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This is a list of NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament bids by school,[1] at the conclusion of the 2022 conference tournaments. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I and can no longer be included in the tournament.

There are a total of 68 bids possible (32 automatic qualifiers, 36 at-large) since the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Vacated appearances are not included in the totals.

The table is current through the 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Bids

(#) – Vacated appearance

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Bids School Conference Years Bid Win Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4 Final Title (No.)
40 Tennessee Southeastern 1982-2019, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2016 2008 2008 2008 (8)
35 Georgia Southeastern 1982-91, 1993, 1995-2014, 2016, 2018, 2021-22 2022 2022 2013 2013 1999 1996
35 Stanford Pac-12 1982, 1988-2019, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2021 2021 (3)
34 Texas Big 12 1983-94, 1996-97, 1999-2005, 2008-12, 2014-19, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2022 2003 1986 1986 (1)
33 [a] UConn Big East 1989-2019, 2021-2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2016 (11)
29 [a] Maryland Big Ten 1982-84, 1986, 1988-93, 1997, 2001, 2004-09, 2011-19, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2015 2015 2006 2006 (1)
29 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 1983-87, 1992-95, 1997-2000, 2002-11, 2013-15, 2019, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2014 2007 1994 1994 (1)
28 Iowa Big Ten 1986-94, 1996-98, 2001-02, 2004, 2006, 2008-15, 2018-19, 2021-22 2022 2022 2021 2019 1993
27 Louisiana Tech C-USA 1982-2006, 2010-11 2011 2004 2004 2001 1999 1998 1988 (2)
27 LSU Southeastern 1984, 1986-91, 1997, 1999-2010, 2012-15, 2017-18, 2022 2022 2022 2014 2008 2008
27 [a] NC State Atlantic Coast 1982-87, 1989-91, 1995-2001, 2004-07, 2010, 2014, 2017-19, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2022 1998
27 Notre Dame Atlantic Coast 1992, 1994, 1996-2019, 2022 2022 2022 2022 2019 2019 2019 2018 (2)
27 Vanderbilt Southeastern 1986-87, 1989-98, 2000-14 2014 2013 2009 2002 1993
26 Ohio State Big Ten 1982, 1984-90, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003-12, 2015-18, 2022 2022 2022 2022 1993 1993 1993
26 Purdue Big Ten 1989-92, 1995-2009, 2011-14, 2016-17 2017 2017 2009 2009 2001 2001 1999 (1)
26 Rutgers Big Ten 1986-94, 1998-2001, 2003-12, 2015, 2019, 2021 2021 2015 2009 2008 2007 2007
25 [a] DePaul Big East 1990-93, 1995-97, 2003-19, 2022 2022 2018 2016
25 Old Dominion Sun Belt 1982-85, 1987-90, 1992-2008 2008 2008 2008 2002 1997 1997 1985 (1)
25 Penn State Big Ten 1982-88, 1990-96, 1999-2005, 2011-14 2014 2014 2014 2004 2000
25 Virginia Atlantic Coast 1984-2003, 2005, 2008-10, 2018 2018 2018 2000 1996 1992 1991
24 Duke Atlantic Coast 1987, 1995-2015, 2017-18 2018 2018 2018 2013 2006 2006
24 Louisville Atlantic Coast 1983-84, 1993, 1995, 1997-99, 2001, 2005-09, 2011-19, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2013
22 Oklahoma Big 12 1986, 1995, 2000-18, 2022 2022 2022 2013 2010 2010 2002
21 Auburn Southeastern 1982-83, 1985-91, 1993-94, 1996-97, 1999-2000, 2004, 2008-09, 2016-17, 2019 2019 2016 1996 1996 1990 1990
