten | 0.607 !17–11 | 0.625 !10–6 | 8 |
| University of Minnesota | Big Ten | 0.821 !23–5 | 0.75 !12–4 | 6 |
| Mississippi State University | Southeastern | 0.767 !23–7 | 0.714 !10–4 | 3 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Atlantic Coast | 0.844 !27–5 | 0.813 !13–3 | 3 |
| University of Notre Dame | Big East | 0.655 !19–10 | 0.625 !10–6 | 11 |
| Ohio State University | Big Ten | 0.7 !21–9 | 0.625 !10–6 | 4 |
| University of Oklahoma | Big 12 | 0.613 !19–12 | 0.563 !9–7 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania State University | Big Ten | 0.75 !24–8 | 0.813 !13–3 | 4 |
| Rutgers University | Big East | 0.741 !20–7 | 0.813 !13–3 | 4 |
| University of South Carolina | Southeastern | 0.759 !22–7 | 0.643 !9–5 | 5 |
| University of Tennessee | Southeastern | 0.875 !28–4 | 1.014 !14–0 | 1 |
| Texas Tech University | Big 12 | 0.839 !26–5 | 0.813 !13–3 | 2 |
| Tulane University | Conference USA | 0.679 !19–9 | 0.714 !10–4 | 11 |
| University of Utah | Mountain West | 0.793 !23–6 | 0.857 !12–2 | 8 |
| Vanderbilt University | Southeastern | 0.7 !21–9 | 0.643 !9–5 | 4 |
| University of Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 0.552 !16–13 | 0.563 !9–7 | 8 |
| Virginia Tech | Big East | 0.7 !21–9 | 0.625 !10–6 | 7 |
| University of Washington | Pacific-10 | 0.759 !22–7 | 0.722 !13–5 | 9 |
| Xavier University | Atlantic 10 | 0.69 !20–9 | 0.688 !11–5 | 10 |
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