This is a list of NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament bids by school,[1] at the conclusion of the 2024 conference tournaments. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I and can no longer be included in the tournament. The 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was never played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. Conference affiliations reflect those in the upcoming 2024–25 season.
Bids
edit(#) – Vacated appearance
| Bids | School | Conference | Last... | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Bid | Win | Sweet 16 | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Final | Title (No.) | |||
| 42 | Tennessee | SEC | 1982–2019, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2016 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 (8) |
| 37 | Stanford | ACC | 1982, 1988–2019, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 (3) |
| 36 | Georgia | SEC | 1982–91, 1993, 1995–2014, 2016, 2018, 2021–23 | 2023 | 2023 | 2013 | 2013 | 1999 | 1996 | |
| 36 | Texas | SEC | 1983–94, 1996–97, 1999–2005, 2008–12, 2014–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2003 | 1986 | 1986 (1) |
| 35 [a] | UConn | Big East | 1989–2019, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2022 | 2016 (11) |
| 31 [a] | Maryland | Big Ten | 1982–84, 1986, 1988–93, 1997, 2001, 2004–09, 2011–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2015 | 2006 | 2006 (1) |
| 31 | North Carolina | ACC | 1983–87, 1992–95, 1997–2000, 2002–11, 2013–15, 2019, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2022 | 2014 | 2007 | 1994 | 1994 (1) |
| 30 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1986–94, 1996–98, 2001–02, 2004, 2006, 2008–15, 2018–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | |
| 29 | LSU | SEC | 1984, 1986–91, 1997, 1999–2010, 2012–15, 2017–18, 2022–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 (1) |
| 29 [a] | NC State | ACC | 1982–87, 1989–91, 1995–2001, 2004–07, 2010, 2014, 2017–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | ||
| 29 | Notre Dame | ACC | 1992, 1994, 1996–2019, 2022–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2018 (2) |
| 28 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1982, 1984–90, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003–12, 2015–18, 2022–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 1993 | 1993 | |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1986–87, 1989–98, 2000–14, 2024 | 2024 | 2013 | 2009 | 2002 | 1993 | ||
| 27 | Louisiana Tech | CUSA | 1982–2006, 2010–11 | 2011 | 2004 | 2004 | 2001 | 1999 | 1998 | 1988 (2) |
| 27 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1989–92, 1995–2009, 2011–14, 2016–17, 2023 | 2023 | 2017 | 2009 | 2009 | 2001 | 2001 | 1999 (1) |
| 26 | Duke | ACC | 1987, 1995–2015, 2017–18, 2023–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2013 | 2006 | 2006 | |
| 26 | Louisville | ACC | 1983–84, 1993, 1995, 1997–99, 2001, 2005–09, 2011–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2013 | |
| 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 | ACC | 1984–2003, 2005, 2008–10, 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | 2000 | 1996 | 1992 | 1991 | |
| 24 | Oklahoma | SEC | 1986, 1995, 2000–18, 2022–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2013 | 2010 | 2010 | 2002 | |
| 22 | Auburn | SEC | 1982–83, 1985–91, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2004, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2019, 2024 | 2024 | 2016 | 1996 | 1996 | 1990 | 1990 | |
| 22 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2001–02, 2004–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 (3) |
| 22 | Florida State | ACC | 1983, 1990–91, 2001, 2005–11, 2013–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2019 | 2017 | 2017 | |||
| 22 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1997–2002, 2005, 2007–15, 2017, 2019, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2022 | 2009 | |||
| 21 | Middle Tennessee | CUSA | 1983–86, 1988, 1996, 1998, 2004–07, 2009–14, 2016, 2021, 2023–24 | 2024 | 2024 | |||||
| 21 | Montana | Big Sky | 1983–84, 1986, 1988–92, 1994–98, 2000, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2011, 2013, 2015 | 2015 | 1995 | 1986 | ||||
| 20 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1982–92, 1994–96, 2004–05, 2007, 2022–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2007 | |||