21 Montana Big Sky 1983-84, 1986, 1988-92, 1994-98, 2000, 2004-05, 2008-09, 2011, 2013, 2015 2015 1995 1986
20 Baylor Big 12 2001-02, 2004-19, 2021-22 2022 2022 2021 2021 2019 2019 2019 (3)
20 Florida State Atlantic Coast 1983, 1990-91, 2001, 2005-11, 2013-19, 2021-22 2022 2019 2017 2017
20 Iowa State Big 12 1997-2002, 2005, 2007-15, 2017, 2019, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2009
20 Stephen F. Austin WAC 1982-83, 1988-2002, 2006, 2021-22 2022 2000 1996
20 Texas Tech Big 12 1984, 1986, 1990-2005, 2011, 2013 2013 2005 2005 2003 1993 1993 1993 (1)
20 Western Kentucky C-USA 1985-95, 1997-98, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2014-15, 2017-18 2018 2000 1995 1992 1992 1992
19 Middle Tennessee C-USA 1983-86, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2004-07, 2009-14, 2016, 2021 2021 2007
19 Washington Pac-12 1985-91, 1993-95, 1997-98, 2001, 2003, 2006-07, 2015-17 2017 2017 2017 2016 2016
18 George Washington Atlantic 10 1991-92, 1994-98, 2000-01, 2003-08, 2015-16, 2017-18 2018 2008 2008 1997
18 Green Bay Horizon 1994, 1998-2000, 2002-05, 2007, 2009-13, 2015-18 2018 2012 2011
18 Michigan State Big Ten 1991, 1996-97, 2003-07, 2009-14, 2016-17, 2019, 2021 2021 2019 2009 2005 2005 2005
18 Ole Miss Southeastern 1982-92, 1994-96, 2004-05, 2007, 2022 2022 2007 2007 2007
18 [a] South Carolina Southeastern 1982, 1986, 1988-91, 2002-03, 2012-19, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022 (2)
18 Utah Pac-12 1983, 1986, 1989-91, 1995-98, 2000-01, 2003, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2011, 2022 2022 2022 2006 2006
17 Arizona State Pac-12 1982-83, 1992, 2001-02, 2005-09, 2011, 2014-19 2019 2019 2019 2009
17 Kansas State Big 12 1982-84, 1987, 1997, 2002-05, 2008-09, 2011, 2012, 2016-17, 2019, 2022 2022 2022 2002 1982
17 Kentucky Southeastern 1982-83, 1986, 1991, 1999, 2006, 2010-17, 2019, 2021-22 2022 2021 2016 2013
17 Liberty ASUN 1997-2006, 2008-10, 2012-13, 2015, 2018 2018 2005 2005
17 Missouri State Missouri Valley 1991-96, 1998-2001, 2003-04, 2006, 2016, 2019, 2021-22 2022 2022 2021 2001 2001
17 [a] Oregon Pac-12 1982, 1984, 1987, 1994-2001, 2005, 2017-19, 2021-22 2022 2021 2021 2019 2019
17 Texas A&M Southeastern 1994, 1996, 2006-19, 2021 2021 2021 2021 2014 2011 2011 2011 (1)
17 UCLA Pac-12 1983, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1998-2000, 2004, 2006, 2010-11, 2013, 2016-19, 2021 2021 2021 2019 2018
16 Clemson Atlantic Coast 1982, 1988-94, 1996-2002, 2019 2019 2019 1999 1991
16 Florida Southeastern 1993-99, 2001-02, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022 2022 2014 1998 1997
16 Oklahoma State Big 12 1989-91, 1993-96, 2007-08, 2010, 2013-16, 2018, 2021 2021 2021 2014
16 Southern California Pac-12 1982-88, 1991-95, 1997, 2005-06, 2014 2014 2006 1994 1994 1986 1986 1984 (2)
15 BYU West Coast 1984-85, 1993, 2000, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2012, 2014-16, 2019, 2021-22 2022 2021 2014
15 Chattanooga Southern 1989, 1992, 2001-04, 2006-08, 2010, 2013-17 2017 2004
15 Miami (FL) Atlantic Coast 1989, 1992-93, 1998, 2003-04, 2011-13, 2015-19, 2022 2022 2022 1992
15 Nebraska Big Ten 1988, 1993, 1996, 1998-2000, 2007-08, 2010, 2012-15, 2018, 2022 2022 2014 2013
14 California Pac-12 1990, 1992-93, 2006-09, 2012-15, 2017-19 2019 2019 2013 2013 2013
14 Colorado Pac-12 1988-89, 1992-97, 2001-04, 2013, 2022 2022 2003 2003 2002
