Automatic
Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Thirty-one conferences were eligible for an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament.
| Automatic Bids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | ||||
| Qualifying School | Conference | Regular Season |
Conference | Seed |
| Austin Peay State University | Ohio Valley Conference | 0.767 !23–7 | 0.875 !14–2 | 13 |
| Boston College | Big East | 0.806 !25–6 | 0.688 !11–5 | 3 |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | Southern Conference | 0.933 !28–2 | 1.02 !20–0 | 10 |
| Colgate University | Patriot League | 0.7 !21–9 | 0.714 !10–4 | 16 |
| Duke University | ACC | 0.9 !27–3 | 0.938 !15–1 | 1 |
| Eastern Michigan University | MAC | 0.759 !22–7 | 0.75 !12–4 | 14 |
| University of Wisconsin–Green Bay | Horizon League | 0.767 !23–7 | 0.813 !13–3 | 14 |
| Hampton University | MEAC | 0.63 !17–10 | 0.778 !14–4 | 16 |
| University of Houston | Conference USA | 0.9 !27–3 | 0.929 !13–1 | 3 |
| Liberty University | Big South Conference | 0.806 !25–6 | 1.014 !14–0 | 14 |
| Lipscomb University | Atlantic Sun Conference | 0.645 !20–11 | 0.7 !14–6 | 15 |
| Louisiana Tech University | WAC | 0.931 !27–2 | 0.944 !17–1 | 5 |
| Loyola Marymount University | West Coast Conference | 0.828 !24–5 | 0.929 !13–1 | 13 |
| University of Maine | America East | 0.806 !25–6 | 0.944 !17–1 | 13 |
| Marist College | MAAC | 0.667 !20–10 | 0.722 !13–5 | 14 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Sun Belt Conference | 0.767 !23–7 | 0.714 !10–4 | 13 |
| Missouri State University | Missouri Valley Conference | 0.903 !28–3 | 0.889 !16–2 | 12 |
| University of Montana | Big Sky Conference | 0.871 !27–4 | 1.014 !14–0 | 12 |
| University of New Mexico | Mountain West | 0.767 !23–7 | 0.857 !12–2 | 12 |
| Northwestern State University | Southland | 0.8 !24–6 | 0.875 !14–2 | 16 |
| University of Oklahoma | Atlantic Sun Conference | 0.742 !23–8 | 0.563 !9–7 | 3 |
| Old Dominion University | Colonial | 0.806 !25–6 | 0.944 !17–1 | 8 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Ivy League | 0.63 !17–10 | 0.786 !11–3 | 15 |
| Purdue University | Big Ten | 0.9 !27–3 | 0.875 !14–2 | 2 |
| Southern University | SWAC | 0.586 !17–12 | 0.667 !12–6 | 16 |
| St. Francis College | Northeast Conference | 0.833 !25–5 | 1.018 !18–0 | 15 |
| Stanford University | Pac-12 | 0.8 !24–6 | 0.778 !14–4 | 6 |
| Temple University | Atlantic 10 | 0.7 !21–9 | 0.875 !14–2 | 11 |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | Big West Conference | 0.806 !25–6 | 0.944 !17–1 | 11 |
| Valparaiso University | Mid-Continent | 0.645 !20–11 | 0.688 !11–5 | 15 |
| Vanderbilt University | SEC | 0.774 !24–7 | 0.571 !8–6 | 2 |
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