| 20 [a] | South Carolina | SEC | 1982, 1986, 1988–91, 2002–03, 2012–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 (3) |
| 20 | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | 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 | Utah | Big 12 | 1983, 1986, 1989–91, 1995–98, 2000–01, 2003, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2011, 2022–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2006 | |||
| 20 | Western Kentucky | CUSA | 1985–95, 1997–98, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2014–15, 2017–18 | 2018 | 2000 | 1995 | 1992 | 1992 | 1992 | |
| 19 | Green Bay | Horizon | 1994, 1998–2000, 2002–05, 2007, 2009–13, 2015–18, 2024 | 2024 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||
| 19 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1991, 1996–97, 2003–07, 2009–14, 2016–17, 2019, 2021, 2024 | 2024 | 2019 | 2009 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | |
| 19 | UCLA | Big Ten | 1983, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1998–2000, 2004, 2006, 2010–11, 2013, 2016–19, 2021, 2023–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2018 | |||
| 19 | Washington | Big Ten | 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 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 1982–84, 1987, 1997, 2002–05, 2008–09, 2011, 2012, 2016–17, 2019, 2022, 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2002 | 1982 | |||
| 18 | Southern California | Big Ten | 1982–88, 1991–95, 1997, 2005–06, 2014, 2023–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 1986 | 1986 | 1984 (2) |
| 18 | Texas A&M | SEC | 1994, 1996, 2006–19, 2021, 2024 | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 | 2014 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 (1) |
| 17 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 1982–83, 1992, 2001–02, 2005–09, 2011, 2014–19 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2009 | |||
| 17 | Chattanooga | Southern | 1989, 1992, 2001–04, 2006–08, 2010, 2013–17, 2023–24 | 2024 | 2004 | |||||
| 17 | Kentucky | SEC | 1982–83, 1986, 1991, 1999, 2006, 2010–17, 2019, 2021–22 | 2022 | 2021 | 2016 | 2013 | |||
| 17 | Liberty | CUSA | 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 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1989–91, 1993–96, 2007–08, 2010, 2013–16, 2018, 2021, 2023 | 2023 | 2021 | 2014 | ||||
| 17 [a] | Oregon | Big Ten | 1982, 1984, 1987, 1994–2001, 2005, 2017–19, 2021–22 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | 2019 | 2019 | ||
| 16 | Clemson | ACC | 1982, 1988–94, 1996–2002, 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 1999 | 1991 | |||
| 16 | Colorado | Big 12 | 1988–89, 1992–97, 2001–04, 2013, 2022–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2002 | |||
| 16 | Florida | SEC | 1993–99, 2001–02, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022 | 2022 | 2014 | 1998 | 1997 | |||
| 16 | Miami (FL) | ACC | 1989, 1992–93, 1998, 2003–04, 2011–13, 2015–19, 2022–23 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |||
| 16 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 1988, 1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2007–08, 2010, 2012–15, 2018, 2022, 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2013 | ||||
| 15 | BYU | Big 12 | 1984–85, 1993, 2000, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2012, 2014–16, 2019, 2021–22 | 2022 | 2021 | 2014 | ||||
| 15 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1982, 1984, 1986, 1995, 1997–98, 2000–02, 2007, 2017–19, 2023–24 | 2024 | 2002 | 2002 | 1982 | |||
| 15 | Gonzaga | WCC | 2007, 2009–15, 2017–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2011 | |||
| 15 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1987–88, 1992–2000, 2012–13, 2022, 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2013 | ||||
| 15 | Marquette | Big East | 1994–95, 1997–2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2017–19, 2021, 2023–24 | 2024 | 2019 | |||||
| 15 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 1989, 1992, 2004, 2007–08, 2010–14, 2016–17, 2021, 2023–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 1992 | ||||
| 14 | California | ACC | 1990, 1992–93, 2006–09, 2012–15, 2017–19 | 2019 | 2019 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | ||
| 14 | Holy Cross | Patriot | 1985, 1989, 1991, 1995–96, 1998–2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2023–24 | 2024 | 1991 | |||||