14 Kansas Big 12 1987-88, 1992-2000, 2012-13, 2022 2022 2022 2013
14 UC Santa Barbara Big West 1992-93, 1997-2005, 2008-09, 2012 2012 2004 2004
13 Arkansas Southeastern 1986, 1989-91, 1995, 1998, 2001-03, 2012, 2015, 2021-22 2022 2015 1998 1998 1998
13 Drake Missouri Valley 1982, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1997-98, 2000-02, 2007, 2017-19 2019 2002 2002 1982
13 Gonzaga West Coast 2007, 2009-15, 2017-19, 2021-22 2022 2022 2015 2011
13 Marquette Big East 1994-95, 1997-2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2017-19, 2021 2021 2019
13 Missouri Southeastern 1982-86, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2016-19 2019 2019 2001
13 Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 1985-90, 1994-95, 1997, 1999-2000, 2013-14 2014 2014
13 West Virginia Big 12 1989, 1992, 2004, 2007-08, 2010-14, 2016-17, 2021 2021 2021 1992
12 Holy Cross Patriot 1985, 1989, 1991, 1995-96, 1998-2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 2007 1991
12 James Madison Sun Belt 1986-89, 1991, 1996, 2007, 2010-11, 2014-16 2016 2014 1991
12 Long Beach State Big West 1982-92, 2017 2017 1991 1991 1989 1988
12 Oregon State Pac-12 1983-84, 1994-96, 2014-19, 2021 2021 2021 2019 2018 2016
12 Saint Francis (PA) Northeast 1996-2000, 2002-05, 2010-11, 2018 2018
12 Syracuse Atlantic Coast 1985, 1988, 2002, 2008, 2013-19, 2021 2021 2021 2016 2016 2016 2016
12 Villanova Big East 1986-89, 2001-04, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2022 2022 2022 2003 2003
11 Alabama Southeastern 1984, 1988, 1992-99, 2021 2021 2021 1998 1994 1994
11 Bowling Green Mid-American 1987-90, 1993-94, 2005-07, 2010-11 2011 2007 2007
11 Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 1993, 2003, 2007-12, 2014, 2021-22 2022 2021 2021
11 Marist MAAC 2004, 2006-14, 2021 2021 2012 2007
11 Mississippi State Southeastern 1999-2000, 2002-03, 2009-10, 2015-19 2019 2019 2019 2019 2018 2018
11 Temple American 1989, 2002, 2004-11, 2017 2017 2011
11 Tulane American 1995-2003, 2010, 2015 2015 2002
11 Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 1994-95, 1998-99, 2001, 2003-06, 2021-22 2022 2021 1999
10 Michigan Big Ten 1990, 1998, 2000-01, 2012-13, 2018-19, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2022
10 Minnesota Big Ten 1994, 2002-06, 2008-09, 2015, 2018 2018 2018 2005 2004 2004
10 South Dakota State Summit 2009-13, 2015-16, 2018-19, 2021 2021 2019 2019
10 St. John's Big East 1983-84, 1988, 2006, 2010-14, 2016 2016 2014 2012
10 Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989-93, 1999-2000 2000 1990
10 Xavier Big East 1993, 1999-2001, 2003, 2007-11 2011 2011 2010 2010
9 Arizona Pac-12 1997-2000, 2003-05, 2021-22 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021 2021
9 [a] Dayton Atlantic 10 2010-15, 2017-18, 2022 2022 2022 2015 2015
9 Hampton Colonial 2000, 2003-04, 2010-14, 2017 2017
9 Maine America East 1995-2000, 2004, 2018-19 2019 1999
9 [b] Princeton Ivy 2010-13, 2015-16, 2018-19, 2022 2022 2022
9 San Diego State Mountain West 1984-85, 1993-95, 1997, 2009-10, 2012 2012 2010 2010
9 TCU Big 12 2001-07, 2009-10 2010 2006
9 UNLV Mountain West 1984-86, 1989-91, 1994, 2002, 2022 2022 1991 1989
8 Creighton Big East 1992, 1994, 2002, 2012-13, 2017-18, 2022 2022 2022 2022 2022
8 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 2012, 2014-15, 2017-19, 2021-22 2022 2022
