| School | Conference | Record | Berth Type |
|---|
| Lake Erie | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 25-2 | Conference Champion |
| Mississippi College | American Southwest Conference | 25-2 | Conference Champion |
| Catholic | Capital Athletic Conference | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| Johns Hopkins | Centennial Conference | 23-4 | Conference Champion |
| York | City University of New York Athletic Conference | 18-10 | Conference Champion |
| Augustana (IL) | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| Widener | Commonwealth Conference | 14-12 | Conference Champion |
| Wentworth Tech | Commonwealth Coast Conference | 17-11 | Conference Champion |
| St. John Fisher | Empire 8 | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| King's (PA) | Freedom Conference | 19-8 | Conference Champion |
| Rivier | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 20-8 | Conference Champion |
| Transylvania | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19-8 | Conference Champion |
| Loras | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 21-6 | Conference Champion |
| St. Lawrence | Liberty League | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| Rhode Island College | Little East Conference | 24-3 | Conference Champion |
| Salem State | Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference | 24-2 | Conference Champion |
| Calvin | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 18-9 | Conference Champion |
| Carroll (WI) | Midwest Conference | 16-8 | Conference Champion |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 24-3 | Conference Champion |
| Williams | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 16-11 | Conference Champion |
| Coast Guard | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 14-13 | Conference Champion |
| Ramapo | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 21-7 | Conference Champion |
| Elms | North Atlantic Conference | 20-8 | Conference Champion |
| Wooster | North Coast Athletic Conference | 25-3 | Conference Champion |
| Villa Julie | North Eastern Athletic Conference | 20-7 | Conference Champion |
| Whitworth | Northwest Conference | 23-3 | Conference Champion |
| Capital | Ohio Athletic Conference | 19-8 | Conference Champion |
| Hampden-Sydney | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 18-10 | Conference Champion |
| Alvernia | Pennsylvania Athletic Conference | 23-4 | Conference Champion |
| Manhattanville | Skyline Conference | 23-5 | Conference Champion |
| Fontbonne | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16-11 | Conference Champion |
| Occidental | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 19-5 | Conference Champion |
| Centre | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 23-4 | Conference Champion |
| SUNY-Plattsburgh | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 20-8 | Conference Champion |
| Washington (MO) | University Athletic Association | 20-4 | Conference Champion |
| Averett | USA South Athletic Conference | 20-6 | Conference Champion |
| Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 25-2 | Conference Champion |
| Aurora | Independent | 25-2 | Independent selection |
| Lincoln (PA) | Independent | 18-8 | Independent selection |
| Maryville (TN) | Independent | 21-6 | Independent selection |
| Westminster (PA) | Independent | 18-8 | Independent selection |
| Amherst | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 25-2 | At-large |
| Brandeis | University Athletic Association | 22-5 | At-large |
| Chicago | University Athletic Association | 20-5 | At-large |
| DePauw | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22-5 | At-large |
| Guilford | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 21-4 | At-large |
| Hood | Capital Athletic Conference | 21-7 | At-large |
| Hope | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23-4 | At-large |
| John Carroll | Ohio Athletic Conference | 19-9 | At-large |
| Keene State | Little East Conference | 23-5 | At-large |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | American Southwest Conference | 22-5 | At-large |
| Messiah | Commonwealth Conference | 19-6 | At-large |
| Rochester | University Athletic Association | 18-7 | At-large |
| St. John's (MN) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20-7 | At-large |
| SUNY-Brockport | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 23-5 | At-large |
| Stevens Tech | Empire 8 | 21-6 | At-large |
| Trinity (CT) | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 21-4 | At-large |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 23-4 | At-large |
| Worcester Poly | Liberty League | 22-3 | At-large |