| 14 | UC Santa Barbara | Big West | 1992–93, 1997–2005, 2008–09, 2012 | 2012 | 2004 | 2004 | ||||
| 13 | Alabama | SEC | 1984, 1988, 1992–99, 2021, 2023–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 1998 | 1994 | 1994 | ||
| 13 | Arkansas | SEC | 1986, 1989–91, 1995, 1998, 2001–03, 2012, 2015, 2021–22 | 2022 | 2015 | 1998 | 1998 | 1998 | ||
| 13 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 1986–89, 1991, 1996, 2007, 2010–11, 2014–16, 2023 | 2023 | 2014 | 1991 | ||||
| 13 | Missouri | SEC | 1982–86, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2016–19 | 2019 | 2019 | 2001 | ||||
| 13 | Oregon State | WCC[b] | 1983–84, 1994–96, 2014–19, 2021, 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2016 | ||
| 13 | Saint Joseph's | Atlantic 10 | 1985–90, 1994–95, 1997, 1999–2000, 2013–14 | 2014 | 2014 | |||||
| 13 | Syracuse | ACC | 1985, 1988, 2002, 2008, 2013–19, 2021, 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| 13 | Villanova | Big East | 1986–89, 2001–04, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2022–23 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2003 | |||
| 13 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 1994–95, 1998–99, 2001, 2003–06, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | ||
| 12 | Long Beach State | Big West | 1982–92, 2017 | 2017 | 1991 | 1991 | 1989 | 1988 | ||
| 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1990, 1998, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 12 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2009–10, 2015–19, 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2019 | 2019 | 2018 | 2018 | |
| 12 | Saint Francis (PA) | Northeast | 1996–2000, 2002–05, 2010–11, 2018 | 2018 | ||||||
| 12 | South Dakota State | Summit | 2009–13, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2021, 2023–24 | 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | ||||
| 11 | Arizona | Big 12 | 1997–2000, 2003–05, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | |
| 11 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1987–90, 1993–94, 2005–07, 2010–11 | 2011 | 2007 | 2007 | ||||
| 11 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1993, 2003, 2007–12, 2014, 2021–22 | 2022 | 2021 | 2021 | ||||
| 11 | Marist | MAAC | 2004, 2006–14, 2021 | 2021 | 2012 | 2007 | ||||
| 11 [c] | Princeton | Ivy | 2010–13, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2022–24 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| 11 | St. John's | Big East | 1983–84, 1988, 2006, 2010–14, 2016, 2023 | 2023 | 2014 | 2012 | ||||
| 11 | Temple | American | 1989, 2002, 2004–11, 2017 | 2017 | 2011 | |||||
| 11 | Tennessee Tech | Ohio Valley | 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989–93, 1999–2000, 2023 | 2023 | 1990 | |||||
| 11 | Tulane | American | 1995–2003, 2010, 2015 | 2015 | 2002 | |||||
| 11 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1984–86, 1989–91, 1994, 2002, 2022–24 | 2024 | 1991 | 1989 | ||||
| 10 | Creighton | Big East | 1992, 1994, 2002, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2022–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2022 | 2022 | |||
| 10 | Florida Gulf Coast | ASUN | 2012, 2014–15, 2017–19, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||
| 10 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1983, 1994–95, 2002, 2016, 2019, 2021–24 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 | |||
| 10 | Maine | America East | 1995–2000, 2004, 2018–19, 2024 | 2024 | 1999 | |||||
| 10 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1994, 2002–06, 2008–09, 2015, 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | 2005 | 2004 | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Xavier | Big East | 1993, 1999–2001, 2003, 2007–11 | 2011 | 2011 | 2010 | 2010 | |||
| 9 [a] | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 2010–15, 2017–18, 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | 2015 | 2015 | |||
| 9 | Hampton | CAA | 2000, 2003–04, 2010–14, 2017 | 2017 | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1982, 1986–87, 1997–2000, 2003, 2023 | 2023 | 2000 | 1997 | ||||
| 9 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 1984–85, 1993–95, 1997, 2009–10, 2012 | 2012 | 2010 | 2010 | ||||
| 9 | South Florida | American | 2006, 2013, 2015–18, 2021–23 | 2023 | 2023 | |||||
| 9 | TCU | Big 12 | 2001–07, 2009–10 | 2010 | 2006 | |||||