8 Illinois Big Ten 1982, 1986-87, 1997-2000, 2003 2003 2000 1997
8 Indiana Big Ten 1983, 1994-95, 2002, 2016, 2019, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022 2021
8 New Mexico Mountain West 1998, 2002-08 2008 2006 2003
8 Northwestern Big Ten 1982, 1987, 1990-91, 1993, 1997, 2015, 2021 2021 2021
8 South Florida American 2006, 2013, 2015-18, 2021-22 2022 2021
8 Southern Mississippi Sun Belt 1985, 1987, 1989-90, 1992, 1994-96 1996 1996 1994
8 Toledo Mid-American 1991-92, 1995-97, 1999, 2001, 2017 2017 1996
7 Albany America East 2012-17, 2022 2022 2016
7 Austin Peay ASUN 1996, 2001-04, 2009-10 2010
7 Belmont Missouri Valley 2007, 2016-19, 2021-22 2022 2022
7 Boston College Atlantic Coast 1999-2000, 2002-06 2006 2006 2006
7 Dartmouth Ivy 1983, 1995, 1999-2000, 2005-06, 2009 2009
7 Fresno State Mountain West 2008-14 2014
7 Hawaiʻi Big West 1989-90, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2016, 2022 2022 1990
7 Saint Peter's MAAC 1982, 1992-93, 1997, 1999-2000, 2002 2002
7 SMU American 1994-96, 1998-2000, 2008 2008 2000
7 Wisconsin Big Ten 1992, 1995-96, 1998, 2001-02, 2010 2010 1996
7 UCF American 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021-22 2022 2022
6 [a] Boise State Mountain West 1994, 2007, 2015, 2017-19 2019
6 [b] Central Michigan Mid-American 1983-84, 2013, 2018-19, 2021 2021 2018 2018
6 Colorado State Mountain West 1996, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2016 2016 2001 1999
6 FIU C-USA 1994-95, 1997-99, 2002 2002 2002
6 Grambling SWAC 1994, 1996-99, 2018 2018
6 Hartford Independent 2002, 2005-06, 2008, 2010-11 2011 2008
6 Harvard Ivy 1996-98, 2002-03, 2007 2007 1998
6 Howard MEAC 1982, 1996-98, 2001, 2022 2022 2022
6 Illinois State Missouri Valley 1983, 1985, 1989, 2005, 2008, 2022 2022 1989
6 Jackson State SWAC 1982-83, 1995, 2008, 2021-22 2022
6 Little Rock Ohio Valley 2010-12, 2015, 2018-19 2019 2015
6 # Memphis[c] American 1982, 1985, 1987, 1995-98 1998 1995 1982
6 New Mexico State WAC 1987-88, 2015-17, 2019 2019
6 Oral Roberts Summit 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007-08, 2013 2013
6 Prairie View A&M SWAC 2007, 2009, 2011-14 2014
6 [b] Robert Morris Horizon 2007-08, 2014, 2016-17, 2019 2019
6 Santa Clara West Coast 1992, 1994, 1998-99, 2002, 2005 2005 1992
6 Vermont America East 1992-94, 2000, 2009-10 2010 2010
5 Delaware Colonial 2001, 2007, 2012-13, 2022 2022 2013 2013
5 Fairfield MAAC 1988, 1991, 1998, 2001, 2022 2022
5 Houston American 1988, 1992, 2004-05, 2011 2011 2004
5 Kent State Mid-American 1982, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 2002 1996
5 North Carolina A&T Colonial 1994, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2021 2021
5 Northern Illinois Mid-American 1990, 1992-95 1995 1992
5 Penn Ivy 2001, 2004, 2014, 2016-17 2017
5 Providence Big East 1986, 1989-92 1992 1991 1990
5 Quinnipiac MAAC 2013, 2015, 2017-19 2019 2018 2017
4 Appalachian State Sun Belt 1990-91, 1996, 1999 1999
4 Bucknell Patriot 2002, 2008, 2017, 2019 2019
4 Buffalo Mid-American 2016, 2018-19, 2022 2022 2019 2018
4 Cal State Northridge Big West 1999, 2014-15, 2018 2018
4 Cincinnati American 1989, 1999, 2002-03 2003 2002
4 Georgetown Big East 1993, 2010-12 2012 2012 2011
4 Idaho Big Sky 1985, 2013-14, 2016 2016
4 Idaho State Big Sky 2001, 2007, 2012, 2021 2021
4 La Salle Atlantic 10 1983, 1986, 1988-89 1989 1989
4 Lehigh Patriot 1997, 2009-10, 2021 2021
