Thirty teams earn automatic qualification to the NCAA Tournament. The other 34 berths are determined through an at-large selection process. Here are the automatic bids earned so far. The NCAA will announce the at-large selections hosting regionals Sunday, May 27 and the rest of the field Monday, May 28.
| Teams earning automatic bids to NCAA regionals |
| Team |
Conference |
Record |
Berth |
Last NCAA appearance |
| Stony Brook |
America East |
46-11 |
Won tourney |
2010 (Myrtle Beach Regional) |
| Georgia Tech |
Atlantic Coast |
36-24 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Atlanta Regional) |
| Belmont |
Atlantic Sun |
39-22 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Nashville Regional) |
| Dayton |
Atlantic 10 |
31-28 |
Won tourney |
First appearance |
| Missouri |
Big 12 |
32-26 |
Won tourney |
2009 (Oxford Regional) |
| St. John's |
Big East |
37-21 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Charlottesville Regional) |
| Coastal Carolina |
Big South |
41-17 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Clemson Regional) |
| Purdue |
Big Ten |
44-12 |
Won tourney |
1987 (Starkville Regional) |
| Cal State Fullerton |
Big West |
35-19 |
Won regular season |
2011 (Fullerton Regional) |
| UNC Wilmington |
Colonial |
38-21 |
Won tourney |
2008 (Cary Regional) |
| Alabama-Birmingham |
Conference USA |
32-28 |
Won tourney |
1991 (Austin Regional) |
| Valparaiso |
Horizon |
35-23 |
Won tourney |
1968 (District IV Tournament) |
| Cornell |
Ivy League |
31-15-1 |
Won tourney |
1977 (Storrs Regional) |
| Manhattan |
Metro Atlantic |
33-25 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Gainesville Regional) |
| Kent State |
Mid-American |
41-17 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Austin Regional) |
| Bethune-Cookman |
Mid-Eastern Athletic |
35-24 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Tallahassee Regional) |
| Creighton |
Missouri Valley |
26-28 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Corvallis Regional) |
| New Mexico |
Mountain West |
36-22 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Tempe Regional) |
| Sacred Heart |
Northeast |
24-30 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Clemson Regional) |
| Austin Peay |
Ohio Valley |
38-22 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Atlanta Regional) |
| UCLA |
Pacific 12 |
42-14 |
Won regular season |
2011 (Los Angeles Regional) |
| Army |
Patriot |
41-13 |
Won tourney |
2009 (Austin Regional) |
| Mississippi State |
Southeastern |
39-22 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Atlanta Regional) |
| Samford |
Southern |
39-21 |
Won tourney |
First appearance |
| Texas-Arlington |
Southland |
36-23 |
Won tourney |
2006 (Austin Regional) |
| Prairie View A&M |
Southwestern Athletic |
28-23 |
Won tourney |
2007 (Houston Regional) |
| Oral Roberts |
Summit |
37-23 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Fort Worth Regional) |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
Sun Belt |
31-28 |
Won tourney |
2000 (Baton Rouge Regional) |
| Pepperdine |
West Coast |
34-21 |
Won regular season |
2008 (Stanford Regional) |
| Fresno State |
Western Athletic |
30-26 |
Won tourney |
2011 (Los Angeles Regional) |