| 9 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1991–92, 1995–97, 1999, 2001, 2017, 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | |||||
| 8 | Hawaiʻi | Big West | 1989–90, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2016, 2022–23 | 2023 | 1990 | |||||
| 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 | Southern Mississippi | Sun Belt | 1985, 1987, 1989–90, 1992, 1994–96 | 1996 | 1996 | 1994 | ||||
| 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 | ACC | 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 | Jackson State | SWAC | 1982–83, 1995, 2008, 2021–22, 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 7 | Saint Peter's | MAAC | 1982, 1992–93, 1997, 1999–2000, 2002 | 2002 | ||||||
| 7 | SMU | ACC | 1994–96, 1998–2000, 2008 | 2008 | 2000 | |||||
| 7 | UCF | Big 12 | 1996, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021–22 | 2022 | 2022 | |||||
| 7 | Vermont | America East | 1992–94, 2000, 2009–10, 2023 | 2023 | 2010 | |||||
| 7 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1992, 1995–96, 1998, 2001–02, 2010 | 2010 | 1996 | |||||
| 6 [a] | Boise State | Mountain West | 1994, 2007, 2015, 2017–19 | 2019 | ||||||
| 6 [c] | 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 | Fairfield | MAAC | 1988, 1991, 1998, 2001, 2022, 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 6 | FIU | CUSA | 1994–95, 1997–99, 2002 | 2002 | 2002 | |||||
| 6 | Grambling | SWAC | 1994, 1996–99, 2018 | 2018 | ||||||
| 6 | Hartford | Conference of New England (D-III) | 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 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1982, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2024 | 2024 | 1996 | |||||
| 6 | Little Rock | Ohio Valley | 2010–12, 2015, 2018–19 | 2019 | 2015 | |||||
| 6 # | Memphis[d] | American | 1982, 1985, 1987, 1995–98 | 1998 | 1995 | 1982 | ||||
| 6 | New Mexico State | CUSA | 1987–88, 2015–17, 2019 | 2019 | ||||||
| 6 | Oral Roberts | Summit | 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007–08, 2013 | 2013 | ||||||
| 6 [a] | Portland | WCC | 1994–97, 2023–24 | 2024 | ||||||
| 6 | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | 2007, 2009, 2011–14 | 2014 | ||||||
| 6 [c] | Robert Morris | Horizon | 2007–08, 2014, 2016–17, 2019 | 2019 | ||||||
| 6 | Santa Clara | WCC | 1992, 1994, 1998–99, 2002, 2005 | 2005 | 1992 | |||||
| 5 | Delaware | CAA | 2001, 2007, 2012–13, 2022 | 2022 | 2013 | 2013 | ||||
| 5 | Houston | Big 12 | 1988, 1992, 2004–05, 2011 | 2011 | 2004 | |||||
| 5 | North Carolina A&T | CAA | 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 | ||||
| 5 | Sacred Heart | MAAC | 2006, 2009, 2012, 2023–24 | 2024 | ||||||
| 5 # | Southern[e] | SWAC | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2019, 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| 5[f] | Tennessee–Martin | Ohio Valley | 2011–14, 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 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 | Big 12 | 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 | WCC | 2000, 2002–03, 2006 | 2006 | ||||||
| 4 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2007–09, 2015 | 2015 | 2015 | 2009 | ||||
| 4 | Radford | Big South | 1994–96, 2019 | 2019 | ||||||
| 4 | Rice | American | 2000, 2005, 2019, 2024 | 2024 | 2000 | |||||
| 4 | Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 1990–91, 2005, 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 4 | San Francisco | WCC | 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 Illinois | Missouri Valley | 1986–87, 1990, 1992 | 1992 | 1992 | 1987 | ||||
| 4 [c] | Troy | Sun Belt | 1997, 2016–17, 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| 4 | Washington State | WCC[b] | 1991, 2021–23 | 2023 | ||||||
| 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 | American | 2003, 2009, 2022 | 2022 | ||||||
| 3 | Cheyney | Independent (No affiliation) | 1982–84 | 1984 | 1984 | 1984 | 1984 | 1982 | 1982 | |
| 3 | Cleveland State | Horizon | 2008, 2010, 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| 3 | Coppin State | MEAC | 2005–06, 2008 | 2008 | ||||||
| 3 | Drexel | CAA | 2009, 2021, 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 3 | East Carolina | American | 1982, 2007, 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| 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 | Norfolk State | MEAC | 2002, 2023–24 | 2024 | ||||||