4 Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 1983-85, 1987 1987 1985 1985 1985 1985
4 Manhattan MAAC 1987, 1990, 1996, 2003 2003
4 Mercer Southern 2018-19, 2021-22 2022
4 Mount St. Mary's MAAC 1994-95, 2021-22 2022
4 Northwestern State Southland 1989, 2004, 2014-15 2015
4 Pepperdine West Coast 2000, 2002-03, 2006 2006
4 Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 2007-09, 2015 2015 2015 2009
4 [a] Portland West Coast 1994-97 1997
4 Radford Big South 1994-96, 2019 2019
4 San Francisco West Coast 1995-97, 2016 2016 1996 1996
4 Seton Hall Big East 1994-95, 2015-16 2016 1995 1994
4 [a] South Dakota Summit 2014, 2019, 2021-22 2022 2022 2022
4 # Southern SWAC 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2019 2019
4 Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 1986-87, 1990, 1992 1992 1992 1987
4 Tennessee–Martin Ohio Valley 2011-14 2014
4 [b] Troy Sun Belt 1997, 2016-17, 2021 2021
3 Alabama State SWAC 2003, 2015-16 2016
3 Alcorn State SWAC 2000-01, 2005 2005
3 American Patriot 2015, 2018, 2022 2022
3 Army Patriot 2006, 2014, 2016 2016
3 Charlotte C-USA 2003, 2009, 2022 2022
3 Cheyney Independent 1982-84 1984 1984 1984 1984 1982 1982
3 Coppin State MEAC 2005-06, 2008 2008
3 East Tennessee State Southern 2008-10 2010
3 Fordham Atlantic 10 1994, 2014, 2019 2019
3 Georgia State Sun Belt 2001-03 2003
3 Massachusetts Atlantic 10 1996, 1998, 2022 2022
3 Montana State Big Sky 1993, 2017, 2022 2022
3 Navy Patriot 2011-13 2013
3 Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 2010-11, 2017 2017
3 Ohio Mid-American 1986, 1995, 2015 2015
3 Rice C-USA 2000, 2005, 2019 2019 2000
3 Richmond Atlantic 10 1990-91, 2005 2005
3 Sacred Heart Northeast 2006, 2009, 2012 2012
3 San Diego West Coast 1993, 2000, 2008 2008
3 Stetson ASUN 2005, 2011, 2013 2013
3 Tennessee State Ohio Valley 1994-95, 2015 2015
3 UC Davis Big West 2011, 2019, 2021 2021
3 UC Riverside Big West 2006-07, 2010 2010
3 UNC Asheville Big South 2007, 2016-17 2017
3 UT Arlington WAC 2005, 2007, 2022 2022
3 Washington State Pac-12 1991, 2021-22 2022
3 Wichita State American 2013-15 2015
3 Wright State Horizon 2014, 2019, 2021 2021 2021
3 Youngstown State Horizon 1996, 1998, 2000 2000 1998
2 Cal State Fullerton Big West 1989, 1991 1991 1991
2 Central Arkansas Southland 2016-17 2017
2 Cleveland State Horizon 2008, 2010 2010
2 Drexel Colonial 2009, 2021 2021
2 East Carolina American 1982, 2007 2007
2 Eastern Kentucky ASUN 1997, 2005 2005
2 Eastern Michigan Mid-American 2004, 2012 2012
2 Elon Colonial 2017-18 2018
2 Evansville Missouri Valley 1999, 2009 2009
2 Florida A&M SWAC 1995, 1999 1999
2 Furman Southern 1995, 2000 2000
2 Georgia Southern Sun Belt 1993-94 1994
2 Lamar Southland 1991, 2010 2010 1991 1991 1991
2 Loyola (MD) Patriot 1994-95 1995
2 McNeese State Southland 2011-12 2012
2 Milwaukee Horizon 2001, 2006 2006
2 Oakland Horizon 2002, 2006 2006
2 Portland State Big Sky 2010, 2019 2019
2 Saint Mary's West Coast 1999, 2001 2001 2001
2 [a] Samford Southern 2011-12 2012
2 [a] Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 2006-07 2007
2 St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 2012, 2016 2016 2016 2012
2 Texas State Sun Belt 1997, 2003 2003
2 Tulsa American 2006, 2013 2013 2006
2 UAB C-USA 1994, 2000 2000 2000 2000
2 UTEP C-USA 2008, 2012 2012 2008
2 UTSA C-USA 2008-09 2009
2 Valparaiso Missouri Valley 2003-04 2004
