2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament qualifying teams
This is a list of qualifying teams in the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams are entered into the tournament. Thirty-two of the teams qualified via automatic bids, earned by winning their conference tournaments, while the remaining 36 teams were via "at-large" bids, which are extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. Teams are seeded from 1 to 16 within each of the four regionals.
Automatic Bids
A total of 32 automatic bids to the tournament were granted to the below listed conferences, which were given to the team that won the conference's championship tournament. Seeds listed reflect seeding within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in boldface later received at-large berths.
Qualifying Team |
Record (Conf.) |
Seed |
Last App. |
Tournament |
Runner-up |
Record (Conf.) |
Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maine |
24–9 (14–2) |
1 |
2019 |
America East |
Vermont |
22–11 (12–4) |
3 |
Rice |
19–14 (9–9) |
10 |
2019 |
American |
East Carolina |
19–14 (9–9) |
9 |
Richmond |
29–5 (16–2) |
1 |
2005 |
Atlantic 10 |
Rhode Island |
21–14 (10–8) |
6 |
Notre Dame |
26–6 (13–5) |
4 |
2023 |
ACC |
NC State |
27–6 (13–5) |
2 |
Florida Gulf Coast |
29–4 (16–0) |
1 |
2023 |
Atlantic Sun |
Central Arkansas |
21–11 (15–5) |
3 |
Texas |
30–4 (14–4) |
2 |
2023 |
Big 12 |
Iowa State |
20–11 (12–6) |
4 |
UConn |
29–5 (18–0) |
1 |
2023 |
Big East |
Georgetown |
22–11 (9–9) |
6 |
Eastern Washington |
29–5 (16–2) |
1 |
1987 |
Big Sky |
Northern Arizona |
25–9 (15–3) |
2 |
Presbyterian |
20–14 (8–8) |
5 |
Never |
Big South |
Radford |
13–17 (9–7) |
3 |
Iowa |
29–4 (15–3) |
2 |
2023 |
Big Ten |
Nebraska |
22–11 (11–7) |
5 |
UC Irvine |
23–8 (16–4) |
2 |
1995 |
Big West |
UC Davis |
20–14 (13–7) |
5 |
Drexel |
19–14 (10–8) |
7 |
2021 |
CAA |
Stony Brook |
27–4 (16–2) |
1 |
Middle Tennessee |
29–4 (16–0) |
1 |
2023 |
C-USA |
Liberty |
18–16 (11–5) |
2 |
Green Bay |
27–6 (17–3) |
2 |
2018 |
Horizon |
Cleveland State |
18–2 (29–5) |
1 |
Princeton |
25–4 (13–1) |
1 |
2023 |
Ivy League |
Columbia |
23–6 (13–1) |
2 |
Fairfield |
31–1 (20–0) |
1 |
2022 |
MAAC |
Niagara |
20–13 (15–5) |
2 |
Kent State |
21–10 (13–5) |
3 |
2002 |
MAC |
Buffalo |
19–13 (10–8) |
4 |
Norfolk State |
27–5 (13–1) |
1 |
2023 |
MEAC |
Howard |
15–16 (10–4) |
2 |
Drake |
29–5 (19–1) |
1 |
2023 |
Missouri Valley |
Missouri State |
23–9 (15–5) |
3 |
UNLV |
30–2 (17–1) |
1 |
2023 |
Mountain West |
San Diego State |
22–13 (10–8) |
7 |
Sacred Heart |
24–9 (15–1) |
1 |
2023 |
Northeast |
Le Moyne |
18–14 (14–2) |
2 |
UT Martin |
16–16 (11–6) |
3 |
2014 |
Ohio Valley |
Southern Indiana |
24–6 (17–1) |
1 |
USC |
26–5 (13–5) |
2 |
2023 |
Pac-12 |
Stanford |
28–5 (15–3) |
1 |
Holy Cross |
20–12 (11–7) |
1 |
2023 |
Patriot |
Boston University |
20–12 (10–8) |
3 |
South Carolina |
32–0 (16–0) |
1 |
2023 |
SEC |
LSU |
28–5 (13–3) |
2 |
Chattanooga |
28–4 (13–1) |
1 |
2023 |
Southern |
UNC Greensboro |
21–11 (8–6) |
2 |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
23–8 (14–4) |
2 |
Never |
Southland |
Lamar |
24–6 (17–1) |
1 |
Jackson State |
26–6 (18–0) |
1 |
2022 |
SWAC |
Alcorn State |
12–20 (8–10) |
6 |
South Dakota State |
27–5 (16–0) |
1 |
2023 |
Summit |
North Dakota State |
21–11 (13–3) |
2 |
Marshall |
26–6 (17–1) |
1 |
1997 |
Sun Belt |
James Madison |
23–11 (13–5) |
3 |
Portland |
21–12 (10–6) |
3 |
2023 |
West Coast |
Gonzaga |
30–3 (16–0) |
1 |
California Baptist |