| 3 | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | 2010–11, 2017 | 2017 | ||||||
| 3 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1986, 1995, 2015 | 2015 | ||||||
| 3 | San Diego | WCC | 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 | 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 | ASUN | 2016–17 | 2017 | ||||||
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky | ASUN | 1997, 2005 | 2005 | ||||||
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2004, 2012 | 2012 | ||||||
| 2 | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 1987, 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 2 | Elon | CAA | 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 | Gardner–Webb | Big South | 2011, 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| 2 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1993–94 | 1994 | ||||||
| 2 | Iona | MAAC | 2016, 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| 2 | Lamar | Southland | 1991, 2010 | 2010 | 1991 | 1991 | 1991 | |||
| 2 | Loyola (MD) | Patriot | 1994–95 | 1995 | ||||||
| 2 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 1997, 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 2 | McNeese | Southland | 2011–12 | 2012 | ||||||
| 2 | Milwaukee | Horizon | 2001, 2006 | 2006 | ||||||
| 2 | Monmouth | CAA | 1983, 2023 | 2023 | 1983 | |||||
| 2 | Oakland | Horizon | 2002, 2006 | 2006 | ||||||
| 2 | Portland State | Big Sky | 2010, 2019 | 2019 | ||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | WCC | 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 | American | 1994, 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | ||||
| 2 | UC Irvine | Big West | 1995, 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 2 | UTEP | CUSA | 2008, 2012 | 2012 | 2008 | |||||
| 2 | UTSA | American | 2008–09 | 2009 | ||||||
| 2 | Valparaiso | Missouri Valley | 2003–04 | 2004 | ||||||
| 2 | VCU | Atlantic 10 | 2009, 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1988, 2021 | 2021 | 1988 | |||||
| 2 | Weber State | Big Sky | 2002–03 | 2003 | ||||||
| 2 | Western Carolina | Southern | 2005, 2009 | 2009 | ||||||
| 2 | Western Illinois | Ohio Valley | 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[g] | California Baptist | WAC | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 1 [c] | Campbell | CAA | 2000 | 2000 | ||||||
| 1 | Canisius | MAAC | 2005 | 2005 | ||||||
| 1 | Colgate | Patriot | 2004 | 2004 | ||||||
| 1 | Columbia | Ivy | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 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 | Florida Atlantic | American | 2006 | 2006 | ||||||
| 1 | High Point | Big South | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| 1 | Incarnate Word | Southland | 2022 | 2022 | ||||||
| 1 [a] | IU Indy[h] | Horizon | 2022 | 2022 | ||||||
| 1 | Jacksonville | ASUN | 2016 | 2016 | ||||||
| 1 | Lipscomb | ASUN | 2004 | 2004 | ||||||
| 1 | LIU[i] | Northeast | 2001 | 2001 | ||||||
| 1 | Longwood | Big South | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | |||||
| 1 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2007 | 2007 | ||||||
| 1 | Loyola Marymount | WCC | 2004 | 2004 | ||||||
| 1 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2008 | 2008 | ||||||
| 1 | Murray State | Missouri Valley | 2008 | 2008 | ||||||
| 1 | New Orleans | Southland | 1987 | 1987 | ||||||
| 1 | Nicholls | Southland | 2018 | 2018 | ||||||
| 1 | North Dakota | Summit | 2014 | 2014 | ||||||
| 1 | North Texas | American | 1986 | 1986 | ||||||
| 1 | Northeastern | CAA | 1999 | 1999 | ||||||
| 1 | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | 2006 | 2006 | ||||||
| 1 | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | 2018 | 2018 | ||||||
| 1 | Presbyterian | Big South | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 1 | Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 | 1996 | 1996 | ||||||
| 1 | Sacramento State | Big Sky | 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| 1 | Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 | 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| 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 | Southern Utah | WAC | 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | Southland | 2023 | 2023 | ||||||
| 1 | St. Francis Brooklyn | None[j] | 2015 | 2015 | ||||||
