NCAA Women's Division I Tournament bids by school
This is a list of NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament bids by school,[1] at the conclusion of the 2016 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 64 bids possible (32 automatic qualifiers, 32 at-large) at the beginning of the 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
Vacated appearances are not included in the totals.
Bids
Schools vacating NCAA tournament appearances
As of March 2015:
| School | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Memphis | 1985 |
Schools yet to receive bids
- America East Conference – Binghamton, New Hampshire, Stony Brook
- UMass Lowell, which joined from Division II in 2013, will not be eligible for the tournament until 2018.
- Atlantic 10 Conference – Davidson, George Mason, Saint Louis
- Atlantic Sun Conference - Kennesaw State, NJIT, North Florida, South Carolina Upstate
- Big Sky Conference – Northern Colorado, Sacramento State, Southern Utah
- Big South Conference – Charleston Southern, High Point, Longwood, Presbyterian
- Colonial Athletic Association – Charleston, Elon, Hofstra, Towson, UNC Wilmington, William & Mary
- Horizon League – Northern Kentucky, UIC
- The 2016–17 season will be the first in which Northern Kentucky will be eligible for the NCAA tournament, following its transition from Division II.
- Ivy League – Columbia, Yale
- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Niagara, Rider
- Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference - Bethune-Cookman, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Morgan State, North Carolina Central
- Missouri Valley Conference – Bradley, Indiana State
- Mountain West Conference – Air Force, Nevada, San Jose State, Utah State
- Northeast Conference - Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Wagner
- Ohio Valley Conference - Jacksonville State, Morehead State
- Patriot League – Lafayette
- Southern Conference – Mercer, Wofford
- Southland Conference - Houston Baptist, Nicholls State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
- Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word, which joined from Division II in 2013, will not be eligible for the tournament until 2018.
- Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Mississippi Valley State, Texas Southern
- Sun Belt Conference – Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina
- Summit League - IPFW, IUPUI, North Dakota State, Omaha
- Western Athletic Conference – Cal State Bakersfield, Chicago State, UMKC, Utah Valley, UTRGV
- Grand Canyon, which joined from Division II in 2013, will not be eligible for the tournament until 2018.
- West Coast Conference – Pacific
See also
- NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school
- NCAA Men's Division I Tournament bids by school and conference
References
- ↑ "2016 Women's Final Four Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ↑ Memphis, then Memphis State University, vacated its participation in the 1985 tournament.
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