2 VCU Atlantic 10 2009, 2021 2021
2 Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 1988, 2021 2021 1988
2 Weber State Big Sky 2002-03 2003
2 Western Carolina Southern 2005, 2009 2009
2 Western Illinois Summit 1995, 2017 2017
2 Western Michigan Mid-American 1985, 2003 2003
2 Wyoming Mountain West 2008, 2021 2021
1 Abilene Christian WAC 2019 2019
1 Akron Mid-American 2014 2014
1 Ball State Mid-American 2009 2009 2009
1 Bethune–Cookman SWAC 2019 2019
1 Boston University Patriot 2003 2003
1 Bradley Missouri Valley 2021 2021
1 Brown Ivy 1994 1994
1 Butler Big East 1996 1996
1 Cal Poly Big West 2013 2013
1 [b] Campbell Big South 2000 2000
1 Canisius MAAC 2005 2005
1 Colgate Patriot 2004 2004
1 Cornell Ivy 2008 2008
1 Delaware State MEAC 2007 2007
1 Denver Summit 2001 2001
1 Detroit Mercy Horizon 1997 1997
1 Duquesne Atlantic 10 2016 2016 2016
1 Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley 1988 1988
1 Eastern Washington Big Sky 1987 1987
1 Florida Atlantic C-USA 2006 2006
1 Gardner–Webb Big South 2011 2011
1 High Point Big South 2021 2021
1 Incarnate Word Southland 2022 2022
1 Iona MAAC 2016 2016
1 [a] IUPUI Horizon 2022 2022
1 Jacksonville ASUN 2016 2016
1 Lipscomb ASUN 2004 2004
1 LIU[d] Northeast 2001 2001
1 Longwood Big South 2022 2022 2022
1 Louisiana Sun Belt 2007 2007
1 Loyola Marymount West Coast 2004 2004
1 Marshall Sun Belt 1997 1997
1 Miami (OH) Mid-American 2008 2008
1 Monmouth Colonial 1983 1983 1983
1 Murray State Missouri Valley 2008 2008
1 New Orleans Southland 1987 1987
1 Nicholls Southland 2018 2018
1 Norfolk State MEAC 2002 2002
1 North Dakota Summit 2014 2014
1 North Texas C-USA 1986 1986
1 Northeastern Colonial 1999 1999
1 Northern Arizona Big Sky 2006 2006
1 Northern Colorado Big Sky 2018 2018
1 Rhode Island Atlantic 10 1996 1996
1 Savannah State SIAC (D-II) 2015 2015
1 Seattle WAC 2018 2018
1 Siena MAAC 2001 2001
1 South Alabama Sun Belt 1987 1987
1 South Carolina St. MEAC 1983 1983 1983
1 St. Francis Brooklyn Northeast 2015 2015
1 [b] Stony Brook Colonial 2021 2021
1 Texas Southern SWAC 2017 2017
1 Towson Colonial 2019 2019
1 UC Irvine Big West 1995 1995
1 UMBC America East 2007 2007
1 UNC Greensboro Southern 1998 1998
1 [e] Utah Valley WAC 2021 2021
1 Winthrop Big South 2014 2014
Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Received an automatic bid in 2020 for winning its conference tournament but is not reflected in the totals when the NCAA cancelled the 2020 Tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Was awarded the 2020 conference championship when the conference tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to the NCAA cancelling the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. It has not been reflected in the totals.
  3. ^ Memphis, then known as Memphis State University, vacated its participation in the 1985 tournament.
  4. ^ The current LIU athletic program, created in 2019 when Long Island University merged the Division I athletic program of its Brooklyn campus and the Division II program of its Post campus, inherited the athletic history of the Brooklyn campus.
  5. ^ Received the automatic bid as conference regular season runner-up in 2021 when California Baptist defeated Grand Canyon in the 2021 WAC women's basketball tournament final but was ineligible because California Baptist was still within its transition period from Division II to Division I athletics.

