Bowling selected at large for NCAA tournament
| Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | Medaille University |
| Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | Fayetteville State University |
| College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin | Carthage College |
| East Coast Conference | Mercyhurst University |
| Great Lakes Valley Conference | McKendree University |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | North Carolina A&T State University |
| Northeast Conference | Sacred Heart University |
| Southland Conference | Arkansas State University |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Prairie View A&M University |
Of the 17 teams (why 17?) / 6 were from Southland Bowling - Tech Bowling's conference