Typical NCAA bids (Big West): 1-3 per year over the last five seasons. Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Irvine are postseason regulars. Tournament champion is the main NCAA path; top finishers can earn at-large.

The Big West tournament champion earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Other teams must earn an at-large selection from the NCAA selection committee, which weighs RPI, conference record, strength of schedule, and quality wins. Standings here are sorted by conference winning percentage, the primary metric used to seed the conference tournament.