The following schools have earned automatic berths to the 2004 women's NCAA Tournament (all bids are by virtue of conference tournament championships with the exception of Ivy League, which does not conduct a postseason tournament):

Austin Peay (23-7), Ohio Valley Conference
Chattanooga (28-2), Southern Conference
Houston (26-3), Conference USA
Loyola Marymount (24-5), West Coast Conference
Marist (19-11), Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Penn (17-10), Ivy League
Vanderbilt (24-7), SEC