Typical NCAA bids (MVC): 1-3 per year over the last five seasons. Dallas Baptist (and historically Wichita State, Indiana State) drives multi-bid years. Tournament champion gets the auto-bid; top finishers with strong RPI can earn at-large.

The MVC 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.