| 1 [c] | Stony Brook | CAA | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| 1 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Southland | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||
| 1 | Texas Southern | SWAC | 2017 | 2017 | ||||||
| 1 | Towson | CAA | 2019 | 2019 | ||||||
| 1 | UMBC | America East | 2007 | 2007 | ||||||
| 1 | UNC Greensboro | Southern | 1998 | 1998 | ||||||
| 1 [k] | Utah Valley | WAC | 2021 | 2021 | ||||||
| 1 | Winthrop | Big South | 2014 | 2014 | ||||||
- Notes
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Oregon State and Washington State, the only remaining members of the Pac-12 Conference in 2024–25, will play most sports, including women's basketball, in the West Coast Conference for at least 2024–25 and 2025–26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Memphis, then known as Memphis State University, vacated its participation in the 1985 tournament.
- ^ Southern vacated its participation in the 2010 tournament.
- ^ Received the 2024 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament automatic bid because tournament champion, Southern Indiana, is ineligible due to its transition from Division II to Division I.
- ^ California Baptist 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.
- ^ Competed as IUPUI, which was dissolved after the 2023–24 academic year and replaced by separate institutions affiliated with the Indiana University and Purdue University systems. The athletic program transferred to the new IU Indianapolis.
- ^ LIU's only tournament bid to date was claimed by the team representing Long Island University's Brooklyn campus. At the time, the university operated two athletic programs, with the other being the Division II program of its Post campus. After the 2018–19 school year, LIU merged its two athletic programs. The unified program inherited the athletic history of the Brooklyn campus, as well as Brooklyn's memberships in Division I and the Northeast Conference.
- ^ St. Francis College shut down its entire athletic program after the 2022–23 season.
- ^ 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
editTwo schools have vacated NCAA Tournament appearances in women's basketball.
| School | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Memphis | 1985 |
| Southern | 2010 |
Schools yet to receive bids
edit- Notes
- ^ 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "2024 Women's Final Four Championship Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Addition of Bellarmine University". Atlantic Sun Conference. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Le Moyne College Accepts Invitation to Join Northeast Conference" (Press release). Northeast Conference. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- ^ "Lindenwood University to Join the Ohio Valley Conference in 2022-23" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Welcome To The Lake Show: Mercyhurst University Accepts Northeast Conference Membership Invite" (Press release). Northeast Conference. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Welcomes Queens University of Charlotte as Its Newest Member" (Press release). ASUN Conference. May 10, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ Haugen, Emily (July 15, 2020). "BREAKING: St. Thomas approved to begin transition to Division I athletics". TommieMedia. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
- ^ "University of Southern Indiana to Join the Ohio Valley Conference in 2022-23" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Stonehill Announces Transition to NCAA Division I for 2022-23 Academic Year". Stonehill College Skyhawks. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ "Tarleton State University to Join Western Athletic Conference in 2020-21" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. November 12, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "Southland Conference Officially Welcomes Texas A&M-Commerce" (Press release). Southland Conference. July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "UC San Diego to Join NCAA Division I Big West Conference". UC San Diego News Center. November 27, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Blazing a New Trail: Dixie State Accepts Invitation to Join Western Athletic Conference". January 11, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ^ "UWG Athletics to Transition to NCAA Division I". West Georgia Athletics. September 8, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.