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
The remaining eight teams that were selected at-large (listed alphabetically) include: Duquesne University, Louisiana Tech University, Maryville University of Saint Louis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Sam Houston State University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Vanderbilt University and Youngstown State University.

Of the 17 teams (why 17?) / 6 were from Southland Bowling - Tech Bowling's conference