Bids By State
The sixty-four teams came from twenty-nine states, plus Washington, D.C. California had the most teams with six bids. Twenty-one states did not have any teams receiving bids.
| Bids | State | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | California | Pepperdine, Stanford, UC Riverside, California, Southern California, UCLA |
| 5 | Florida | Fla. Atlantic, Southeast Mo. St., Florida, Florida St., South Fla. |
| 4 | Tennessee | Chattanooga, Middle Tenn., Tennessee, Vanderbilt |
| 4 | Texas | Stephen F. Austin, Baylor, TCU, Texas A&M |
| 3 | Connecticut | Hartford, Sacred Heart, Connecticut |
| 3 | Louisiana | Louisiana Tech, LSU, Southern U. |
| 3 | New York | Army, Marist, St. John’s NY |
| 3 | North Carolina | North Carolina, Duke, North Carolina St. |
| 3 | Virginia | Liberty, Old Dominion, Virginia Tech |
| 2 | Arizona | Northern Ariz., Arizona St. |
| 2 | Indiana | Notre Dame, Purdue |
| 2 | Kentucky | Kentucky, Louisville |
| 2 | Maryland | Coppin St., Maryland |
| 2 | Michigan | Oakland, Michigan St. |
| 2 | Missouri | Missouri St., Missouri |
| 2 | Ohio | Bowling Green, Ohio St. |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, Tulsa |
| 2 | Utah | Utah, BYU |
| 1 | District of Columbia | George Washington |
| 1 | Georgia | Georgia |
| 1 | Illinois | DePaul |
| 1 | Iowa | Iowa |
| 1 | Massachusetts | Boston College |
| 1 | Minnesota | Minnesota |
| 1 | New Hampshire | Dartmouth |
| 1 | New Jersey | Rutgers |
| 1 | New Mexico | New Mexico |
| 1 | Pennsylvania | Temple |
| 1 | Washington | Washington |
| 1 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee |
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