Schools vacating NCAA tournament appearances

As of March 2017:

School Year(s)
Memphis 1985
Southern 2010

Schools yet to receive bids

School Current Conference First season Notes
Air Force Mountain West Conference 1996–97
Alabama A&M Southwestern Athletic Conference 1998–99
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Southwestern Athletic Conference 1996–97
Arkansas State Sun Belt Conference 1974–75
Bellarmine ASUN Conference 2020–21 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2025.[2]
Binghamton America East Conference 1999–2000
Bryant America East Conference 2008–09
California Baptist[a] Western Athletic Conference 2018–19 The upcoming 2023 tournament is the first for which California Baptist is eligible.
Cal State Bakersfield Big West Conference 2013–14
Central Connecticut Northeast Conference 1986–87
Chicago State Independent 1984-85
Charleston Colonial Athletic Association 1990–91
Charleston Southern Big South Conference 1976–77
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt Conference 1974–75
Columbia Ivy League 1984–85
Davidson Atlantic 10 Conference 1973–74
Fairleigh Dickinson Northeast Conference 1987–88
George Mason Atlantic 10 Conference 1982–83
Grand Canyon Western Athletic Conference 2013–14
Hofstra Colonial Athletic Association 1973–74
Houston Baptist Southland Conference 1999–2000
Indiana State Missouri Valley Conference 1971–72
Jacksonville State ASUN Conference 1993–94
Kansas City[b] Summit League 1994–95
Kennesaw State ASUN Conference 2005–06 Joining Conference USA in 2024.[3]
Lafayette Patriot League 1972–73
Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10 Conference 1979–80
Lindenwood Ohio Valley Conference 2022–23 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2027.[4]
Maryland Eastern Shore Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 1981–82
Merrimack Northeast Conference 2019–20 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2024.[5]
Mississippi Valley State Southwestern Athletic Conference 1981–82
Morehead State Ohio Valley Conference 1970–71
Morgan State Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 1984–85
Nevada Mountain West Conference 1981–82
New Hampshire America East Conference 1981–82
Niagara Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 1989–90
NJIT America East Conference 2006–07
Northern Kentucky Horizon League 2012–13
North Alabama ASUN Conference 2018–19 The upcoming 2023 tournament is the first for which North Alabama is eligible.
North Carolina Central Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 2011–12
North Dakota State Summit League 2007–08
North Florida ASUN Conference 2005–06
Omaha Summit League 2011–12
Pacific West Coast Conference 1984–85
Presbyterian Big South Conference 2007–08
Purdue Fort Wayne Horizon League 2001–02
Queens (NC) ASUN Conference 2022–23 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2027.[6]
Rider[b] Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 1974–75
Sacramento State Big Sky Conference 1992–93
Saint Louis Atlantic 10 Conference 1975–76
St. Thomas (Minnesota) Summit League 2021–22 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2026.[7]
Sam Houston Western Athletic Conference 1987–88
San Jose State Mountain West Conference 1982–83
SIU Edwardsville Ohio Valley Conference 2011–12
Southeastern Louisiana Southland Conference 1980–81
Southern Indiana Ohio Valley Conference 2022–23 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2027.[8]
Southern Utah Western Athletic Conference 1988–89
South Carolina Upstate Big South Conference 2010–11
Stonehill Northeast Conference 2022–23 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2027.[9]
Tarleton Western Athletic Conference 2020–21 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2025.[10]
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Southland Conference 1999–2000
Texas A&M–Commerce Southland Conference 2022–23 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2027.[11]
UC San Diego Big West Conference 2020–21 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2025.[12]
UIC Missouri Valley Conference 1971–72
UMass Lowell America East Conference 2013–14
UNC Wilmington Colonial Athletic Association 1984–85
Utah State Mountain West Conference 1972–73
Utah Tech Western Athletic Conference 2020–21 Eligible for an NCAA tournament bid for the first time in 2025.[13] Changed its name from Dixie State also in 2022.
UTRGV Western Athletic Conference 1982–83
Wagner Northeast Conference 1970–71
William & Mary Colonial Athletic Association 1984–85
Wofford Southern Conference 1993–94
Yale Ivy League 1973–74
Notes
  1. ^ Won the 2021 WAC women's basketball tournament final but was ineligible because it was still within its transition period from Division II to Division I athletics.
  2. ^ a b Was awarded the conference championship when the conference tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prior to the NCAA cancelling the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

See also

References

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