28–3 (18–2) |
1 |
Never |
WAC |
Stephen F. Austin |
22–12 (14–6) |
2 |
At Large Bids
36 At-Large teams were chosen through the NCAA Basketball Tournament selection process.
Team |
Record (Conf.) |
Last App. |
Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
Alabama |
23–9 (10–6) |
2023 |
SEC |
Arizona |
17–15 (8–10) |
2023 |
Pac-12 |
Auburn |
20–11 (8–8) |
2019 |
SEC |
Baylor |
24–7 (12–6) |
2023 |
Big 12 |
Colorado |
22–9 (11–7) |
2023 |
Pac-12 |
Columbia |
23–6 (13–1) |
Never |
Ivy League |
Creighton |
25–5 (15–3) |
2023 |
Big East |
Duke |
20–11 (11–7) |
2023 |
ACC |
Florida State |
23–10 (12–6) |
2023 |
ACC |
Gonzaga |
30–3 (16–0) |
2023 |
West Coast |
Indiana |
24–5 (15–3) |
2023 |
Big Ten |
Iowa State |
20–11 (12–6) |
2023 |
Big 12 |
Kansas |
19–12 (11–7) |
2022 |
Big 12 |
Kansas State |
25–7 (13–5) |
2022 |
Big 12 |
LSU |
28–5 (13–3) |
2023 |
SEC |
Louisville |
24–9 (12–6) |
2023 |
ACC |
Marquette |
23–8 (11–7) |
2023 |
Big East |
Maryland |
19–13 (9–9) |
2023 |
Big Ten |
Michigan |
20–13 (9–9) |
2023 |
Big Ten |
Michigan State |
22–8 (12–6) |
2021 |
Big Ten |
Nebraska |
22–11 (11–7) |
2022 |
Big Ten |
North Carolina |
19–12 (11–7) |
2023 |
ACC |
NC State |
27–6 (13–5) |
2023 |
ACC |
Ohio State |
25–5 (16–2) |
2023 |
Big Ten |
Oklahoma |
22–9 (15–3) |
2023 |
Big 12 |
Ole Miss |
23–8 (12–4) |
2023 |
SEC |
Oregon State |
24–7 (12–6) |
2021 |
Pac-12 |
Stanford |
28–5 (15–3) |
2023 |
Pac-12 |
Syracuse |
23–7 (13–6) |
2021 |
ACC |
Tennessee |
19–12 (10–6) |
2023 |
SEC |
Texas A&M |
19–12 (6–10) |
2021 |
SEC |
UCLA |
25–6 (13–5) |
2023 |
Pac-12 |
Utah |
22–10 (11–7) |
2023 |
Pac-12 |
Vanderbilt |
22–9 (9–7) |
2014 |
SEC |
Virginia Tech |
24–7 (14–4) |
2023 |
ACC |
West Virginia |
24–7 (12–6) |
2023 |
Big 12 |
Bids by State
Bids |
State |
Teams |
|---|---|---|
5 |
CA |
Cal Baptist, Stanford, UC Irvine, UCLA, USC |
5 |
TN |
Chattanooga, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, UT Martin, Vanderbilt |
5 |
TX |
Baylor, Rice, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas A&M Corpus Christi |
3 |
CT |
Connecticut, Fairfield, Sacred Heart |
3 |
IA |
Drake, Iowa, Iowa State |
3 |
NC |
Duke, North Carolina, NC State |
3 |
VA |
Norfolk State, Richmond, Virginia Tech |
2 |
AL |
Alabama, Auburn |
2 |
FL |
FGCU, Florida State |
2 |
IN |
Indiana, Notre Dame |
2 |
KS |
Kansas, Kansas State |
2 |
MI |
Michigan, Michigan State |
2 |
MS |
Jackson State, Ole Miss |
2 |
NE |
Creighton, Nebraska |
2 |
NY |
Columbia, Syracuse |
2 |
OH |
Kent State, Ohio State |
2 |
OR |
Oregon State, Portland |
2 |
SC |
Presbyterian, South Carolina |
2 |
WA |
Eastern Washington, Gonzaga |
2 |
WV |
Marshall, West Virginia |
2 |
WI |
Green Bay, Marquette |
1 |
AZ |
Arizona |
1 |
CO |
Colorado |
1 |
KY |
Louisville |
1 |
LA |
LSU |
1 |
ME |
Maine |
1 |
MA |
Holy Cross |
1 |
MD |
Maryland |
1 |
NV |
UNLV |
1 |
NJ |
Princeton |
1 |
OK |
Oklahoma |
1 |
PA |
Drexel |
1 |
SD |
South Dakota State |
1 |
UT |
Utah |
Reference:
Conference with multiple bids
Bids |
Conference |
Teams |
|---|---|---|
8 |
ACC |
|
8 |
SEC |
|
7 |
Big 12 |
|
7 |
Big Ten |
|
7 |
Pac-12 |
|
3 |
Big East |
Creighton, Marquette, UConn |
2 |
Ivy League |
Columbia, Princeton |
2 |
West Coast |
Gonzaga, Portland |
1 |
19 other conferences |
See Automatic Bids |
Tournament seeds (list by region)
The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released on March 17.
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*See First Four
Source:
See also
- 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams