Typical NCAA bids (SoCon): 1-2 per year over the last five seasons. Samford, East Tennessee State, and Mercer typically contend. Tournament champion gets the auto-bid; at-large possible for top-RPI teams.

The SoCon 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.